Annavarapu Design House

You can find us at 3-6-511 in Hardhikabagh. We’re tucked away in the 7th lane here in Hyderabad. It’s a bit of a maze to find us if you aren't from around here. Our workspace is usually a mess of sketches and fabric samples or whatever project we are currently on. We don't have a reception desk or a shiny lobby. It's just a room where we sit and figure things out. Sometimes we stay late because a project is taking longer than we thought. The tea stall around the corner is where we spend most of our breaks. Designing stuff isn't always as creative as people think. A lot of it is just measuring things over and over and making sure the colors look right under different lights. We use old tables that have seen better days. Hyderabad is a busy city, but our little lane is usually okay. We aren't trying to be the biggest design house in the world. We just like making things that look decent. Some of our tools are pretty old, but they still work fine for what we need. It’s a small operation with just a few of us. We share the work and try not to get in each other’s way too much. It gets a bit stressful when deadlines are close, but we usually manage to get it done. The walls are covered in old ideas we never finished, and that’s just how the studio stays.