ellivo (Studio Journal)

11.08.2023 (Ellivo TALKS)

ep 08. Learning from the intricacies

“You learn from little intricacies that happen through the process. That’s where our expertise comes in”

Olivia Chesterton (Senior Interior Designer)

The typology of a project doesn’t drive our initial design thinking. We start by focusing in on what matters to the end user. This allows our studio to work across a variety of project briefs, priorities and typologies seamlessly.

Although there are similarities between projects, the design journey of each project reveals a number of complexities, which makes the project exciting and develop into its own. We aren’t afraid of the complexities. We use these as an opportunity to create unique design outcomes that are crafted for the project and can’t be replicated.

Fostering relationships with our clients takes time. It involves not only understanding their brief and desires but delivering on what matters to clients and end users. That’s where our expertise makes a significant difference. By developing a mutual sense of trust, we create opportunities that deliver design outcomes beyond just their functional needs.

“There’s an expectation with all projects on budget, time and program. It’s really exciting at the end of a project to deliver on the look and the feel of the space, but also the functionality and how they use it. They come to you and say ‘Yeah, you really nailed it. This is exactly what we wanted’. “

Olivia Chesterton (Senior Interior Designer)