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The E-Wow suite at the W Prague by AvroKO. Photography by Eric Laignel.

Announcing Interior Design’s 2025 Hospitality Giants

Interior Design’s 2025 Hospitality Giants prove the hospitality sector is heating up, with clear signs of progress and growth across the board.

2025 Hospitality Giants Ranking

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at  2025 Rank Firm Headquarters Design Fees (in millions) FF&C Value Of Work Installed (millions) 2024 rank
1 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 1 HBA INTERNATIONAL, INC. Santa Monica 126.6 8,170.3 1
2 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 2 Gensler San Francisco 44.2 2
3 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 3 Rockwell Group New York 40.0 3
4 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 4 AvroKO New York 20.7 2.2 7
5 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 5 DLR Group Seattle 20.3 8.1 8
6 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 6 ForrestPerkins/Perkins Eastman New York 19.1 6
7 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 7 Populous Kansas City 18.9
8 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 8 JCJ Architecture Hartford 18.5 13
9 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 9 Wimberly Interiors New York 17.8 5
10 michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 05:55 PM 10 Baskervill Richmond 13.5 13.0 9

*Blank cells indicate no data reported


Interested in learning more about Interior Design’s 2025 Giants of Design? Check out our report for Top 100 Giants and Rising Giants, Hospitality Giants, Sustainability Giants, and Healthcare Giants.


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Editor’s Note: Take a look at recent coverage of our Hospitality Giants most admired firms of 2025 below. AvroKO tops the list, followed by Rockwell Group, Yabu Pushelberg, and Meyer Davis Studio.

Read More About Most Admired Firms


Segment Fees and Growth Prediction

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Project Types Fees (in millions) Percentage of Overall Sector Fees Percentage of Firms Predicting Growth
1 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Luxury hotel 159.5 21 59
2 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Restaurant/bar 126.1 16 51
3 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Boutique hotel 103.9 14 59
4 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Resort/spa/country club 120.8 15 57
5 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Mid/economy hotel 45.9 6 37
6 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Mixed-use 43.3 6 54
7 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Gaming 37.4 5 19
8 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Senior living 13.0 2 58
9 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Condo-hotels/timeshare 6.9 1 18
10 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Cruise ship 3.8 1 9
11 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Micro-hotel 0.3 0 14
12 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:11 PM Other 32.4 4

*Blank cells indicate no data reported


Firms With The Most Fee Growth (In Millions)

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Firms 2023 Fees 2024 Fees Increase
1 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM HBA 100.5 126.6 26.2
2 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM Rockwell Group 34.5 40.0 5.6
3 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM Denton House Design Studio 0.1 5.6 5.5
4 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM JCJ Architecture 13.6 18.5 4.9
5 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM Steelman Partners 8.4 13.1 4.7
6 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM Populous 15.1 18.9 3.9
7 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM Mancini Duffy 1.6 5.2 3.6
8 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM IA Interior Architects 0.1 3.5 3.4
9 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM Meyer Davis Studio 8.6 11.8 3.2
10 michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM michelleyee 06/08/2025 07:14 PM DLR Group 17.3 20.3 3.1

Methodology

The Interior Design Giants annual business survey comprises the largest firms ranked by interior design fees for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, 2024. The listings are generated from only those surveyed. To be recognized as a top 100, Rising, Healthcare, Hospitality, or Sustainability Giant, firms must meet the following criteria: Have at least one office location in North America, and generate at least 25% of its interior design fee income in North America. Firms that do not meet the criteria are ranked on our International Giants list. Interior design fees include those attributed to:

1. All aspects of a firm’s in­terior design practice, from strategic planning and programming to design and project management.

2. Fees paid to a firm for work performed by employees and independent contractors who are “full-time staff equivalent.”

Interior design fees do not include revenues paid to a firm and remitted to subcontractors who are not con­sid­ered full-time staff equivalents. For example, certain firms attract work that is subcontracted to a local firm. The originating firm may collect all the fees and re­tain a management or generation fee, paying the remainder to the performing firm. The amounts paid to the latter are not included in fees of the collecting firm when determining its ranking. Ties are broken by rank from last year. Where applicable, all per­cent­ages are based on responding Giants, not their total number. 

All research conducted by ThinkLab, the research division of SANDOW Design Group.

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