Internationally renowned interior designer, and project/procurement management specialist, Mr. Gillis Grant, has said his company Delta Designs International “is set introduce innovations that will take Nigeria’s interior landscape to the next level.”
Grant, who is an interior designer that has worked extensively in the hospitality and allied industries, said the essence of his theory as a designer “is that a venue that is well-designed and functional will not only add to the customer experience, but will directly impact on maximising potential revenues and return on investment (RoI).”
According to him, it is this attention to RoI that encourages him to regard himself as a “hostage negotiator.”
Grant, a recognised leading figure in the business of interior designs of hospitality facilities around the world, said being a hostage negotiator in the industry “means understanding his capacity as an operator that produces results directly related to the infrastructure, design and flow before me.”
“A designer’s job is to increase opportunities for maximising potential; or in other words, to negotiate for greater financial yield for the customers,” he said.
Described as a rare find when it comes to the interior designing business, Grant feels that all too often hotels and restaurants are designed around aesthetics at the cost of functionality.
“Although there are many amazing architects designing incredible looking buildings and venues, very few, truly accommodate the flow patterns essential for maximising an owner’s investment.”
For industry stakeholders, this knowledge and practice of the interior design industry is not surprising, considering it is not often you meet someone who has 32 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, and who with a boyish grin, regards and introduces himself first as a hostage negotiator.
