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Audacious ideas, deep knowledge, era-transcending taste—and maybe a great-looking dog—are what defines unforgettable design. For the 15th year of the A-List, ELLE Decor celebrates the genuses of the geniuses who create the rooms we love best.

Published: Jun 13, 2025

Montana Labelle#

Toronto
montanalabelle.com

Designer Montana Labelle is a rising star on the Toronto design scene, but not by following trends. Labelle loves vintage furniture and handmade pieces, and she favors neutral interiors that are modern but warm and shot through with a ’70s palette of rich, earthy tones. For the project featured on ELLE Decor's May 2025 cover, Labelle sourced midcentury Italian furniture and ceramics (including finds from Etsy), clad the mantel in volcanic tile, and worked with a decorative artist on custom wall treatments. A Parsons School of Design graduate, Labelle leads a 12-year-old firm that is expanding rapidly, with residential projects in Los Angeles and Miami. Her website also features her eponymous lifestyle brand with hardware, candle holders, and vases in her signature material: marble.

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Patrick Biller

Selldorf Architects#

New York City
selldorf.com

Architect Annabelle Selldorf breathes new life into public institutions. This year she unveiled both a masterful expansion of the Frick Collection’s Manhattan mansion and her renovation of a wing at the National Gallery in London. Understatement is her calling card, whether she’s designing a gallery for Hauser & Wirth or a house in the Hamptons. While known for her renovations of art galleries and museums, such as Manhattan's Neue Galerie and the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts, Selldorf is also a personal favorite of artists to design their homes—from Cindy Sherman to Eric Fischl. "Good taste actually has nothing to do with being proper," she told ELLE Decor. "It is about discernment and the choices you make."

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Nicholas Venezia

Husband Wife#

New York City
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In 2015, after stints with Rafael de Cárdenas and Peter Marino, newlyweds Justin Capuco and Brittney Hart launched their own design firm. The name was apt: Husband Wife. (They had originally used it for their wedding website and didn’t want to let it go.) The New York–based pair, whose work is at once enchanting and edgy, have created spaces for fashion e-tailer Moda Operandi and lighting company Roll and Hill. Recent residential projects include the Upper West Side apartment of artist Camille Henrot and her husband Mauro Hertig, featured in the March 2025 issue of ELLE Decor. As in all good relationships, Husband Wife strives for a balance that brings opposites into harmony. Up next? A Tudor Revival in Columbus, Ohio, and a townhouse in Manhattan’s West Village.

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Jesper D. Lund

Oshinowo Studio#

Lagos, Nigeria
oshinowostudio.com
Fresh off a Harvard Loeb fellowship, architect and designer Tosin Oshinowo has returned to her native Nigeria to lead her practice, Oshinowo Studio, which she founded in 2013. Her focus, she says, is to address ecological, sociological, and cultural concerns through architecture, interior design, and curatorial work. In 2023, ELLE Decor featured her Lantern House on Lagos’s Banana Island, with its off-the-grid energy system and steel screen façade, which brings in natural light while also shielding against the tropical sun. That same year she curated the UAE’s Sharjah Architecture Triennial, assembling architects and designers from the Global South. Her projects range from private beach houses to an Adidas flagship in Lagos to a Bahai temple in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This spring she was awarded a special mention at the Venice Biennale.

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Tolu Sanusi

Schafer Buccellato Architects#

New York City and South Bend, Indiana
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Gil Schafer is new to the A-List, but certainly not to ELLE Decor's readers. The Yale-educated architect, a founding partner of Schafer Buccellato Architects, is known for being a master of classicism and for his belief in the value of enduring beauty. His projects, and his books, reflect that—they are both timely and timeless. Tradition runs deep here: Schafer is descended from architects, and his clients deeply value his knowledge and belief in the tenets of classical architecture. But that doesn’t mean Schafer can’t deliver surprise—like the subterranean nightclub he designed beneath one of the most proper houses in Southampton, Long Island.

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William Waldron

Office of BC#

Los Angeles
officeofbc.com

Jerome Byron and Lindsey Chan, founders of this five-year-old Los Angeles architecture and interior design studio, met while working for designer and video producer Willo Perron. Byron is an architect who has worked with Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré; Chan is an interior designer known for pairing modernist sensibilities with vibrant colors and unexpected materials. The firm is still young, but Byron and Chan already do a lot with a little, whether outfitting a store for the skate and streetwear brand Babylon LA or adding wood paneling to a former coffee shop, the Melrose Avenue restaurant Stir Crazy. A midcentury home they renovated for L.A. creatives Shaniqwa Jarvis and Raj Debah embodies the firm’s signature aesthetic: The serene space is punctuated with surprises, from blue tile floors to a fireplace surround reframed in African mahogany. follow

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Summer Thornton#

Chicago
summerthorntondesign.com

“I’m always right on the line of good taste—or a few steps over,” says Summer Thornton. Whether she’s papering walls with rolling hills and cherry blossoms (ELLE Decor, October 2021) or pairing a tiger print sofa with floor-to-ceiling florals, this Chicago maximalist always pulls it off. Her 2022 book, Wonderland: Adventures in Decorating, invites readers down the rabbit hole into a world where no teacup is too flowery, no vestibule too striped, no chandelier too chartreuse. That her rooms feel both wildly imaginative and sink-into-the-sofa comfortable speaks to her innate understanding of classical design principles. “My favorite projects are ones that start with an architecturally perfect shell,” she says, “which gives me the freedom to push the envelope.”

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Thomas Loof

Gilles & Boissier#

Paris
gillesetboissier.com

The husband-and-wife design team of Patrick Gilles and Dorothée Boissier founded their Paris studio in 2004, focusing on architecture, interiors, and objects. Their aesthetic balances a penchant for theatricality with a sense of history and an understanding of the demands of modern life. In addition to private residences (and yachts), the duo have worked with hospitality brands including Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, and Six Senses. Gilles, the artistic director, leads interior projects, while Boissier develops the brand through furniture and accessories and oversees their Paris showroom on Avenue Montaigne. Together they merge classic formalism with a passion for living life well.

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Laure Joliet

Martin Brûlé Studio#

Paris and New York City
dessellepartners.com

With an eye toward the past but a sensibility firmly rooted in the present, Martin Brûlé crafts interiors that feel timeless. The Montreal-born designer established his New York City office in 2016 and has since expanded to Paris and Miami, creating thoughtfully layered spaces like the minimalist Surfside pied-à-terre featured in ELLE Decor's Winter 2025 issue. The self-trained Brûlé has a portfolio that evinces a knack for balancing the delicate proportions of furniture from the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s alongside elevated references—think Jean Cocteau, Jean Després, and Jean-Michel Frank—to create a sense of quiet grandeur.

