hello!

I'm Nigel Witham and I designed my first restaurant in Richmond, UK in 1990. It is still thriving now.

Today, my team and I love to provide bar, coffee shop and restaurant interior design, branding, financial modelling and strategic insights with acumen. We get hired by all sizes of business, from tiny start-ups to multinational corporations.

I'd love you to hire us too, although I know that you may just want some initial friendly advice. So, I have written a series of in-depth help sheets and I write about the strategic use of design in international catering magazines.

There are links to these free resources below. You are welcome to download and share them without registration.

Although I work mainly in the UK, I have production offices in India and New Zealand and representation in New York. Currently, I spend most of my time between London and the UAE and have a second home in Australia but will consider work anywhere. I am happy to work locally but like to travel.

I am here to help and always happy to talk so why not give me a call or send me an email? I'd love to hear from you.

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help sheets

avoid pitfalls

my team

My team and I work separately but together using the internet for meetings and filing. In this way we can find the right people for the work and not the other way around.

If you are an experienced, professional designer or catering business consultant and you think you'd like to join us please send us an email to tell us why.

Nigel Witham	Vicky Funnell	Sanjay Mistry	Crispin Williams	Judi Watkinson	Stephen Quiddington	Christopher Titcombe
Mark Horner	Kirk Voltz

writing

Currently I am a regular columnist on Pub and Bar magazine in the UK and occassional writer and awards judge on Caterer Middle East magazine, which is based in Dubai, UAE.

My articles cover subjects such as costs of design and fitting out, effective branding and space planning, restaurant interior design tips and how to manage and brief designers. I aim to be controversial and thought provoking.

Please download as many articles as you want - I'd welcome your feedback and any ideas for more.

whats new under the sun
MAY 2008 ISSUE

Returning from a recent trip to the UAE, UK-based chartered designer Nigel Witham put to paper about some of the challenges of restaurant design in Dubai.

why you matter to me
JUNE 2008 ISSUE

What do you want to get out of your restaurant and how do you explain this to your designer? This month examines the importance of the design brief.

the art of seduction
JULY 2009 ISSUE

Why F&B outlets must focus on seducing customers if they intend to secure a faithful and long-lasting relationship.

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my services

Concept origination and development
Restaurant, bar, cafe and boutique hotel interior design
Architectural design
Brand design and standards specifications
Planning and local government applications
Project coordination and management
Outlet strategy
On line marketing and reservations systems
Financial modeling and business plan development

let's talk!

If you have an interesting question for me you can post it on my facebook page,
I check this every day and always respond quickly.

If you're interested in hiring me and my team to design your restaurant bar or cafe then the best way to let us know is to send us an email with your contact details and a brief description of your project. Please let us know the best means and time to contact you and, if your enquiry is urgent, we'll be in touch right away.

hello@nigelw.com

a polite note about our charges

Designing a restaurant, cafe or bar properly, with your business's best interests at heart, is a time-consuming process that requires: care, training, knowledge, skill and experience. For this reason I am not able to prepare pitches, initial concept proposals or make site visits without charge.

This way of working enables me to give you impartial best advice and keeps overheads low so that my charges are reasonable for everyone and the high quality of my work is maintained.

I always set out all charges and terms in writing as soon as I have a full understanding of your needs and will commit to a clear agreement with you before any work is done.