  /* ============================================================
    KOMPACT LIFE — GLOBAL STYLES
    Font: Manrope
    ============================================================ */
  /* Hide scrollbar but keep scrolling */

  /* Chrome, Safari, Edge */
  ::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
  }

  /* Firefox */
  html {
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }

  /* IE / old Edge */
  body {
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
  }

  /* PRELOADER BASE */
  #preloader {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh;
    background: #C85A32;

    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;

    z-index: 9999;
    overflow: hidden;

    transition: transform 0.8s ease-in-out;
  }

  /* GIF */
  #preloader img {
    width: 200px;
    max-width: 30vw;
    height: auto;
  }

  /* SLIDE UP ANIMATION */
  #preloader.hide {
    transform: translateY(-100%);
  }

  /* OPTIONAL: Prevent scroll while loading */
  body.loading {
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* ---------- RESET ---------- */
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }

  /* ---------- ROOT TOKENS ---------- */
  :root {
    /* Colors */
    --color-bg: #F3F0ED;
    --color-bg-alt: #FAFAF8;
    --color-dark: #1A1A1A;
    --color-mid: #4A4A4A;
    --color-light: #8A8A8A;
    --color-white: #FFFFFF;
    --color-orange: #C8593B;
    --color-green: #3D5A4C;
    --color-blue: #4A6375;

    /* Typography */
    --font-primary: 'Manrope', system-ui, sans-serif;

    /* Spacing */
    --space-xs: 8px;
    --space-sm: 16px;
    --space-md: 32px;
    --space-lg: 64px;
    --space-xl: 100px;

    /* Header heights */
    --header-h: 88px;
    /* default — over hero (transparent) */
    --header-h-scrolled: 60px;
    /* compact — after scrolling past hero */

    /* Transitions */
    --ease: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    --transition-base: 0.35s var(--ease);
  }

  /* ---------- BASE ---------- */
  html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    /* Global font — Manrope inherited by everything */
  }

  body {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    background: var(--color-bg);
    color: var(--color-dark);
    line-height: 1.6;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  /* Hide default cursor only on devices with smooth pointer (mouse) */
  @media (pointer: fine) {

    body,
    a,
    button,
    .product-card,
    .how__card,
    .about__floating-img,
    .testimonials__arrow,
    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
      cursor: none !important;
    }
  }

  /* Custom Cursor - High refinement */
  .custom-cursor {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    background-color: #C85A32;
    border-radius: 50%;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 10000;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    transition: transform 0.1s ease-out, background-color 0.3s ease, width 0.3s ease, height 0.3s ease;
    mix-blend-mode: normal;
    display: none;
    /* Hidden by default, shown only on mouse devices */
  }

  @media (pointer: fine) {
    .custom-cursor {
      display: block;
    }
  }

  .custom-cursor--hover {
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(2.5);
    background-color: rgba(200, 90, 50, 0.2);
    border: 1px solid #C85A32;
  }

  /* Mouse-device specific global cursor reset removed and handled in @media (pointer: fine) block above */

  a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
  }

  img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  /* ============================================================
    HEADER
    - Default state: transparent, sits over hero (position:fixed)
    - Scrolled state (.header--scrolled): white bg, smaller height
    ============================================================ */

  .header {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    height: var(--header-h);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;

    /* Transparent over hero */
    background: transparent;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;

    transition:
      height var(--transition-base),
      background var(--transition-base),
      border-color var(--transition-base),
      box-shadow var(--transition-base);
  }

  /* State: scrolled past hero */
  .header--scrolled {
    height: var(--header-h-scrolled);
    background: var(--color-white);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  }

  /* Inner container */
  .header__inner {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1440px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  /* Nav links row */
  .header__nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 52px;
  }

  .header__nav-link {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;

    /* White over hero image */
    color: var(--color-white);
    transition: color var(--transition-base), opacity var(--transition-base);
    opacity: 0.9;
    position: relative;
  }

  /* Underline hover effect */
  .header__nav-link::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -4px;
    left: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 1.5px;
    background: currentColor;
    transition: width var(--transition-base);
  }

  .header__nav-link:hover {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .header__nav-link:hover::after {
    width: 100%;
  }

