Studio.

Practice

Brian Ellison founded BED in 2017 to pursue a practice grounded in craft, restraint, and place. The studio works with private clients and select commercial and hospitality partners to shape spaces of lasting quality.

Projects range from coastal residences to boutique restaurants, multifamily lobbies, and one-of-a-kind retail interiors. Each begins with extended conversation, site study, and a deliberately slow concept phase before any drawings are produced.

Philosophy

BED's work foregrounds materials as language. Stone, plaster, wood, brass, lacquer, and linen each carry meaning; their combinations carry voice. The studio resists trend-driven decoration in favor of compositions that gain depth over time.

Light is treated as architecture — daylight directed, layered, and softened; electric light specified with the precision of a recording engineer.

Recognition

• Best of Houzz, Design — 2025
• Recommended on Houzz
• 250+ Ideabook saves on Houzz
• Featured projects across Brevard County

Process

1. Listening — extended initial conversations to understand the client, the site, and the way of living the space must support.
2. Concept — material studies, light studies, proportion sketches. Months, not weeks.
3. Design Development — drawings, specifications, finish samples, fixture sourcing, and pricing alignment.
4. Documentation — construction drawings, schedules, and procurement coordination with trades.
5. Construction Administration — site visits, finish review, and trade coordination through completion.
6. Styling — final styling and photography, optional but encouraged.

Studio details

Based in Melbourne, Florida, with active projects throughout Brevard County and select projects further afield. Studio visits by appointment.