Top 20 Interior Designers To Look Out For In 2023

The evolution of the interior designing industry has been evident over the years slowly and steadily. With the emergence of new and updated technologies to support the transformation in the industry, the concept of interior design has been redefined to inspire positivity. It is no doubt that the practice of interior designing goes beyond the idea of adding fashion elements to a place, it more concerned with confidence, empathy, creativity, and energy and hence proves to be essential to our society.

With this article, we are presenting 20 such interior designs who are constantly enriching the industry with their expert skills and ideas.

Mariangel Coghlan

Mariangel Coghlan is a highly acclaimed architect and interior designer known for her impeccable taste in creating luxurious and personalized designs for her clients in both the USA and Mexico. Founder of the interior and architecture firm MARIANGEL COGHLAN. With over XX years of experience in the industry, Mariangel has established herself as a prominent figure in the field, earning a reputation for creating tailored spaces that perfectly embody the unique tastes, needs, and personalities of her clients.

Born and raised in Mexico, Mariangel's design style is heavily influenced by her cultural heritage, with a focus on integrating traditional Mexican elements into contemporary designs. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, and she has received multiple awards for her contributions to the field of architecture and interior design

Tanuja Rane

Tanuja Yogesh Rane is the founder and Head Designer of growing and leading Interior Designing firm, 'Tanuja and Associates', with experience and expertise of over 27 years. She is a qualified Interior Designer from L.S. Raheja School of Architecture and was the Gold Medalist for the year 1993-94.

Tanuja and Associates, with a team of professional interior designers and architects, are specialized in Designing luxury residential interiors, and commercial interiors. With over 350 projects completed in the last 27 years, Tanuja Rane holds more than 15 awards and achievements.

One of the highlights of Tanuja and Associates is designing and executing more than 40 Interior projects in Mumbai's ‘Lodha Park Complex’ in last 3 years. And the remarkable aspect is the design of all the apartments has their own individuality. Tanuja believes in creating unique and comfortable interior spaces, which reflects in the work that has been done over the three decades.

Nicola Pighi

A center of excellence in the field of Italian design, NAD is founded by Nicola Pighi and offers a wide range of courses, including Interior Design. The academy stands out for its stimulating learning environment and focus on innovation and creativity. The president is a visionary in the design field and has played a crucial role in guiding the academy to success. Today, NAD highlights four exceptional Interior Design students who have been selected for their extraordinary skills. NAD provides high-quality education, preparing students for successful careers. It is a place of inspiration and opportunities for aspiring designers who aim to develop their talents and achieve excellence in design.

Riya Singhal

Riya Singhal, the founder of MS Designs graduated from Florence Design Academy, Italy. At our interior design studio, we strive to provide our clients with fresh and innovative designs that pay attention to even the smallest details. We understand that every individual has their own unique needs and style, so we create customized designs that are tailored to their specific requirements and functional needs. Our hardworking team is capable of working with clients from all around the world, so no matter the location, we can help you achieve the look you desire. We pride ourselves on our creativity and dedication to each project, ensuring that each and every design is truly one-of-a-kind.

Marcy Garcia

Marcy Garcia is a Miami-based interior designer who is deeply passionate about sustainable and mindful interior design that promotes the well-being of those who inhabit the spaces she creates. Known for her sophisticated and distinctive designs, Marcy consistently strives to surpass and curate extraordinary experiences in all her endeavors.

Originally from Colombia, she studied Interior Architecture & Design and launched her career at top design firms in San Francisco and Miami. Drawing inspiration from her diverse global experiences, she founded The MG Design Lab in 2016, a design firm dedicated to creating interiors that prioritize her clients’ mental and physical health.

With over 16 years of experience and a deeply personalized design philosophy, Marcy has successfully undertaken projects catering to residential, hospitality, and commercial clients. Her work spans various locations both within the USA and the Caribbean, showcasing her versatility and ability to design in different contexts.

