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about us

Safeguarding our needs for today and tomorrow. We synchronize 30+ years of diverse experience with a deep sense of responsibility towards the ongoing interests of our clients and communities.

Our full-service interior design and architecture studio has a proven track record for transforming spaces through Design Consciousness since 2004. We leverage our extensive experience across the retail, corporate, institutional, hospitality and leisure sectors to support our clients’ ambitions through all the stages of a project’s life cycle.

Our team of experts deliver a compelling and practical design vision along with the critical details that bring your project to life, on-time and on-budget.

Our advisory services handhold our clients through critical decisions, helping them anticipate and bridge gaps for lasting benefits. Transforming spaces for a deeper sense of satisfaction that lasts longer.

Indu Varanasi has a dream. To create spaces that embrace the unspoken needs of the human psyche. That use the positive force of our environment and natural resources to encourage higher aspirations. Built in innovative ways that outplay inherent challenges every time.

Indu is a passionate proponent of Design Consciousness – a holistic mindset that balances our needs today with our responsibility for a healthier tomorrow: by creating awareness, advancing sustainability and factoring in accessibility.

As a veteran architect and interior designer, Indu has created diverse interiors worldwide for over 30 years. Leveraging her base in Dubai, one of the world’s fastest developing locations, Indu has designed iconic spaces in the Middle East & North Africa, Asia and Europe… and won many accolades doing it.

personalized touch

  • Executive level, hands-on involvement in every project.
  • Licensed architects and designers who know how to collaborate with AORs and engineers to move a project forward.
  • Country-specific expertise to navigate ordinances and avoid surprises.
  • Providing the critical details to bring concepts and plans to life.

consistent stewardship

  • Unwavering professionalism to deliver projects on-time and on-budget.
  • unique and strong point-of-view on design concepts and execution details.
  • Safeguarding client interests, leading to repeated and returning partnerships for new opportunities.
  • Consistent high level of attention to a project regardless of its size.

reputation & heritage

  • Regional experts who understand culture, trends and end-user expectations.
  • 20 years of field-tested, proven and deep sector-specific experience that can be applied across engagements and geographies.
  • disciplined mindset on growth and expansion to address the needs of all markets we cover.

some recognitions

  • Top 30 Most Creative Designers – Design Middle East Awards 2019
  • Top 50 Most Influential Designers – Commercial Interior Design 2014-2019
  • Winner, Interior Design Competition (National Mobile Telecommunications Company, Kuwait) – Wataniya Kuwait Competition 2011
  • Store Design of the Year (ID Design, Better Life, UAE) – RetailME Awards 2008
  • Retail Destination of the Year (Times Square Centre) – RetailME Awards 2008
  • Winner, National Landscape Awards (Times Square Centre) – BALI Principal Award 2007

our team

We invest in neurodiversity to keep innovation alive. We also believe in ongoing learning and a good quality of life so our team brings the best of themselves to the drawing board.

Our launchpad initiative, RE-JOIN, is designed to help women returning to work integrate into the architecture and design industry with refreshed confidence, skills and current work experience.