FORJ works across workplace, retail, hospitality and residential interiors, from early planning through to finishes, joinery, furniture and design intent documentation.
Designed by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
DigitalEcommerce, websites, paid media and SEO for established businesses.
Explore DigitalBefore we get into finishes, we work through what needs to fit, how people move through the space and what the existing tenancy gives us to work with.
FORJ leads the Interior Design and works alongside the builder and consultants. If you already have a builder, we can work with them. If you need one, we can introduce suitable builders from our network.
We document the joinery, finishes and key interior details before pricing, so the builder has fewer assumptions to make later.
Blackhearts & Sparrows Elwood. Designed by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
Workplace interior
A workplace planned around how the teams move and work together, with the industrial character of the building softened rather than removed.
Designed by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
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Workplace, retail and hospitality interiors, built and in concept.
01Blackhearts & Sparrows ElwoodRetail · Elwood, VIC · 2024Relevant experience · BuiltDesigned by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.02Guest GroupWorkplace · Keysborough, VIC · 2023Relevant experience · BuiltDesigned by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
03Wise Wine, Eagle BayHospitality · Eagle Bay, WAConcept
04Blackhearts & Sparrows GeelongRetail · Newtown, GeelongRelevant experience · BuiltDesigned by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
05SBA LawWorkplace · Melbourne CBD, VICRelevant experience · BuiltDesigned by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
06Blackwood's BarHospitality · Windsor, VICRelevant experience · BuiltDesigned by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.Workplace design planned around how the team actually works.
Headcount, meeting demand, quiet work, storage, staff areas and client spaces are resolved before the finishes and furniture are developed.
Workplace interior designRetail design starts with how customers move, what they need to see and how staff operate the store.
Product display, the counter, stockroom access and the path to the back of the store are worked out before finishes, joinery and furniture.
Retail interior designHospitality design built around the way the venue operates.
Covers, service path, back-of-house relationships, furniture and customer movement are resolved before the material layer is developed.
Hospitality interior designTest the tenancy before you commit to the full project.
A test fit checks whether the floor can support the headcount, rooms, circulation and operational requirements before the lease or wider design scope progresses.
Test fits and feasibility
Sam leads the design work and stays involved as the project moves from planning into documentation and builder queries.
Much of Sam's commercial experience was inside a design-and-build business, so he is used to seeing where drawings, pricing and site decisions can come unstuck.
FORJ can introduce builders from its network or work with your preferred builder. The network is an option, not a condition.
Start with a test fit, a planning exercise, a concept stage or a full Interior Design scope, depending on where the project is up to.
Plan the home before filling it.
FORJ works on renovations, apartments, kitchens and bathrooms, and multi-room interiors in Melbourne. The scope can cover a few connected rooms or the full interior, depending on what you are changing.
If you already have a builder, FORJ can work with them. If you need one, we can introduce builders from our network based on the project, location and budget.
We are a better fit for substantial renovations, apartments and multi-room furnishing projects than one-off styling or small selections.
Digital
We work with established businesses across ecommerce, websites, Google Ads, Meta Ads and SEO. When those channels affect each other, we look at the store or site, the offer, the creative and the traffic together instead of treating each account as a separate problem.
Case study · Ecommerce and Paid media
ResultWithin 4 weeks, the online store matched what it had previously done in a full year.
BlueAnt moved into direct-to-consumer sales right before Black Friday. FORJ treated Black Friday as the launch of the D2C channel and rebuilt the paid media account around it.
View the BlueAnt case studyFORJ Creative is a Melbourne studio working across Interior Design and Digital. You can engage us for one without the other, and you deal directly with the people doing the work.
About the studio
Design Director
Sam Fossati is Design Director at FORJ Creative, with nine years of experience across commercial interiors. Much of that experience was developed inside a design-and-build environment, giving him a practical understanding of how interior decisions are priced, documented and resolved on site. Sam leads the design direction and remains closely involved through the stages where the work needs to be explained and delivered.
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