Black and white photo of a spacious, art deco style restaurant with a geometric ceiling, columns, long bar, and booth seating. Tables are set and lighting fixtures line the ceiling and walls.

August 6, 2026

Words: Interior Design Staff

Interior Design’s 2026 Hospitality Giants Showcase Solid Growth

Hospitality’s long-awaited post-pandemic rebound has finally happened, following a year-over-year surge in design fees—and with an equally rosy forecast for 2026. Project numbers grew (and are expected to continue doing so), with a consistent ratio of new construction to renovation and a slight uptick in the proportion of overseas (versus domestic) projects. Some 94 percent of firms expect growth in the U.S. this year, driven once again by the south. Sector breakdown is relatively stable, with hotels still comprising the bulk of all work, at about a third.

2026 Hospitality Giants

Rank Firm Headquarters Design Fees (in millions) FF&C Value Of Work Installed (in millions) Design Staff 2025 Rank
1 HBA International Santa Monica, CA 128.5 1,295 1
2 Rockwell Group New York 48.0 280 3
3 Gensler San Francisco 47.7 2,975 2
4 Populous Kansas City, MO 33.3 140 7
5 DLR Group Seattle 24.2 2.9 1,250 5
6 AvroKO New York 23.2 4.2 134 4
7 Wimberly Interiors New York 20.5 91 9
8 JCJ Architecture Hartford, CT 19.0 59 8
9 Perkins Eastman | ForrestPerkins New York 18.0 889.8 279 6
10 Meyer Davis Studio New York 14.2 109 15
11 Zebra Projects London 14.0 463.1 237 13
12 Pierre-Yves Rochon, PYR Chicago 13.5 0 14
13 CHAMBERS Baltimore 12.6 173.0 34 12
14 Steelman Partners Las Vegas 12.3 36.9 11 11
15 Sargenti Architects Paramus, NJ 10.9 109 19
16 DesignAgency Toronto 10.5 0.9 100 22
17 BLINK Design Group Singapore 10.4 82 0
18 The Gettys Group Chicago 10.2 160.0 33 16
19 Aria Group Oak Park, IL 9.9 46 17
20 Looney & Associates Dallas 9.4 38 23
21 Chipman Design Architecture Des Plaines, IL 9.3 75.0 20 18
22 Baskervill Richmond, VA 9.1 3.9 75 10
23 EDG Interior Architecture and Design Novato, CA 8.7 180.0 43 21
24 JEFFREY BEERS INTERNATIONAL New York 8.4 68.5 39 34
25 Mancini Duffy New York 7.5 50 46
26 PGAL Houston 7.3 108 41
27 HOK St. Louis 7.3 239.0 326 0
28 Studio DADO Coral Gables, FL 7.1 17.0 33 0
29 Champalimaud Design New York 7.0 38 24
30 Premier Dallas 6.8 120.5 39 37
31 Klai Juba Wald Architecture + Interiors Las Vegas 6.8 3.5 50 0
32 Rodrigo Vargas Design Los Angeles 6.7 16 32
33 //3877 Washington 6.7 2.5 38 31
34 ICRAVE, a Journey studio New York 6.5 222.6 50 33
35 PARKER-TORRES DESIGN Boston 6.5 32 44
36 DiLeonardo Warwick, RI 6.3 60 26
37 ASD|SKY Atlanta 6.1 193 39
38 HBG Design Memphis, TN 6.0 50 38
39 Cooper Carry Atlanta 5.9 124.2 88 0
40 Hord Coplan Macht Baltimore 5.8 11.0 47 35
41 Rottet Studio New York 5.7 3.7 54 20
42 LEO A DALY Omaha, NE 5.5 176 48
43 Arcadis NV Amsterdam 5.5 340 63
44 IIG Crown Point, IN 5.5 26 43
45 Stonehill Taylor New York 5.5 643.0 40 27
46 EoA Coral Gables, FL 5.3 1,000.0 24 30
47 Shea Minneapolis 4.9 62.0 28 45
48 Studio 11 Design Dallas 4.6 29 53
49 SJ Group N/A 4.6 204.0 71 0
50 Ideation Design Group Phoenix 4.5 25.0 19 0
51 Design Development Solutions Agoura Hills, CA 4.2 4.2 11 50
52 IA Interior Architects San Francisco 3.9 78.2 424 54
53 PIVOTstudio Cincinnati 3.9 273.5 29 42
54 NELSON Worldwide Minneapolis 3.9 429 0
55 Woods Bagot Sydney 3.7 688 0
56 The Society Seattle 3.6 280.0 13 69
57 Studio K Creative Chicago 3.4 14 0
58 J. Banks Design Hilton Head Island, SC 3.4 6.7 30 47
59 INC Architecture & Design New York 3.3 1,600.0 36 51
60 Hatch Design Group / Hatch Hospitality Supply Costa Mesa, CA 3.3 3.3 26 52
61 Private Label International Phoenix 3.3 50.0 9 58
62 HVS Design Rockville, MD 3.2 63.0 12 0
63 KTGY Irvine, CA 3.1 23 40
64 Lawrence Group St. Louis 2.9 1.2 134 49
65 api(+) Tampa, FL 2.8 14 0
66 Flick Mars Dallas 2.7 4.5 21 64
67 LS3P Charleston, SC 2.5 210.0 181 67
68 CORE architecture + design Washington 2.4 15 0
69 Richardson Design Cleveland 2.4 15 0
70 JLL Chicago 2.3 233 29
71 waldrop+nichols studio Dallas 2.3 0.4 15 56
72 MKDA New York 2.1 140.0 56 60
73 Luminaut Cincinnati 2.0 410.0 29 75
74 Kay Lang + Associates Los Angeles 2.0 41.0 65
75 Hospitality Design Guild Dallas 1.9 9.0 70
76 Suomi Design Works New York 1.8 422.5 68
77 Workshop/APD New York 1.8 132.0 87 73
78 THA Design + Architecture Richmond, VA 1.7 0
79 Philpotts Interiors Honolulu 1.7 16 0
80 Denton House Design Studio Salt Lake City 1.6 42 36
81 Vocon Cleveland 1.5 204 66
82 Starrdesign Charlotte, NC 1.5 25.0 0
83 Eimer Design Philadelphia 1.5 1.5 0
84 Bergmeyer Boston 1.5 24.0 73 55
85 ENV Architects New York 1.4 8.4 67 57
86 AECOM Dallas 1.3 480 0
87 Harken Interiors Chicago 1.3 18.0 0
88 Designmex Mérida, Mexico 1.3 5 0
89 Unscripted Interior Design Centennial, CO 1.3 0.9 29 0
90 C+TC Design Studio Atlanta 1.2 62
91 Tricarico Architecture and Design Wayne, NJ 1.1 23.0 21 0
92 Mazzarini & Co. New York 1.1 30.0 13 0
93 OTJ Architects Washington 1.1 178 72
94 Mithun Seattle 1.0 65 0
95 Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Charlotte, NC 1.0 6.1 324 0
96 Davis Partnership Denver 0.9 22 0
97 Elkus Manfredi Architects Boston 0.9 35.0 120 0
98 Manhas Design Fort Lauderdale, FL 0.9 4.5 0
99 TVS Atlanta 0.8 81 0
100 NICOLEHOLLIS San Francisco 0.8 0.3 74

