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0:18Hello everyone. I'm Natasha Martynova,
0:20and you are on my YouTube channel about
0:22interior design. Today I want to tell
0:24you how to choose an interior designer.
0:27We are often asked where to find a
0:29designer and how to tell if a designer
0:31is any good. Using our work as an
0:34example, I want to explain how an
0:35interior designer works, what a design
0:38project consists of, and how to
0:39navigate the world of design in general
0:42. Let's go. So, you have become the
0:48owner of a coveted set of keys and your
0:51most beloved, expensive square meters.
0:54How do you make it beautiful,
0:55comfortable, and functional inside? The
0:58easiest way to do this is to turn to an
1:01interior designer. What should a
1:04designer know? What should they be able
1:06to do? First of all, they must plan the
1:08space correctly. When you walk through
1:11your apartment, the doors should open
1:14properly, furniture should be in places
1:16where you feel comfortable, and
1:19bathrooms should be laid out correctly
1:21—all ergonomic standards must be met.
1:24And, of course, there should be no
1:26violations in the floor plan. This
1:29means your layout can be approved, and
1:31later, if necessary, you can sell the
1:34apartment or transfer it, with all
1:37walls standing according to code. Of
1:41course, the designer's main duty and
1:44primary creative task is to combine
1:47materials and textures beautifully so
1:50that the result is a harmonious, lovely
1:53picture that brings you constant joy.
1:57The third point to consider is the
2:00realization of all ideas and plans
2:03on-site. A designer must know how to
2:07properly build in furniture and how to
2:10join baseboards, door casings, kitchen
2:13facades, and cabinets. That is, all
2:17engineering aspects and material
2:20junctions must be thoroughly worked out
2:24. You can ask a designer a question
2:27about a drawing or a visualization: "
2:30How do you implement this particular
2:32junction? And how should a certain view
2:36shown in the visualization be properly
2:38constructed? If the designer answers
2:41this question, it means you are dealing
2:43with a professional who has likely
2:45already gained experience. They may
2:48have had some mistakes or setbacks, but
2:50they know how to connect and build
2:52everything correctly, and they know who
2:55to ask to find out how to implement it
2:57all. How can you tell if you are
2:59dealing with a professional designer?
3:01First, they will ask you where the
3:03property is located and how many square
3:05meters it is. The second question will
3:07most likely be about the budget. How
3:09much are you ready to spend on the
3:10design project and on the renovation of
3:12your apartment or country house? And
3:15the third point, they will state the
3:17project timelines and their fee. In
3:20general, based on these three
3:22parameters, you can understand whether
3:24you are ready to work with the designer
3:27and if the designer is ready to work
3:29with you, because a successful design
3:32project and its subsequent realization
3:34depend on synergy and teamwork. After
3:38you have found common ground with the
3:40designer and agreed on the cost of work
3:42, a contract is signed, which specifies
3:45both the number of square meters and
3:47the cost per square meter, if those are
3:49the designer's working terms. A
3:52technical brief is also written up and
3:54attached to the contract, where you
3:56specify the amount of appliances, the
3:58number of rooms in the apartment, and
4:00what is needed to implement the project
4:02. All of this is collected into a set
4:05of regulations, the technical brief,
4:07and the contract. After that, the
4:09designer gives you the timeline for
4:11completing the design project. If a
4:13designer does not give you these
4:16deadlines, then they are not a
4:18professional, and it is better not to
4:20work with them. Work on the design
4:23project proceeds according to these
4:25deadlines. And now I will tell you what
4:27a design project consists of. In our
4:33studio, we divide work on a design
4:35project into four parts. The first part
4:39is gathering all information about the
4:41family or the office and the company.
4:45We collect data, conduct research,
4:48compile it all into a complete
4:49technical brief, and take measurements
4:52at the apartment or country house. And
4:56after that, we begin planning the space
4:59. Space planning is the skeleton of the
5:01apartment. It is what we will rely on
5:04for the implementation of the project.