Maria Isabel Segura Ruiz

Maria Segura is the founder of MS Design, Wellness & Health, an Interior Residential Architecture Lab that promotes the use of design to be more than luxury and aesthetics; interior architecture can be used as a powerful healing tool to improve people‘s overall health and well-being. As a skilled healthcare designer with a background in Architecture, being a person with Congenital Heart Disease and great empath has made her conscious about the big necessity of promoting healing environments to enhance people’s life quality. The reason why she decided to create @msarquitecturaeinteriorismo in 2018, an IG and Facebook design blog, to teach people how to use design as a healing tool; years later, this blog became her design brand with almost 13K followers. In brief, Maria’s mission is to promote how to use Interior Architecture principles and techniques to heal and improve people’s health and living quality. Do not hesitate to follow her social media @msarquitecturaeinteriorismo and be updated with MS Design, Wellness & Health, an Interior Residential Architecture Lab, Miami-based and Worldwide consultancy service, that is revolutionizing Residential Interior Design.

Bruna Giestas

Starting her career in Brazil, Bruna quickly earned recognition for her keen attention to detail and her talent for creating spaces that are both functional and visually appealing. In 2020, she launched her design career in Massachusetts and rapidly attracted clients in the Boston area with her distinct design approach and style, which frequently incorporates lighting design as a central feature of her projects.

Today, Bruna serves as the head of Studio [id] LLC, her own company providing full-service interior design. The firm has gained a reputation for its personalized approach, tailoring each project to meet the specific needs and preferences of each client. With years of experience in the industry, Bruna has honed her skills and has become known for her exceptional ability to seamlessly integrate functionality and aesthetics.

Throughout her two-decade career, Bruna has created elegant and sophisticated interiors for a diverse range of clients, including high-end residences, developers, hotels, restaurants, and retail spaces. The ultimate goal of Studio [id] is to deliver exceptional and distinctive spaces that exceed their clients' expectations.

Kendra Mays

Kendra Mays is a Certified Interior Designer and Renovation Expert. She is the owner of Kendra Mays Designs, an Interior design firm specializing in casual luxury residential and commercial projects for clients that need a full range of design services. As a child, Kendra always remembers being very creative and imaginative. She taught herself how to sew as a hobby, and while in high school she cultivated that skill and turned her craft into a paid hobby, by making drapes, pillows, flowers arrangements and various home decor items. That hobby quickly became a passion and that passion is now a lifestyle brand that includes everything from custom furniture, accessories and décor, to lavish floral designs and “over-the-top” home design and renovations. Kendra’s philosophy that the concept of design is part style and part psychology is the driving force for her to design a lifestyle for clients and in doing so the space will come together.

Skazochkina Ekaterina

Skazochkina Ekaterina is the interior designer and founder of Nordic Design Studio. As an interior design company, Nordic Design Studio specializes in creating functional and aesthetically pleasing interior spaces for a variety of clients, including residential and commercial properties. Ekaterina and her team develop interior design concepts that reflect clients’ unique style, needs, and budget.

Ekaterina’s approach to interior design is based on the principles of simplicity, functionality, and the use of natural materials. She creates spaces that are both visually appealing and practical, incorporating features such as smart storage solutions and energy-efficient lighting.

Since the creation in 2020 and during pandemic, she helped to make cozy many homes around the world. She with her team created interiors for clients in Germany, Finland, Estonia, Kazakhstan. And now she has big plans to make beautiful home more affordable to people around the world.

Darel Clayton

Darel Clayton is the founder and creator of the lifestyle brand HOME . Darel’s love for interior design evolved from having lived in Europe for 13 years and her travels to over 30 countries. This ignited her passion for creative design in every aspect of life, especially the HOME.

A self-taught stylist, her inspiration has been led by life experiences and working extensively with other interior designers on projects. For Darel, decorating is the pursuit of what makes a room interesting, conversational, comfortable and functional. While at the same time telling her clients stories through the things they have chosen for their homes.

Darel has recently collaborated with The ReProject Company to design a glassware collection from waste wine and beer bottles. The waste glass is converted into stylish, eco-friendly glassware. The concept is that of where design meets sustainability.

Lisa Lorino

Lisa Lorino is the founder and “relationship builder” of LJLdesigns. She has an enviable amount of both design savvy and business acumen. She cultivated her talent at famed design giants such as The Rockwell Group in New York City and BHDstudios in San Francisco. She actively directs the design work on each project, developing inspiring ideas and sumptuous solutions with her staff. LJLdesigns focuses on enhancing every aspect of their client’s design experience. Each project is approached with an open mind and a well-honed ability to listen.