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Adrian Gaut

Alfredo Paredes Studio#

New York City
alfredoparedesstudio.com

Paredes launched his design studio in 2019 after more than three decades at Ralph Lauren Home. His monograph, Alfredo Paredes at Home, shows how he achieves his updated take on American style—whether he is designing his own Gatsby-era mansion on Long Island or a new line of rugs for Patterson Flynn.

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Alyssa Kapito Interiors#

New York City
alyssakapito.com

Alyssa Kapito, who marries a fresh take on the classics with a great appreciation of antiques and art, debuted her first collection of furniture this spring through her self-named gallery. Her projects include a restoration of a historic Hamptons estate, an Upper West Side apartment, and a SoHo duplex, as well as her book, Alyssa Kapito: Interiors, published in spring 2024.

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Joshua McHugh

Aman & Meeks#

New York City
amanmeeks.com

James Aman and John Meeks, partners for nearly 30 years, bring a quiet elegance to their projects. The designers are especially adroit at fashioning a look of tailored luxury that evokes both past and present, as showcased in this Palm Beach house.

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Douglas Friedman

Apartment 48#

New York City
apartment48.com

Alabama native and noted color wizard Rayman Boozer rose to prominence when he founded Apartment 48, a chic New York home store set up like an apartment. Today, he brings a vibrant and layered approach to projects, whether he is designing homes for Manhattan professionals or offices for start-ups.

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Kelly Marshall

Ashe Leandro#

New York City
asheleandro.com

This duo—designer Ariel Ashe and architect Reinaldo Leandro—create inspiring interiors for notable clients including artist Rashid Johnson and actor Liev Schreiber. Their projects range from an Upper East Side townhouse to a ground-up estate as seen on ELLE Decor’s March 2024 cover. The duo’s first book, Ashe Leandro: Architecture + Interiors, was published last fall.

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Adrian Gaut

Atelier Davis#

Atlanta/New York City
atelierdavis.com

Jessica Davis launched Nest Studio in 2012 for luxury home hardware; her design studio, Atelier Davis, quickly followed. Her work (as seen in March 2022 ELLE Decor) draws from a childhood spent growing up all over the world. Her projects span from a north Georgia lake house to a spa in Atlanta.

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Alanna Hale

Augusta Hoffman Studio#

_New York City
_augustahoffman.com
This Dallas-born, New York-based designer is known for her elegant and timeless interiors with a touch of romance. She has put her imprint on projects ranging from an apartment on the Upper West Side, her own NoHo apartment (featured in May 2023 ELLE DECOR), and a Manhattan atelier for wedding dress designer Danielle Frankel. This year, she also brought her subtle style to a a line of window treatments for Wovn Home in fabrics like Belgian linen and sheer wool blends.

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Billy Cotton#

New York City
billycotton.com

Known for gaining the trust of the art world elite, Cotton also recently designed the ultimate culture crowd hangout: Brutalist-inspired New York restaurant Bridges. He brings his cinematic, delightfully off-kilter interiors to homes like this pint-sized Manhattan gallerists' apartment.

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Stephen Kent Johnson

Brockschmidt & Coleman#

New York City/New Orleans
brockschmidtandcoleman.com

Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman bring an appreciation of history to their work, much like their literati clients. They have designed everything from a Nashville studio for historian Jon Meacham to a New Orleans apartment for biographer Walter Isaacson.

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Paul Costello

Charlap Hyman & Herrero#

_New York City/Los Angeles
_ch-herrero.com
New York-based Adam Charlap Hyman and Los Angeles-based Andre Herrero inject equal parts erudition and playfulness into their projects. They established their architecture and interior design firm in 2014, just three years after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design. Their projects range from set design for operas to an art-filled Miami Beach high-rise apartment (featured on the cover of our October 2023 issue), alongside ventures into art curation and retail design.

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Chris Mottalini

Commune Design#

Los Angeles
communedesign.com

Partners Roman Alonso and Steven Johanknecht are masters of the new California cool. The firm is behind several Ace hotels, R+Co product design, and craft-infused homes.

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Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates#

New York City
coreydamenjenkins.com

The Detroit native's ethos is a polished traditionalism infused with color and pattern. His new YouTube series, Design Reimagined, based on his book of the same name, aims to demystify the process of interior design.

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Andrew Frasz

Danielle Colding Design#

New York City
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The one-time HGTV star has a vibrant, artistic approach to design. Never stuffy, she likes to build spaces around a client’s family heirlooms, art, and knickknacks so that the room is always a reflection of the individual. Colding’s style shines in this Manhattan townhouse featured in our Summer 2023 issue.

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David Netto#

Los Angeles
davidnettodesign.com

Designer and ELLE Decor contributor David Netto is noted for his deft historical references, visual wit, and ability to meld modernism and the handmade. When he isn't publishing a history of the New York architect Rosario Candela, he is designing an Italy-inflected New York apartment inspired by the Agnellis.

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De la Torre Design Studio#

New York City
delatorredesign.com

Having started his design career working with Peter Marino, it’s no wonder that Ernest de la Torre’s own design firm, which he founded in 2001, boasts an impressive portfolio, including Tuxedo Park, New York, mansions, Manhattan penthouses, and this historic L.A. home.

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Deborah Nevins & Associates#

New York City
dnalandscape.com

This landscape designer has created gardens for architect Gil Schafer, Tommy Hilfiger and David Geffen. Her public projects span the globe—from landscapes for the 40-acre Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center and Park in Athens to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

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Pieter Estersohn

Delia Kenza Interiors#

Kelly Marshall

Dimorestudio#

_Milan
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Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran make up the Milan-based super duo. Founded in 2003, the firm is known for its furniture designs, fashion collaborations, and, most of all, the forward-looking interiors rich with pattern and color-blocked walls. This year the pair brought a midcentury Italian sensibility to La Dolce Vita Orient Express train.

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Jamie Drake#

New York City
jamiedrake.com

Michael Bloomberg's long-time designer, Jamie Drake, is known for his fearless approach to design. color and a fashion-conscious sensibility. After a decade in partnership with designer Caleb Anderson, Drake recently relaunched his solo eponymous firm.

