Studio DB

What Studio DB does

Studio DB (legal entity: DB Interiors Ltd.) is a privately held New Zealand commercial interior design and office fit-out firm founded in 1966, headquartered in Auckland with additional offices in Wellington, Christchurch, and Whangarei. The firm delivers end-to-end workspace solutions — covering spatial planning, workplace strategy, design, procurement, and construction delivery — for both private-sector enterprises and public-sector government clients, operating under its registered 'Futureproof.Sustainable.Deliver.®' methodology. The firm is an approved provider on the All-of-Government Construction and Property Consultancy panels, which provides direct access to NZ government procurement, and its disclosed client roster includes multinational and large domestic enterprises such as Salesforce, Roche, Latitude Finance, Howden, DUAL Insurance, House of Travel, Heartland Bank, NZ Health Group, and New Zealand Rugby, spanning financial services, insurance, technology, healthcare, education, energy, real estate, and nonprofit verticals.

The firm's core offering is a single integrated service line — Office Fit-Out Services — executed through fixed-price project contracts on a bespoke, quote-based pricing model with no standardized tiers. GTM is consultative enterprise field sales, complemented by direct client engagement via phone and email and a content-marketing presence (website portfolio, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, newsletter, thought-leadership articles). Revenue mechanics are professional services on a project-by-project basis; the firm has no disclosed revenue, no parent company, no external private equity or venture capital backing, no disclosed management team, no subsidiaries, no patents, and no AI or software product layer. The firm is described in its own material as 'A 60 year old Start Up' operating across four regional offices to deliver national coverage of the New Zealand commercial interiors market.

Name

Studio DB

Legal name

DB Interiors Ltd.

Website

https://dbinteriors.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio DB is a New Zealand-based commercial interior design and office fit-out firm, founded in 1966, delivering end-to-end workspace design and build services to enterprise and government clients through four regional offices across the country.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Office Interior Design & Fit-Out

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Commercial interior design
• Office fit-out services
• Workplace design
• Corporate relocation services
• Workspace strategy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Office Fit-Out Services: Project-based professional services revenue from end-to-end office fit-out and interior design engagements. Projects include space planning, design, procurement, and construction management for corporate offices, with revenue generated through fixed-price project contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Studio DB provides end-to-end commercial office interior design, fit-out, and build services for corporate enterprises and government agencies across New Zealand. The integrated offering covers concept design, spatial planning, workplace strategy, procurement, and project delivery under the proprietary 'Futureproof.Sustainable.Deliver.' methodology. Engagements are delivered on a project basis from initial consultation through to completion, with the firm operating as an approved provider on the All-of-Government Construction and Property Consultancy panels.

Product overview

Studio DB is a New Zealand-based interior design and office fit-out company founded in 1966. They operate as a single unified service offering — an integrated, end-to-end design and delivery model for office fit-outs. Their portfolio spans three core service areas: Corporate Solutions (private sector commercial fit-outs), Government Solutions (public sector fit-outs via All-of-Government panels), and their core Office Fit-Out Services covering concept to completion. The company serves diverse clients including Latitude Finance, DUAL Insurance, Howden, Salesforce, Education First, House of Travel, and various government agencies, with offices in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Whangarei.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers25 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• All-of-Government Construction and Property Consultancy PanelscoreOthersStudio DB is an approved provider on the All-of-Government Construction and Property Consultancy panels, enabling eligible government agencies to engage their services through streamlined procurement processes. This panel status provides access to public sector contracts across New Zealand government departments and agencies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Haworth: Global workspace furniture and interiors company with APAC presence. Adjacent to Studio DB as a furniture supplier/specifier often engaged on the same fit-out projects rather than as a direct competitor.
• Cushman & Wakefield (Project & Occupier Services): Global commercial real estate firm providing project management and fit-out coordination for enterprise occupiers. Often competes as project manager (rather than designer) on the same enterprise fit-out engagements Studio DB delivers.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: World's largest design firm, operating globally with ANZ offices. Competes for enterprise workplace projects but as part of a much broader portfolio (architecture, branded environments, consulting); not NZ-specialist.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with APAC presence. Overlaps with Studio DB on commercial interior design for enterprise clients but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• JLL (Workplace Design + Fit-Out): Global commercial real estate services firm with a dedicated workplace design and fit-out practice. Competes for enterprise fit-out projects bundled with broader occupancy and real estate advisory services.

Direct peers

• Hassell: Australian architecture and interior design firm with ANZ-wide practice. Closest trans-Tasman competitor for commercial interior fit-out, particularly for clients with operations across both countries.
• BVN (Bligh Voller Nield): Australian architecture practice with strong interior design and workplace portfolio. Comparable service offering, scale, and enterprise client base to Studio DB across the broader ANZ market.
• Unispace: Global workplace strategy, design and build firm with ANZ presence. Offers the same end-to-end integrated model as Studio DB (strategy → design → construction), competing directly for the same enterprise fit-out briefs in NZ.
• Warren and Mahoney: NZ-headquartered architecture and interior design practice with national office network. Directly comparable on geography, scale, and commercial interior design services for enterprise and government clients.
• M Moser Associates: Global workplace design and build consultancy operating across APAC. Competes directly for enterprise office fit-out projects with an integrated design+delivery model similar to Studio DB's offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/db-interiors-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/studiodbnz
• Facebookfacebook.com/StudioDBInteriors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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