Meet the Design team of Bonito that converts dreams into reality
“Creative people don’t need a reason to be creative, they’re always creative. But to keep their creativity alive it is important to keep them happy and healthy. My mantra is to treat them with good food and always stand up for my designers.”
Sanyukta Garud, Design Operations Head – Thane & Goregaon, Bonito Designs, says her team is her biggest strength. The 77-member design team, at these experience centres in Mumbai, includes a total of six design managers who handle 11 senior interior designers, 20 interior designers, 11 associate interior designers, 12 design associates, 10 design engineers, four measurement executives, and a project coordinator.
“Designers are a bunch of highly-charged emotional people who are extremely dedicated to their work. Each design process takes 15 to 18 days and the designers put their heart and soul into it. When the customer demands changes constantly, the team needs support to keep their morale high and keep them motivated. This enhances their creativity, but they also know that there is someone who has their back and that’s very important to manage such a large team,” says Sanyukta.
One may wonder what all this team has achieved. Well, one of it would be sell an idea in such a way that the initial costing of ₹22 lakh, in the end, turned into a ₹90 lakh investment, which the customer was not only happy to pay for but also appreciated the team’s creative efforts.
While the team gets some impressive design requests from customers such as installing a shoe unit in a shoe designer’s house specifically designed in the shape of a shoe, they also get bizarre requests.
One such was by a couple that wanted their photos printed on kitchen cabinets; another family demanded a bed in the shape of Sheshnaga (a snake demigod usually depicted as floating in the ocean, while forming God Vishnu’s bed).
So, if you are looking for some design advice, head to the ECs in Thane or Goregaon and meet the amazing team who make Bonito Designs what it is.
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