{"id":252849,"date":"2025-03-31T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_research&p=252849"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T20:43:22","slug":"interior-designs-2025-rising-giants","status":"publish","type":"id_research","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/research\/interior-designs-2025-rising-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Interior Design\u2019s 2025 Rising Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Montage Healdsburg Residences’s Harvest Homes in Healdsburg, California, are by EDG Interior Architecture and Design. Photography by Roger Davies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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March 31, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Interior Design Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Introducing Interior Design\u2019s 2025 Rising Giants<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a strong year for the Rising Giants, with overall positive momentum despite a few mild dips in the numbers. And where there are slight declines, they can often be attributed to the natural volatility that comes with smaller firms\u2014one company\u2019s big swing can skew the larger picture and create outsized statistical impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fee income saw a modest 5 percent drop year-over-year, with design fees falling from $586 million to $555.5 million. But even with this down-tick, fees remain well above pre-pandemic levels, and when looking at all 200 Giants together, the overall trend is one of growth. More importantly, 2025 is shaping up to be a strong year, with Rising firms forecasting a 14 percent increase in fee income. While confidence in those forecasts is down slightly, it\u2019s still plenty high enough to consider these projections reliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to sector performance, the story for the Rising Giants diverges from that of the top firms. Among the 100 Giants, hospitality is up, while corporate work remains sluggish, but it\u2019s the opposite for this group. Hospitality is down\u2014dropping 18 percent year-over-year and still 4 percent since pre-pandemic levels\u2014whereas corporate work has finally inched back to pre-pandemic numbers, marking a full recovery. This is a significant milestone for Rising Giants, which have always been more corporate-heavy than their larger, more diversified counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Rising Giants<\/h2>\n
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1<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 101<\/td>\n STG Design<\/a><\/td>\n Austin, TX<\/td>\n 10.7<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 82\u00a0<\/td>\n 93<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 102<\/td>\n Partners by Design<\/a><\/td>\n Chicago<\/td>\n 10.7<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 39\u00a0<\/td>\n 81<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 103<\/td>\n Dyer Brown & Associates<\/a><\/td>\n Boston<\/td>\n 10.6<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 31\u00a0<\/td>\n 104<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 104<\/td>\n FXCollaborative Architects<\/a><\/td>\n Brooklyn, NY<\/td>\n 10.6<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 58\u00a0<\/td>\n 89<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 105<\/td>\n Aria Group<\/a><\/td>\n Oak Park, IL<\/td>\n 10.4<\/td>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 113\u00a0<\/td>\n 110<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 106<\/td>\n Huntsman Architectural Group<\/a><\/td>\n San Francisco<\/td>\n 10.3<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 55\u00a0<\/td>\n 80<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 107<\/td>\n Parisi Portfolio<\/a><\/td>\n San Clemente, CA<\/td>\n 9.7<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0<\/td>\n 136<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 108<\/td>\n Architecture, Incorporated<\/a><\/td>\n Reston, VA<\/td>\n 9.7<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 109<\/td>\n KZF Design<\/a><\/td>\n Cincinnati<\/td>\n 9.7<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 66\u00a0<\/td>\n 102<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n michelleyee<\/td>\n 25\/03\/2025 10:46 PM<\/td>\n 110<\/td>\n Design Republic<\/a><\/td>\n New York<\/td>\n 9.4<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 44\u00a0<\/td>\n 109<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody> \n\n \n \n \n <\/table>\n\n<\/div>