  /* When scrolled — switch link color to dark */
  .header--scrolled .header__nav-link {
    color: var(--color-dark);
  }

  /* ============================================================
    HERO SECTION
    ============================================================ */

  .hero {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh;
    min-height: 600px;
    overflow: hidden;

    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    /* push content to bottom */
  }

  /* ---------- Background Image ---------- */
  .hero__bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: -15%;
    bottom: -15%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 0;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  .hero__bg-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
  }

  /* Hero animation removed as per request for static loading */

  /* Dark gradient overlay — stronger at bottom for text legibility */
  .hero__overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 40%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30) 75%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 100%);
  }

  /* ---------- Brand Name — Centered on hero ---------- */
  .hero__name-wrap {
    position: absolute;
    /* sits on top of bg, not in normal flow */
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    pointer-events: none;
    /* clicks pass through to bg */
  }

  .hero__name-img {
    width: clamp(380px, 68vw, 880px);
    /* ← increase/decrease max to resize */
    height: auto;
    /*
    * Color: #F3F0ED (warm cream/beige)
    * Pipeline: make the PNG solid black → invert to white →
    * add a tiny sepia + desaturate to push white toward #F3F0ED.
    * Fine-tune sepia() between 0–0.2 for warmer/cooler.
    */
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1) sepia(0.14) saturate(0.35) brightness(0.97);
    user-select: none;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* ---------- Footer / CTA ---------- */
  .hero__footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 56px 48px;
  }

  /* CTA Button — outlined pill */
  .hero__cta {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-white);

    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 12px 32px;

    transition:
      background var(--transition-base),
      border-color var(--transition-base),
      color var(--transition-base),
      transform var(--transition-base);
  }

  .hero__cta:hover {
    background: var(--color-white);
    color: var(--color-dark);
    border-color: var(--color-white);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  /* ============================================================
    ABOUT SECTION
    ============================================================ */

  .about {
    background: var(--color-bg);
    padding: var(--space-xl) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .about__inner {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1440px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 150px;
  }

  .about__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px);
    align-items: stretch;
    padding-top: var(--space-lg);
  }

  .about__text {
    max-width: 480px;
    padding-right: 4%;
  }

  /* Line-by-Line Text Reveal Animation */
  .line-wrap {
    overflow: hidden;
    display: block;
  }

  .reveal-up {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(80px);
    transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1, 0.3, 1), opacity 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1, 0.3, 1);
    will-change: transform, opacity;
  }

  .reveal-up.visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  .about__text br {
    display: block;
    content: "";
    margin-top: var(--space-sm);
  }

  .about__para {
    font-family: inherit;
    text-align: justify;
    text-align-last: justify;
    transform: translateY(110%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: transform 0.8s var(--ease), opacity 0.8s var(--ease);
    will-change: transform, opacity;
  }

  /* Ensure the last lines of thoughts end naturally */
  .about__para--last {
    text-align-last: left;
  }

  .about__para {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
    /* Force 1 line per paragraph as requested */
    font-size: min(1rem, 3.8vw);
    /* Responsive scale to fit width */
    overflow: visible;
  }

  .testimonial__main-quote,
  .testimonial__desc,
  .testimonial__author {
    font-family: inherit;
    transform: translateY(110%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: transform 0.8s var(--ease), opacity 0.8s var(--ease);
    will-change: transform, opacity;
  }

  /* Reveal line-by-line using individual line containers */
  .line-wrap.visible .about__para,
  .line-wrap.visible .testimonial__main-quote,
  .line-wrap.visible .testimonial__desc,
  .line-wrap.visible .testimonial__author,
  .about__para.reveal-up.visible {
    transform: translateY(0) !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
  }

  .about__para strong {
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  .about__image-wrap {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    height: 100%;
  }

  .about__img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    /* soft elegant shadow */
  }

  /* ---------- Statement Area ---------- */
  .about__statement {
    margin-top: clamp(180px, 25vw, 320px);
    margin-bottom: clamp(60px, 10vw, 120px);
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .about__statement-title {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7.5rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    /* Minimalist */
    letter-spacing: -0.009em;
    color: #262626;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    white-space: nowrap;

    transform: translateY(110%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease), opacity 0.5s var(--ease);
    will-change: transform, opacity;
  }

