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“We worked with a creative writer
friend to develop questions that help
‘unlock the keys’ to a story so we can figure
out who you are from every sense,”
he continued. “Things like, how do you
enter and exit your house? What is the
first thing you do when you get home?
Do you eat dinner at a dining table or
coffee table? Aesthetics are sometimes
the last things we look at.”
Then the team moves into schematic
design, which include collecting all of
that research and boiling it down into
floor plans, sketches and storyboards to
share a series of different design directions
for the client. They even have an activity
where they lay out all of their images
and plans on the floor and the client can
“step into” the different aspects of design,
choosing what they like and dislike.
Next they move into design development,
including the selection of pieces
and accessories — or, for an event, getting
into the day-of flow, communication
with vendors, etc. Then it comes
time for production management — getting
everything built and running on
schedule — and then finally, creating
the space. The team is also different in
the sense that they like to take things
a little more slowly, allowing people to
sit in the space and see how everything
works and feels for them.
One of Little Design Shoppe’s first
DESIGN