Home » Misc » Great interior designer

Great interior designer


The 20 Most Famous Interior Designers Working Today

Overnight success is rare in the design industry. Most famous interior designers have spent years working with clients, developing product lines, and building their brands. Becoming a household name requires hustle—and lots and lots of media savvy. Today’s best-known designers took a variety of roads to the top, but now can often be spotted gracing the covers of magazines with buzzy commissions and clients, or landing regular gigs on TV. Once they made it, they figured out how to capitalize on their success and expand their reach worldwide. While they each have specific specialties and styles, these designers and architects have certainly left their mark on the industry, and continue to influence the way people live and decorate. Read on for AD PRO’s roundup of the most famous interior designers working today.

Joanna Gaines

In just six years, Joanna Gaines—with help from her contractor husband, Chip—has created a design empire. Since Fixer Upper premiered on HGTV in 2013, the designer and TV star has launched collaborations with mega brands like Target and Anthropologie, started a magazine, published books, and made shiplap and farmhouse-style design ubiquitous. The couple has also turned the town of Waco, Texas, into a tourist destination with the Magnolia Market at the Silos, a 4.9-acre shopping and dining complex that draws an estimated 30,000 people per week. While Fixer Upper ended its run in 2018, the Gaineses are continuing their path to design domination. Next up is a hotel in downtown Waco and their own cable television network.

Nate Berkus

In 2002, Nate Berkus made his debut on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and he quickly became one of America’s favorite design talents, landing TV shows, book deals, and collaborations galore. His eponymous firm, which he founded in 1995 at the age of 24, attracts an array of high-profile clients, including Ricky Martin, and Berkus has partnered on product lines with Target, Kravet, the Shade Store, and Framebridge. He and husband Jeremiah Brent star in TLC’s Nate & Jeremiah by Design and the couple recently unveiled their latest collection for Living Spaces.

Kelly Wearstler

In 2009, The New Yorker declared Kelly Wearstler “the presiding grande dame of West Coast interior design,” and since then her reach and influence have grown far beyond California. The trendsetter has shaped the hospitality industry with her designs for the Viceroy Hotels and Residences, Four Seasons Anguilla, and, most recently, Proper Hotels in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin. On the residential side, her client list includes Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, and Gwen Stefani, and she’s designed lines for Ann Sacks, Lee Jofa, the Rug Company, Georg Jensen, and Visual Comfort, as well as her own collection of furniture and accessories.

Martyn Lawrence Bullard

There are celebrity interior designers, and then there’s Martyn Lawrence Bullard, the go-to decorator for superstars like Elton John, Cher, Kylie Jenner, and Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian. He’s also a favorite collaborator for brands and has designed a dozen licensed lines that include tile for Ann Sacks, mattresses for Custom Comfort, and silver crowns for Christofle. When he’s not designing for the stars, Bullard is making his mark on the hospitality scene with interiors for Casa Laguna in Laguna Beach and the upcoming The Prospect in Los Angeles.

Bobby Berk

The past two years have been beyond big for Missouri native Bobby Berk. In 2018, he debuted as Queer Eye’s design expert and quickly became a fan favorite for his impactful home makeovers. The industry veteran launched his retail business back in 2006 and his eponymous design firm in 2015, but Queer Eye has brought his modern, livable style to a massive audience (as his 2.6 million Instagram followers attest). In October, Berk launched a furniture collection with A.R.T. Furniture at High Point Market featuring 44 pieces, several of which quickly sold out.

Peter Marino

Fashion’s favorite architect is Peter Marino. The design legend, who founded his firm in 1978 after working for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; George Nelson; and I.M. Pei/Cossutta & Ponte, has designed stores for a who’s who of luxury fashion and jewelry brands including Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Bulgari, Hublot, Dior, Fendi, and Graff. His boutiques, like his residential projects, are known for their luxe materials and impressive art displays. He recently released a new textile line for Rubelli and unveiled Louis Vuitton stores in London and Seoul.

Justina Blakeney

L.A. designer Justina Blakeney turned her eclectic, plant-filled style into a hot trend and a booming business with 1.2 million Instagram followers. She started her design blog, Jungalow, in 2009, and since then she’s written a New York Times bestseller, The New Bohemians; launched an online store; and embarked on a number of collaborations with brands such as Anthropologie, Band-Aid, Target, and Loloi Rugs. Her latest endeavor is a limited-edition, size-inclusive line of apparel, We Wild by Justina Blakeney, and she plans on opening a brick-and-mortar outpost in the near future.