  .line-wrap.visible .about__statement-title {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
  }

  /* Floating Elements Base Styles */
  .about__floating-img {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  @keyframes floatAnim {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    50% {
      transform: translateY(-12px);
    }
  }

  @keyframes floatAnimDesktop {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    50% {
      transform: translateY(-30px);
    }
  }

  .about__floating-img img {
    width: auto;
    height: clamp(90px, 14vw, 80px);
    object-fit: contain;
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 15px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06));
    animation: floatAnim 6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  /* Enhanced Float for Desktop Only */
  @media (min-width: 1025px) {
    .about__floating-img img {
      animation: floatAnimDesktop 6s ease-in-out infinite;
    }
  }

  .about__floating-img--shelf img {
    height: clamp(120px, 18vw, 85px);
  }

  /* Smooth container hover scaling combining physics streams safely */
  .about__floating-img.visible:hover {
    transform: scale(1.05) translateY(-6px);
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
    z-index: 5;
  }

  .about__floating-img:hover img {
    animation-play-state: paused;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 20px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10));
  }

  /* Specific Placements inside the relative statement area */
  .about__floating-img--sofa {
    top: -5.5vw;
    left: 12%;
    animation-delay: 0s;
  }

  .about__floating-img--stool {
    top: -5.5vw;
    right: 15%;
    animation-delay: -2s;
  }

  .about__floating-img--shelf {
    bottom: -8.2vw;
    left: 55%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    animation-delay: -4s;
  }

  /* ============================================================
    PRODUCTS SECTION
    ============================================================ */
  .products {
    background: var(--color-bg);
    padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 60px) 0;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
  }

  .products__inner {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1100px;
    /* Reduced highly to emulate mockup tightness */
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 56px;
  }

  .products__header {
    margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
    /* Significantly tighter top padding leading into the first card */
  }

  .products__title {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #C85A32;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    /* Tighter padding between title and subtitle */
  }

  .products__list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: clamp(12px, 1.5vw, 20px);
  }

  /* Base Card structure */
  .product-card {
    display: flex;
    background: var(--card-color);
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    /* Contains the translating internal elements perfectly */
    align-items: stretch;
    height: clamp(120px, 14vw, 160px);
    /* Aggressively reduced height parameter */
    position: relative;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  }

  /* Card Content / Text details */
  .product-card__content {
    flex: 1;
    padding: clamp(16px, 2.5vw, 32px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    text-align: left;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    color: #FFFFFF;
  }

  .product-card__top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .product-card__title {
    font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 1vw, 1.1rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    /* Animate inwards */
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-50px);
    transition: opacity 0.6s ease 0.3s, transform 0.6s ease 0.3s;
  }

  .product-card__desc {
    font-size: clamp(0.6rem, 0.75vw, 0.8rem);
    max-width: 80%;
    line-height: 1.4;
    font-weight: 400;
    opacity: 0.9;

    /* Animate inwards */
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-50px);
    transition: opacity 0.6s ease 0.4s, transform 0.6s ease 0.4s;
  }

  .product-card__icon {
    object-fit: contain;
    /* Animate inwards from right */
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(50px);
    transition: opacity 0.6s ease 0.4s, transform 0.6s ease 0.4s;
  }

  .product-card__icon--sofa {
    width: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
  }

  .product-card__icon--bed {
    width: clamp(20px, 2.5vw, 28px);
  }

  .product-card__icon--storage {
    width: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
  }

  /* Card Image area */
  .product-card__figure {
    flex: 1;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    /* Fade figure in completely after card reveals */
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.8s ease 0.6s;
  }

  .product-card__img {
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
  }

  .product-card__img--main {
    z-index: 2;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  }

  .product-card__img--sketch {
    z-index: 1;
  }

  /* Hover Interaction Strategy */
  .product-card:hover .product-card__img--main {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  /* Visibility Sequence (Triggered intrinsically by preexisting `.reveal-up` observer) */
  .product-card.visible .product-card__title,
  .product-card.visible .product-card__desc {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  .product-card.visible .product-card__icon {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  .product-card.visible .product-card__figure {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  /* ============================================================
    DESIGN PRINCIPLES
    ============================================================ */
  .principles {
    background: var(--color-bg);
    padding: clamp(60px, 10vw, 120px) 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
  }

