CharBox Designs

About me

Thriving to be different

What’s with the name?

Charbox Designs

Reminiscent of Pandora’s box, an ancient Greek myth shrouded in mystery, the name CharBox Designs follows a similar logic, whereby the box itself instigates curiousity to see what creative innovations are being concocted inside that black box (charbox, not only has my short name in it, but also reffers to a charred box) from where light exudes in its three main colours:

Red, for interior and architectural design
Green, for urban and public space design
Blue, for product and furniture design

This leaves us with one final question:
Where did the purple come from then?
I left the green out of CharBox Design’s main colour scheme and replaced it with the mergent colour formed when red, (colour of vigour), and blue (colour of calmness) mix together to create purple, a mysterious colour that encourages creativity and imagination. The fusion of red and blue also goes well with the human eye as it is used in stereoscopic imagery to create the perception of depth and immersion.

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BEHIND THE CUBE

An avid and passionate designer since a very young age, Char has always been enthralled by the illustrious motives through designs found around the world…Wait, you didn’t think this was another overly-pretentious architect autobiography while referring to myself in the third person, did you?
Let’s start over. My name is Charbel, and I’m a freelance versatile designer based in Brighton, UK. Feel free to call me Char, much easier to pronounce. (trust me)

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VERSATILE DESIGN FREELANCER

I have always been fascinated by design growing up, going as far as to create my own schematics for various architectural designs, products and more. Specialising in interior architecture and design along with a MA degree, my design skills, experience and passion also expand into product & furniture design, and urban & public space design, all fields I have worked and designed in through academic, conceptual, professional, residential and commercial projects.

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DESIGN VALUES

Inclusivity, sustainability, and collaboration, all values I keep in mind in interior or architectural design, public space, urban, product or furniture design. Since design is for humans in general, I believe one should take into consideration human diversity and uniqueness, therefore the designed end-product should be more than adequate to be used by anybody. However, the design itself should never negatively impact the planet, but rather contribute to it whenever possible. By saving the planet, we save ourselves. Also, since design is for humans, I view my clients as my partners and collaborators, since I truly believe that there’s a designer in all of us.

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EXPERIENCED

A University of Brighton graduate with an MA in interior architecture & design, I have had early on experience in the field of architecture since the age of 19, working through contracting companies, architecture offices, design companies; based in Qatar, Beirut, France, and the UK. Throughout this time, I have also worked in product design and urban design projects as a freelancer for clients while also developing concept projects.

PASSIONATE

My passion for design, be it architectural, product or urban, has been evolving since my childhood, where I would channel my creativity into creating things, be it drawings, conceptual ideas, innovative designs and concepts. I always felt that design and creativity are a gift for mankind and the essence of human evolution. Everything we use in our daily basis, the spaces we inhabit, the cars we drive, the streets we walk on, have all stemmed from an idea in the human brain and was manifested into reality. Life creates design, and design creates life. Now how beautiful is that?

EFFICIENT

Whenever I design, create, or quote, I make sure I am as efficient as I possibly can in terms of time, productivity and delivery methods. I do my best to make my design to delivery smooth, organised and simple therefore saving time and minimising errors along the way test.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALs

“I am impressed with Char’s listening skills and detailed attention to design. I’ve always wanted to have my business idea for an 80’s club/bar visualised and designed, and Char went beyond my expectations with photorealistic designs that made me feel as if I was within the scene itself!”

David

Client, Cambridge

“I was beyond impressed when working with Char, having him redesign our garden space and outdoor kitchen was a real pleasure, especially after having seen his collaborative approach towards design, with his open mind towards our ideas and suggestions. The renders are absolutely amazing and we can’t wait to start with the works!”

Sarah

Client, Hove

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