Emily Henderson

Designer Emily Henderson made America up its styling game and helped transform bookshelves, cocktail tables, and mantels across the country. Her big break was winning season five of HGTV Design Star, and her subsequent show on the network, Secrets From a Stylist, ran for two seasons. She shares design know-how with dedicated fans on her popular blog and her Instagram feed, where she has more than 835,000 followers. Her 2015 book, Styled: Secrets for Arranging Rooms, From Tabletops to Bookshelves, was a New York Times bestseller. In addition to running her interior design practice and content operation, Henderson serves as Target’s home style expert.

Jonathan Adler

Ever since his cheeky pottery debuted at Barneys in 1993, Jonathan Adler has been infusing homes with color and humor. He quickly expanded his business beyond ceramics, designing everything from pillows and furnishings to lighting and rugs. Adler’s design studio has created the interiors of the Parker Palm Springs and Eau Palm Beach, as well as private residences and model apartments. He has licensed lines galore, including his Now House brand on Amazon; a collection with cannabis lifestyle company Higher Standards; and partnerships with Kravet, H&M Home, and the Shade Store.

Best Interior Designers - ELLE Decor’s 125 Top Interior Designers

Courtesy

ELLE Decor proudly presents the 10th anniversary edition of the A-List—our annual registry of the most stylish, influential, and innovative interior designers from around the world. Back in 2010, our first A-List had 25 members (and five to watch). Today, the Class of 2020 is 125 firms strong—a wide-ranging group who inspire us with the magical homes they create across the globe. Click through to read all about them.

Courtesy of Aero Studios

Aero Studios

STYLE Warm modernism
COLLABS Outdoor fabrics for Lee Jofa, lighting for Visual Comfort

Founded by interior and home-furnishings designer Thomas O’Brien, Aero Studios is a master design office where crossover and collaboration are the rules rather than the exception. The office’s many projects range from lofts and formal apartments to commercial work like the Sixty Thompson hotel and a condo developed by the Rudins called the Greenwich Lane.

Instagram: @aerostudios

1 of 125

James Merrell

Alberto Pinto Interior Design

STYLE Linda Pinto continues her late brother’s lavish elegance
COLLABS A new joint venture with Thierry Despont

Eclecticism and refinement remain the keywords when it comes to creating entire universes for Alberto Pinto’s prestigious clients worldwide: private residences, offices, airports, hotels, yachts, and jets. Under Linda Pinto’s management, Alberto Pinto is marked by cultural influences that let traditional and modern meet in harmony.

Instagram: @albertopintoagency

2 of 125

Simon Upton

Alessandra Branca

STYLE Classic con brio
NEWS A Casa Branca relaunch includes embroidery by Rwandan genocide survivors

Born and raised in Italy, Alessandra Branca grew up believing classical beauty is meant to be intertwined with everyday life. Her eclectic, colorful work fuses the workmanship of a couturier with energy and practicality in all she designs. Her book, New Classic Interiors, was published in 2009.

Instagram: @abranca

3 of 125

Richard Powers

Alex Papachristidis

STYLE Affable connoisseur
NEWS Curated a recent Christie’s auction of 18th- and 19th-century furniture, porcelain, and art

Bold patterns, jewel tones, and exotic accents are characteristic of Alex Papachristidis’s work. Recent projects include a beach house in the Hamptons, a Philadelphia Main Line residence, and a Greenwich Village apartment. Tour Papachristidis’s maximalist New York apartment here.

Instagram: @alexsviewpoint

4 of 125

Alyssa Kapito Interiors

Alyssa Kapito

STYLE Ivory tower
PROJECTS Minimalist homes from Manhattan’s Upper West Side to Greenwich, Connecticut

Based in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, Alyssa Kapito brings a fresh take on the classics and has a great appreciation of antiques and art. Some of her projects include a full restoration of a historic Hamptons estate; a family home in Beverly Hills; a beach house in Bellport, Long Island; and a landmarked townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Instagram: @alyssakapitointeriors

5 of 125

Eric Piasecki

Aman & Meeks

STYLE Cheeky glamour that shows off the art
CLIENTS Patrons and philanthropists, including Emily Fisher Landau and Candia Fisher

James Aman and partner John Meeks draw on their backgrounds in store design, visual display, and fashion to create lovely, elegant rooms. The designers are especially adroit at fashioning a look of tailored luxury that evokes both past and present.