  .principles__inner {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 56px;
  }

  .principles__title {
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #C85A32;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 8vw, 80px);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  /* Structural 3-Column Masonry Grid */
  .principles__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
    align-items: center;
  }

  .principles__item {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .principles__img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  }

  .principles__heading {
    font-size: clamp(0.7rem, 0.8vw, 0.85rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--color-dark);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .principles__desc {
    font-size: clamp(0.7rem, 0.9vw, 0.9rem);
    color: var(--color-mid);
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  /* Structural 3-Column Mapping */
  /* Row 1 */
  .principles__item--img1 {
    grid-column: 1 / 3;
  }

  .principles__item--text1 {
    grid-column: 3 / 4;
  }

  /* Row 2 */
  .principles__item--text2 {
    grid-column: 1 / 2;
  }

  .principles__item--img2 {
    grid-column: 2 / 3;
  }

  .principles__item--text3 {
    grid-column: 3 / 4;
  }

  /* Row 3 */
  .principles__item--text4 {
    grid-column: 1 / 2;
  }

  .principles__item--img3 {
    grid-column: 2 / 4;
  }

  /* Row 4 */
  .principles__item--img4 {
    grid-column: 1 / 2;
  }

  .principles__item--text5 {
    grid-column: 2 / 3;
  }

  .principles__item--img5 {
    grid-column: 3 / 4;
  }

  /* ===================== HOW WE DO IT ===================== */
  .how {
    padding: clamp(60px, 10vw, 0px) 0;
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
  }

  .how__inner {
    max-width: 900px;
    /* Narrowed significantly to miniaturize the card format */
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 56px;
  }

  .how__title {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #C85A32;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  /* The container needs relative position to map sticking limits */
  .how__stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 24px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  /* Structural trapping logic */
  .how__card {
    width: 100%;
  }

  /* Inner visual shell - simplified */
  .how__card-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 32px 48px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }

  /* Split columns */
  .how__card-left {
    flex: 0 0 30%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding-right: 48px;
  }

  .how__card-icon {
    width: clamp(22px, 3vw, 28px);
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    /* Formulaically forces #F3F0ED color mapping precisely to all graphical SVGs */
    filter: brightness(0) invert(95%) sepia(5%) saturate(100%) hue-rotate(338deg) brightness(103%) contrast(92%);
  }

  .how__card-heading {
    font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.1vw, 1rem);
    /* Downscaled typography */
    font-weight: 500;
    color: inherit;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }

  .how__card-right {
    flex: 1;
    padding-left: 24px;
  }

  .how__card-desc {
    font-size: clamp(0.75rem, 0.9vw, 0.85rem);
    /* Project card aesthetic */
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: inherit;
  }

  /* ===================== SLOGAN SECTION ===================== */
  .slogan {
    padding: clamp(60px, 10vw, 80px) 0;
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
  }

  .slogan__inner {
    max-width: 1440px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
  }

  .slogan__card {
    background-color: #E8E5E2;
    border-radius: 12px;
    display: flex;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    min-height: 380px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .slogan__content {
    flex: 0 0 60%;
    padding: 60px 80px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .slogan__text {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.2vw, 2.1rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: #2A2624;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .slogan__image-wrap {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .slogan__img {
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: 85% center;
  }

  /* --- Comparison Area Final --- */
  .slogan__comparison {
    margin: 100px auto 0;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 100px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    max-width: 750px;
  }

  .comparison__side {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .comparison__box-wrap {
    position: relative;
    height: 190px;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .box {
    position: absolute;
    transition: all 1s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1, 0.3, 1);
  }

  /* Regular Side: Black Outline */
  .box--reg {
    border: 2.2px solid #1A1A1A;
    opacity: 0.2;
    border-radius: 8px;
    transform: translateY(10px) scale(0.9);
    background-color: transparent;
    cursor: default;
    /* Transition only transform and opacity for initial reveal, no transition for hover fill */
    transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1, 0.3, 1), opacity 0.5s ease;
  }

