/* Editorial About layout: large imagery with stacked bilingual storytelling. */
.about-brand-theme .site-page{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.about-brand-theme .site-page>.page-hero{order:-2}
.about-brand-theme .site-page>.about-bilingual-intro{order:-1}
.about-bilingual-images{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))!important;gap:20px}
.about-bilingual-images img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:320px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:16px;animation:about-hero-image-float 1s ease-out both;transition:transform .45s ease,box-shadow .45s ease,filter .45s ease;will-change:transform,box-shadow,filter;filter:saturate(.95)}
.about-bilingual-images img:nth-child(2){animation-delay:.12s}
.about-bilingual-images img:hover{transform:translateY(-8px) scale(1.03) rotate(-1deg);filter:saturate(1.06) contrast(1.03);box-shadow:0 22px 45px rgba(65,17,17,.22)!important}
.about-bilingual-content .about-bilingual-heading{width:100%;max-width:none;margin:0 auto 36px;padding:0;text-align:center}
.about-bilingual-content .about-bilingual-heading .section-kicker{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:16px;padding:9px 15px;border-radius:8px;color:#fff;background:#a6534e;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.15em}
.about-bilingual-content .about-bilingual-heading h2{font-size:clamp(32px,3.6vw,46px);line-height:1.16}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair{position:relative;display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:minmax(300px,.82fr) minmax(0,1.18fr)!important;grid-template-rows:auto auto;gap:0!important;min-height:430px;margin:0 0 42px!important;border:1px solid #e8dedd!important;border-radius:14px!important;background:#fff!important;box-shadow:0 14px 38px rgba(36,27,27,.075)!important;overflow:hidden!important;animation:about-editorial-rise .75s ease both}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair::before,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair::before{content:"";grid-column:1;grid-row:1/3;min-height:430px;background:url('../images/new-timber/timber-yard-wide.jpeg') center/cover;animation:about-editorial-image .9s ease both}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(2)::before{background-image:url('../images/new-timber/marked-log-ends.jpeg')}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(3)::before{background-image:url('../images/new-timber/window-frames.jpeg')}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(4)::before{background-image:url('../images/new-timber/stacked-logs.jpeg')}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(5)::before{background-image:url('../images/new-timber/timber-blocks.jpeg')}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair article,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair article{grid-column:2;display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-direction:column;min-width:0;padding:30px 38px!important;border:0!important;border-radius:0!important;background:#fff!important;box-shadow:none!important}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair article:first-of-type,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair article:first-of-type{grid-row:1;font-family:'Noto Sans Tamil','Outfit',sans-serif;background:linear-gradient(120deg,#fff8f7,#fff)!important}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair article:last-of-type,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair article:last-of-type{grid-row:2;border-top:1px solid #eadfdd!important}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even),.about-why-choose .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even){grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.18fr) minmax(300px,.82fr)!important}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even)::before,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even)::before{grid-column:2}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even) article,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even) article{grid-column:1}
.about-language-pair .language-label{display:none}
.about-language-pair h3{font-size:22px!important;line-height:1.4!important}
.about-language-pair article[lang="ta"] h3{font-size:18px!important;line-height:1.55!important}
.about-language-pair p{font-size:15px!important;line-height:1.75!important}
.about-language-pair article[lang="ta"] p{font-size:14px!important;line-height:1.85!important}
.about-language-pair article[lang="ta"] li{font-size:14px!important;line-height:1.65!important}
.about-language-pair article[lang="ta"] .language-label{font-size:10px!important}
.about-why-choose{padding-block:72px!important}
.about-why-choose .about-bilingual-heading{width:100%;max-width:none;margin:0 auto 36px;padding:0;text-align:center}
.about-why-choose .about-bilingual-heading .section-kicker{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:16px;padding:9px 15px;border-radius:8px;color:#fff;background:#a6534e;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.15em}
.about-why-choose .about-bilingual-heading h2{font-size:clamp(32px,3.6vw,46px);line-height:1.16}
.about-why-choose .about-language-pair::before{background-image:url('../images/new-timber/door-frames.jpeg')}
.about-list-pair{width:100%;min-height:500px!important}
.about-list-pair article{justify-content:flex-start!important}
.about-list-pair ul{gap:9px!important}
.about-language-pair p{text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word}
.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(2){animation-delay:.08s}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(3){animation-delay:.14s}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(4){animation-delay:.2s}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(5){animation-delay:.26s}
@keyframes about-editorial-rise{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(25px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