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Joshua McHugh

Dune Hai#

_Oakland, California
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dunehai.com

Dune Hai's Bay Area founder, Anooshey Rahim, emphasizes sustainability in her work. Her California projects include a recent hotel in West Marin, the expansive Pope Valley estate shown in our April 2021 issue, and an Oakland preschool’s garden.

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Caitlin Atkinson

Elliott Barnes Interiors#

Paris
ebinteriors.com

This American in Paris brings elegance to all he touches. Case in point: the architect and designer's scheme for an art collector's apartment, which appeared in our Summer 2023 issue. His newest venture: a line of furniture and lighting for the Invisible Collection.

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Eric Hughes Design#

Los Angeles/New York City
erichughesdesign.com

Clients of designer Eric Hughes have included Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Katie Couric, Hank Azaria, and Lauren Graham. His L.A. collaboration with Standard Architecture, featured in the November 2024 issue of ELLE Decor, was an object lesson in how to infuse modernism with texture and warmth. Meanwhile, a story on the ranch-syle house he shares with his partner and fellow A-Lister Nathan Turner (ELLE Decor April 2024) was a reader favorite.

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Laure Joliet

Fabrizio Casiraghi#

Paris
fabriziocasiraghi.com

Based in Paris, the Milanese architect and designer is equally at home in London, where travelers can retreat to his elegant rooms at the Grand Hotel Bellevue. Last fall he unveiled the Wilde, a members-only club in Milan featuring a disco with a marble DJ station. "I aim to create an atmosphere where people want to linger," he says.

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Fox Nahem Associates#

New York City
foxnahem.com

Principal Joe Nahem creates striking interiors—like those of the 2023 ELLE Decor penthouse—that deftly mix time periods. A Hamptons home shows how he curates rare vintage pieces and works with craftspeople around the world.

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Peter Murdock

Gachot#

New York City
gachotstudios.com

The husband-and-wife team of John and Christine Gachot met at Studio Sofield in New York, then established their own firm with a mix of residential and high-profile hospitality projects. In the last year, they collaborated with ELLE Decor on a glamorous reimagination of the patron's lounge at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, then debuted a swanky refresh of a San Francisco classic, Izzy's Steaks and Chops.

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Garrett Hunter#

Los Angeles/Seattle
garretthunter.com

Hunter’s eponymous design studio takes a curatorial approach, informed by his experience as a furniture dealer and the coproprietor of Tienda X Gallery in Los Angeles. His projects, including a Hollywood Hills bungalow featured in our April 2023 issue, reflect an eclectic sensibility steeped in history and obsessed with craft.

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Ghislaine Viñas#

New York City
ghislainevinas.com

The Dutch-born, South Africa–raised designer has an unparalleled eye for contrast and a penchant for bold strokes. Her residential projects tell a client’s story in unexpected ways—in Los Angeles, Viñas created a rug using blueprints of the owner’s house.

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Hannes Peer Architecture#

Milan
hannespeer.com
Known for muscular interiors imbued with a sense of history, such as New York's Manner Hotel, this Milan-based architect puts rigorous research into projects like the Milan apartments in our September 2021 and Summer 2024 issues). He also designs furniture, including a collection of sculptural seating for Minotti.

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Chris Mottalini

Hendricks Churchill#

_Sharon, Connecticut
_hendrickschurchill.com
In Salisbury, Connecticut, married duo Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill take a light, elevated approach to historic New England houses. Case in point: their unexpected renovation of a Manhattan sky rise apartment featured in our November 2024 issue.

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Chris Mottalini

Hollander Design#

New York City
hollanderdesign.com
Edmund Hollander's residential work graces Long Island estates and New York terraces. The landscape architect, author of The Landscape of Home, has a deep interest in sustainability: for Brooklyn's 11 Hoyt residential building, he created a garden to attract monarch butterflies.

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Joshua McHugh

Hugo Toro#

_Paris
_hugotoro.com
Mexican-French interior designer Hugo Toro brings Old World glamour, dramatic details, and bold color to projects including La Minerva, the new Orient Express Hotel in Rome. ELLE Decor featured this home he designed in our Summer 2022 issue.

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Huniford Design Studio#

New York City
huniford.com

Based in New York, Huniford is know for creating refined, calm spaces and for his keen eye for finds. A new project in the Hamptons sees him branching out into more modern territory. Meanwhile, he recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of Housing Works' annual Design on a Dime event, which he founded.

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Pernille Loof

Isabel López-Quesada#

Madrid
isabellopezquesada.com

Designer Isabel López-Quesada combines romance, tradition, and modern cool in her residential projects, to wit: a duplex apartment in Madrid’s El Viso neighborhood, formerly owned by Ava Gardner—and featured in our October 2020 issue.

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Miguel Flores-Vianna

Ishka Designs#

Brooklyn
ishkadesigns.com

Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom add doses of art and craft to striking minimalist residences and restaurants. The firm’s clean aesthetic is on view in their restoration of a Brooklyn brownstone featured in our Summer 2022 issue.

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Jayne Design Studio#

New York City
jaynedesignstudio.com

An aficionado of the decorative arts, Thomas Jayne specializes in projects with patina, whether it’s a SoHo loft or a late-19th-century industrial building. His design studio creates personality-packed spaces for clients ranging from families to collectors.

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Brie Williams

Jean Liu Design#

Dallas
jeanliudesign.com

This Texas-based designer's eye for elegance is evident in her New York City pied-à-terre, as seen on the cover of ELLE Decor's April 2024 issue. A self-described art-obsessive, her residential projects span from Boston to Los Angeles.

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Jean-Louis Deniot#

Paris
deniot.com

When New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria reopens this summer after an eight-year renovation, a highlight will be the adjacent residences decorated by the Paris-based designer. The project, his largest to date, combines his signature sophistication and savoir-faire with the landmark's original Art Deco architecture.

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Stephan Julliard

Jeremiah Brent#

Los Angeles/New York City
_jeremiahbrent.com
An arbiter of California cool, the designer and _Queer Eye star is known for contemporary interiors that are beautifully curated and filled with handmade artisan pieces. His 2023 book, The Space That Keeps You: When Home Becomes a Love Story, shows how he creates interiors that reflect the emotional life of their inhabitants, while his product collaborations range from work with California Closets to his newest launch, a rug collection with Loloi.