  .box--reg:hover {
    background-color: #1A1A1A;
    opacity: 1 !important;
  }

  .slogan__comparison.visible .box--reg {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
  }

  /* Kompact Side: Orange Outline */
  .box--komp {
    border: 2.2px solid #C85A32;
    top: var(--final-top);
    left: var(--final-left);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0);
    /* Zoom out initial state */
    background-color: transparent;
    cursor: default;
    /* Transition only transform and opacity for initial reveal, no transition for hover fill */
    transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1, 0.3, 1), opacity 0.7s ease;
  }

  .box--komp:hover {
    background-color: #C85A32;
    opacity: 1 !important;
  }

  .slogan__comparison.visible .box--komp {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
    /* Zoom in to fit position */
  }

  /* Stagger the lock-in */
  .box--k1 {
    transition-delay: 0.1s;
  }

  .box--k2 {
    transition-delay: 0.2s;
  }

  .box--k3 {
    transition-delay: 0.3s;
  }

  .box--k4 {
    transition-delay: 0.15s;
  }

  .box--k5 {
    transition-delay: 0.4s;
  }

  .box--k6 {
    transition-delay: 0.5s;
  }

  .box--k7 {
    transition-delay: 0.25s;
  }

  .comparison__title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: #1A1A1A;
  }

  .comparison__side--kompact .comparison__title {
    color: #C85A32;
  }

  .comparison__desc {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #444;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .comparison__side--kompact .comparison__desc {
    color: #C85A32;
    opacity: 0.9;
  }

  /* ===================== TESTIMONIALS SECTION ===================== */
  .testimonials {
    padding: clamp(60px, 10vw, 80px) 0 20px;
    /* Reduced bottom gap */
    /* Standardized site-wide vertical spacing */
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
  }

  .testimonials__inner {
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1450px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 75px) 40px;
    background-color: #C85A32;
    border-radius: 12px;
    color: #F3F0ED;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .testimonials__title {
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    color: inherit;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  }

  .testimonials__nav {
    display: none;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .testimonials__arrow {
    background: #F3F0ED;
    /* Cream background for the rectangle */
    border: none;
    color: #C85A32;
    /* Brand color for the icon */
    width: 60px;
    /* Oblong rectangle as requested */
    height: 48px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    /* Rounded corners precisely as asked */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  }

  .testimonials__arrow:hover {
    background: #000000;
    color: #F3F0ED;
    /* Swap colors on hover for interaction */
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    /* Vertical lift hover effect */
  }

  .testimonials__arrow svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
  }

  .testimonials__grid {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: safe center;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    gap: 32px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: left;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
    /* Space for scroll area */
  }

  .testimonial__card {
    background-color: #F3F0ED;
    padding: 32px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    color: #2A2624;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 320px;
    height: 380px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    scroll-snap-align: center;
  }

  .testimonial__top {
    max-width: 250px;
    height: 180px;
    /* Fixed height ensures descriptions start on the same line */
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .testimonial__quote-icon {
    width: 35px;
    /* Slightly smaller for better fit */
    height: auto;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .testimonial__quote-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(43%) sepia(85%) saturate(543%) hue-rotate(338deg) brightness(85%) contrast(90%);
  }

  .testimonial__main-quote {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: #1A1A1A;
    margin-top: 3.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }

  .testimonial__desc {
    font-size: 0.87rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #444;
    height: 100px;
    /* Fixed height ensures authors start on the same line */
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    max-width: 90%;
    /* Narrowing for better vertical flow */
  }

  .testimonial__author {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #666;
    margin-top: auto;
  }

  /* ===================== CTA SECTION ===================== */
  .cta {
    padding: 10px 0 clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px);
    /* Tighter top gap, standard bottom */
    background: var(--color-bg);
  }

  .cta__inner {
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1450px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: url('images/cta.webp') no-repeat center center;
    background-size: cover;
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: clamp(20px, 4vw, 40px) 40px clamp(200px, 22vw, 10px);
    /* Shifted text upward while keeping height */
    text-align: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .cta__title {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
    font-weight: 300;
    /* Lighter weight */
    color: #2A2624;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    /* More space between letters */
    max-width: 900px;
  }

