When I had an architectural practice I also had a sample room, full of plastic laminate and wood samples and paint chips, steel shelves covered in stuff. When I closed my practice it seemed like I put a truckload of samples out on the curb, waiting to go to the dump. Now architects can find a lot more information on the internet and do not need the rows of Sweets and other catalogues, but they still need samples.
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