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How To Create A Modern Office Interior With Studio Ebony In Bangalore

Interior design plays a crucial role in enhancing productivity and creativity in the workplace. Studio Ebony in Bangalore specializes in creating modern office interiors that are sleek, functional, and inspiring. By incorporating contemporary design elements, smart storage solutions, and innovative layouts, they transform dull office spaces into vibrant hubs of productivity. Follow these expert tips to revamp your office interior and create a space that reflects your company’s values and culture.

Understanding Your Office Interior Needs

Identifying Your Workspace Requirements

The first step in creating a modern office interior with Studio Ebony in Bangalore is understanding your workspace requirements. Assess the size of your team, the type of work they do, and the functionality needed to boost productivity.

Assessing Your Company Culture

Clearly defining your company culture is crucial when designing the office space. Consider whether your company values collaboration, innovation, or flexibility. This will help determine the layout, furniture, and ambiance of the office.

Identifying how your employees work best, whether they need private areas for focus or open spaces for teamwork, is crucial in creating an office environment that supports their needs and enhances their productivity.

Essential Factors to Consider for a Modern Office Interior

Clearly, when designing a modern office interior, there are several vital factors that should be taken into consideration to create a productive and aesthetically pleasing workspace.

  • Natural Light and Ventilation
  • Space Optimization and Layout
  • Acoustics and Noise Reduction

Natural Light and Ventilation

Any modern office interior should prioritize natural light and ventilation to create a bright and airy environment that enhances productivity and well-being among employees.

Space Optimization and Layout

Clearly, efficient space optimization and layout planning are crucial in a modern office interior to maximize functionality and create a conducive work environment.

Modern office layouts often incorporate open-plan spaces, flexible workstations, and collaborative areas to promote interaction and creativity among employees.

Acoustics and Noise Reduction

For a modern office interior, it is vital to consider acoustics and noise reduction strategies to minimize distractions and create a peaceful work environment.

Plus, incorporating sound-absorbing materials, strategic placement of office equipment, and designated quiet zones can help in creating a more productive and focused workspace.

Tips for Designing a Modern Office Interior with Studio Ebony in Bangalore

Despite the challenges of creating a modern office interior, Studio Ebony in Bangalore offers expert tips and guidance to help you achieve the perfect workspace. With their innovative designs and attention to detail, they can transform any office into a sleek and functional environment.

  • Choosing the Right Color Scheme and Materials: Modern offices often opt for neutral color schemes with pops of bold colors for accents. When working with Studio Ebony, consider using materials like glass, steel, and wood for a contemporary look.

Choosing the Right Color Scheme and Materials

Modern offices often opt for neutral color schemes with pops of bold colors for accents. When working with Studio Ebony, consider using materials like glass, steel, and wood for a contemporary look.

Incorporating Technology and Innovation

Scheme offices are increasingly relying on technology and innovation to stay ahead of the curve. Consider incorporating smart devices, flexible workstations, and energy-efficient solutions in your office design. Studio Ebony can help integrate these elements seamlessly into your workspace.

Another important aspect of modern office design is the seamless integration of technology and innovation. Studio Ebony can help you incorporate smart devices, flexible workstations, and energy-efficient solutions into your workspace for a more productive and cohesive environment.

Creating a Collaborative and Flexible Workspace

Innovation is key when it comes to creating a collaborative and flexible workspace. Studio Ebony can help you design an office layout that promotes teamwork and creativity, with flexible furniture and open areas for brainstorming and collaboration.

Interior design plays a crucial role in creating a workspace that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Studio Ebony can help you achieve a modern office interior that reflects your company’s values and boosts employee productivity.

Bringing it All Together: Finalizing Your Modern Office Interior Design

Balancing Aesthetics and Functionality

Functionality is key when creating a modern office interior with Studio Ebony in Bangalore. While aesthetics are important for a visually appealing space, it is necessary to ensure that the design supports the functionality of the office. Studio Ebony’s designs seamlessly blend form and function to create a space that is not only beautiful but also practical for daily use.

Considering Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Balancing sustainability and environmental impact is crucial in today’s world. Studio Ebony in Bangalore incorporates eco-friendly materials and practices into their designs to minimize the Impact on the environment. From energy-efficient lighting to using recycled materials, every detail is considered to create a sustainable and environmentally conscious office interior.

Conclusion

Hence, with Studio Ebony in Bangalore, you can seamlessly transform your office space into a modern and functional environment. Their expertise in contemporary design, attention to detail, and emphasis on creating unique spaces will ensure that your office interior reflects your brand’s identity and boosts productivity among employees. Trust Studio Ebony to bring your vision to life and create a workspace that is both stylish and practical.