  .cta__btn {
    background-color: #C85A32;
    color: #F3F0ED;
    /* Cream text */
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    padding: 10px 28px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: none;
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), background-color 0.3s var(--ease);
  }

  .cta__btn:hover {
    background-color: #000000;
    /* Slightly lighter on hover */
    color: #F3F0ED;
    /* Cream text */
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    /* Vertical 'lift' like hero button */
  }

  /* ===================== FOOTER SECTION ===================== */
  .footer {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    padding: 20px 0 40px;
    color: #2A2624;
  }

  .footer__inner {
    max-width: 1300px;
    /* Synchronized with the brand image */
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
  }

  .footer__top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    width: 100%;
    /* Spans the full synchronized 1300px width */
  }

  .footer__logo {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    margin-left: 15px;
    /* Offset to the right slightly */
  }

  .footer__logo img {
    height: 34px;
    width: auto;
  }

  .footer__cols {
    display: contents;
    /* Allows columns to be spaced equally with the logo */
  }

  .footer__col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
    /* Reduced vertical gap between header and links */
  }

  .footer__col-title {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    color: #1A1A1A;
  }

  .footer__link {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #666;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .footer__link:hover {
    color: #C85A32;
  }

  .footer__brand {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 10px 0 80px;
    /* Reduced gap between nav and brand */
    user-select: none;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .footer__brand-img {
    width: 100%;
    /* Spans the full synchronized 1300px container */
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .footer__bottom {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    border-top: 1.5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    padding-top: 40px;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: #2A2624;
  }

  /* ============================================================
    RESPONSIVE
    ============================================================ */

  @media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .about__statement {
      /* Canceling base margin so additive padding gaps don't explode */
      margin-top: clamp(100px, 16vw, 180px);
      margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 8vw, 80px);
      /* Tucked tight so shelf hangs perfectly above products */
      padding: 0;
    }

    .about__statement-title {
      font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6.5vw, 4.5rem);
    }

    .about__floating-img img {
      height: clamp(65px, 8vw, 85px);
    }

    .about__floating-img--shelf img {
      height: clamp(75px, 9vw, 95px);
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .about {
      padding-top: clamp(60px, 6vw, 60px);
      /* Explicitly reduced the massive vertical void above the about section */
    }

    .testimonials__inner,
    .about__inner,
    .slogan__inner {
      padding: 0 40px;
      /* Strictly constrained padding to the left/right gutters preventing extreme vertical gaps */
    }

    /* Scaling fonts downwards to ensure the complex Design Principles Matrix fits seamlessly on tablets */
    .principles__heading {
      font-size: 0.6rem;
    }

    .principles__desc {
      font-size: 0.75rem;
    }

    .about__grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      /* Balance columns identically to relieve the image */
      gap: 32px;
    }

    .about__para {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      /* Make paragraph text vastly smaller so the image doesn't crush longitudinally */
    }

    .about__statement {
      margin-top: clamp(80px, 14vw, 140px);
      margin-bottom: clamp(30px, 6vw, 60px);
    }

    .about__statement-title {
      font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.5vw, 3.5rem);
    }

    .about__floating-img img {
      height: clamp(55px, 6vw, 70px);
    }

    .about__floating-img--shelf img {
      height: clamp(65px, 7vw, 80px);
    }

    /* Tablet About Section - Desktop Look Consistency */
    .about__para {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      /* Closer to desktop scale */
      text-align: left;
      text-align-last: left;
      line-height: 1.5;
      white-space: normal;
      width: auto;
    }

    /* Tablet Testimonials - 2 Cards + Arrows */
    .testimonials__nav {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 16px;
      margin-top: 30px;
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      /* Added padding to prevent jumping out of section */
    }

    .testimonials__grid {
      justify-content: flex-start;
      gap: 20px;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      /* Ensure only arrows can scroll */
    }

    .testimonial__card {
      width: calc(50% - 10px);
      height: 400px;
      padding: 32px 24px;
      scroll-snap-align: center;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .testimonial__main-quote {
      font-size: 1.15rem;
    }

