The Agency

TEN2 Creative Agency

TEN2 is a commercial interior design and brand launch agency serving businesses across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and nationally. What makes TEN2 different from every other design firm is simple — we don't hand you a finished room and walk away.

We stay through the signage. We coordinate the photography. We pitch the press. We plan and execute the grand opening. Because a beautifully designed space that nobody knows about does not drive revenue — and getting people through the door is part of the design.

Every TEN2 project starts with a brief, not a mood board. Who is the customer. What should they feel. What must this space communicate before anyone says a word. The answer to that question becomes the design direction — and every material, every selection, every detail is measured against it.

The Approach

Design with purpose.
Built for revenue.

TEN2 doesn't do generic. Every client gets one concept direction — built specifically around their brief, their customer, and what their space needs to communicate before any human interaction begins. There are no packages, no templates, and no shortcuts.

The work is documented from day one. Professional photography is coordinated before reveal. And TEN2 stays engaged through launch — because the grand opening is part of the design.

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Studio Info

The Brief

Don't just open. Launch.

Rebel Dogs came to TEN2 with a bold brand and a space that needed to match it — green and yellow everywhere, a sunburst mural that fills the main wall, neon signage, branded cups and merch, and a grand opening day that felt like an event, not just an opening.

TEN2 handled the full brand activation: interior environment execution, influencer outreach and management, press coordination, ribbon cutting ceremony, and event styling from the balloon garland arches to the branded merchandise display. The State newspaper covered the opening. In the first week, Rebel Dogs served 2,000 gourmet hot dogs — about 300 a day.

A beautifully designed space that nobody knows about does not drive revenue. This one, everyone knew about.

Project Details

The sunburst mural — "Have a Doggone Good Day" wrapped in brand yellow and green, reading loud before anyone orders

The Brief

A set that communicates the brand at full volume

A television production set is the most high-stakes brand environment a designer can work in. Every square foot is on camera. Every color is a production decision. Every prop is a brand statement. The founding question for Fearless Founders was direct — what should a viewer feel in the first three seconds before anyone on screen speaks a word.

The answer built the set. A warm gradient backdrop moving from peach to magenta — saturated, confident, impossible to look away from. A black and white checkered floor treatment anchoring the interview seating. The brand mark lit and centered. White boucle chairs with gold legs sitting inside the color drama. Bold botanical props flanking the stage. A wardrobe and look board system coordinated for each guest to ensure every element — clothing, color, energy — was intentional on camera.

The brief was fearlessness. The set delivered it before episode one began.

Project Details

Behind the scenes — Budd Media production crew setting the stage before talent arrives

The Brief

Design the man, not just the office

Most home offices are designed for productivity. This one was designed for identity. The brief was simple and specific — the space should feel like Chris Davis before he walks into it. His music, his aesthetic, his way of moving through the world. All of it present in the walls, the shelves, the art.

Deep teal walls wrapped floor to ceiling — not a color you put on a wall and play it safe with, a color you commit to. A grasscloth accent wall behind the desk, textured and warm against the deep paint. Eight album covers mounted as art — Prince, Jay-Z, Sade, Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass — a vinyl gallery that tells you everything about the man's taste before he says a word. A turntable setup on a floating fluted console, actually playing. Walnut desk, brass globe lamp, bronze horse sculpture. Books stacked with intention: *A Promised Land*, *My Vanishing Country*.

This is what a brand environment looks like when it's personal.

Project Details

The record gallery — Prince, Jay-Z, Sade, Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass — music as autobiography on the wall

The Brief

Authority you feel before anyone speaks

When a client walks into a law office for the first time, they're already deciding whether they trust the person they're about to meet. The brief for S. Chris Davis was about winning that decision before an attorney ever enters the room.

A cobalt blue accent wall anchors the reception — bold, confident, impossible to ignore. A cognac leather sofa grounds the seating area in warmth. The Sputnik chandelier in brushed brass signals intention. Black doors with custom room signage — The Davis Room, Legal Support Team — turn functional space into branded territory. Three-piece abstract gallery wall in black and white gives the room an editorial edge without losing its professional footing.

Every decision brief-first. Every element earning its place.

Project Details

Cognac sofa, brass floor lamp, cobalt wall — the corner that closes the deal before anyone sits down

The Brief

Warmth, purpose, and the dignity of the work

The Frances Brunelle Foundation exists to serve the community. The Executive Director's office needed to communicate that mission visually — warmth, intentionality, and leadership all present in the room before anyone sitting across the desk speaks.

A soft pink accent wall against warm greige. A brass globe chandelier that fills the ceiling with warmth. Two chartreuse accent chairs flanking a bold abstract canvas — color as confidence, not decoration. A walnut executive desk grounding the room. Art chosen deliberately — a portrait of a Black woman, joyful and powerful, on the wall where every visitor's eye lands first.

Every decision brief-first. Every element earning its place.

Project Details

Chartreuse seating, houndstooth accent pillow — color as a leadership statement

The Brief

Confidence before the conversation begins

A law firm's physical space is making a trust argument before any attorney demonstrates their expertise. The brief for Jabber & Isaac named that argument precisely — the client who walks through this door should feel they came to the right place before anyone says a word.

Tricorn Black walls. A bold graphic wallpaper that communicates boldness and identity. White desks against the black — the contrast of clarity. Gold accents throughout. An amber room anchored by a brass chandelier and civil rights iconography that names the firm's mission on the wall. Every decision answering the same brief.

Project Details

Material selections — Tricorn Black, warm wood, brushed gold hardware, handmade tile