*Blank cells indicate no data reported

Interested in learning more about Interior Design’s 2026 Giants of Design? Check out our reports for Top 100 Giants, Rising Giants, and Hospitality Giants.

Project Overview

Editor’s Note: Take a look at recent coverage of our Hospitality Giants most admired firms of 2026 below. AvroKO tops the list, followed by Rockwell Group, Yabu Pushelberg, and—rounding out the list for a tie—Goodrich, Meyer Davis Studio, and Studio Munge.

Read More About Most Admired Firms

Hospitality Giants Snapshot

  • $681.1M in 2025 hospitality design fees
  • $721.5M forecasted for 2026 design fees
  • $17.5B FF&C value
  • 9,182 projects
  • 22% YOY increase
  • 10,292 projects anticipated for 2026
Black and white photo of a spacious, art deco style restaurant with a geometric ceiling, columns, long bar, and booth seating. Tables are set and lighting fixtures line the ceiling and walls.
Lex Yard restaurant in New York by AvroKO [6]. Photography by Joe Fletcher.

Segment Fees

Project Types Percentage of Overall Sector Fees
Hotel (luxury, chain, economy, etc.) 30
Restaurant 16
Multiuse 10
Senior living 10
Resort 6
Boutique hotel 6
Other 6
Gaming 5
Country club 3
Bar/lounge 3
Spa 1
Cruise ship 1

Methodology

The Interior Design Giants of Design annual business survey comprises the largest firms ranked by interior design fees for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2025. The listings are generated from only those surveyed. To be recognized as a top 100, Rising, Healthcare, Hospitality, or Sustainability Giant, you must meet the following criteria: Have at least one office location in North America and generate at least 25 percent of your 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 equivalent. 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 percent ages are based on responding Giants, not their total number.

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

recent stories