    .testimonial__desc {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      height: auto;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 800px) {
    .about__statement {
      margin-top: clamp(60px, 12vw, 100px);
      margin-bottom: clamp(25px, 5vw, 45px);
    }

    .about__statement-title {
      font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 2.8rem);
    }

    .about__floating-img img {
      height: clamp(45px, 5vw, 55px);
    }

    .about__floating-img--shelf img {
      height: clamp(55px, 6vw, 65px);
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 750px) {
    :root {
      --header-h: 64px;
      --header-h-scrolled: 52px;
    }

    .testimonials__inner,
    .header__inner,
    .about__inner,
    .products__inner,
    .how__inner,
    .slogan__inner {
      padding: 0 24px;
    }

    .slogan__comparison {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 60px;
      margin: 60px auto 0;
      max-width: 320px;
      /* Drastic reduction for side 'freedom' */
    }

    .comparison__box-wrap {
      height: 200px;
    }

    .header__nav {
      gap: 32px;
      /* Increased for better touch-spacing on mobile */
    }

    .header__nav-link {
      font-size: 0.60rem;
      /* Very slightly lowered */
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    }

    /* Stack 'How We Do It' grid to vertical flow */
    .how__card-inner {
      flex-direction: column;
      padding: 40px 24px;
    }

    .how__card-left {
      padding-right: 0;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      flex: none;
      width: 100%;
      align-items: center;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .how__card-right {
      padding-left: 0;
      text-align: center;
    }

    /* Mobile Footer refinements - Vertical stacked and left-aligned */
    .footer__top {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 40px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .footer__cols {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 32px;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .footer__col {
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .testimonials__inner {
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 60px 20px;
      width: 95%;
    }

    /* Mobile Testimonials - 1 Card + Arrows Below */
    .testimonials__nav {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 12px;
      margin-top: 24px;
      padding-bottom: 0;
      /* Removed padding under arrows on mobile as requested */
    }

    .testimonials__grid {
      flex-direction: row;
      flex-wrap: nowrap;
      gap: 16px;
      justify-content: flex-start;
      padding: 0 0 10px;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      /* Only arrow navigation allowed */
    }

    .testimonial__card {
      padding: 32px 24px;
      width: 100%;
      /* Show exactly 1 card */
      height: auto;
      min-height: 340px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .testimonials__title {
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .testimonial__quote-icon {
      margin-bottom: 16px;
      font-size: 3rem;
    }

    .how__card-right {
      padding-left: 0;
    }

    .how__title {
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    /* About adjustments */
    .about__grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .about__text {
      padding-right: 0;
    }

    /* Aggressive Tablet Constraint to Dodge Collisions */
    .about__statement {
      margin-top: clamp(50px, 10vw, 80px);
      margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 4vw, 35px);
      padding: 0;
    }

    .about__statement-title {
      font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.2rem);
    }

    .about__floating-img img {
      height: clamp(40px, 4.5vw, 50px);
    }

    .about__floating-img--shelf img {
      height: clamp(45px, 5.5vw, 60px);
    }

    /* Products adjustments - Restored 768px collapse */
    .product-card {
      flex-direction: column;
      height: auto;
    }

    /* Collapse Principles Masonry layout into standard vertical stack */
    .principles__grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 48px;
    }

    .principles__img {
      height: 160px;
      /* Dropped drastically to re-implement rectangular aspect sizing */
      object-fit: cover;
      /* Locks all imagery uniformly */
    }

    /* Force specific text-image weaving to prevent sequential graphic stacking */
    .principles__item--img1 {
      order: 1;
    }

    .principles__item--text1 {
      order: 2;
    }

    .principles__item--text2 {
      order: 3;
    }

    .principles__item--img2 {
      order: 4;
    }

    .principles__item--text3 {
      order: 5;
    }

    .principles__item--img3 {
      order: 6;
    }

    /* Dynamically moved up */
    .principles__item--text4 {
      order: 7;
    }

    .principles__item--img4 {
      order: 8;
    }

    .principles__item--text5 {
      order: 9;
    }

    .principles__item--img5 {
      order: 10;
    }

    .product-card__content {
      min-height: auto;
      /* Free the container from arbitrary minimal tallness */
      padding: 16px 20px;
      /* Compress the top and bottom internal container padding */
      justify-content: center;
      /* Overrides space-between physics so gap applies functionally */
    }