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Joy Moyler Interiors#

New Rochelle, New York
joymoylerinteriors.com

Known for her tailor-fit interiors, Moyler worked for Ralph Lauren and Armani Casa before founding her own firm. She counts Harry Winston and Leonardo DiCaprio among her clients, and is as known for her bespoke interiors inspired by haute couture as she is for her sense of style and charisma.

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Kathryn M. Ireland#

Los Angeles
kathrynireland.com

Former Million Dollar Decorators star and Kathryn M. Ireland describes her style as “California coastal meets European chic.” The English ex-pat is known for an elevated boho look that has attracted clients such as Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Drew Barrymore.

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Katie Ridder#

New York City
katieridder.com

Katie Ridder has a dexterity with color palettes, a playful approach to mixing antiques and modern pieces, and an eye for unusual decorative accents. Her exuberant style was a perfect match for the apartment of jewelry designer Mish Tworkowski, featured in ELLE Decor's September 2024 issue.

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Kemble Interiors#

_Palm Beach/New York City
_kembleinteriors.com

Mimi Maddock McMakin and Celerie Kemble are celebrated for their bright spin on tradition. Palm Beach native McMakin founded the firm in 1982, while Kemble later became a partner in the New York office. Kemble's deft renovation of Connecticut's legendary Mayflower Inn & Spa, unveiled in 2020 and ongoing, is an object lesson in pattern-mixing and cozy layering.

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Ken Fulk#

_New York City/San Francisco
_kenfulk.com

Whether he’s outfitting a foyer with chrome unicorns or importing a pair of antique Italian fireplaces, bicoastal designer Ken Fulk creates homes that are bold, evocative, and inventive. Fresh off reviving the Occidental—a storied 1906 restaurant in Washington, D.C., now wrapped in striking murals—he's now working on the Beverly Hills Hotel's first major renovation since the 1940s. He has also opened a second West Coast store, where even the dog beds wear Pierre Frey.

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Kerry Joyce Associates#

_Los Angeles
_kerryjoyce.com

Kerry Joyce got his start in art direction on television in the mid-1970s, even winning an Emmy for his work. Since then, he has built a practice of restrained and refined interiors for his well-heeled clientele alongside robust textiles, lighting and furniture collections.

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Kligerman Architecture & Design#

_New York City
_kligermanad.com

From a Martha's Vineyard estate to a historic house in Rhode Island, Thomas Kligerman's architecture is always thoughtful and deeply considered. He brings his contemporary sensibility to a wide range of historical styles, from Colonial Revival to the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Laura Gonzalez#

_Paris
_lauragonzalez.fr

Last spring, French architect and interior designer Laura Gonzalez brought her maximalist vision to French retailer Printemps' new flagship on New York's Wall Street. She left no surface unadorned in the 55,000-square-foot space, where surprises await in every gilded corner. Her galleries in Paris and New York showcase her wide range of products, from whimsical furniture pieces to fabrics for Schumacher.

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Leyden Lewis Design Studio#

_Brooklyn
_leydenlewis.com

A founding member of the Black Artists + Designers Guild, Lewis's passion for interiors and fine art shine in the homes he designs. His work ranges from commercial to residential projects, including luxury Manhattan residences, a 19th-century Victorian brownstone, and a model unit in Brooklyn’s tallest tower.

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Lorenzo Castillo#

_Madrid
_lorenzocastillo.org

Formerly one of Spain's preeminent antiques dealers, this designer brings his decorative arts knowledge and enthusiasm for pattern to interiors, as well as hospitality projects like Madrid's Santo Mauro hotel. His bold juxtapositions of old and new also shine in interiors, from an Art Deco duplex to a historic 18th-century villa.

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Luis Fernandez#

_Los Angeles/New York City
_luisfern5.com

Fernandez has a laid-back California vibe paired with a modernist edge. Trained as an architect, he calls his aesthetic “futuristic modernism”—see the cover of our October 2021 issue.

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Mark Cunningham#

_New York City
_markcunninghaminc.com

As one may expect from a Ralph Lauren alum, Mark Cunningham’s rooms tend to be tailored and timeless. In the homes he designs from Montecito to Long Island, he mixes crisply upholstered custom pieces, American antiques, and accessories. Meanwhile his New York showroom features his finds alongside furniture and fabrics from his Marked collection.

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Mark Grattan#

_New York City/Mexico City
_markgrattan.com

Grattan's sleek and sexy interiors are as cool as the clients he designs them for, including ELLE Decor's September 2023 cover stars, the athletes Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird. A furniture designer who pivoted to interiors, Grattan himself appeared on the cover of our April 2021 issue in his Mexico City apartment, and his work is now included in the permanent collection at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Mark Hampton by Alexa Hampton#

_New York City
_alexahampton.com

In 1998, Alexa Hampton took over the world-famous firm of her father, the late Mark Hampton. Rooted in classicism, her interiors have the same welcoming ease that she does. Her book, Alexa Hampton: Design, Style, and Influence, was released in fall 2023.

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Mark D. Sikes#

_Los Angeles
_markdsikes.com

Sikes's definitive American sensibility led him to the restoration of Blair House in Washington, DC, as well as a recent Pottery Barn collaboration. His latest book, Forever Beautiful: All-American Style All Year Long, released last fall, featured his riffs on traditional style: think gingham, stripes, wicker, and every shade of blue.

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Martin Brudnizki Design Studio#

_London/New York City
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The Swedish designer creates theatrical projects, from London's Annabel's club to the newly rejuvenated Splendido Hotel in Portofino and the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City.

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Martyn Lawrence Bullard#

_Los Angeles
_martynlawrencebullard.com

This L.A.-based Englishman favors global touches and jewel tones—a look he imparts to homes for clients like Cher and Elton John. He brings Hollywood style to everything from Shade Store window treatments to a Ruggable rug with a slithering snake motif.

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Mary McDonald#

_West Hollywood, California
_@marymcdonaldinc

This maximalist pattern expert's design for an estate in Los Angeles appeared in ELLE Decor's 2023 issue. Her love of eye-catching pattern comes to life in the wallpaper and fabrics she creates for Schumacher.

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Matt Blacke#

_Los Angeles
_mattblackeinc.com

Matt Blacke is the nom de design for multi hyphenate west coast talent Cliff Fong. His own home appeared in our April 2022 issue. Fong is also the co-owner of Galerie Half and a former mentor and judge on Ellen’s Design Challenge.