Instagram: @amanmeeks

6 of 125

Thomas Loof

Amy Lau

STYLE Sensual expressionism
CLIENTS Edgar and Clarissa Bronfman, fashion designer Elie Tahari
COLLABS Gio Ponti–inspired rugs for Kyle Bunting, wallpaper for Fromental

Founded in 2001, Amy Lau Design creates interiors known for their warmth, expressiveness, and impeccable attention to detail. Amy has a reverence for the inherent beauty of natural materials and landscapes and thoughtfully incorporates elements of each into every project.

Instagram: @amylaudesign

7 of 125

Marco Ricca

Apartment 48

STYLE Boho layers
PROJECTS A Manhattan townhouse on the Upper East Side, a modern home in Miami, a New York City flagship for Rent the Runway

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 is the go-to designer for everyone from Manhattan professionals to start-ups in search of an energetic, original look.

Instagram: @raymanboozer

8 of 125

Joshua McHugh

Ashe Leandro

STYLE Chilled-out sophistication
CLIENTS Jake Gyllenhaal, Seth Meyers

Former set designer Ariel Ashe and architect Reinaldo Leandro’s New York City firm Ashe Leandro mixes contemporary luxury and natural materials to create spaces that feel open and timeless. Past projects include work for Liev Schreiber and Seth Meyers, who is the husband of Ashe’s sister.

Instagram: @ashe_leandro

9 of 125

ELLE Decor

Axel Vervoordt

STYLE Wabi-sabi wow
CLIENTS Kim-ye, Robert De Niro, Bill Gates
PROJECTS His legendary art and antiques galleries in Antwerp and Hong Kong

Interior designer, antiquarian, and art gallery owner, the Antwerp tastemaker is revered for his influential style, mixing antiquities and art with modern furnishings draped in Belgian-linen slipcovers.

Instagram: @axelvervoordt

Photo forthcoming.

10 of 125

Simon Brown

Beata Heuman

STYLE Bloomsbury by way of Scandinavia
CLIENTS U.K. creatives
PROJECTS Whimsical wallpaper, fabrics, and more on her online Shoppa

A London up-and-comer with a whimsical, unexpected approach to interiors, Beata Heuman is known for her playful and original work. Heuman worked for Nicky Haslam for nine years before setting up her own studio in 2013. Her team strives to create beautiful interiors—whatever the scale and budget—characterized by a Scandinavian attention to detail and longevity.

Instagram: @beataheuman

11 of 125

William Waldron

Bilhuber & Associates

STYLE All-American dash
CLIENTS Elsa Peretti, Mariska Hargitay
COLLABS Fabrics for Le Gracieux, hardware for P.E. Guerin

Though the styles of his rooms range from sumptuously lush to strictly tailored, Jeffrey Bilhuber offers an all-American take on classic decorating—which explains his popularity with clients such as the late David Bowie and Anna Wintour of Vogue.

Instagram: @jeffreybilhuber

12 of 125

Trevor Tondro

Brad Ford ID

STYLE Love craft
PROJECTS A model apartment at Jean Nouvel’s 53 West 53rd complex at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art
NEWS Field + Supply, his biannual makers’ fair in New York’s Hudson Valley, enters its seventh year

New York–based designer Brad Ford is known for his residential interiors that are at once modern and warm, elegant, and functional. He founded his eponymous firm in 1998, and his Field + Supply craft and design fair has more than 100 vendors and exhibitors.

Instagram: @brad_ford_id

13 of 125

William Waldron

Brian J. McCarthy

STYLE Sumptuous elegance, honed at Parish-Hadley
NEWS 2020 lifetime achievement award from the New York School of Interior Design

New York–based designer Brian J. McCarthy draws inspiration from the culture and elegance of European living. That translates into eclectic spaces grounded by an understanding of history, but realized with a focus on functionality, comfort, and sumptuous materials. His book, Luminous Interiors, was published in 2013.

Instagram: @brianjmccarthyinc

14 of 125

Brockschmidt & Coleman, LLC

Brockschmidt & Coleman

STYLE Classicism without cobwebs
CLIENTS The literary elite, from Jon Meacham to Julia Reed
NEWS A New Orleans design studio and boutique, Sud, which specializes in Italian crafts

New York City–based Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman describe their clients as “under-the-radar literati and collectors” who appreciate their ability to match historical references with modern sensibilities.

