We engage in a collaborative process of placemaking, by transforming spaces into places. We share our knowledge and passion for crafted spaces, authenticity and aesthetic with our clients, creating places of lasting value to live, socialise and work.
We strongly believe that interior design is not about trends or labels, it’s about creating an environment around who you are, your lifestyle and your business.
We encourage our clients to use locally designed, manufactured and sourced products and engaging local artisans and contractors to provide them.
We work closely with our clients. By doing this and asking you the right questions, we can effectively translate your aesthetic vision into a design outcome that works ultimately creating functional and beautiful spaces that you can emotionally connect with. Beautiful design is available to everyone and can be achieved without spending tens of thousands of dollars.
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Residential
Embarking on a new construction project, or a significant renovation for your home or apartment can feel overwhelming. One of the main challenges is figuring out how to bring a space or an entire home together to achieve a cohesive and timeless look.
Utilising our design expertise and product knowledge, we aim to explore and enhance your ideas. We work to understand your lifestyle preferences and help you to discover your design style and vision, resulting in a beautiful, thoughtfully planned and functional home.
We strive to make the design process a simple, personable and enjoyable experience for our clients, many of whom, return with new projects because we take the time to listen and build their trust.
Workplaces
We specialise in workplace design to enhance productivity teamwork and employee retention. Our custom designs are tailored to meet our clients’ specific needs, promoting a positive work environment that supports business success.
With the rise in hybrid work models post-pandemic, our designs focus on collaboration and social interaction to meet diverse user needs. We work closely with our clients to create innovative and creative designs that reflect their unique vision and culture, not someone else’s and where people want to come to work.
The office aesthetic is the shop window of your brand.
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The Great Office Revival
Welcome to the Great Office Revival!
Are you ready to revitalise your office and welcome your employees back to the office with a fresh vibe?
Our Express service is designed to offer cost-effective solutions for quick enhancements in identified key areas of the workplace. These solutions are often more budget-friendly compared to a comprehensive workplace design service. It’s an ideal choice for injecting new life into your workspace without incurring the expenses of a full-scale redesign.
Say goodbye to dull surroundings and welcome a vibrant, inviting atmosphere that will entice your team back and enhance productivity.
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Praise
We engaged Anna to design a substantial renovation and fit-out for our Chatswood Sydney home. We chose Anna based on her previous work which we had seen and really liked. Our experience backs that up and we would recommend Anna to others seeking input from interior design right through to complete home remodelling. Our renovation included demolition, extension, reuse of existing spaces and new kitchen, bathroom and laundry. Anna completed the full design drawings as well as choice of furnishings and fittings. She was responsive to our brief and reworked the design so that we are now extremely pleased living in the new spaces created.
Bruce Biltoft
Every person who walks through our door loves our space. It's bright, fresh, clever and didn't cost a fortune.
Anna really thought about who would use the space, how the space would be used and made sure to balance functionality with beauty and light.
We love Anna and we love our space!
Llewella Jago
Anna was professional in all ways as she presented us with design ideas relating to our renovation. She meticulously analysed our needs and then she maximised the use of space helping us to achieve the vision we had for our townhouse.
John
It’s a given that Anna is a great designer and can make any space look fantastic. What’s equally important and somewhat more intangible is how Anna makes spaces feel and how they impact people visiting, living or working in them.
While being respectful of the integrity of our 1940s red brick house, Anna transformed it into a contemporary, comfortable, welcoming and dream entertaining house. Nobody ever leaves without saying “I love your house”. My interpretation is that they like how it looks and love how it makes them feel.
Judy Waters
We engaged Anna's service to design Kitchen and facade of our new build. Anna is very friendly and easy to work with. With many years of experience, she understands clients' vision and requirements. Anna ensured that the design is achievable within a budget, and still is practical, beautiful and incorporates our must-haves and many wish-lists.
The best part of Anna's service is the excellent support she provides even after the design phase. As the project is still ongoing, we had to contact her and seek suggestions and/or design clarification a number of times. Anna is always responsive, and gets back on time. Highly recommend her service.
P Chaudhury
Recognition
At if… Design Explorers our focus is on sustainable, creative and innovative design that is
practical and functional. Highlighted in Houzz as the ‘Best in quality service’ has shown
us how appreciated we are by our clients.
Blog
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