Introducing The UK’s 50 Best Interior Designers 2025/26
Every corner of the UK is bursting with interior design talent, with unique styles and approaches to creating beautiful and functional living spaces. Whether you have your sights set on a more beautiful home, or your workspace needs a redesign, why not opt for the top-tier UK interior designers known for creating standout spaces? From clean, understated and minimalist to bold colours and look-at-me maximalism, you’ll find your perfect match in our run-down of the 50 best interior designers in the UK right now. Read on to discover which names are lighting up the British design world in 2025/26, as decided by our panel of pioneers from the worlds of eco design and sustainability, fashion, tech and architecture. Words by Emma Love.
CEO and co-founder of vintage-inspired fashion label Rixo."
Celebrated British actor, writer and presenter."
British interior stylist and Instagram sensation behind @ahometomakeyousmile"
Interiors Editor at Country & Town House and host of its popular House Guest podcast"
With roots that lie in designing major hotels and luxury cruise ships, Tolù Adè.kó. is best known for his work in the hospitality sector but takes on a select number of residential commissions too. ‘Storytelling is at the heart of everything: I’m always exploring how space can communicate memory, heritage and identity, whether that’s through an unexpected material pairing or the quiet elegance of a considered detail,’ says the Nigerian-British designer. As part of the studio’s ten-year celebrations, he is creating a ‘dramatic and immersive’ VIP Lounge at Decorex in October
The quartet behind Albion Nord – Ottalie Stride, Camilla Clarke, Anthony Kooperman and Ben Johnson – describe their most recent commission, The Britannic Explorer, A Belmond Train, as feeling ‘rooted in history yet undeniably modern.’ It’s a timeless aesthetic that sums up their ethos of blending classic influences with the contemporary, whether working on a landmark hotel or a home in Holland Park. Creative directors Stride and Clarke are passionate about sourcing rare antiques and objets, many of which are sold through the studio’s online atelier Our Shop, alongside lighting and furniture designed in house.
Although synonymous with renovating country estates and grand listed buildings, Amanda Meade’s Nottinghamshire studio has been delivering projects of all sizes for over three decades – from new-build family homes to single rooms. The team is small, and all schemes are overseen by Meade, who always begins by re-evaluating the floor space and looking at where the layout could be improved. An ongoing collaboration with architecture firm Daykin Marshall Studio ensures a tailored service from concept to completion.
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Tactile textures, thoughtful colour stories and tailored details are woven together in Najwa Mroue’s spaces, which often also feature a conversation-starting statement piece: perhaps a bold artwork, jewel-toned upholstery or an intricately printed wallpapered across the ceiling. For one recent client, she lent a ‘more is more’ look to a Victorian mews house, perfectly blending maximalism with historical nods. Her design philosophy – that every home should tell a story – results in meaningful interiors, rich in materiality.
Set up by Sarah Barclay 25 years ago, this studio specialises in listed and heritage properties. The team has extensive experience in large-scale commissions, navigating complex conservation regulations and collaborating with heritage consultants to ensure that a building’s original features are married with modern day functionality. That could mean, for instance, installing a custom lighting scheme to protect timber beams or repurposing old barns into a bar and gym, all of which she is doing as part of a current renovation in Berkshire.
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