interior designers make interior spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials.
When most people think about interior designing they tend to think of it as a superficial profession, not even an art form, which it is. What most people don’t realize is that the same profession they tend to look upon might change an otherwise mundane existence into a daily emotional experience that lets you live away from the boundaries of your day to day routine.
Here are 10 interior designers to follow in 2017. And let yourself be inspired by these wonderful professionals.
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Peter Marino
Marino’s designs can be usually characterized by emphasized materiality, texture, scale light and the constant dialogue between interior and exterior.
Kelly Wearstler
Since its 1995 inception, the Kelly Wearstler Studio has grown from boutique interior design firm to global lifestyle brand.
David Collins
David Collins Studio put its stamp on a multitude of private homes, its founder’s specialty was four-star hospitality venues whose eye-popping sense of style embodied the company’s credo: “Bespoke, be creative, be better.”
Dimore Studio
Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran invested in their individual experience with the profession and study of Design, Art and Fashion, and founded DIMORESTUDIO in 2003.
India Mahdavi
India Mahdavi is the reigning queen of color. “It’s the best way to bring the sunshine into space,” says the Paris-based interior designer. “Sunshine is happiness, and my work is about happiness.”
Jean Louis Denoit
Recognized worldwide for his eclectic and emblematic interiors, Jean-Louis Deniot plays in a multiplicity of repertoires, never sticking to a purity of style, rather letting his academic training translate into a vocabulary that is both informal and bold.
Joyce Wang
Blessed with a gimlet eye for detail and an inherent feel for texture, Hong Kong-born designer Joyce Wang is certainly one to watch.
Miles Redd
He is known for his quirky brand of cozy glamor. His unique aesthetic vision is characterized by playful mélanges of high and low, invigorated with whimsical splashes of color and modern gestures.
Oliver Burns
Oliver Burns is an architectural interior design and development practice that thoughtfully designs and builds the world’s finest homes.
Yabu Pushelberg
Yabu Pushelberg is an international design firm, with studios in Toronto and SoHo, New York, founded in 1980 by Glenn Pushelberg and George Yabu.
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