Dianne Murata is the witty and enthusiastic founder of Kimiko Designs.  In today’s interview, she helps you think differently about furniture planning and specification.

Dianne brings over 2 decades of experience in furniture planning and design and she doesn’t hold back in our conversation.  She shares how furniture doesn’t have to be the “F word”, why we’ll need to embrace our inner MacGyver as designers in the future, and some advice on where you might want to be shifting a little more of your focus. 

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