Lisa realized that there was niche for affordable design + furnishings and created LJLhome. Her team shopped around the country curating beautiful affordable furnishings for her clients. In 2019 LJLhome had their first a pop up shop in California, which sold out in 10 days. LJLdesigns continues to have pop up shops and is in the process of locating the perfect brick and mortar location to house her store + design studio.

Dana Feagles

Dana Feagles is founder and Principal Designer of Revelry Interior Design in Santa Rosa, CA. She is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most intuitive, relatable, and sought-after residential interior designers. During her 10+ years working for interior design firms in SF, she collaborated on the home design for prominent entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 CEOs. But her passion lies in helping busy families achieve more functional, lively, and livable homes - a design aesthetic which she has termed “Refined Revelry.”

Dana noticed a need for luxury, yet relatable, interior designers in Napa, Sonoma, and Marin (Northern California’s Wine Country), where she was raised and currently raises her own young family. In 2022, Dana launched Revelry Interior Design, aiming to make high-end interior design more approachable - or, in her words, high-end without the high-end ego. Dana’s interiors are inspired by the nuance of wine country’s laidback lifestyle, the diverse landscape, and by her client’s unique needs and tastes.

Amanda D’Ascanio

Amanda D'Ascanio is the owner and principal designer of AKD Interiors, a full-service interior design firm specializing in home renovations. Operating just outside of Philadelphia, Amanda is one of the leading home renovation experts with over 17 years of experience in the industry.

Prior to founding AKD Interiors, Amanda worked at a national interior design firm where she worked with national home builders as well as smaller developers. She gained extensive project management skills, knowledge of the building and construction process as well as knowledge of building products and materials.

In 2016, with a passion for design and construction, AKD Interiors was established. As her firm grew, she saw the need for support for both the homeowner and the builder. Besides creating beautiful spaces, her goal is to keep homeowners on budget and their builder on schedule. Year after year AKD Interiors has continued to establish themselves as a household name for builders and renovators.

Kristi Jones

Since entering the Interior Design industry in 2012, Kristi Jones has developed a reputation as a creative and accomplished design professional. After a decade working with firms and builders gaining valuable experience, she started KJ Interiors Collective in 2022.

Kristi’s experience has provided her with the knowledge to develop high-end designs while adhering to a financial plan. She knows how to walk the line between function and aesthetic, carte blanche and budget. She believes that the spaces we inhabit should reflect our personalities and lifestyles, thus creating an awe-inspiring space is top priority. Equally essential is successfully orchestrating the project to completion.

Kristi is the driving force behind every project at KJ Interiors Collective and is hands on through the entire process working to stay on schedule and ensure every detail is carried out to a Clients satisfaction. KJIC looks forward to working with you on your next design project!

Tali Oren

Tali Oren uses her expertise to design multifunctional spaces rooted in strategic design and tailored to each client’s lifestyle.

For more than a decade Tali has implemented her creative vision as the Founder and Creative Director of Tali Oren Design. Tali’s design style is inspired by an affinity towards natural landscapes. The materiality of Tali’s work evokes a modern coastal vibe that combines a timeless yet edgy aesthetic into her interiors.

Her expertise in transitioning spaces – both raw and as refurbishments – allows her to make a house feel like a home. Tali and her team collaboratively transform spaces that incorporate unique finishes, furniture with the finest craftsmanship, and handpicked accessories that enhance the natural architecture of a space. Current projects include full-service interior design for Upper Eastside residences, homes in New Jersey, and a collection of projects across Sag Harbor, New York.

Yasmine Hasan

Passionate about improving users’ quality of life, Yasmine thrives in her skyrocketing career as a luxury residential interior designer with Ethan Allen. Being a young professional who thoroughly enjoys what she does, Yasmine was able to become a rising star in the DC metro area, providing exceptional, fresh-eyed, and personable service to her clients.