5:07You could say it’s a movie script
5:09that we write, and our clients will
5:11live according to this script, based,
5:14of course, on all the information the
5:16client has told us. The space planning
5:20stage does not take up much time
5:21compared to the entire design project,
5:23but it is a very important stage. And,
5:27uh, here our communication with the
5:29client reaches the maximum possible
5:30level. We try to find out all the
5:34information from the client in order to
5:37realize 100%of both our creative
5:39potential and all the, uh, wishes of
5:42our customers. Once the planning
5:48solution is approved, we no longer
5:50return to the planning stage. Our walls
5:54are signed off, and, uh, we can no
5:57longer change anything. And after that,
6:01we move on to the sketch solution, the
6:04sketch planning of the space. Here we
6:07work with materials and furniture,
6:10selecting and combining all the
6:13elements that tell the story of our
6:16client and meet their needs and
6:18requirements. We take into account
6:21things such as allergies or the lack
6:24thereof. For pets, office spaces, the
6:26number of people, and zones where it is
6:29comfortable for people not only to work
6:32but also to rest. Everything is
6:34gathered first into a collage. And we
6:37show our customers the collage concept.
6:39And after the main furniture elements,
6:42textures, and colors are approved, we
6:45create visualizations. From the
6:48visualizations, it is clear how the
6:50space will look, and the main
6:52technological and engineering solutions
6:54become understandable. And after
6:56signing off on the visualizations, we
6:59move to the third stage. The third
7:05stage is the drafting documentation.
7:08Since the layouts are already approved
7:10and the preliminary design is set, we
7:13pass all the information to our
7:15designer. Or to several designers, and
7:19we create the documentation that will
7:23go to the construction site, which
7:26builders will use to implement the
7:30project. The drawing documentation is
7:32an important stage. All key points are
7:34worked out here. Perhaps some
7:36adjustments are made to the connections
7:38of various materials, but the drawing
7:41documentation is the final project. And
7:44no changes can be made to it. If at
7:47some point during the drawing
7:49documentation stage you want to change
7:51the layout, it is impossible, as the
7:54entire work would have to be redone. Or
7:57it is possible, but for an additional
7:59fee on top of the design project cost.
8:05So, the drawing documentation stage is
8:07complete. The fourth stage is the
8:10specification, where we add all article
8:13numbers for fabrics, furniture,
8:15finishing materials, various structures
8:18, and drawings for custom furniture
8:20items. All of this is collected into a
8:24single album of drawings, which we
8:25provide to our clients. It contains all
8:29the information about the project:
8:31visualizations, drawings,
8:33specifications—everything necessary
8:35for both builders and our clients to
8:37implement the project. The work on
8:40creating the design project ends here,
8:43but our communication with the clients
8:46does not. To implement the design
8:50project competently, correctly, and
8:52beautifully, clients need to know that
8:55their project is being looked after.
8:59For this, we offer an author
9:00supervision service. Author supervision
9:06is an additional service. It is not
9:08included in the design project cost.
9:10Usually, it is project support, and we
9:13sign a contract for a specific number
9:16of months. We can start when the walls
9:20are up, or we can begin working on the
9:23site right from the very start. It
9:26depends on what we agree upon with the
9:28client and what is more comfortable for
9:30them. The best result is achieved when
9:34designers from our studio come to the
9:36site while it is just bare walls and
9:39start controlling the project
9:41implementation. Author supervision is
9:45not construction supervision or
9:47technical oversight; it is project
9:50support based on what is in our drawing
9:52and visualization albums. We monitor
9:56how competently and correctly
9:57everything is being implemented
9:59directly on-site. Author supervision is
10:02like a little life within a life. A lot
10:05of issues are resolved on the
10:07construction site. Issues regarding
10:11material joints and the connections of
10:14various assemblies. This is a very
10:19important stage in the work of
10:20implementing a design project. I would
10:25not recommend embarking on a solo
10:28journey to implement large projects
10:30with extensive drawing albums on your
10:34own. However, our design project also
10:38allows you to fully implement the
10:41design inside an apartment or country
10:43house independently. There is one more
10:49stage in working on a design project.
10:51It is called procurement. Of course,
10:55you have lists you can use to order
10:57materials and furniture, and you can do
10:59it yourself. But when you start
11:02implementing it, it becomes clear that
11:04this is a separate job that needs to be
11:06done. And in our team, there is a
11:09special manager who handles project
11:11procurement. What do they do? They
11:14order all the materials and furniture,
11:17check if the store or showroom manager
11:21has correctly compiled the lists of all
11:24items, monitor delivery to the site,
11:27and ensure that the specific furniture
11:31or material article matches the project
11:34and is delivered correctly. This takes
11:39a lot of time, and we take this task
11:42upon ourselves so you can relax while
11:45we implement the design project and
11:48bring the entire project to life. What
11:55is the designer not responsible for,
11:57and what should they not know or do?
