DESIGNFAKT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Designfakt India operates out of the Empire Square building on the Ring Road in Nagpur. We have two flats, 101 and 102, which we’ve turned into our workspace. Being in the Parsodi area puts us in a good spot for getting around the city. It’s a design firm, so you might expect something very modern, but our office is actually pretty lived-in and messy. There are samples of materials everywhere and big monitors taking up most of the desk space. We do a lot of drafting and planning for different types of buildings. Nagpur is a great place to be based, even when the heat gets a bit much in the summer. We have a small team of people who actually care about the details. We don’t have a big HR department or a bunch of managers. Usually, the person who answers the phone is the same person who will be drawing your plans. It makes things easier and more direct. We’ve been at this for a while now, and we’ve learned that being practical is better than being fancy. We deal with all the usual headaches like municipal approvals and contractors who don't show up on time. It’s just part of the daily life of a design company in India. We like the work we do and we like the people we work with. That’s pretty much the whole story of who we are.