One of Global Interior Design’s flagship projects right now involves a London client who craves the best of modern technology.

As his lead interior designer, I have been asked to include all sorts of wireless touch-sensitive controls, switches and systems. Ordinarily this wouldn’t be a problem, but I learnt recently that with so many different wireless standards in a relatively compact area, one can easily run the risk of interference! This particular London project demanded several different technologies. One of my junior interior designers counted no fewer than five different wireless standards - WiFi for internet, a proprietary wireless standard for in-ceiling illumination, Bluetooth for hooking up some high-end iPod speakers, and yet another radio control pod for a luxury audio-visual system! The lesson: interior designers should always double-check for compatibility and require that installers test all systems thoroughly before handover.