Passionately implementing all of his creative concepts to convert a house into a home

Rajat Bhattacharjee – Founder, Grey Matter, Kolkata

Established in 2013, Grey Matter is an interior designing firm operated by non-other than its founder, Rajat Bhattacharjee who is a versatile designer and wants to give his best to the clients. He considers himself more like an artist than a designer. I pursued his BVA degree from Indian college of Arts & Draftsmenship. As a professional designer, he has worked for 12 years in MNCs, and along with that he started his own interior business. Interior designing is his passion more than a profession. He wanted people to feel their apartments as a home and not a residential block. He has good sense of composition which further helps him to adjust with all the essential furniture and fittings in a single room.

Rajat works hard to create and explore new ideas not always to make money, but to satiate his artistic soul. He helps every middle-class people to decorate their nest the way they want to design by implementing his design concepts. He is one-man army who does floor planning, designing, finance, labour management, market purchase, and client servicing. However, in this entire process, understanding client requirements and their lifestyle plays a vital role in putting up a concept together.

Rajat believes in using natural and eco-friendly products in his interior designing. Using natural stones as wall cladding and fresh greenery gives a refreshing look and positive vibe to start a new day from home. He also uses various permutations and combinations to make the space look bigger than what it actually is. In fact, using natural elements into his design is one of the USP that Rajat talks about in all of his past & present projects. By providing bespoke design at affordable techniques instead of run-on-the-mill type requirements, they have become the most preferred designing firm in and around Kolkata. He gives high weightage to customer servicing and is ready to move that little extra mile to provide a better design and service to his clients. Every client is different and their requirements are unique, hence understand the same and sticking to it is the success mantra of Grey Matter.

Since, childhood creativity always attracted Rajat. Lack of excitement in his job compelled him to quit and start his own firm. That way it gave him a huge window to think through his creative ideas and explore them in his work. For him designing a furniture is like creating a sculpture with innovative ideas. He always wanted to leave his mark in the world of interiors, and hence started by his own. His first project was for a Chinese Restaurant chain – Buddha Bites, is very close to his heart. As recalled by Rajat,

“I was loaded with creative things in my mind. It took some time to implement those. I fully utilised the ceiling, wall & the entrance area with my creative thoughts and with help of innovative lighting and shade gave a final touch to my work. The client was very happy, so am I. Each and every day is a learning for me as I face new challenges every moment. Your mistakes make you learn more, and helps in your upcoming projects. Learning is an ongoing process. You won’t be able to learn to overcome without any mistake.”

Rajat aims to create more happy customers and bring smile on their faces through his spectacular work. During his college days he has bagged many awards in designing & thereafter as a professional advertiser, he got accolades from clients for creating magnificent ads. He feels that, one should work diligently without thinking of the end result, the result is a by-product of the effort one puts in to his work.