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Ideation to execution : a guide

 

Whether you’re a designer, an ideator or some form of creator, you will know the importance of having a process or a workflow when it comes to turning a concept into reality. Whether you’re doing it for yourself or a client, whether it involves interior design, furniture or product design, architecture or even the more thought based design fields where one is designing processes and protocols, a designer knows that having a great concept covers half the battle and the other half lies in the conversion of the concept and the execution of the details. 

Every designer has their own process and workflow when it comes to successful execution but a successful workflow can be broken down into a few broad steps. So that we can break this down properly without confusing the subject at hand, we will use the example of a single double wall that we designed for a project and talk you through the step by step process of executing the wall. 

1. The drawing/conceptualisation/visualisation stage : 
This stage is broken down into two parts. The first part is what sets up the future success of the design. The first job of the designer is to take the time and effort to understand the requirements of the space. This comes down to undertanding the kind of ambience the client is trying to create, the functionality of what you are trying to achieve, your clients material, colour and aesthetic preferences, etc. 
Now, armed with this information, it is time to let your creativity lose while using all the technical information that you have gathered along your design journey. Your aim is to ideate the best possible solution given your restraints. 
In the case of our example, we realised that the client wanted a feature wall that drew the eye, had graphic angular lines and an industrial feeling that wouldn’t allow the wall to impose too much. We started sketching out our concept at this stage to take to the client.  

 2. The 2D visualisation stage :
The stage of 2D visualistion is to do one thing. To check your sizes, measurements, dimensions and functionality and to make sure that you are clear that your drawings, concepts, ideas, etc, line up perfectly with the space you are trying to create them in. This is where you are essentially checking all points of functionality in your project and are trying to achieve as high a level of accuracy as possible. At this stage we measured our drawing out against the space available on site and make any major functional design changes needed by the client. No more functional changes are ideally made after this stage. 


3. By the time you come to the 3D visualisation stage you have a fair idea of all the technical details required for your execution. At this stage you can start talking to different vendors about materials and rates etc. This is an important stage when it comes to client communications as this is the stage where they will be finally able to visualise what you have been talking about. It is important to go back and forth in detail about colours, textures, materials as all of these will be locked down during this stage of the process.


4. The supervision stage : This stage just involves coordinating with your vendors, communicating drawings, checking for detailing, quantities and finishes. This stage is essentially to make sure that your vendors get the details right. For the client, this is the sit back and relax stage but for designers, it is time to keep a vigilant eye on proceedings. 



5. The handover : The handover happens to be one of the great joys in any design field. When done successfully, the handover is an extremely rewarding process for both client and designer, regardless of the type of project. 


We created this beautiful double wall as a part of a residential project in Hennur, Bangalore, India. Check out the entire project here along with our other work! 

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JAPANDI : new design language

Japandi is a style that mashes up both Japanese and Scandinavian design principles. It is becoming very popular globally and that is because these philosophies can be contextualized to be used anywhere in the world. Both these individual interior design languages go back centuries and are rooted in very similar places logically. In essence of their logic, both design styles emphasize revolving the design purely around a high quality of life. They both rely on using calming, soothing palettes and clean lines combined with natural elements to form a beautiful home. Japandi and its causal relationship with the happiness of the users cannot be ignored. We at D2B Spaces deeply believe that the magic, or greatness, in a design will shine through when the design is able to improve the quality of life of the users. There are several design languages, techniques, materials that can better the quality of life, user experience and overall impact that a space can have and Japandi is one of them. 

Japandi mainly draws from two concepts, the Japanese, Wabi-Sabi, and the Scandinavian concept, Hygge. We will talk about both these concepts a little bit, so that we can contextualize what merging these two styles would mean and learn a little bit about where they come from. Wabi-Sabi is a philosophy or way of living that has been translated into a set of design philosophies and hence a language as well. Wabi-Sabi throws out a lot of notions that western design clings to for comfort like symmetry, perfection. It has origins from Zen Buddhism in Japan and has been practiced for centuries. Wabi-Sabi hinges on three main notions: nothing is perfect, nothing is complete, nothing lasts. It acknowledges these as simple realities and translates them into a simple acceptance of the cycle of birth and decay that life takes naturally. How does one take these notions forward with design? Find beauty in the smallest details, embrace the imperfections, allow for wear and tear and enjoy the aging process, celebrate impermanence. Intentionality is a big thing in Wabi-Sabi. Everything you do must be well-intentioned and with purpose and this is a great philosophy to develop for any style of design. Focus on every little detail, place every object, furniture unit, surface treatment with intention and remember that less is more. Wabi-Sabi essentially tells you to ignore perfect symmetry, clean lines and go with what feels good and natural to the eye. When it comes to Hygge, the word is originally used to describe a feeling or a state of mind. Very much like Wabi-Sabi, the principles of Hygge have been extended to design as well. The feeling of Hygge comes from comfort and coziness and originated from the need of Scandinavian states to provide some form of respite or haven from the harsh winters of the region. This part of the world has more cold, gloomy days than warm and bright ones and so the entire mindset of Hygge relies on creating beauty out of small rituals, creating warm and comforting spaces indoors, and being present in the moment. Therefore, Hygge is not so much about a particular style, but very user specific. Hygge is about what brings the feeling of comfort and coziness to each client specifically. Hygge dictates that you pay attention to specific details like touch and feel and how they add to the comfort level of the client. Hygge and Wabi-Sabi are married in the style that we call Japandi. The new language draws on the philosophies of both these two age-old philosophies and comes up with a new set of principles that are based around quality of life and optimized living. We will talk about how to go about creating a Japandi design philosophy in any atmosphere. 

