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The Drop Series encourages privacy and intimacy within the family
Jun 29 2009, Naresh Chauhan

Displayed at the Royal College of Art show two, the Drop by designer Olivia Decaris is a series of tent-like structures, which offers a personal space while working on a desk, sitting on a table or even sleeping on the bed. Intended particularly for.

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