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Miminat Designs#

_London
_miminat.com

After founding her studio in 2018, British-Nigerian designer Miminat Shodeinde has taken on projects in locales from England to Nigeria to South Africa. Her elegant, pared-back aesthetic is all-encompassing: Shodeinde often designs her projects down to the doorknobs.

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MKCA#

_New York City
_mkca.com
Architect Michael K. Chen designs civic, commercial, and residential projects with the same studious care. A cofounder of the nonprofit Design Advocates, his work on a Manhattan residence was featured on our January/February 2021 cover. That project inspired his first furniture collection, designed in collaboration with TRNK.

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MR Architecture + Decor#

_New York City
_mrarch.com
David Mann's studio has designed spaces for Dior, Pierre Hardy and Calvin Klein. Trained as an architect, he gives equal weight to interior design, as his firm's name indicates. His residential clients include several major collectors of art and decorative arts.

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Nate Berkus Associates#

_Chicago/New York City
_nateberkus.com

Nate Berkus and Lauren Buxbaum Gordon create camera-ready interiors with neutral palettes and natural materials. Berkus, one of the decor world's biggest stars, has shared his homes with ELLE Decor readers from the start—from his former home base in Chicago to the Montauk, Long Island, retreat he shares with his husband, fellow A-Lister and Queer Eye star, Jeremiah Brent, and their two children. His design partner Gordon is also ascendant: view her renovation of her Illinois home here.

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Nathan Turner#

_West Hollywood, California
_@nturnerdesign

A fourth-generation Californian, Turner wrote a book on the state’s aesthetic, I Love California. See the Ojai ranch home he shares with his partner, fellow A-Lister Eric Hughes, in ELLE Decor's April 2024 issue.

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Neal Beckstedt Studio#

_New York City
_nbeckstedtstudio.com

Beckstedt's clients include fashion designers Derek Lam and Robert Marc. He describes his style as warm modernism. In 2019, he designed the House of ELLE Decor at 108 Leonard in New York City.

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Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects#

_Charlottesville, Virginia/New York City
_nbwla.com

Thomas Woltz—whose own home and garden were featured in ELLE Decor's Summer 2022 issue—is a modern-day Frederick Law Olmsted. He has transformed parks, college campuses, and museums, and is currently designing Memorial Groves in Houston and Piedmont Park in Atlanta.

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Jennifer Hughes

Nicholas Obeid#

_New York City
_nicholasobeid.com

New York-based Obeid brings high design close enough to touch with his craft-led furniture and residential designs. A case in point is his recent renovation of a historic townhouse in Albany, New York, where he set the tone with an elaborate stair mural of his design based on Greek, Egyptian, and Art Deco motifs.

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Max Burkhalter

Nick Olsen#

_New York City
_nickolsenstyle.com

Nick Olsen trained under Miles Redd and had his first studio apartment published at age 24. He calls his historically influenced and cleverly humorous work "kaleidoscopic". Exhibit A: his color and pattern-packed transformation of a Long Island home.

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Noe Dewitt

Nickey Kehoe#

_Los Angeles
_nickeykehoe.com

California duo Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe have brought their rich bohemian aesthetic to homes for Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo and retail spaces for Dôen. Their L.A. and New York emporiums are filled with choice finds as well as their own designs, including a new home collaboration with House of Hackney.

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Amy Neunsinger

Nicole Fuller Interiors#

_New York City/Los Angeles
_nicolefullerinteriors.com

The designer and art advisor brings her fashion-forward sensibility to projects for high profile clients in entertainment (Usher) and the arts (Steven Meisel). The bold palettes she’s known for often start in a client’s closet, as she shared with us in this interview.

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William Waldron

NicoleHollis#

_San Francisco
_nicolehollis.com

Based on the west coast, Nicole Hollis has mastered the art of framing majestic landscapes with her modern, sleek designs. She often incorporates large-scale collaborations with artists and designers in her projects, like an entire dining room commissioned from the Paris-based artist Ingrid Donat in a home that graced our March 2022 cover.

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Douglas Friedman

Night Palm#

_Los Angeles
_nightpalm.com

Tiffany Howell nods to the music of Sade and David Bowie as inspiration for her many L.A. projects. The home Howell designed for Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil appeared on the cover of our September 2022 issue.

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Kelly Marshall

Oliver M. Furth#

_Los Angeles
_olivermfurth.com

Furth is known for confident, sculptural interiors with an elegantly retro vibe. His interiors blur the lines between stark modernism and a cozy, layered appeal, as seen in this L.A. home as well as on the pages of his 2024 book, Op! Optimistic Interiors.

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Roger Davies

Pamplemousse Design#

_New York City
_pamplemoussedesign.com

Paris-born Delphine Krakoff balances distinctly French modernism with blue chip design. Her projects have included apartments and townhouses in New York City, ski lodges out West, and this 33,000-square-foot New York house from our Summer 2021 issue.

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Pappas Miron Design#

_New York City
_pappasmiron.com

Founders Alexandra Pappas and Tatyana Miron Ahlers are ushering in stately design with a modern slant. Best friends since childhood, their firm reflects their interest in art history, jewelry, real estate, and architecture. Ahler’s Manhattan loft was featured in ELLE Decor's April 2021 issue.

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Stephen Kent Johnson

Patrick Mele#

_Greenwich, Connecticut
_patrickmele.com

The Ralph Lauren and Kate Spade alum crafts patterned, colorful spaces. Never one to shy away from color or pattern, ELLE Decor featured his design for a New York City apartment along with “Happy Hill,” an Aspen home with an exuberant attitude.

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Miguel Flores-Vianna

Peter Dunham & Associates#

_Los Angeles
_peterdunham.com

Peter Dunham counts stars Jennifer Garner and Drew Barrymore among his fans. He started his interior design company in 1998 after a childhood in France and college in England. His tiny but perfect Paris pied-a-terre was featured in our Summer 2024 issue. Last year, he brought his highly coveted Hollywood at Home furniture and Peter Dunham Textiles collections—already available in his L.A. showrooms— to the New York Design Center.

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Clément Vayssieres

Rafael de Cárdenas Ltd.#

_New York City
_rafaeldecardenas.com

The architect and designer is no stranger to scale and scope. His projects include New York City's Skims flagship store and recurring projects for Nike, not to mention residential interiors and the design of a 134-foot-long yacht.

