This week Increation's Interior Designer, Tom Phillips, tells us about a general day at Increation.
6.15am: The alarm goes off, but I snooze until 6.30!
6.45am: After a quick shower, a round of toast and a morning coffee to wake me up.
8am: Today I am off to our client Ann’s house in Mayfair for our third design session. Designing with my clients is one of my favorite parts of the job; visiting clients homes and bringing out their creative side. Seeing them get excited about the changes and improvements we can help them make to their home. Through every step of designing we make sure we not only understand what our clients like, but how they live and who they are, this makes a real difference.
11.30: I head back to our offices and workshop in East London for our weekly team meeting. Working in the same building as all our cabinet makers allows us to work closely together to create unique solutions for our clients. We have a catch up and run through all the projects to ensure everything is to schedule.
2pm: Back at my desk, I start to write up my notes from my meeting with Ann and work on the drawings for her project so that next time we meet we can look at them and double check all the decisions we made. Then I book appointment with our supplier for next week so I can take Ann to hand pick the veneer for her kitchen.
4.30pm: Charlie our Marketing guru has arranged a phone interview for me with an editor who wants to write a piece on our last project. So I grab a quick drink of water, pull out all the drawings and paper work related to the project so I am fully prepared.
5.30pm: It’s Friday today so I finish a little earlier than usual to make my way over to Central London as I have tickets to see one of my favorite bands!
All in all - a great day!