No two days at Onebytwo look exactly the same — except for the part where we inevitably find ourselves holding a half-drunk chai in one hand, a roll of packaging tape in the other, and wondering if we remembered to double-check the screws on that mirror dispatch.
Our mornings usually begin on the ground, quite literally. We’re either at the workshop, surrounded by sawdust, polish samples, and one very opinionated mistry, or in transit — juggling calls with fabricators, carpenters, and delivery vendors while doing mental math on timelines. There’s always something that needs a little fixing, a little nudge, a little “arey bhaiya, kal tak kar do na.”
There’s a rhythm to this chaos though. We check in on production - a cane backrest taking shape, a tabletop getting its final dip detail, or a brass inlay being embedded with painstaking care. We peek at the packaging queue, fold in our thank-you notes, and make sure nothing leaves without a last round of love (and polish). And if the dispatch is running late, chances are we’re trying to convince the delivery guy into helping us load things into the van, one awkwardly shaped box at a time.
At least once a week, we’re out sourcing. From wood yards to tapestry markets, it’s a maze of textures, shades, and negotiations. We love these days — when the material palette starts speaking to us, when a velvet swatch sparks an entire idea for a custom chair, or when we stumble upon a new stain that makes our design brain buzz.
Afternoons are laptop-land. Client calls, emails, number-crunching, and content planning all live here. Sometimes we’re shooting stories for a new product launch, sometimes debating if that Instagram caption is too cheesy. Other days, we’re deep in design decks, figuring out the flow of a custom home layout or building mock-ups for an upcoming collection.
And of course, sales. That never really sleeps. Whether it’s replying to a DM at 3 pm or strategizing a flash sale campaign at 6:15 pm while also realizing we haven’t eaten lunch - that’s just how it goes.
We’ve learnt to embrace the 6 PM panic. It’s a Onebytwo classic - when everything that was supposed to be done by 4 suddenly starts barking for attention. Final touches on renders, “urgent” client revisions, or discovering a missing bolt on a dispatch piece - that hour brings it all. Somehow, we always find a way to wrap it up. Sometimes gracefully, sometimes with a frantic hunt for bubble wrap.
But it’s in these days - messy, hands-on, caffeine-fueled - Onebytwo feels most alive. We’re building things. Fixing things. Learning new things. And in the middle of it all, we’re still two people trying to build something honest, something beautiful, something that feels like us.