Japandi relies on the following concepts being followed: 

  1. Minimal clutter 
  2. Clean lines 
  3. Emphasis on natural, organic materials
  4. A color palette that emphasizes neutral tones with a special focus on whites and browns.
  5. Lots of natural light 

Japandi essentially focuses on interior design that is centered around the quality of life of the user, whether it comes down to color palette, use of material, intentionality in the placement of objects. The principles that Japandi brings to residential interior design can be applied to any design style and can be easily contextualized for interior design in homes in Bangalore, India.

You can buy products designed on the principles of Japandi from our product line here. 

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BIOPHILIC INTERIOR DESIGN

Home Interior

Biophilia is humans’ natural affinity for nature and nature’s ability to create calm and peace in a human being’s life. Biophilic interior design translates to bringing in as much of natural life, natural light, ventilation as well as maintaining as much organic form as you can in the interiors of a space.

Biophilic design works more keeping well and being in mind, rather than aesthetic. As human beings, we seek closeness to nature subconsciously. Interior designers in Bangalore can take special advantage of biophilic interior design given that we come from the garden city, and those in Bangalore who are looking for great design will already have an affinity for nature, greenery, and the outdoors.

As designers, we engage with this need of the human condition by creating biophilic design wherever possible. There are ways to do this without overwhelming a space. Over the last two centuries, the human connection to the natural world has diverged more and more to a point where we now engage with our indoor spaces far more than we ever have as a species.

Biophilia points us in the direction of our ancestry. Human beings, more than ever, crave natural materials, forms, and colors in our spaces. Indian interior design and architecture have always had a close relationship with nature and even our architecture has always allowed the outdoors into our spaces!

There must be ways for the modern interior designer and clients in Bangalore to evoke some of these concepts and bring them into our current spaces, whether it’s living room design, bedroom design, or something as small as the design of your products. The move back to concepts that are naturally soothing for us allows for the marriage of good design, great architecture, and a perfect overall ambiance for residences. Let us talk about ways to bring nature into the various spaces of your home and embrace biophilic interior design.

1. Creating visual relationships with nature: As any interior designer or architect practicing in Bangalore already knows, Bangalore as a city is full of natural elements, lakes, trees, etc. The focus of any interior design would be to keep as much of the natural elements as possible, bring in as many new ones as you can and create soothing organic shapes that one would see in nature, wherever one has the opportunity to play with form.

2. The use of sensory elements to create multi-dimensional space: If you’ve ever been in a forest you will know that it is not just one sense that overwhelms you. You could close your eyes in the forest and still know exactly where you are. Biophilic interior design requires the use of multiple sensory elements (olfactory, auditory, visual, etc) to create an experience that leaves you feeling fulfilled in more ways than one. One can bring this in via the furnishings, decor, etc.

3. The intentional use of dynamic lighting: One of the key features of biophilia is using light, and specifically filtered light, in a way that is similar to natural ambient light, in order to create the feeling of being as close to nature as possible.

4. Presence of water : Architecturally we know that water is an element that not only causes a literal cooling effect but an emotional one as well. When in nature, especially in dense vegetation, one will notice that a congregated source of water is never too far away. It is how animals and plants survive and as humans as well, we gravitate towards the water. Whether it’s the ocean, lake or rivers, it’s no surprise that we will travel long distances just to connect and be one with water. Bringing water into your home gives this effect constantly and keeps the energy of the space light and calming.

5. The use of natural elements themselves : A home and it’s energy are largely dictated by the materials that go into the kitchens, bedrooms, common spaces, etc. Bangalore is very lucky as it’s architects and interior designers have vast access to natural materials and love using them. The experience level your designers will have with natural elements in Bangalore is likely to be very high.

This is why we suggest that if you’re looking for home decor ideas, or interior design tips, biophilia is a good place to start and a great new design language to explore, especially if you are as obsessed with designing the perfect quality of living, just like we are. For great home interiors and architecture please contact us at Design 2 Build Spaces, and we will show you how you can create a biophilic space, right here in Bangalore, India!

Shop our range of biophilic products here.