Enfolded within the sinuous alleyways of Jayanagar, South Bengaluru, a 1,991 sq. ft. home—standing for just under a century—has been reimagined in its second life as a sleek, striking experience centre for Cabinets & Me. Thoughtfully transformed by Keystone Studio, the modular furniture showroom balances utilitarianism with a distinctly Danish instinct for quiet coziness. Cabinets & Me was founded in 2018 by Guruswaroop Pommarapalli (Design Head) and Charan Pommarapalli (Operations Head) as a response to the need for furniture that is long-lasting, environmentally responsible, and intuitively synchronised with the diurnal rhythms of its end-user. Drawing life force from Dieter Rams’ ten principles of good design, the brand infuses Scandinavian sensibilities—a proclivity for clean lines and engineering-forward craftsmanship—into every kitchen, wardrobe and storage system they create.

“We follow minimalistic design and the longevity of our palette is Nordic-inspired, so even a few years later the colours gracing your home will not go out of trend,” explains Guruswaroop Pommarapalli, Founder and Design Head of Cabinets & Me.

Where Real Life Plays Out, Room By Room

Clad in a Scandinavian skin of natural wood finishes and neutral tones punctuated with vibrant accents, the façade of the Cabinets & Me modular furniture showroom sets the tone for what lies within—a visual blueprint composed of calm, carefully demarcated zones. Step inside, and the space unfolds like a facsimile of a contemporary Indian home, tailored together through timeless vignettes of living rooms, kitchens, dining areas, and more. The intention is abundantly clear: to help customers see themselves in the space and imagine how each product might inhabit the contours of their own domestic reality. Soft lighting heightens the inherent beauty of wood grains and joinery details, while generous spacing between displays invites a genuine curiosity to wander. Each mise-en-scène is deliberately composed—from ergonomically optimised sideboards to refined closets with customisable inserts—offering smart, seamless ways to organise the deeply human trinkets that define our everyday lives. For a closer look at this curated experience centre, you should watch the walkthrough video by Buildofy.

Technology Blended With Traditional Craftsmanship

At Cabinets & Me, design begins with an astute understanding of consumer psychology. Every prototype takes shape from the client’s lifestyle, spatial constraints, and aesthetic preferences—ensuring that their pieces are not merely personalised, but purpose-built to address a functional void in everyday existence. Their in-house design team translates these insights into scrupulous layouts using advanced 3D modelling and rendering software. From there, the manufacturing process unravels in a state-of-the-art facility where the integration of German precision machinery with vernacular motifs allows them to maintain an ingenuity down to the last millimetre. Installation, too, is handled end-to-end by the brand’s own team, creating a sophisticated, stress-free experience for the customer. Step inside this modular furniture showroom digitally through Buildofy’s detailed YouTube walkthrough.

Designed Not Just To Stand Out, But To Settle In

At the heart of each Cabinet & Me offering is a modular system that privileges both flexibility and a high standard of technical articulation. Each product—whether a compact kitchen for a city apartment or a sprawling wardrobe for a master suite—is efficiently structured to accommodate the nuances of Indian homes and lifestyles. Spatial innovations in the kitchen such as pocket doors (which slide back neatly into the cabinetry rather than opening out) facilitate smoother movement within a frugal floor plan, while integrated built-in appliances—like refrigerators that disappear behind matching cabinetry—create a visually coherent environment. Other key design solutions like pull-out larders, corner carousels, soft-close drawers, and multi-utility systems (like wine cabinets and crockery units) cater to the layered realities of an Indian household. The wardrobes and walk-in closets continue this design logic. Watch the full walkthrough of this modular furniture showroom on Buildofy’s YouTube channel.

The walk-in closets are not just luxurious but ingeniously outfitted with lighting that accentuates textures and improves visibility. Inserts are customised for specific functions—trays for jewellery, structured grids for watches and eyewear, and hidden laundry baskets or fold-out ironing boards—all designed to disappear when not in use. The brand works almost exclusively with sustainable surfaces from matte laminates in muted, Norwegian-inspired hues to wood-textured veneers that imbue a rustic elegance. The colour palette is gracefully understated—think greige, ash, olive interspersed with unexpected blues and reds—ensuring that the designs remain eternal rather than trend-bound. To watch the complete video by Buildofy about this brand’s anthropocentric ethos, click here.

Where Everything Is Made To Matter

With over 500 projects successfully executed across India, the brand’s legacy rests upon a rock solid foundation of consistency, customisation and curated sensibilities. Its continued success lies not in unchecked expansion, but in slow, studied evolution. Since its humble beginnings, the brand has grown steadily, backed by its cutting-edge manufacturing facility and a design team that sees every project through from ideation to installation. The journey begins with a design consultation, following which, the clients are invited into a collaborative process: materials and finishes are selected, layouts are refined, and production is only initialized once every detail is signed off with confidence. The modular furniture showroom plays a vital role in this process. More than a display centre, it functions as a working studio—where visitors can open drawers, inspect hardware, test finishes and envision their own lives within this context.

What sets Cabinets & Me apart is its unwavering fealty to the tenets of good design articulated by Dieter Rams, yielding not just beautiful objects, but an all-encompassing philosophy of being. This is furniture that anticipates needs before they’re articulated, that believes form need not overshadow function, and beauty should never loudly proclaim itself to be noticed.