Interior Design

World's best interior designers – the 21 top designers today

Here, we showcase the work of the world's best interior designers, cherry picked from the Andrew Martin Interior Design Review Vol.25

Converted barn style modern living room and dining room with use of greys, natural stone flooring and browns
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Every year, the world's best interior designers are honored by renowned design house, Andrew Martin, in the brand's Interior Design Review. This year, a quarter of a century after the publication of the first review, global interior design heroes are documented in the Andrew Martin Interior Design Review Vol.25

The Andrew Martin Interior Design Review has become a cultural bookmark, coined the Oscars of the Design World, celebrating the world’s 100 greatest interior designers on an international stage every year. Celebrating the high art of interior design, the review catalogues innovation in design across all seven continents.

Since 1996, the Andrew Martin Review has endeavored to capture the ever-changing refraction of the history, politics and zeitgeist of interior design highlighted in this year's 25th anniversary timeline. In it, you can compare and contrast the work of just a few of the 25 winners of the award; from the ground-breaking East meets West mantra of Kelly Hoppen in 1996; the history making Zeynep Fadillioglu when she became the first woman ever to design a mosque; the supremely influential austerity of Axel Vervoordt; Stephen Falcke the evangelist of African tribal art; the exuberance of Kit Kemp; the celebrity circus of Martyn Lawrence Bullard; the poetic magic of Jorge Canete; and in 2020 the standard bearer of China’s golden generation of design, Ben Wu; not to mention, this year's winner, Thomas Jayne of Jayne Design Studio.

'For a quarter of a century, I have been lucky enough to have a front row seat at the theater of the world’s greatest designers – I have called this exhilarating mosaic of styles and influences the Kaleidoscope Age. The task of selecting a single award winner is always an agonizing assignment. Luckily, this year our judges were legendary Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, iconic Stereophonics front man Kelly Jones, producer actress Sally Humphreys and talent director Jakki Jones.'

Below, we have chosen from Andrew Martin's pick of the world's best interior designers to bring you a select group that best represents the style ethos of Homes & Gardens – you can see the rest of the designers, and their extraordinary contemporary spaces, in Andrew Martin Interior Design Review Vol.25.

Albion Nord 

Albion Nord

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Designers: Camilla Clarke, Ottalie Stride, Ben Johnson, Anthony Kooperman.

Company: Albion Nord, London, UK. 

Design philosophy: authentic and curated, combining old and new.

Dining room with L shaped, burnt orange sofa stretching as dining area seating around to casual coffee table seating

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This interior design studio specializes in high end residential properties and hospitality projects in the UK and overseas. 

Black and white diamond shaped stripe bedding, green velvet cushion, glass and metal framed bedside table

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Recent works include a private country estate in Berkshire, two townhouses in Chelsea Barracks and a scheme of 25 apartments in Holland Park.

Wooden and brown study room with white rug and plant

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Current residential projects include a private country manor house in Oxfordshire, a family home in Maida Vale and a Landmark Hotel in London. 

Dark green office with marble and brass coloured fireplace with matching frame

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Small details on display with a contrast of dark and light materials

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White shelving and original panelling on walls, grey armchair and lamp

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Traditional sitting room with textured yellow and orange upholstery, blankets and painting

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Open and light stairway with white and grey staircase and marble flooring. Glass chandler

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Marble floors, grey walls, glass chandelier with candles and circle table with a bouquet of flowers

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White fur rug with black diamond outlines, oil wooden stump table with wooden legs, burnt orange cushions and grey sofa

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Dark blue and green tapestry hanging, dark wooden chest of drawers and wooden and cushioned armchair

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Bedroom with fur blanket, dark wood dresser

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ARCC

ARRCC Directors

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Designers: Mark Rielly, Jon Case, Michele Rhoda. 

Company: ARRCC, Cape Town, South Africa. 

Design philosophy: to create life enhancing interiors.

Country living room with exposed beam ceiling, grey crescent sofa

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An acclaimed studio, specializing in residential, hospitality and leisure interiors worldwide. 

Blue rig with white pattern, black fourposter bed, brown leather chairs and wooden ceiling

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Current work includes a 14,000 sq. m. family home in Dubai, an exclusive line of floating villas in collaboration with SAOTA and Admares, and the refurbishment of an existing townhouse in Belgravia, London. 

Rustic country room with red circle table

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Recent projects include an opulent penthouse in the newly developed Zaha Hadid building, One Thousand Museum, Miami, a contemporary home in the pine woods on an island in the Moskva River, Moscow, and a luxury safari lodge in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa.

Light wood long table with stone skink and matching wooden shutters

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Colette van den Thillart

Colette head shot

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Designer: Colette van den Thillart. 

Company: Colette van den Thillart Interior Design, Toronto, Canada. 

Design philosophy: uplifting and experiential.

Modern living room with simplistic white and grey walls sofas and fireplace, and patterns and coloured cushions, rugs and chairs

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Current projects include a residence in Rome, private residences in Toronto, an oceanfront condo in Miami and a Mid Century modern heritage refurbishment. 

Orange velvet headboard and bed base blue walls, armchair and cushions

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Recent work includes a number of apartments, family homes and an executive office in Toronto, as well as residences in the UK, New York, and Los Angeles.

White living room with hints of purple and blue

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Yellow and cream bedroom with a mix of textures on cushions, the rug and lampshades

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Tree design fireplace , dark wood floors and white rug

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Pink and cream themed bedroom with tree tapestry above bed, orange sunshine mirrors

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Carpet on indoor-outdoor terrace are with plant pillars, tables, and upholstery

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Green wood detail rug, White and grey armchairs and tapestry and blue walls

(Image credit: Colette van den Thillart)

Erin Martin

Erin Martin

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Designer: Erin Martin. 

Company: Martin Design, St Helena, USA. 

Design philosophy: keep going kindly.

Converted barn style modern living room and dining room with use of greys, natural stone flooring and browns

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2017 designer of the year, engaged in large homes, small homes, boutique hotels, bougie hotels, quonsets. 

Gold metal light and bar chairs, fur chair

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Recent projects include a 1940s Palm Springs bling house, the complete renovation of a home on The Strand in Manhattan Beach, into a Moorish, Gothic villa, and Knoll House, a new build boutique hotel nestled in a Napa vineyard.

Brown leather chairs, blue stone top table with wooden frame

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Covered patio area using outdoor metal and wood materials, metal hanging egg chair

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Gracinha Viterbo 

Gracinha Viterbo

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Designer: Gracinha Viterbo. 

Company: Viterbo Interior Design, Lisbon, Portugal. 

Design philosophy: personalized and unique.

Blue print wallpaper, grey and white tiled floor and stair rug

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Founded 40 years ago, Viterbo is a family-owned studio specialising in luxurious interiors for private homes and boutique hotels internationally. 

Blue double doors and window

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Recent projects include a 19th century palace restoration in Lisbon, the décor of the most exclusive building in Lisbon, Castilho 203, and a beautiful estate in Tuscany. 

Yellow neon walls, green leopard rug, cream rounded sofa

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Current work includes a 5 star hotel in the Azores, an exclusive beach house in Quinta do Lago, Algarve and another in Comporta.

Blue shelves with pottery, and blue and white print

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layers of textures of the yellow curtains, green chair and carpet

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Orange wall and sofa

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Blue and orange striped wallpaper

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Orange ceiling, large mirror, blue crescent sofa

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Pink and yellow bedding, pink red yellow, blue and green flower wallpaper and rug

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Classic dining hall with green tapestry's

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