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Thomas Loof

Reath Design#

_Los Angeles
_reathdesign.com

Founder Frances Merrill often looks to classic films for unexpected colors and lush prints. In her toolbox are unexpected colors, lush patterns and prints, and a welcome readiness to work with items her clients already own, making her the go-to for every adventurous sentimentalist, as evidenced in the 1920s Silicon Valley house she designed in our October 2022 issue.

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Laure Joliet

Redd Kaihoi#

New York City
reddkaihoi.com

With an eye honed by Oscar de la Renta and Bunny Williams, Miles Redd and partner David Kaihoi are known for a bold, colorful approach to tradition. A fine example is the robber baron mansion they designed in upstate New York.

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Noe DeWitt

Retrouvius#

London
retrouvius.com

Founders Adam Hills and Maria Speake take a regenerative approach with projects that incorporate architectural salvage and vintage finds. Hills runs their cult shop in London’s Kensal Green enclave, while Speake oversees a design studio that guided the clever revitalization of a Paris triplex, featured in our October 2023 issue.

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Theo Tennant

Richard Mishaan#

New York City
richardmishaan.com

Mishaan has brought his native Colombian flair and a sense of architectural rigor to projects throughout his decades-long career. Renowned for his ability to blend collectibles and antiques with art and furnishings, the designer published Richard Mishaan Design: Architecture and Interiors in 2022.

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Thomas Loof

Right Meets Left Design#

_New York City
_rightmeetsleftdesign.com

Since exiting a career in finance, founder Courtney McLeod has channeled the energy of her native New Orleans into projects from Colorado to Massachusetts.

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John Neitzel

Rita Konig#

London
ritakonig.com

The quintessential Brit—and author of an ELLE Decor column on decorating—is known for classic, comfortable interiors enriched by prints, antiques and art. For the past 15 years, her relaxed and layered decorating approach has resonated with clients in the United Kingdom and abroad.

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Dylan Thomas

Robert Stilin#

New York City
robertstilin.com

The dealer-slash-designer is known for a muscular combination of crisp, clean antique pieces with contemporary art. Current projects include an oceanfront home in Palm Beach, a farmhouse in Connecticut, and a contemporary estate in Southern California.

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William Waldron

Rockwell Group#

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Rodney Lawrence#

New York City
rodneylawrenceinc.com

Lawrence spans high-end and high-stakes in his design work. Case in point: a South Florida beach home with an eye-catching (and hard to install) art collection, as well as this ultrachic New York City apartment.

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Annie Schlechter

Shawn Henderson#

Stephen Kent Johnson

Sig Bergamin Architecture#

São Paulo
sigbergamin.com.br

A decorator and art collector with a global client list, Bergamin does work that translates far beyond his native Brazil. A typical Bergamin project is exuberant and full of life, with a masterful mix of tropical flair and modernist touches.

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Richard Powers

StephanieGoto#

_New York City
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stephaniegoto.com

The architect was behind two unforgettable projects in Japan: the Pace Gallery's Calder show in Tokyo and the restaurant at the Shinmonzen in Kyoto, a collaboration with the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.

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Studio Mellone#

_New York City
_studiomellone.com
Andre Mellone has worked with fashion brands like Thom Browne. His ability to bring a comfortably sumptuous style to private residences and luxury retail spaces is evident in this recently completed Los Angeles house.

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William Jess Laird

Studio MRS#

_New York City
_studiomrs.com
Following a career as a lawyer, Michelle R. Smith founded her design firm in 2011. She creates elegant, timeless spaces with a heady mix of vintage furniture and art. Smith’s own home, a Greek Revival townhouse in New Orleans, graced one of two covers for ELLE Decor's April 2023 issue, and her design of an elegant West Village duplex appeared in our September 2023 edition.

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William Jess Laird

Studio Seilern#

_London/New York City
_studioseilern.com

Christina Seilern, a Rafael Viñoly alum, has overseen large-scale structures around the world—from a concert hall in Switzerland to a multiuse hospitality complex in Lithuania. ELLE Decor's Winter 2023 issue featured her own recently completed vacation home on the Greek isle of Paros.

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Matthieu Salvaing

Studio Shamshiri#

_Los Angeles
_studioshamshiri.com

Pamela Shamshiri is known for restoring 20th-century L.A.homes to glory. Her star-studded client list includes Seth Rogen and Anne Hathaway. A revamp of a classic Paul László home was showcased in our September 2022 issue.

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Stephen Kent Johnson

Suzanne Kasler#

Atlanta
suzannekasler.com

Atlanta-based Kasler creates thoughtful interiors interiors that incorporate the personal collections of her clients alongside fine art and antiques, contemporary pieces, and custom-designed furniture. She also designs a wide range of products for the home, including signature lines for Ballard Designs, Hickory Chair, and Lee Jofa.

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Nicole Franzen

Terremoto#

_Los Angeles/San Francisco
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terremoto.la

Using native plants, the California design collective is working to rebuild and sustain public parks for a long-term future. The landscape design and architecture studio creates site-specific horticultural installations that shake up the discipline. Their commitment to ecological stewardship has garnered them praise and high-profile commissions in equal measures.

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Caitlin Atkinson

Thom Filicia#

New York City
thomfilicia.com

The former Queer Eye alumn learned the art of interior design at institutions like Parish-Hadley. His clients have included Tina Fey and Jennifer Lopez. Tour his New York City apartment in ELLE Decor's April 2020 issue and this 176-year-old farmhouse in Connecticut from our October 2022 edition.

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Nick Johnson

Uchronia#

_Paris
_uchronia.fr

Walking into one of the vivid, ebulliently colorful spaces designed by Julien Sebban’s firm is to enter a fantastical play on history. With a name like Uchronia, that’s to be expected. His stylish approach to interiors and furniture design was fully evident in a gemstone-inspired Paris apartment in a classic Haussmannian building that appeared on the cover of our May 2023 issue. In addition to residential projects, Sebban’s bold, graphic signature style has translated perfectly to fabrics for Prelle, as well as to retail and hospitality settings.

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Trevor Tondro

Unionworks#

Brooklyn
theunionworks.com

Principal Poonam Khanna has a soulful sensibility that can encompass everything from a Brooklyn townhouse to Michelin-starred restaurants. Her projects range from this Hamptons summer home to a SoHo store for Loeffler Randall.

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Read McKendree

Virginia Tupker#

Darien, Connecticut
virginiatupker.com

This designer (and former Vogue editor) specializes in high-end residential and commercial projects. Her European upbringing informs her unique take on Americana, and she draws inspiration from a wide range of sources, from Renzo Mongiardino to Le Corbusier.