Instagram: @brockschmidtandcoleman

15 of 125

Roger Davies

Bunny Williams Interior Design

STYLE Patinated luxury
NEWS A new line of Bunny Williams Home furniture
is slated for the fall

Bunny Williams is all about classic comfort, an informed eye, and a bit of fun. In her rooms, fine European antiques meet mirrored walls and gutsy artwork. She uses intense colors and delicate patterns with equal panache. Go inside a Williams-designed Park Avenue apartment here.

Instagram: @bunnywilliams_interiordesign

16 of 125

William Waldron

Carrier and Company

STYLE Positively chic
COLLABS Lighting with Visual Comfort, fabrics with Lee Jofa

Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller are a husband-and-wife duo who create rooms that are a confident mix of timeless and contemporary design—both familiar and fresh at once. Always refined and sophisticated, light-filled and airy, their spaces range in style from elegantly traditional to luxuriously minimalist to glamorously bohemian.

Instagram: @carrierandco

17 of 125

Courtesy

Champalimaud Design

STYLE Warm welcome
PROJECTS Suites for Boston’s Mandarin Oriental

Alexandra Champalimaud of the Champalimaud design firm is an Anglo-Portuguese expat and one of the world’s most talented luxury hospitality designers. The New York–based studio is dedicated to expressing the individual character of each space through extraordinary design, with imaginative and forward-thinking teams that lead successful award-winning projects around the globe.

Instagram: @champalimauddesign

18 of 125

JAMES MERRELL

Charlotte Moss

STYLE Genteel and traditional
CLIENTS The Upper East Side, Hamptons, and Palm Beach crowd
COLLABS Metal botanicals, potted or framed, with Tommy Mitchell

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, as well as inspired by women travelers and explorers who pushed boundaries.

Instagram: @charmossny

19 of 125

Dominique Vorillon

Commune

STYLE Handcrafted and holistic
PROJECTS Ace Hotel Kyoto

Los Angeles–based partners Roman Alonso and Steven Johanknecht are masters of the new California cool. From homes to hotels to product design, their work embodies a respect for craft and an almost archaeological sense of place.

Instagram: @communedesign

20 of 125

Marco Ricca

Corey Damen Jenkins

STYLE Motor City playful
COLLABS Hudson Valley Lighting, Leathercraft furniture
PROJECTS His lady’s library at the 2019 Kips Bay Decorator Show House

The through line connecting all of Jenkins’s work is a polished traditionalism infused with color and pattern. The Detroit native, who also has an office in New York City, made serious waves last year with his much-touted lady’s library at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House.

Instagram: @coreydamenjenkins

21 of 125

Simon Upton

Cullman & Kravis

STYLE Life of the party
NEWS A refreshed lounge at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in collaboration with ELLE Decor, a teaching kitchen for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club

Brooklyn-raised Ellie Cullman (her family owns the famous Peter Luger steakhouse) holds an Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York School of Interior Design and founded the storied design firm known for its fashion-forward, modern look—catalogued in the design book From Classic to Contemporary.

Instagram: @cullmankravis

22 of 125

Laura Resen

Dan Fink

STYLE New old soul
CLIENTS Tech stars
PROJECTS A seaside lounge at the Miramar Club in Montecito, California

A favorite among tech giants, Dan Fink got his start in Silicon Valley and is known for his moody, modern aesthetic.

Instagram: @danfinkstudio

23 of 125

Brittany Ambridge

Danielle Colding Design

STYLE Artful, cozy medleys
PROJECTS A Kips Bay townhouse, a Prospect Heights duplex

Danielle Colding, who came to prominence starring in Shop This Room on HGTV, refers to the homes she creates as artful and cozy. Never stuffy, she likes to build spaces around a client’s family heirlooms, art collection, and knickknacks so that the room is always a reflection of the individual.

Instagram: @daniellecoldingdesign

24 of 125

Simon Upton

Darryl Carter

STYLE Antiques as sculpture
COLLABS Lighting for the Urban Electric Co.

Based in Washington, D.C., Darryl Carter, a former lawyer, turns out cool, calm, and collected spaces that are distinctive in their masculine rigor. They are full of smart neutral fabrics, dark wooden furniture, and strong silhouettes. His furniture designs are spare without being austere.

Instagram: @darrylcarterdesign

25 of 125

Pieter Estersohn

David Kleinberg Design Associates

STYLE Timeless tranquillity
PROJECTS Upper East Side apartments, superyachts

David Kleinberg is committed to uncluttered rooms furnished with a Francophile’s mélange of antiques. His body of work is wide-ranging in type, yet always modern in sensibility. In 2011, he published Traditional Now: Interiors by David Kleinberg.

