Who we are

DP is primarily a design & build focused agency with a critical appreciation for strategy and experience design in the hospitality, retail and workplace market. Business has increasingly looked to design to help differentiate its products, services and enhance customer experience. The intersection of creativity and commerce is where we choose to focus our attention at DP, ensuring we think about the ‘why’, and not just the ‘what’ and ‘how’.

Over the past 20 years we have grown our business to over 50 people, spread across our offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Sydney, with partnerships in Mauritius and the UK. We provide services in customer experience and brand design, interior design, project management and roll-out implementation, procurement, compliance as well as turn-key services.

Contact us to find out more about how we can future proof your physical environment experience.

Adrian Morris

Johannesburg

Richard Laws

Johannesburg

Yatish Narsi

Johannesburg

Carina Share

Cape Town

Callie VD Merwe

Sydney

4

Countries

3

Offices

50

People

2

Level 2 BEE

25

Years Old

Our awards

2017 Yacht & Aviation Finalist

Best Airport Lounge Standard Bank OR

Tambo International Library Lounge

2016/17 African Property Awards

Leisure Interior South Africa Nando’s

Maponya Mall, Soweto

2015 RDDA Category Winner

Restaurant Design Nando’s Blue Hills

RDDA 2013 Category Finalist

Restaurant Design Doppio Zero

2013 RDDA Category Finalist

Restaurant Design Piza e

Vino Midrand

2012 RDDA Category Winner

Restaurant Design Tribeca

Standard Lynnwood

2011 RDDA Merit Awards

Our Clients

What our clients say

  • "Norcros has had a long and fruitful relationship with Design Partnership. DP has consistently challenged our thinking on the development of our retail space in Tile Africa. Adrian and his team scan world trends, which they then interpret accurately for local markets and individual clients. The DP team have a genuine interest in what they do and this reflects in their commitment to our business. Our business-changing ‘CX’ stores are a testament to the success of the long-term partnership we have developed with them."

    Thomas Willcocks, Managing Director - Norcros SA (Tile Africa)

  • "We’ve been working with Design Partnership for several years, and we love how authentically they partner and collaborate with us. Most recently, we’ve worked with them on refreshing the in-store look and feel at Edgars, and we’re also currently working together on our new flagship stores, which we’re all incredibly excited about. The Design Partnership designers and architects take to heart what is needed, they are innovative and cutting edge and tapped into global trends, but at the same time know exactly how to resonate with the South African market. And for all that epic talent, they’re still incredibly humble to work with. Design Partnership is truly an extension of our own core design team."

    Nicky Correia on behalf of Edgars

  • "I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you for the hard work, passion, and persistence through the coffee shop phase of the project. You have all been absolutely amazing and true to our brief, and to your word, that you would create a space that we could all be immensely proud of and that would live on the cover of any design magazine. You delivered that in spades. The feedback from staff has been amazing so far and it has already shifted the energy of our space, so thank you. On to the next phase!"

    Brett, Group CEO - FCB Africa