Interior design recruiters who understand the studio.
We place interior designers, FF&E specialists, and design directors with practices across workplace, hospitality, healthcare, and residential — matched on portfolio and fit.
We match designers on sector, software, and studio fit.
Interior design hiring turns on things a generalist recruiter simply can't read: whether a portfolio fits your sector, whether someone can hold a client in the room, how deep their FF&E and specification work really goes. Most agencies that say they do "interior design staffing" are general recruiters with a design tab on the website. We are the opposite — a design-native firm that has placed interior talent since 1984.
From boutique studios to global practices, we've staffed designers across workplace, hospitality, healthcare, residential, retail, and kitchen & bath — matched on sector fluency, software, and the taste that fits your studio, not on who typed the right keyword. A résumé tells you what someone has touched; a portfolio read by people who know the work tells you whether they can deliver yours.
Our owner trained as an architect, our recruiters speak the language of the studio, and our matching engine, TalentRadar, weighs real delivery over self-ratings. The result is a shortlist that's short for the right reasons.
Interior design roles we place
Interior Designers
Junior through intermediate design and production talent. We screen for design thinking, drafting and modeling speed, finish and material fluency, and how cleanly a portfolio reads under a principal's eye.
Senior Designers
Client-facing leads who carry a project from concept through construction administration. We screen for sector depth, specification judgment, and the polish to sit across from your client.
Design Directors
Studio leadership and business-development partners, often filled through a confidential, retained search. We screen for design voice, the ability to win and hold clients, and a fit with the culture you've built.
FF&E Specialists
Furniture, finishes, and procurement expertise. We screen for specification accuracy, vendor and budget command, and the discipline to keep a spec package coordinated from selection through install.
Project Designers
Owners of the design from kickoff to handover. We screen for delivery track record, consultant and vendor coordination, and the instinct to keep a job on schedule and on budget.
NCIDQ-Certified Designers
Credentialed talent for regulated, code-driven work. We confirm certification and screen for the technical rigor that healthcare, institutional, and corporate projects demand.
On contract, project-to-permanent, or permanent terms — across New York and nationwide.
How we staff interior design roles
There's no single right way to hire a designer — it depends on the work in front of you. We staff all three ways, and we'll tell you straight which one fits.
Contract / project
When a pitch lands or an install date won't move, we place a designer — or a whole team — on a contract basis to carry the work. Capacity without the permanent overhead; when the project ships, so does the cost.
Project-to-permanent
The lowest-risk way to make a permanent hire: bring a designer onto a live project, work alongside them on real deadlines, and convert them to staff when you both know it's a fit. You're hiring on evidence instead of a good interview.
Permanent / direct-hire
A targeted search for the designers and directors who'll stay and lead — including confidential, retained searches for studio leadership. We pre-vet for sector, software, and sensibility so the first interview is the right one.
Not sure which lane you're in? Tell us the role and timeline and we'll recommend the path — and see invoicing for how each model is billed.
Why a 40-year-old firm staffs interior design differently
We didn't bolt interior design onto a generalist menu — we've placed designers alongside architects since 1984, through four recessions. The project-based placement model we built the firm on works the same for a design studio as it does for an architecture practice.
That longevity buys two things money can't: relationships and memory. Our recruiters stay for decades, so the person taking your brief has likely staffed your sector — workplace, hospitality, healthcare, residential — and your software stack many times over, and remembers which designers delivered.
Because we're owner-led and design-native, we read an interiors portfolio the way your design director does, not the way a keyword filter does. And taste and fit aren't afterthoughts in the match — they are the match.
Interior design staffing — common questions
What interior design roles do you fill?
Interior designers, interior architects, FF&E and project designers, and design directors — from junior production talent through senior studio leadership, across boutique studios and global firms.
Which interior design sectors do you cover?
Workplace, hospitality, healthcare, retail, residential, and kitchen & bath, among others — matched to your studio's focus.
Do you place NCIDQ-certified interior designers?
Yes, and we confirm NCIDQ and other relevant certifications wherever a role calls for them.
Do you do contract or freelance interior design staffing?
Yes — contract and project-based interior design staffing is one of our core models, alongside project-to-permanent and direct permanent placement.
How fast can you send interior design candidates?
Often within days, because we start from a current, ranked pool of designers rather than a cold job post. Senior and confidential searches take longer.
Do you place interior designers nationwide, or only in New York?
Both. New York has been home since 1984, and we place interior talent across the country.
Looking for an interior designer who gets it?
We match on taste and technical skill, not just a title.