Why Enfilade

Studios design with care. Then the decisions get lost in a chat thread.

All over the world, architects and interior designers do careful work and then send it to clients the same way: a heavy PDF, a slide deck, screenshots, voice notes and a long message thread. Enfilade exists because that last step, getting a clear decision from the client, is where projects lose time, money and trust.

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Client feedback beside the plan in Enfilade: an approval and a note pinned to a kitchen image

How design reaches clients today

The design is finished in CAD and in boards, then rebuilt as a presentation in InDesign, Canva or PowerPoint. It goes out as a PDF too big to open on a phone, then as screenshots, then again after every change.

Feedback comes back by message, call and email, often from several family members at once. Weeks later, nobody can say which version was agreed, who agreed to it, or whether the kitchen was ever approved.

What it costs a studio

  • Hours rebuilding presentations after the design work is done, and again after each revision.
  • Revision rounds nobody counted. Without a record, an extra round is hard to bill, so studios do it free or argue about it.
  • Disputes on site. When a finished room surprises a client, the studio needs proof of what was shown and approved, and a chat thread rarely gives it.
  • Slow decisions. A client who can't open the file, or can't tell which image is which, decides later, and the project waits.
A living room mood board in Enfilade: versions, the room's palette and its images

What clients need

Clients aren't trained to read drawings. They understand rooms: where they will sit, cook and sleep. They decide on their phones, often together, often from another city or country.

They need to see the design in the shape of their home, room by room, on the phone in their hand, and to answer clearly.

A client's design book on a phone: the plan, a room's mood board, and the room approved

What Enfilade changes

  • One design book per project, built from the plan and boards the studio already makes.
  • One private link, opened on any phone by everyone who decides.
  • Every reaction pinned to the exact image, and every approval signed and timed.
  • Every version kept, and revision rounds counted against the contract.
  • The presentation and PowerPoint built for you, so the hours go back to design.
A ground floor plan in Enfilade, every room marked and named

Why now

Clients review almost everything on their phones, and families decide across cities and countries. Mood boards come from more places than ever: Pinterest, AI image tools, suppliers and renders. Studios have better tools for making design than ever, but none of them is built to get the client's decision on it. Enfilade is where all that work lands, and where the client says yes.

Around the world

  • India. Homes decided by whole families, over WhatsApp, often with relatives abroad.
  • The Gulf. Villas and apartments for clients who travel, presented to owners and their families wherever they are.
  • The United Kingdom and Europe. Extensions and renovations, where clear sign-off protects the studio and the client.
  • The United States and Australia. Residential and e-design studios working with clients they may rarely meet in person.
  • Singapore. Condominium and landed-home interiors, decided quickly, on the phone.

How it works

From plan to approval, in three steps.

  1. 01

    Present

    The design as a book the client walks through, room by room.

  2. 02

    Decide

    Approve, or ask for changes, on the exact image.

  3. 03

    Record

    Every decision, version and revision round, kept.

Questions

Isn't WhatsApp or email enough?

They're good for talking. They're poor at keeping decisions: images lose their context, versions blur, and approvals hide in long threads. Keep using them to send the Enfilade link, and the decisions stay organised in one place.

What if my client isn't good with technology?

If they can open a link on WhatsApp, they can use Enfilade. They tap a room, look, and press Approve.

Is it only for luxury projects?

No. It makes any studio's presentation look considered, from a single apartment to a large villa, and the first project is free.

How is it different from Programa, Houzz Pro or Canva?

See how Enfilade compares.

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