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Tuesday 22 May 2012

UltraViolet - The journey and the meeting room

The client did not give me a brief. None at all. All I knew was that it was an advertising agency and i had a limited budget to work with. Plus the space was going to be home to two different arms of the same agency - UltraViolet and InfraRed.

Vibhaas had already worked on the basic layout-  how he wanted to divide the space, where the team would sit, where they could chill etc... In fact, they had even spoken to a vendor who made modular offices but they received a quote that was quite steep. At this point i was roped in.

I knew i had to be clever in my choice of colors and fabric because the move itself was costing the company a lot and the agency had a budget for just the basics.

The walls were going to be painted cream. We changed that to white... The walls were screaming their need to be pristine white. We later, also painted the entrance door white.

The carpenters had started their work so we had to stop the painting. There were three partitions to be made, the workstations for all the rooms and some storage. This took a huge chunk of time and no matter how often i'd think that today, the carpentry will get over since there is only so much to do, i'd never be right. They made partitions, tables, shelves, cupboards till i could take it no more and fell ill... but didn't leave till the last day. That was an important lesson learnt... no matter how much you plan, you have to go with the flow...

Anyways, that's enough background... the painters came and painted, the electricians did their bit, i shopped for fabric and art and lamps and furniture and it all came together...

The reception-cum-meeting room
As soon as you enter, this space is on your right. 

  • The wooden furniture is from a place where they sold old furniture or replicas. This one is a replica. The cane weave is what stole my heart.
  •  The fabric on the sofa is ombre-dyed cotton that i picked up  from a wholesaler in Mumbai.
  • The curtains are cotton, white dots on black fabric. 
  • On the wall is a laser cut wooden sheet that imitates the pattern of the curtains. 
  • The centre table is made with a magazine stack and topped by a glass piece. 
  • Flowers are placed in an old candy bucket made of tin - a hole has been drilled in the lid to hold them there. 
  • The flooring is a vinyl carpet to give that old-fashioned feel and there is a lamp in the ceiling that you can't see - it's chrome tube with a green lining and lots of tiny holes in a geometric pattern... very modern.
  • There is a glass gar on a side table on the left. It's filled with black and white striped candies .
What do you think? This is just one of the rooms but i am kind of tired right now... i think this has been my longest post ever! I am looking forward to what you have to say, so please, this once, don't be shy, say what you think... 

18 comments:

  1. gorgeous... very chic... i love cane weaving on wooden furniture... the neon green is a nice pop...cant wait to see the rest

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    1. :D :D thank you sweetie! the rest is simpler but i know you will like it... will do it after i finish packing!

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  2. it's tough working on a budget. love the green, like arundati said. and yes, always a fan of woven furniture. makes it look more like a home though, and not a professional space. that's not necessarily a problem, just saying :)

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    1. Hey Nags! long time..

      the green has a huge fan following... there was some fabric left over, maybe i should have it sent over to me!!

      woven furniture is gorgeous! always. and cane too. i slip and fall everytime!

      i know it looks more like a home, i tried for it to look informal and comfy...not like a formal space... a place where u can come, sit n talk. in phase II, we will add more wall art like a world map and a small whiteboard on the room divider.

      budget: i love working on a budget!! i have done it all my life so i am a pro at it!

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  3. Hey Ambi!

    Very proud of the outcome! I love the furniture,have always been a fan of old fashioned chairs and sofas. The green does bring in freshness. I know how it works on a string budget..good job though!

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    1. Hey Divy! Thanks for reading and commenting :D

      There is more green coming ur way... and the office does look fresh... with all the sunlight pouring in and the white walls...

      i tried an old-fashioned look with a modern flavor - the wall art, centre table, curtains, lamp - all modern, the furniture - old fashioned, but the covers on it - modern... i think i kind of worked together...

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  4. Beautiful i must say. looks damn fucking cool. love the idea of mix media, old and new, dark and light. nice contrast. displays a lot of good taste. keep going.

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    1. ty Raam. so reading. and writing. effing sweet of you.

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  5. Nice work, pleasing yet simple. There's a pipe running on top (instead of being concealed)- I'm guessing that is the result of a budget issue :(

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    1. Am surprised and honored u visited... thanks!! The pipe on top - can't be helped... AC ka hai... tried to take it through the false ceiling but the AC technicians said it couldn't happen! i don't know what could be done to conceal it, except more wood work!!

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  6. Great work Binks... now I know the ipad was well-earned :)

    Now that we have an in-house ID, we don't have to worry too much about the interiors of our restaurant, whenever that is (in this birth or the next :))

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    1. Thanks CC! And yes, you dont have to worry about interiors... just the rest of it!

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  7. Bica! This is awesome! I love grey myself and loved the contrast that you used. I can't wait to see more pics. Looks very comfy! I also love the little touches with the candy and the tin and the floor! Awesome sauce gf!

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    1. Thanks Neets! I have put the pics now... so od have a look... your comment just made me feel so awesome!! It took me this long to come back and post a reply! and so glad u noticed n appreciated the little touches!

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  8. Looks very cool... The grey highlights just makes the neon green jump out... wouldn't have worked on white i guess... great choice of colours and tiny little things that make it cool... The magazine stack centre table is a great idea... cost effective and fab... just keep changing the top one and create newer sets... time, cosmo, gq, economist... whatever the mood. Brilliant.

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    1. Thanks Anon... that's really sweet of you... but weird that you din't want to be known, considering you had only positive feedback to share! the magazine centre table is a little weak though and i need to figure out a way to make it stronger... considering a wrought iron cage like structure... thanks again for taking time to write... and grey... it's one of my fave colors so you will see it in a lot more future projects... it just forms the perfect base and can be combined with any color at all!

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  9. Love. Can't wait to see you do up more spaces. :)

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    1. Thanks Bila! I am in Bangalore soon for a project and u can line up some for me if u like.

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