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Mikkel Vang

Workshop/APD#

_New York City/Nantucket, Massachusetts
_workshopapd.com

Founders Andrew Kotchen and Matt Berman have an eye for clean, contemporary aesthetics. Their ingenious overhaul of a SoHo loft landed in our November 2022 issue. Residential and hospitality projects in New York, Connecticut, Los Angeles, and the Bahamas are in the works.

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Read McKendree

Yabu Pushelberg#

**New York City/Toronto
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yabupushelberg.com

Founded in 1980 by George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, the design creates eye-catching immersive experiences, whether they are designing hotels, restaurants, or the Centurion club for American Express in New York. In Tokyo, their design for the Aman Residences channels restraint in the city's tallest residential tower. They also design a wide range of home products for brands like Molteni&C, Salvatori, Henge and GlasItalia.

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Courtesy of Aman Residences

Yellow House Architects#

_New York City
_yellowhousearchitects.com
A classicist at heart, architect Elizabeth Graziolo embraces preservation. She founded her firm in 2020 after spending 18 years at Peter Pennoyer Architects. Her portfolio encompasses a variety of residential and commercial projects, ranging from ground-up construction to historical preservation. A perfect example of her elegant style: this timeless penthouse on the Upper East Side, designed in collaboration with Redd Kaihoi and featured in our Summer 2023 issue

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Noe Dewitt

Young Huh Interior Design#

New York City
younghuh.com

Detroit native Young Huh knows all about crafting a room with personality. She specializes in residential and commercial design, and her vast knowledge of art and design history makes for timeless interiors.

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Alex Papachristidis Interiors#

New York City
alexpapachristidis.com

Bold patterns, jewel tones, and classical accents are characteristic of Alex Papachristidis’s work. The author of two design books, the title of his 2022 tome—The Elegant Life Rooms That Welcome and Inspired—sums up his soigné approach to decor.

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Richard Powers

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Simon Upton

Charlotte Moss#

New York City
charlottemoss.com

Having launched her career on Wall Street, Charlotte Moss is equally attuned to the principles of classic decorating and the needs of a modern household. The Richmond, Virginia, native turned New Yorker is the author of 11 books on interiors and gardens. She brings a sense of stateliness to modern life, as evidenced by her own rustic-meets-refined Aspen ski chalet.

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Pieter Estersohn

Cullman & Kravis Associates#

New York City
cullmankravis.com

Brooklyn-raised Cullman (her family owns the famous Peter Luger steakhouse) founded the storied design firm known for its layered, modern look—catalogued in the design book From Classic to Contemporary. For a glimpse of her firm’s work, tour this house in New Jersey’s horse country.

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Frank Frances

Darryl Carter#

Washington, D.C.
darrylcarter.com

A former lawyer, Carter brings a cool eye to the classical style of his Washington, D.C., base. His projects are filled with smart neutral fabrics, dark wood furniture, and strong silhouettes—yet as both his own townhouse and this Virginia home for clients show, Carter is a master at breaking the rules with panache.

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William Waldron

Haynes-Roberts#

New York City
haynesroberts.com

Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts are the founding partners of this interior design firm focusing on high-end residential projects. The resulting work is a modern distillation of classic design that is spare, elegant, and—like their own New York loft—filled with cutting-edge art.

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Simon Upton

India Mahdavi#

_Paris
_india-mahdavi.com

Born in Tehran and based in Paris, Mahdavi suffuses interiors and her many collaborations with humor through unexpected shapes and lively colors. She brings vibrant style to everything she designs, from restaurants to furniture and accessories, and her retail shops are a must-stop in Paris.

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Trevor Tondro

Jacques Garcia#

_Paris
_jacquesgarcia.com

The Garcia royal treatment is seen in destinations such as Paris’s Hotel Costes and the Palace of Versailles’s period rooms. He also designed a museum annex across the street from Serge Gainsbourg’s home.

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Mark Luscombe-Whyte

Jacques Grange#

Paris
33-1-55-80-75-40

For decades, Jacques Grange has curated interiors for the fashion elite, including Valentino Garavani and Lauren Santo Domingo. He brought his sumptuous style to interiors at Yves Saint Laurent’s famous Marrakech retreat, Villa Oasis, and designed the house in Portugal that appeared on ELLE Decor's Summer 2022 cover.

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Stephan Julliard

Juan Montoya Design#

New York City
juanmontoyadesign.com

The Colombian-born, New York–based maestro is known for imbuing grand homes with his trademark flair. He has enough design-world accolades to fill a very chic room and is known for paying special attention to his mix of textures, volumes, and scale.

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Eric Piasecki

Kelly Behun Studio#

New York City
kellybehun.com

Behun worked for Philippe Starck before founding her own interior design studio. Known for her highly bespoke creative process, Behun designed the high-in-the-sky Manhattan project on the cover of ELLE Decor's March 2024 “Art Issue.”

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Thomas Loof

Kelly Wearstler#

_Los Angeles
_kellywearstler.com

Three decades after founding her L.A. firm, Wearstler continues to rewrite the rules of modern glamour—whether envisioning hotels, designing homes for Cameron Diaz and Gwen Stefani, creating rugs for the Rug Company, or sharing her visual language via her Substack, WearstlerWorld. Known for her designs for the Viceroy and Proper hotel brands, she is still sought after for residential projects, like this recent Toronto stunner.

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Adrian Gaut

Michael S. Smith#

Santa Monica, Calif.
michaelsmithinc.com

It’s no surprise that the Obamas chose Michael S. Smith to help with the decor when they were in residence at the White House. The California designer possesses a curator’s knowledge of history and antiques and creates a seamless blend of European classicism and American modernism. Cindy Crawford hired him—many would, if they could.

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Michael Mundy

Paolo Moschino Ltd.#

London
paolomoschino.com

In 1995, designers Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen acquired Nicholas Haslam Studio, the venerable London design firm that works from Gstaad to Mustique. Their latest move: a new partnership with Bunny Williams Home.

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Simon Upton

Peter Marino Architect#

_New York City
_petermarinoarchitect.com

When Louis Vuitton reimagined its Milan flagship, the brand called in Marino, the maestro of luxury retail. Unveiled this spring, the store showcased all his hallmarks, from contemporary art to refined finishes to collectible furniture. As his 2024 book, Peter Marino: Ten Modern Houses, revealed, he also designs homes from scratch—as he has done in Aspen, St.-Tropez, and Skorpios, Greece. A collector of contemporary art and decorative objects, he runs his own foundation in Southampton, New York, and this year shows off his art in the gallery he designed at Tiffany’s Landmark.