Yasmine believes that interior design is about offering a physically and visually comfortable space for clients as their home is their sanctuary. Drawing from her client’s personal style, she combines beauty and functionality to create a customized space perfect for each client’s needs. She achieves so by offering a comprehensive design experience that includes: creating individualized concepts, floor plans, 3D renderings, and in-home consultations while incorporating the perfect Ethan Allen furniture selection to provide timeless comfort.

Yasmine earned her Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from Virginia Tech, after also studying abroad in Florence, Italy at the Santa Reparata International School of Art. Coming from a melting pot of cultures, Yasmine is fluent in 4 languages, giving her the honor of communicating with clients from several backgrounds and nationalities.

Morgan Slauson

Morgan loves to create meaningful environments for people to live, work and thrive in. She believes your home is an extension of your body and should be cared for with the same regard. After many years of working in an industry with a lot of thoughtless design, Morgan has set out to change the norms and founded her company, Front of House Design.

Front of House Design is based in Los Angeles with a portfolio of work throughout California and nationally. Over the last 15 years, Morgan has completed many esteemed residential and commercial projects. She has a strong interior architecture background and can help you design your dream home from the ground up. Beyond traditional experience, Morgan has trained in feng shui and Biophilic Design to bring a new layer of thought and harmony into the design. For people wanting to improve their space without a huge commitment, she offers a curated 3-hour Home Wellness Consultation.

Adriana Mot

Adriana is the founder and creative lead of Land of Dochia, a lifestyle brand that promotes an impeccable lifestyle through design. Extensively published and internationally recognized, she believes in the importance of interior design in shaping a healthy, confident self. Her designs as well as her artistic and written work promote a unique luxury that combines a sophisticated aesthetic with the simplicities of a natural lifestyle. Her spirited personality and high energy are reflected in her method and approach to ideation.

An avid promoter of creativity as a tool for positive change, Adriana’s signature output fluidly combines her love of architecture and design history, passion for creative thinking, knowledge of materials and fine detailing, and a deep understanding of patterns and habits of living. In the past couple of years, her work has amassed impressive international accolades and together with her professional experience spanning over two decades, have placed Adriana at the forefront of the design community.

Sonia Saraf

Having done a Bachelors in Architecture from Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai, and Masters in Urban Design from the esteemed University of California, Berkeley, Sonia has a working experience of around 16 years in the field of architecture, interiors, and urban design.

She has had the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects varying from infrastructure projects such as metro stations and aviation planning, landscaping projects, residential bungalows, and interior design projects for both residential and commercial spaces. She has also worked on graphic design and photography projects. Sonia has had the experience of working as a Business Manager in esteemed interior design firms and also worked internationally in the USA for over a year. She has worked on projects in USA, Zambia, and India.

She has also had the experience of working in rural areas of India in the field of sanitation design and infrastructure and worked on projects involving behavior architecture and human emotions. Apart from design, Sonia also has a passion for teaching. She has teaching experience of 6 years and has taught in various esteemed architecture and interior design colleges in Mumbai. Sonia founded Rock Paper Scissors which is headquartered in Mumbai and specializes in Interior Design Projects. The firm has completed multiple projects in both commercial and residential interiors.

Riddhi Patel

“Design in Style… Design with Smile” is what Riddhi Patel firmly believes in. Riddhi is an Atlanta-based Interior Designer, gracefully handling versatile projects in the United States & India. She is specialized in Design for Luxury Brands in Retail & Residentials.

She is known for her Design Style & the Services she provides. Her passion for interior design, allows her to put herself into her work the way she does. She has a real fascination with how a space can functionally work for us and make us feel better. She spends a great deal of time with her clients exploring their ideas and preferences to help them transform their home space into an area they love to be in.

She guides clients through remodeling projects from start to finish. Helping with everything from space planning to cabinetry to lighting fixtures as well as the furnishings and finishing touches, applying the same to Projects of all sizes. She is a one-point solution for your ideal requirements. She personally believes in a space that tells your story before you’ve spoken a word because the very essence of who you are is woven into your design!

Final Thoughts

By employing the best practices in the industry, these interior designings are establishing their presence as experts in the industry. Their passion and determination have been more than significant in bringing the best out of any space, and their efforts have been more than evident in inspiring the much-needed transformation in the industry.