The Blog
The Concetti Process – Phase 1: Discover X Co-Create
We understand how overwhelming interior design can feel. You’re ready to take this step because you want your space to work well, feel good, and look amazing…but getting every detail just right doesn’t happen randomly. It requires intention. A strategy. A process. ...
Detroit Month of Design: How Concetti Unites by Design
Although it doesn’t technically start until the Autumn Equinox, it became fall in our hearts the minute we flipped over to the September calendar. Beyond the season’s sweet sensations like crisp air, cozy blankets, and changing leaves, this time of year reminds us...
How Concetti Helped the McVety’s Build Their New Custom Home with Confidence
Are you thinking about building a new custom home? Or have you already decided to go for it but are worried your vision won’t translate to your architect? Maybe you just got your floor plans back and noticed they may not work for how you plan to use the space? ...
3 Ways Interior Design Strategists Can Help You Build Your Custom Home with Confidence
You’re getting ready to build a new custom home? Congratulations! Building a home is the perfect opportunity to craft a space that is truly representative of your needs and who you are. So, how exactly can you guarantee that’ll happen? We can help! Starting from...
Modern Living in an Eco-friendly Midtown Home
Conceptual design is a process, an ideation, and a framework. It is a creative solution and strategic plan that explores the potential of space, of experience, and of expression.
Great Lakes Feature: Bold Concepts
Conceptual design is a process, an ideation, and a framework. It is a creative solution and strategic plan that explores the potential of space, of experience, and of expression.
Blue Skies Ahead: Our Take on Summer Styling
As a Michigan-based interior design strategy studio, we’re lucky to experience every season (sometimes all in one day). However, there’s just something special about summertime…maybe it’s the warm breezes, refreshing dips in the lake, cloudless skies, or just knowing...
How Concetti Infuses Detroit History into Our Projects
It’s easy to look back on our city’s past and see that we’ve rewritten our future more than once. Our French roots, Motown, and the rise, fall, and renaissance of the automotive industry are just a few pieces of Detroit history that have made both tangible and...
Small Business Highlight: Rachel Nelson Shares how Design Strategy is Integral to Building Brand Identity
In a lead-up to the 2023 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration, Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle.
‘Slow Decorating’ the New Name for Intentionality in Your Space
“Slow decorating” may be a new name, but the philosophy isn’t new, adds Rachel Nelson, CEO & principal designer for Detroit’s Concetti. “It’s the repackaging of an old idea,” she explains. “There have long been two schools of thought – either buy investment pieces that you’d like to live with for a long time (and possibly pass on) or quick fix trend following.” She, like many interior designers, is a proponent of investing in key pieces and keeping them. This is something she tries to follow in her own home, which features a mix of new items and repurposed heirlooms.