How a commission
runs.
Five frames from brief to sign-off — the same method whether the deliverable is a room, a package or a logo.
The design
run.
Each frame produces a document — that's how a commission stays designed, not just discussed.
Brief & scope
The client writes the problem; the studio returns a signed brief — deliverables, rounds, timeline and fee basis on file before the first sketch.
Study & concept
Reference, constraints and direction researched; concept sketches and material studies prepared — the frame where the idea takes shape on paper.
Draft & spec
The working design produced — drawings, dimensions, palette codes and material specs documented so a maker can read it.
Review & rounds
The client reviews against the brief; revisions run within the scoped rounds. Every change logged in the design file, every round documented.
Sign-off & handoff
Deliverables approved in writing; source files and buildable spec handed to the client — the design file closes with the client's name on it.
Rules the studio
works by.
Brief before board
No sketch exists before the brief is signed — scope in writing is the cheapest insurance in the business.
Spec over taste
A design is a set of decisions a maker can execute — dimensions, codes and materials, not "feel".
Makers in the room
Fabrication constraints checked during design, not after — the spec exists because someone has to build from it.
Rounds on paper
Revisions are scoped, logged and priced — a design never drifts into free-floating iteration.
Files, not pictures
Source files belong to the client on sign-off — the maker gets a buildable package, not a locked deck.
The file is the work
What can't be documented can't be defended — every commission produces a design file that stands on its own.
Asked of
the studio.
A signed brief, a concept study, a working spec and a signed sign-off — that's the whole shape. Commissions are scoped to a deliverable, not an open retainer; the file closes when the design is approved.
Fixed-fee per commission or scoped retainer depending on the work — the fee basis is stated in the brief before any sketch is drawn. Revision rounds are scoped and priced in the brief, not negotiated mid-project.
Design is the deliverable — the studio produces the spec, not the object. Makers and fabricators build from the file; where the studio coordinates production, it runs under a separate production agreement.
Frequently — a store needs interior, identity and packaging at once. The brief names the disciplines involved and the work runs as one design file, not three separate projects.
The canvas,
ready for the brief.
Describe the project, the deliverable and the deadline — the studio responds with a written brief.
Commission a design