FounderMeet Nidhi Patel, Founder of Designatore
Nidhi Patel is the founder and principal designer of Designatore, a luxury made-to-space furniture and interior design house made in India and working worldwide.…
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From the Workshop Floor
The pieces about us — how we choose materials, how a design is drawn around a room, what happens inside the factory, and the founder who started it in 2018 and still signs off every piece before it leaves.
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FounderInside Our Atelier: How We Build Furniture
Our furniture atelier is the workshop in India where each Designatore piece is built by hand, not by machine alone. Skilled makers cut, join, carve, upholster and…
FounderOur Design Process: From Idea to Install
Our interior design process takes your home from first idea to final install in clear, calm stages: we listen, measure your real space, draw and cost the design…
FounderHow We Choose Materials for Each Client
How we choose materials starts with you, not a warehouse. We study your room, your light, your daily life, and your budget. Then founder Nidhi Patel and our team…
FounderMixed-Material Furniture: Stone, Wood, Metal and Velvet in One Piece
Mixed material furniture is one piece that brings together rare stone, solid wood, real metal and soft velvet in a way that looks like it grew as one. At…
FounderClient Story: A Made-to-Space Home
This luxury home case study follows one family from an empty flat to a finished home, furnished room by room. See the before and after, the choices we made, and how…
FounderWhy We Skip Trends That Won’t Last
In the timeless vs trendy design question, we choose timeless every time. Designatore skips short-lived trends and builds furniture you still love in twenty years.…
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