Mr. Fujimori also changed his interior, industry, labor and agriculture ministers.
So why hasn't the interiors industry been similarly transformed?
But where does the interiors industry fit into this boom?
Hoppen is not the only one within the interiors industry who is embracing new technology.
According to Hoppen, the interiors industry has been slow to embrace new technology online in the way that the fashion and music industries have.
While mobile applications allow the interiors industry to exploit new touch screen technology and tap into consumers buying on the move, Web 2.0 should be an essential part of its marketing strategy.
The potential for this business is similar to other comparison shopping sites, like Cars.com or Kayak, but one that's aimed at the $70 billion commercial interiors industry instead.
About the author: Amanda Schneider, LEED AP is a workplace trends researcher, blogger for the Huffington Post, and the founder of Contract Consulting Group, a consulting practice serving the Contract Interiors Industry focused on market research, business strategy, and communications.
This can only be a good thing for the UK's architecture and interior design industries, where professional expertise can transform a bog-standard terrace into the dream home of the future.
The accusations against the Builders Group resemble those that surfaced in 1998 and 1999 when prosecutors, after a five-year investigation, rocked the $6 billion interior construction industry by indicting and gaining convictions of five major contractors, including the industry leader, Structure Tone, as well as 24 other companies and dozens of architects and real estate brokers.