@keyframes about-editorial-image{from{opacity:.5;transform:scale(1.035)}to{opacity:1;transform:scale(1)}}
@keyframes about-hero-image-float{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(20px) scale(.97)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0) scale(1)}}
@media(max-width:900px){.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair,.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even),.about-why-choose .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even){grid-template-columns:1fr!important;grid-template-rows:280px auto auto;min-height:0}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair::before,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair::before,.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even)::before,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even)::before{grid-column:1;grid-row:1;min-height:280px}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair article,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair article,.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even) article,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair:nth-of-type(even) article{grid-column:1}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair article:first-of-type,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair article:first-of-type{grid-row:2}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair article:last-of-type,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair article:last-of-type{grid-row:3}}
@media(max-width:575px){.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair{grid-template-rows:220px auto auto;margin-bottom:25px!important;border-radius:10px!important}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair::before,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair::before{min-height:220px}.about-bilingual-content .about-language-pair article,.about-why-choose .about-language-pair article{padding:24px 20px!important}.about-language-pair h3{font-size:20px!important}.about-language-pair article[lang="ta"] h3{font-size:17px!important}.about-language-pair article[lang="ta"] p,.about-language-pair article[lang="ta"] li{font-size:13px!important}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.about-language-pair,.about-language-pair::before,.about-bilingual-images img{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}

/* Final FTP brand alignment and page-wide treatment. */
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-intro,.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-content{background:#fcfaf8}
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images img{border:2px solid rgba(237,16,16,.16);box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(65,17,17,.1)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-content .about-bilingual-heading,.about-brand-theme .about-why-choose .about-bilingual-heading{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-direction:column;width:100%;max-width:none;margin:0 auto 38px;padding:0;text-align:center}
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-content .about-bilingual-heading .section-kicker,.about-brand-theme .about-why-choose .about-bilingual-heading .section-kicker{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:auto;margin:0 auto 16px;padding:10px 18px;border:1px solid rgba(237,16,16,.2);border-radius:8px;color:#fff!important;background:#ed1010;font-size:13px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:.15em;box-shadow:0 7px 18px rgba(185,9,9,.14)}
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-content .about-bilingual-heading h2,.about-brand-theme .about-why-choose .about-bilingual-heading h2{width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;color:#241b1b;font-size:clamp(32px,3.6vw,46px);line-height:1.16;text-align:center}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair{border-color:rgba(237,16,16,.15)!important;box-shadow:0 14px 38px rgba(65,17,17,.075)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair article:last-of-type{border-top:2px solid rgba(237,16,16,.12)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair h3{color:#3b2929!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-why-choose{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#f8eeee,#fcf8f6)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-list-pair li::before{color:#ed1010!important}

/* Keep the two main About headings on one shared alignment system. */
.about-brand-theme .about-section-title{display:grid!important;place-items:center!important;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;margin:0 auto 38px!important;padding:0!important;text-align:center!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-section-title .section-kicker{display:inline-flex!important;align-items:center!important;justify-content:center!important;width:max-content!important;min-height:38px;margin:0 auto 16px!important;padding:9px 18px!important;font-size:12px!important;text-align:center!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-section-title h2{display:block!important;width:100%!important;max-width:900px!important;margin:0 auto!important;padding:0!important;font-size:clamp(26px,3vw,36px)!important;line-height:1.2!important;text-align:center!important}
@media(max-width:575px){.about-brand-theme .about-section-title{margin-bottom:28px!important}.about-brand-theme .about-section-title .section-kicker{min-height:34px;padding:8px 14px!important;font-size:10px!important}.about-brand-theme .about-section-title h2{font-size:25px!important}}
.about-brand-theme .about-story-title{padding:32px 24px!important;border-radius:14px!important;background:#f8eeee!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-why-title{padding:32px 24px!important;border-radius:14px!important;background:#fff!important}
@media(max-width:575px){.about-brand-theme .about-story-title,.about-brand-theme .about-why-title{padding:24px 16px!important}}