Instagram: @dkda

26 of 125

Francesco Lagnese

David Netto

STYLE Edgy erudite
CLIENTS Rockefellers and Hollywood honchos
PROJECTS A villa in the Bahamas

Toggling between his home in Los Angeles and his hometown of New York, David Netto is a Harvard architecture school dropout who revels in the unexpected, making traditionalism feel hip, and modernism like a warm and textured cocoon.

Instagram: @davidnettosays

27 of 125

Richard Powers

De la Torre Design Studio

STYLE Sky’s the limit
PROJECTS An installation he created with artist James Turrell for a house in California

Having started his design career working with ELLE Decor Grand Master 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 mansions, Manhattan penthouses, jets, and yachts.

Instagram: @delatorredesign

28 of 125

ANDREA FERRARI

Dimorestudio

STYLE Supreme sprezzatura
CLIENTS Fashionistas and luxury brands
COLLABS Home accessories for Dior

Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran make up the Milan-based super duo. Founded in 2003, the avant-garde firm is known for its furniture designs and fashion collaborations with the likes of Fendi and Hermès. Their forward-looking interiors are rich with pattern and color-blocked walls.

Instagram: @dimoremilano

29 of 125

Marco Ricca

Drake/Anderson

STYLE Evolution of gilt
COLLABS Hardware with SA Baxter, furniture with Theodore Alexander

Jamie Drake is primarily a modernist, yet he’s known for his fearless approach to color and his fashion-conscious sensibility. He combined forces with designer Caleb Anderson to form the Drake/Anderson design partnership. Projects have included sophisticated interiors in many of Manhattan’s trendiest residential towers, as well as cutting-edge medical facilities and nonprofit headquarters.

Instagram: @drake__anderson

30 of 125

A good interior designer: 5 important distinguishing qualities

How does a good designer differ from a mediocre one? We've put together 5 things that aren't obvious that will help you determine if you're a good interior designer or not.

Good interior designer? How to understand it?

In today's realities, people are increasingly turning to interior designers for help in decorating their home. As with people in any other profession, you may meet professionals and those who pretend to be them. Distinguishing a good designer from a bad one is not always easy, especially at first. Let's say you like the portfolio of someone you want to hire, it suits your price, what else should you pay attention to? nine0003

We have collected a few not so obvious things that distinguish a really good designer from a mediocre one.

Content:

Asking questions

Even at the stage of the first meeting, you can draw some conclusions for yourself. Firstly, the person should impress you, since you will have to communicate a lot during the repair, and secondly, not only you, but also the designer should ask questions. As a rule, professionals, like doctors, should take a “history”, that is, find out from you about what you like, how you live, how you spend time at home, what habits you have. All these seemingly small things can give the designer a better understanding of what interior suits you best and how to organize it so that you feel comfortable living in it. nine0003

The ability to listen and hear

A good designer listens to all the wishes of clients, does not ignore them, and at the same time is able to gently model the future project so that people can fulfill their interior dreams and at the same time the apartment looks stylish and harmonious. The ability to gently persuade, offering stylish alternatives is welcome. A professional will never allow himself to make scandals and raise his voice when defending his point of view. The designer must take into account the tastes of the owners, realizing that they will eventually have to live in the future interior, but he should not do something tasteless, indulging dubious desires. The skill of a professional is to balance on this edge, achieving a good result in the end. nine0003

Detailed budget planning

Perhaps one of the most important items on our list. If the previous ones are purely intuitive, then this one is quite practical. Ideally, you should tell the designer how much you are willing to spend on repairs, workers, furniture and decor, and he, in turn, should calculate how much money you can spend on materials, how much on wallpaper, and how much on dining table. And so on the list ... The more detailed the plan is, the better. Of course, in the course of the repair, the estimate can and most likely will change: for example, you will see a dream table that you cannot refuse, even if it costs more than you planned to spend ... In this case, you will have to "squeeze" in other points. By the way, this is the next point. nine0003

Finding the best

Repair budgets vary widely. A good designer is familiar with the latest offers on the market and is able to choose the best within the price range available to the client. Believe me, a professional will not persuade you to buy a designer chair for half of your estimate, but will look for an alternative, perhaps he will offer to make something to order according to his sketches. More than once while communicating with designers-decorators, I have heard that in the conditions of a limited budget they come up with the most interesting solutions: they reupholster existing furniture with new fabric, do something with their own hands, give new life to old things in terms of functionality. Very often, hiring a designer is cheaper than doing repairs on their own (firstly, people can make mistakes that are then expensive to redo, and secondly, it is difficult for beginners to calculate the estimate and either they end up not having enough money for everything, or they significantly exceed their original budget). nine0003

By the way, our rubric I want VS. Mogu in a sense illustrates the point about finding alternatives, albeit very literally.