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Pierre Yovanovitch#

_Paris/New York City
_pierreyovanovitch.com

The self-professed opera enthusiast took his eye for elegant minimalism to new heights this year with the set and costume design of Le Nozze di Figaro at the Korea National Opera. Yovanovitch, who has galleries in Paris and New York, is known for the elevated craftsmanship of his interiors and his furniture. Once a menswear designer for Pierre Cardin, he brought a striking sense of drama to the Seoul stage. Last year he unveiled a new furniture gallery in Manhattan. Tour his 17th-century chateau in Provence.

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Giulio Ghirardi

Robert Couturier#

New York City
robertcouturier.com

An inimitable force, Couturier designs lavish European-influenced interiors that often feature museum-quality antiques. His renovation of a 17th-century manor in Normandy, France shows why Couturier is the designer of choice for clients like Frederic Fekkai and Anne Hearst.

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Sylvie Becquet

Roman and Williams#

New York City
romanandwilliams.com

Founders Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch's early careers as movie production designers led to work for stars like Ben Stiller. Their downtown emporium R&W Guild (and its restaurant La Mercerie and nearby gallery) is a must for anyone on a New York design pilgrimage.

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Mark Anthony Fox

Romanek Design Studio#

_Los Angeles
_romanekdesignstudio.com

Based in Los Angeles, Brigette Romanek has a starry clientele that includes Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé. This year her Crate &Barrel collection brought Hollywood panache to elegant furnishings, lighting, and home accessories. She mixes interiors projects with ones like AP House, the West Hollywood space she created for watch brand Audemars Piguet.

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Michael P.H. Clifford

Rose Tarlow#

_Los Angeles/New York City
_rosetarlow.com

Beloved for the historical sensitivity in her projects, Tarlow also has lines of furniture, textiles, lighting, and accessories. Clients like Oprah Winfrey and David Geffen flock to the designer for her sense of perfectly undone ease.

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Françoise Halard

S.R. Gambrel#

New York City
srgambrel.com

Whether he is designing a cozy Manhattan apartment, a Malibu, California, hacienda, or an Art Deco Chicago residence, Steven Gambrel creates timeless, comfortable homes for clients from Hong Kong to Aspen. In addition to his interior design work, he’s collaborated with companies such as the Urban Electric Co.

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Richard Powers

Sheila Bridges Design#

_New York City
_sheilabridges.com

One of the country’s top decorators, Sheila Bridges splits her time between New York and Reykjavik. Her own homes have appeared in ELLE Decor—from her Harlem brownstone in 2005 to her house in the Hudson Valley. If that were not enough, the designer’s iconic Harlem Toile de Jouy has appeared on everything from Wedgwood china to Converse sneakers—and made history by entering the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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Frank Frances

SheltonMindel#

_New York City
_sheltonmindel.com

A recipient of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, architect Lee F. Mindel has a lengthy client list that includes Darren Star and Claude Arpels. His Tribeca gallery, Galerie56, hosts beautifully mounted exhibitions on decorative arts topics like the Swedish Grace period and designer Ettore Sottsass.

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Michael Moran

Stephen Sills Associates#

_New York City
_stephensills.com

Sills takes a holistic approach to quiet luxury, whether he is designing country houses or city apartments. His projects include the St. Regis New York, and he is the author of the 2022 book Stephen Sills: A Vision for Design.

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Simon Upton

Studio Peregalli Sartori#

_Milan
_studioperegallisartori.it

The duo of Roberto Peregalli and Laura Sartori Rimini specializes in baronial rooms that are steeped in history. The firm’s American projects include a Gramercy Park townhouse for artist John Currin.

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Studio Sofield#

_New York City
_studiosofield.com

A legend of luxe retail, William Sofield is a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award honoree. His projects include residential towers in Manhattan as well as shops and offices for Bottega Veneta, Harry Winston, Gucci, and others.

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TenBerke#

_New York City
_tenberke.com

Deborah Berke, the 2025 AIA Gold Medal Award winner, is one of architecture’s true power players. After founding her own practice, whose works include New York’s Marianne Boesky Gallery and 40 East End Avenue, in 1982, she became the first woman dean of the Yale School of Architecture in 2016. Today, the firm has evolved into TenBerke, a “creative collective” of architects.

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Courtesy 40 East End

Tom Scheerer#

_New York City
_tomscheerer.com

A cornerstone of American taste, Scheerer is also an architect with projects in New York City, Nantucket, Aspen and the Bahamas. He is fluent in various styles within the context of what he calls relaxed modernism.

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Francesco Lagnese

Toshiko Mori Architect#

_New York City
_tmarch.com

The Harvard professor designs sensitive, environmentally conscious buildings around the world. Her firm’s projects include a cultural center in Senegal and a visitor’s center for Frank Loyd Wright’s Martin House in Buffalo, New York.

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William Waldron

Veere Grenney Associates#

_London
_veeregrenney.com

The British designer is a former director at Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler. Recent projects include an elegant private residence in Belgravia, London. He also has a fabric and furniture collection.

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Simon Watson

Vicente Wolf Associates#

_New York City
_vicentewolf.com

The Manhattan designer and author of five design books brings quiet elegance to all his projects. See inside his longtime Manhattan loft—with its fascinating objects and furnishings.

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Pernille Loof

Victoria Hagan#

_New York City
_victoriahagan.com

From Aspen to Palm Beach, Hagan has proved herself attuned to every climate—and client need. Commissions have included a modern home carved out of the side of a mountain and a tranquil oceanfront home. She’s the author of the 2021 book Victoria Hagan: Live Now and has a collection with the Shade Store.

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Andrew Frasz

Vincent Van Duysen#

_Antwerp, Belgium
_vincentvanduysen.com

This Antwerp-based architect and designer—and creative director of Molteni&C—is known for his clean, textured approach to residential design and furniture. He recently created a beach club in Comporta, Portugal, for JNcQUOI; a hotel is on the horizon.

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Max Zambelli

Williams Lawrence, Inc.#

_New York City
_williamslawrence.com

Bunny Williams and Elizabeth Lawrence are all about classic comfort, an informed eye, and a bit of fun. In their rooms, fine European antiques meet mirrored walls and gutsy artwork; they use intense colors and delicate patterns with equal panache.

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