    .product-card__desc {
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    .product-card__figure {
      height: 220px;
      flex: none;
    }

    .about__image-wrap {
      justify-content: flex-start;
      height: auto;
    }

    .about__img {
      height: auto;
    }

    /* Slogan Section Mobile */
    .slogan__card {
      min-height: 450px;
    }

    .slogan__content {
      flex: 0 0 100%;
      padding: 40px 24px;
      text-align: center;
      justify-content: center;
      background: transparent;
      /* Removed backdrop blur and semi-transparent bg */
    }

    .slogan__text {
      font-size: 1.6rem;
    }

    .slogan__img {
      object-position: center;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {

    /* --- Master Section Tweaks --- */
    .about {
      padding-top: 10px;
      padding-bottom: clamp(60px, 12vw, 80px);
      /* Balanced top/bottom spacing */
    }

    .header__nav {
      gap: 24px;
      /* Increased for more space on tiny screens */
    }

    .header__nav-link {
      font-size: 0.56rem;
      /* Very slightly lowered for tiny screens */
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    }

    /* --- Scaled Mobile Statement Adjustments --- */
    .about__statement {
      margin-top: clamp(140px, 25vw, 180px);
      margin-bottom: clamp(60px, 12vw, 90px);
      /* Balanced margins to anchor floating elements */
      padding-top: 0;
    }

    .about__statement-title {
      font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 7vw, 1.8rem);
      /* Down-scaled font to minimize multi-line height */
      white-space: normal;
      /* Allow wrapping on very tiny phones to avoid stretching */
    }

    .about__floating-img img {
      height: clamp(45px, 10vw, 60px);
      /* Miniaturized to mirror desktop proportion safely */
    }

    .about__floating-img--shelf img {
      height: clamp(50px, 12vw, 70px);
    }

    /* Prevent Mobile Text Overlay */
    .about__floating-img--sofa {
      top: -55px;
      /* Force trajectory entirely over text blocks */
      left: 2%;
    }

    .about__floating-img--stool {
      top: -50px;
      /* Matched exactly to the sofa's elevation */
      right: 2%;
    }

    .about__floating-img--shelf {
      bottom: -65px;
      /* Pushed significantly lower on mobile */
    }

    /* --- Product Card Mobile Tune --- */
    .product-card__figure {
      height: 150px;
      /* Increased noticeably for image prominence */
    }

    .product-card__content {
      padding: 12px 20px;
      /* Snugly wrap the container horizontally above title and below desc */
      justify-content: center;
      /* Pulled rigidly together neutralizing space-between stretched gaps */
      gap: 12px;
    }

    /* Fix About section overflow on very small devices */
    .about__inner {
      padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .about__para {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      line-height: 1.4;
      white-space: normal;
    }

    .about__grid {
      gap: 30px;
    }
  }

  /* Specific fix for under 445px as requested */
  @media (max-width: 445px) {
    .about__para {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      white-space: normal;
      line-height: 1.45;
    }

    .about__grid {
      gap: 50px;
      /* Increased to match section padding balance */
    }

    .about__inner {
      padding: 0 20px;
    }
  }

  /* Extreme mobile font size fix re-integrated cleanly */
  @media (max-width: 370px) {
    .about__para {
      font-size: 0.72rem;
    }
  }

  .legal-container {
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 100px 100px 100px;
    width: 95%;
  }

  .legal-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    padding-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .legal-title {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    color: #C85A32;
    margin: 0;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    max-width: 800px;
  }

  .legal-date {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #666;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .legal-content {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    color: #2A2624;
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 800px;
  }

  .legal-intro {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .legal-section {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .legal-section h3 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #1A1A1A;
  }

  .legal-section p {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
  }

  .legal-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .legal-list li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .legal-list li::before {
    content: "•";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: #C85A32;
    font-weight: bold;
  }

  /* Responsive Adjustments for Legal Pages */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .legal-container {
      padding: 100px 40px 60px;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .legal-header {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 10px;
    }

    .legal-title {
      font-size: 2rem;
    }
  }