Also try …
… the fifth floor of The Verge, 2 Serangoon Road. There are plenty of spots here that supply faux flowers, including Daco (daco.com.sg), Vanda Win (vandawin.com.sg), Ming Sing Flowers, and Steve Florist (steveflorist.com.sg).
Fed up with a lead time of two or three months when ordering furniture,
CAROLINE CHIN-GEYLER and husband ERIC GEYLER have partnered with DALE HERZOG of to offer customers tailor-made pieces delivered much more quickly. We visited their carpentry studio to find out more, and to see for ourselves where the magic happens.
How can you turn around custom-made furniture within a month without compromising on quality, while remaining competitive on cost?
Dale: Everything we produce is done here in the studio, which allows us to have direct control over the process of how bespoke pieces are made. Many other companies don’t actually manufacture in Singapore, which drives up transportation costs, and often results in more time being taken. Caroline: Our pricing is competitive, but the true value-added service we offer that is hard to find in Singapore is the fact that we provide expert stylist advice from the get-go. Sometimes a customer comes in asking for a particular design, but once we’ve found out more about their home and decorating style, or seen pictures of their other furniture pieces, we get them to consider a different look – for example, a different wood finish, or a different height or shape. This specialised design input is offered at no extra cost. Eric: We’ve been supplying furniture faster than the two to three weeks promised so far, so we’re exceeding our own expectations!
What types of pieces do you produce?
Caroline: The Bespoke Boutique Collection covers two different types of customised furniture. The first consists of existing designs found in our showrooms that can be personalised by changing specifications, changing the materials used, or even adding or taking away certain features – adding tiling to a tabletop, for example, or changing table legs from wooden ones to a steel set.