12:00Very often, our clients ask," Do you do
12:04electrical and plumbing design projects
12:06? "These are separate projects; they
12:10are created based on the design project
12:12and are ordered from specialized
12:14organizations that have an SRO license.
12:18The designer does not create these
12:20projects and is not responsible for
12:22them. But it is precisely according to
12:24these projects that all your electrical
12:26work is implemented and radiators are
12:28connected. Water is supplied. What else
12:31does the designer not do? They do not
12:34lay pipes or install ventilation ducts.
12:37This is done by specialized contracting
12:39organizations. The designer is only
12:42responsible for what you see, for the
12:45visuals. That is, the designer is
12:48responsible for the ventilation grilles
12:50, but they are not responsible for how
12:52the adapter is positioned or which duct
12:54is run on the ceiling and how it is
12:56routed. Construction organizations are
12:59responsible for that. On-site, the
13:02designer is not responsible for how two
13:04tiles meet, the width of the grout line
13:07, or how the parquet is laid, which
13:09might sometimes be wavy. That happens
13:12too. These are all construction works,
13:15for which the organization carrying out
13:18the repairs at your site is responsible
13:20. It is important that the designer
13:24chooses the right floor shade and the
13:26right paint shade for the wall so that
13:28everything looks beautiful and
13:30harmonious together. But as for how it
13:33is implemented, the designer bears no
13:35responsibility for that. How do you
13:41know that you need an interior designer
13:44? You have a non-standard apartment
13:46layout. You want to turn four rooms
13:49into five and don't know how to do it
13:52according to regulations, how to
13:54properly approve it, or if it is even
13:57possible. You have ideas that do not
14:00fit into standard schemes. This means
14:04you need to build custom furniture and
14:07distribute the space to potentially
14:09create niches, dedicate rooms for
14:11storage, or design interesting
14:13corridors. Basically, anything that
14:17doesn't fit into the standard apartment
14:20layout scheme is where an interior
14:23designer can help you. If you have a
14:27standard layout, a rough idea of what
14:30you want from a project, and a limited
14:33budget, I’d recommend starting with a
14:36design consultation. They can help you
14:40navigate the layout and finishing
14:42materials. And you might not even need
14:46a full design service if you have a
14:49mood board, a rough layout to finalize
14:52on-site, and a clear vision to guide
14:55you in creating your dream apartment
14:58yourself. How do you avoid mistakes
15:05when choosing a designer? When you talk
15:08to a potential designer online or in
15:12person, if something feels off, you
15:16can’t trust them, or you feel uneasy,
15:19don't work with them—just decline the
15:23collaboration. Because this is your
15:28apartment, your choice, and ultimately,
15:32you must get the result you want. Your
15:36relationship with the designer will be
15:38a long-term commitment. It’s six
15:41months or a year. You will spend a lot
15:43of time with this person. And if you
15:47aren't comfortable with them, you won't
15:49get a great or exclusive design project
15:52. Work with people you feel comfortable
15:56with. I’ll use this word: someone who
15:58is energetically compatible. When
16:01talking to a designer, you should
16:04realize you are with a pro who values
16:07your time, just as they value theirs,
16:10leading to the result you came for.
16:14Here’s a life hack for you. If you
16:17like a designer and want to work with
16:20them, but worry they are too expensive
16:23and hesitate to invest in the project,
16:26what can you do? Ask to visit one of
16:31their real-world sites to see how they
16:33work, how they talk to the builders,
16:36and how the project is actually being
16:39implemented. These moments will help
16:43you understand whether you should
16:45continue working with that designer or
16:47not. Finding your dream designer is
16:50actually very difficult. You have to
16:52look through tons of portfolios, read
16:55magazine articles, and evaluate the
16:57designer's overall expertise. We offer
16:59a simple solution. There’s a link to
17:02our Telegram channel below where you
17:05can submit a design request, and
17:08professional designers will respond to
17:11provide a high-quality, prompt project.
17:14I hope I’ve helped you navigate the
17:17world of design and designers. And I
17:20hope this video helps you find your
17:22specialist. But if you still have
17:24questions, leave them in the comments
17:26below. Perhaps we will make a second
17:29part. This was Natasha Martnova. Don't
17:31forget to hit the like button. Bye
17:33everyone.

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