.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair article,.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair h3,.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair p,.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair li{color:#000!important}
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-bilingual-images,
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-section-title,
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-language-pair{
    opacity:0;
    transition:opacity .75s ease,transform .75s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
}
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-bilingual-images{transform:translateY(32px) scale(.985)}
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-section-title{transform:translateY(28px)}
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-language-pair{transform:translateY(42px)}
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-language-pair{animation:none!important}
.about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-in-view{opacity:1;transform:none}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair{transition:box-shadow .35s ease,border-color .35s ease,transform .35s ease}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair:hover{border-color:rgba(237,16,16,.3)!important;box-shadow:0 22px 48px rgba(65,17,17,.13)!important;transform:translateY(-5px)}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
    .about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-bilingual-images,
    .about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-section-title,
    .about-brand-theme.about-motion-ready .about-language-pair{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
    .about-brand-theme .about-language-pair:hover{transform:none}
}
/* White About page with clearly separated brand-color cards. */
.about-brand-theme,
.about-brand-theme .site-page,
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-intro,
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-content,
.about-brand-theme .about-why-choose{background:#fff!important}

/* Tighten the space before the Why Choose Us heading. */
.about-brand-theme .about-why-choose{padding-top:8px!important}
@media(max-width:767px){.about-brand-theme .about-why-choose{padding-top:6px!important}}
.about-brand-theme .about-story-title,
.about-brand-theme .about-why-title{border:1px solid #ead9d7!important;background:#fff!important;box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(65,17,17,.08)}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair{border:1px solid rgba(237,16,16,.24)!important;background:#fff!important;box-shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(65,17,17,.1)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair article:first-of-type{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fff0ee 0%,#fff8f6 100%)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair article:last-of-type{background:#fff!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair h3,
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair p,
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair li{color:#000!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair .language-label{color:#ed1010!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-list-pair article:first-of-type{background:#fff1ef!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-list-pair article:last-of-type{background:#fff!important}
/* Soft timber-inspired card palette. */
.about-brand-theme .about-story-title{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fffdf9,#f6ede1)!important;border-color:#e2d0b9!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-why-title{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fff,#f8f1e8)!important;border-color:#e5d6c4!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair{border-color:#e1ceb7!important;box-shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(92,61,31,.1)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair article:first-of-type{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f8ecdc 0%,#fffaf3 100%)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair article:last-of-type{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fff 0%,#fbf6ef 100%)!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-list-pair article:first-of-type{background:#f6eadb!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-list-pair article:last-of-type{background:#fffaf3!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-language-pair:hover{border-color:#cda77e!important;box-shadow:0 22px 48px rgba(92,61,31,.15)!important}
/* Compact opening image pair. */
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-intro{padding-top:48px!important}
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images{max-width:1120px;margin-inline:auto}
.about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images img{height:280px!important;min-height:280px!important}
@media(max-width:767px){
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-intro{padding-top:35px!important}
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images img{height:220px!important;min-height:220px!important}
}
/* Keep both opening images visible at every responsive width. */
@media(max-width:767px){
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))!important;gap:12px!important}
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images img,
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images img+img{display:block!important;width:100%!important;height:220px!important;min-height:220px!important}
}
@media(max-width:575px){
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images{grid-template-columns:1fr!important;gap:14px!important}
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images img,
    .about-brand-theme .about-bilingual-images img+img{height:210px!important;min-height:210px!important}
}