Life approach

A good designer thinks realistically: chooses for people what they will be comfortable to live in, and not what is just fashionable, does not do in the project what is very difficult to implement or will cost incredible money if customers do not have the opportunity for such an implementation. Not so long ago, we talked with designer Ivan Kulakov about 3D visualizations and whether they should be done before repairs. So, if you decide to make a 3D project of your future interior, then the designer already in this project should take into account your budget and select solutions that will be easily implemented on the site. nine0003

For example, vertical wall gardening, although it looks great in projects and in life, in reality will be expensive to install and maintain.

These were the main and not always the most obvious points. To complete the material, I would like to list a few more skills that a dream designer should have. So, he must understand how to correctly plan a room in terms of ergonomics, understand building materials and know how they will manifest themselves over time (as well as how convenient they are in everyday life and care), must follow new building technologies, constantly develop and hone your skills (after all, fashion is changing and what was good 10 years ago is not all good now). A professional follows trends, develops his horizons and never stands still. nine0003

Kvartblog wishes you that your designer certainly has all the necessary qualities in order to be called a worthy representative of his profession.

Photos: svoya-studio.com, zillow.com

Add to the Favorite1

  • Tags

Useful tips

DIFFERENT OF THE CLUSTERY Interior Designer and Bad

Each of us I've been thinking about refurbishment. And only a few decide on cardinal changes - a complete redevelopment and a change in the entire interior design. nine0003

However, once you have made up your mind, the question arises before you: how to choose an interior designer? By default, it means a first-class designer, because you do not want to resort to the help of amateurs?

A good designer is a specialist who is always interested in your opinion in choosing the color, texture of the selected piece of furniture, style of a particular room.

An excellent designer, having studied your preferences, will do the work himself, without your help, and you will like it. Unlike large design agencies, private designers are more responsible and try to please all the whims of the client. nine0003

And do not forget that, first of all, any designer who works for money must have the appropriate education, specialized knowledge and, of course, experience in such work. However, how to initially distinguish a first-class designer from mediocrity at the first “interview”?

Choosing a designer - what to look for!

Portfolio

The first acquaintance is not only a conversation with a designer, you must see the "face" of the designer, and his face is his work. Moreover, in this way you will be convinced of the availability of work experience. nine0003

Also, when viewing a portfolio, you should pay attention not so much to the design style, it can be different depending on the preferences of customers, but to the harmony of the entire interior, the aesthetics of the premises and the technique for implementing certain ideas. Do not waste your precious time on those who have nothing to show.

It is worth paying more attention to candidates who have sufficient experience in working in your field.

Price and terms

You must immediately familiarize yourself with the method of calculating the cost of services. That is, you should be given a detailed answer to the question of what specific result can be obtained for a certain amount. And of course, the deadlines for completing the work should also be stipulated. If the designer avoids answering, it means that he cannot guarantee you the final estimate of the design.

Consistency of actions

An excellent designer knows his business, but the customer is you, so his work must be coordinated with you without fail. You can immediately decide on the order and frequency of your meetings to exchange information in the process. nine0003

Design options

A good designer will never leave a customer unsatisfied. He will provide as many design options for your interior as you need to make your final choice.

A bad designer, on the other hand, will provide a limited list and try to make you think that this is how it should be.

And only the best will be able to identify all your preferences at the very first meeting and provide you with a ready-made project for consideration at the next meeting, which will be an ideal option for you and your interior. nine0003

Realization of the developed design project

The set of information provided on interior design by a professional designer must include: specifications of consumables, object diagram taking into account all dimensions and electrical diagram, design of rooms in the form of a three-dimensional visualized image. An illiterate designer simply cannot provide you with comprehensive information.

Whom to give your choice: a company or an individual? nine0005

If everyone is more or less clear with the question of choosing one or another designer, then here's how to choose an interior designer and order the design of your home, office, and so on from him - this is a more complicated question. There are a lot of firms and private specialists in a big city.

Let's look at this issue in more detail. Many firms and individuals offer high-quality interior design, but not all of them cope with the tasks assigned to them. After all, it is not easy to find an excellent interior designer in Moscow. nine0003

However, there are many private designers who are highly professional in their work no worse than large agencies and companies. Let's talk about how to choose from among private designers: