We're excited to present our curated selection of the top interior designers in Sydney you need to know about in 2026. Get ready to be inspired by the creativity and innovation of Sydney's leading interior design talents.
Sydney, a bustling metropolis on Australia's east coast, is renowned for its iconic architectural landmarks, breathtaking landscapes, and vibrant cultural scene. It's no wonder this city is home to an array of exceptional interior designers who excel at transforming spaces into epitomes of style, functionality, and sophistication.
Whether you're planning a renovation, building a new home, or simply looking for fresh inspiration, the interior designers featured in this list will ignite your creative imagination. From contemporary and sleek to timeless and eclectic, these experts bring a wealth of experience and an extraordinary attention to detail that will captivate you.
Disclaimer: The studios featured in this article are listed in no particular order. This selection is intended as an editorial overview and does not represent a ranking.
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Marylou Sobel Interior Design
Marylou Sobel Interior Design is a Sydney-based, award-winning studio creating refined residential interiors defined by warmth, comfort and timeless sophistication. With over four decades of experience, Marylou and her team craft deeply personalised homes that balance architectural sensitity with layered, curated interior design. From heritage restorations to luxury apartments and family homes, each project is guided by a bespoke process that places the client at the centre of the journey. Meticulous attention to detail, craftsmanship and materiality underpins every decision, resulting in interiors that feel elegant, enduring and effortlessly lived in.
Scope of Services: Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
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Watershed Architects
Based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Watershed Architects is a practice dedicated to creating thoughtful, site-responsive residential architecture. Since 2002, they’ve completed over 120 homes, each reflecting a commitment to environmental sustainability and enduring design. Their approach draws on a deep connection to place, using materials that complement their surroundings and emphasising craftsmanship throughout. With strong ties to experienced local builders, Watershed ensures budget confidence and construction quality. At the heart of their work is a collaborative ethos—valuing long-term client relationships and creating homes that enrich lives while respecting the environment.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential - New Build, Residential - Single Dwelling & Residential - Renovation
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(868) Studio
At (868) Studio we believe great design is the result of curiosity, research and collaboration, and that the experience should be enjoyable, clear and client driven.
We specialise in high-end single and dual residences and select developments. By taking on fewer projects, we dedicate the time and attention needed to deliver outcomes of the highest quality. Clients engage with our full studio rather than a single individual, building trust and ensuring a responsive, collaborative process.
Recognition by various platforms and our investment in a long-term studio space reflect a commitment to quality at every level – from our designs to our client’s experience.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-Residential, Workplace, Retail
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BIJL Architecture
Guided by the belief that architecture must bring enduring surprise and delight, Bijl Architecture is an ambitious practice that seeks to challenge the status quo. We are guided by the belief that architecture must bring enduring surprise and delight. Through sustainable design actions and resilience, it must also improve our connections to Country, to each other, to ourselves, and to future generations. Our residential projects are empathic and robust expressions of our clients’ vision for living; our educational and public work recognises that architecture must offer the community dignity, purpose and meaning. From this philosophical framework we create architecture that is impeccably detailed, grounded in economic mindfulness, perceptive, and alive with light and character.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Workplace, Public/Civic
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Marker Architecture
Marker Architecture is a Sydney-based architecture studio that designs ambitious, tactile, respectful architecture. We use honest, natural materials that invite touch and feel and are beautifully crafted. We embrace bold and adventurous ideas, and we carefully plan our projects for how clients live, weaving their daily lives into the design.
Our buildings are respectful of their context, heritage and landscape. In coastal and rural settings, we craft humble architecture that’s sympathetic and deferential to the site, enhancing the connection to nature.
We seek moments of beauty and emotional resonance that heighten the enjoyment and meaning of a home. These are deeply personal and memorable, shaped by each client’s stories, values and way of life.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial
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Edmiston Jones
Founded on the NSW South Coast in 1986, Edmiston Jones is rooted in regional Australia — with studios in Wollongong, Nowra and Batemans Bay, and an intimate understanding of the conditions, communities and councils that shape design outside the capital cities. Working across commercial Architecture and Interior Design sectors, the practice brings a disciplined methodology to every project: the brief and the site are investigated independently, each on their own terms, before the two are brought together. It's an approach that consistently produces spaces which are site-specific, people-centred, and built to endure.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-Residential, Commercial Hospitality, Workplace, Public/Civic
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AO Design Studio
Architecture with Purpose, Place, and People in Mind. AO Design Studio are driven by the people they collaborate with, the unique character of the places they design for, and the purpose behind each building.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Seniors Housing
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buck&simple
buck&simple is a design-driven architecture & interior design studio committed to craftsmanship, attention to detail and the inherent beauty of simplicity.
Unique. Adaptive. Enduring.
Established 2013 in Manly on Sydney’s Northern Beaches by directors Peter James Ahern & Kurt Crisp, thier focus is architectural and interior design excellence in high-end residences.
buck&simple's work is renowned for high quality design and benefits from a strong understanding of the construction process, market realities and their team’s breadth of experience.
Widely recognised as one of the regions top residential Architecture & Interior design firms, buck&simple draw upon their proven track record in multiple typologies to deliver bespoke residences of architectural merit and spaces you love to live in.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
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BJB Architects
At BJB Architects, we’re all about creating spaces that work beautifully and stand the test of time. With over two decades of experience under our belts, we’ve tackled everything from small projects to large-scale developments, turning ideas into reality.
We’re passionate about designing architecture that’s not only functional and sustainable but also adaptable to the changing needs of our clients.
Our services cover a wide range, including architectural design, feasibility studies, master planning, and interior design. We understand how important it is to get a solid start on any project, and we’re committed to being there every step of the way.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Workplace, Retail
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Cateaux Architects
Based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Cateaux Architects is led by Jerome Cateaux, a registered architect with over 17 years of experience. Prior to founding the practice, Jerome played a pivotal role at Chrofi, winning numerous national and international awards. The practice is known for its commitment to delivering high-quality architecture rooted in simplicity, thoughtful materiality, and a deep connection to its natural surroundings. Cateaux Architects provides a range of services, from bespoke residential designs, renovations, and new builds to commercial and public buildings, ensuring each project is a unique and crafted response to its environment.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential - New Build, Residential - Renovation, Residential - Single Dwelling, Interior Design
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Castlepeake Architects
Castlepeake Architects is a small, Sydney-based architectural practice with extensive experience in residential architecture, including new builds, alterations, and heritage homes. Their design approach is rooted in a thorough understanding of each site and client, aiming to create well-proportioned spaces and forms that directly relate to the unique attributes of the environment. By offering directorial input on every project, from initial design through to completion, the practice ensures that each project is a genuine reflection of the client's needs and the surrounding context. Their close-knit, passionate team is dedicated to delivering design excellence and client satisfaction, transforming the daily lives of those who inhabit the spaces they create.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential - New Build, Residential - Renovation, Residential - Single Dwelling, Interior Design
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The Great Indoors
The Great Indoors is a Sydney-based, award-winning design consultancy in architecture and interior design for residential, retail, hospitality, and workplaces. With over 25 years of experience, we bring strategy, creativity, and hands-on expertise to every project, managing everything from design and construction to shop fits and commercial fit-outs. Our end-to-end approach ensures every space is seamless, functional, and beautifully designed.
Scope of Services: Commercial & Residential Interior Design, Design & Construct, Shop Fit-Outs, Project Management
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Retail, Hospitality, Workplace
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Studio Arkive
Studio Arkive is an emerging architecture + interior design practice based in Sydney, Australia. They believe in bespoke, engaging and timeless design that inspires and enriches living.
Studio Arkive creates meaningful and unique responses to a client’s brief and context, collaborating from conception through to completion.
A considered simplicity underpins their work, balancing light, volume and materiality with thoughtful planning and function.
Studio Arkive is led by Georgia McGowan, an architect with local and international experience in award-winning practices.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Workplace, Retail
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Brcar Morony Architecture
Brcar Morony Architecture is a Sydney-based studio founded in 2015 by Natalie Brcar and Michael Morony, whose collaborative roots trace back to their time at the University of Technology Sydney. The practice is known for its down-to-earth approach, combining pragmatic spatial planning with concept-driven design. Their work is shaped by strong client collaboration, site-responsive thinking, and a refined material palette chosen for its warmth, texture, and durability.
Scope of Services: Architecture and Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
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Alena Smith Interior Design
Alena Smith Interior Design is a Sydney based studio creating interiors that are calm, refined, and deeply considered. We design spaces with a quiet confidence, grounded in warm minimalism and a commitment to wellness, sustainability, and context. Our process is both intuitive and exacting, combining emotional
intelligence and creativity with a highly technical, detail-focused approach. Clients are drawn to our ability to distil complexity into clarity, resolving every element with care while maintaining a sense of ease and authenticity throughout. With a focus on lasting beauty and meaningful connection, we create interiors that not only support how you live, but elevate it, elegantly, thoughtfully, and with intention.
Scope of Services: Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
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Full Cream Studio
Guided by the principle of form meeting function, Full Cream Studio delivers carefully considered spaces that are both visually engaging and highly functional. Our approach is grounded in empathy, celebrating individuality through creative and unexpected details. By integrating timeless materials with thoughtful injections of colour, we create spaces that are a true reflection of our clients.
Scope of Services: Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Workplace, Retail, Public/Civic
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Kate Archibald Design
Kate Archibald is a multi-disciplinary designer and interior architect with a deep love for craft — the kind that brings people, materials, and ideas together in ways that spark something unexpected.
Working from her studio just outside Byron Bay, Kate's work spans boutique hospitality, retail, and residential projects across the country.
For Kate, every project is a collaboration — between her, her clients, and the local designers and craftspeople who help make each outcome truly one of a kind.
Scope of Services: Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Hospitality
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STUDIO BELLE
STUDIO BELLE creates beautifully crafted, considered living spaces that deeply connect with the people who inhabit them. Drawing on the intelligence of form, the wisdom of nature, and the richness of texture, their experienced team of interior designers and stylists curate homes that are thoughtfully planned, uniquely yours, and timeless in their beauty.
Through close collaboration, STUDIO BELLE brings each client’s story to life, empowering them to discover their individual style while ensuring every design resonates personally.
With a dedication to enriching lives and elevating spaces, STUDIO BELLE transforms vision into reality—crafting interiors that are as meaningful as they are beautiful.
Scope of Services: Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Landscape Design
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Studio-T
At Studio-T, we create refined interior spaces that combine timeless elegance with smart spatial planning. Harnessing architecture, light, colour, texture, furniture, and art, we blend form and function while using disciplined design and enduring materials.
With meticulous attention to detail, strong documentation, and experienced project coordination, we handle the complexity—so you don’t have to.
Collaborating with skilled tradespeople, we adapt to every challenge and deliver your vision with exceptional quality.
Scope of Services: Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
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Baikie Corr Architecture
Baikie Corr Architecture is a sydney based architecture studio focusing on residential, commercial, and education projects. Their buildings are tailored to the people who will use them, and to the specific places they are located.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Commercial, Workplace, Public/Civic
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BelBon Design
Founded in 2021, BelBon Design is a small studio specialising in commercial, residential, and marine renovations and refits. We are sisters from Perth, WA, driven by a shared goal of transforming spaces into meaningful places. Our portfolio spans a diverse range of projects, from large vessels and commercial fitouts, including cafes, motels, and pubs to elegant residential interiors, each reflecting our commitment to creating unique and inviting environments. With a strong interest in heritage and character design, we strive to fuse contemporary techniques with a keen eye for detail, turning client visions into stunning realities.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial, Hospitality
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Blake Letnic Architects
Blake Letnic Architects is a Sydney based office which seeks to enhance each and every space it touches with considered gestures large and small.
BLa does not look to impose an overarching design ethos on any given project. Instead our team looks to absorb the site context and interpret client briefs to provide a resolved concept which informs every aspect of the design. BLa’s architecture aspires to express materiality, shelter, light and landscape in a timeless form.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial, Public/Civic
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Carla Middleton Architecture
Carla Middleton Architecture is an architecture and interior design practice, dedicated to bespoke residential design.
Since opening our Sydney office in 2016, we have worked with clients all over Australia. We care deeply about working with our clients to design their homes.
Our clients trust us to design homes for their lifestyle and budget, whether they are young couples, professionals, families, or retirees. With a commitment to our clients’ needs, we specialise in architecture and interior design for: Houses, New Builds, Rebuilds, Alterations, Additions, Apartment Interiors
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
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COSO Architecture
With 30 years of professional experience spanning across Sydney, COSO is an established architecture firm that has left an indelible mark on the city’s landscape.
As a team we bring a wide range of talents to every project, ensuring that our clients receive the best possible results. We take pride in our collaborative approach, working closely with clients to bring their visions to life.
We understand that the design process is more than just creating functional spaces. It is about creating innately personal experiences that enrich clients lives. Our team is dedicated to achieving this goal through responsive design outcomes that are reflective of an over-arching architectural disposition.
D. Hage Designs
D. Hage Designs is a Sydney-based design studio founded by Dominique Hage in 2015. Dominique studied her Masters of Architecture in Sydney and worked as an Architect and Interior Designer across Europe and Australia before starting this practice back home.
We design homes—from architectural drawings to art curation and everything in between. Our experience crosses scale: sustainable beach houses, heritage mansions, classic Sydney terrace renovations, micro apartments.
The studio's work is romantic, but its approach is straightforward. We have a healthy respect
for technical complexity and classical design rules. We also know when to step outside them.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Hospitality, Workplace, Retail
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DUO Architects
DUO is distinguished not by scale, but by depth of process, and continuity of leadership, while still confidently delivering large-scale, complex architectural projects across residential & retail contexts. Unlike larger practices where work is often fragmented across teams and stages, DUO operates as a fully integrated, director led studio.
DUO deliberately maintains a limited number of concurrent projects, allowing for sustained focus, rigorous exploration, and highly resolved outcomes. DUO combine long-term design thinking with the capability to deliver complexity at scale.
Each project is shaped through careful analysis of site, program, and context, followed by a disciplined process of refinement that prioritises spatial clarity, material integrity, and enduring value.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Retail
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Marra + Yeh Architects
Marra + Yeh Architects take on projects that showcase sustainability, climate resilience and regenerative environments, designing for people and nature.
From the city to the coast and the country, we craft homes, housing, masterplans and community buildings. We also provide expertise to local and state governments in architecture, urban design and sustainability.
We are masters of complexity and guide you through all aspects of a project.
Combining building science with design intelligence we create places that are zero-energy, low-carbon and climate resilient –Crafting spaces of comfort, beauty and connection to nature.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Public/Civic, Urban Design
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Michael Folk Architects & Interiors
Michael Folk Architects & Interiors is a personalised design based practice with over 28 years of expertise and experience.
We approach our work with passion and commitment, and a constant eye on emerging trends keeps our work fresh and new. We blend the creative, visionary and innovative with the pragmatic, sustainable and cost efficient. Our dedication to both architecture and interiors, allows for a singular vision to permeate throughout every facet of a building, delivering the seamless integration of a concept from the architecture right through to furniture, fittings, finishes and artwork.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential
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Milli Studio
Milli Studio, based in Sydney, is an architectural design practice specializing in bespoke design and comprehensive design consultancy from concept to completion to bring your visions to life.
We are committed to exploring the essence of architecture inherent in space, structure, materials and detailing. We are dedicated to the high quality throughout the design and construction process.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Workplace, Retail, Public/Civic
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Nick Bell Architects
Nick Bell Architects is a boutique Sydney practice with over 16 years of experience creating homes that bring happiness to daily life. Small by design, our approach is deeply personal - centred on relationships, creativity and a meticulous attention to detail.
Our style is instinctively modern with softness and warmth, drawing on space, light and materiality to deliver balance, calm and delight. We offer fully integrated architecture, interior design and project management for alterations and new builds, guiding clients seamlessly from concept to completion.
Sustainability and resilience are embedded in our process, alongside a strong heritage portfolio.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Commercial
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Robertson Collectif
Robertson Collectif specialise in residential and commercial architecture that is informed by the context of the site, the conditions of the environment and the dreams of our clients.
Based in Kiama, our team have an innate understanding of the local area and the unique conditions of the South Coast region, ranging from the harsh weather fronts that sweep the coastline to flame-zone rated bushfire areas through the mountains. We have fostered strong and effective relationships with local builders, craftspeople, and suppliers and these relationships support the successful delivery of our projects.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Workplace
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Samuel Architecture
Samuel Architecture are a Melbourne based Architecture and Interior Design Practice.
Our mission is to deliver meaningful, beautiful homes and outstanding service for people who require professional expertise and guidance on their Architecture and Interior Design journey.
We do this by directing light, shaping form, curating finishes and crafting details to provide a sense of openness, comfort and belonging. We think and dream about your space for hours on end because it’s more than just a job to us. Every detail matters and we all deserve to experience connection with the spaces we inhabit.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Commercial
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Studiolive
Studiolive is a sole person design practice. With 25 years practice experience and deliberate small in scale, Studiolive ensures every project taken on receives all and continual dedication and attention from the director, achieving high quality outcome without large overhead for clients.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Workplace, Retail, Public/Civic
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Stukel Architecture
Stukel Architecture is an award-winning practice with a proven track record for delivering innovative expressive inclusive designs. Technical knowledge is matched with honed conceptual thinking to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients.
At Stukel Architecture we celebrate the complexities of life. We spend time with you, intuiting the driving principles of each unique project; translating them into results that strike out into brave territory; and inspires users to be their best selves. In this way, a built form by Stukel Architecture (co-created by you) delivers a deeply nuanced design emerging through a conversation over time and through space.
Scope of Services: Architecture & Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Multi-residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Workplace, Retail, Public Civic, Urban Design, Landscape Design
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What criteria were used to select the top interior designers in Sydney for 2026?
Our selection process considered a range of factors including design excellence, portfolio diversity, client satisfaction, industry recognition, and contribution to the Sydney design community. Each designer was evaluated on their ability to deliver innovative, functional, and visually compelling spaces.
2. How much does it cost to hire an interior designer in Sydney?
Fees vary depending on the designer's experience, the complexity of the project, and the services required. Some designers charge a flat fee, others work on an hourly rate, and some take a percentage of the overall project budget. It's always best to discuss pricing openly during your initial consultation.
3. Do these designers work on both residential and commercial projects?
Many of the designers on this list work across both residential and commercial spaces, though some specialise in one or the other. Check individual profiles to find the best match for your specific needs.
4. How far in advance should I book an interior designer in Sydney?
Sydney's top designers are often booked several months in advance, particularly for large-scale projects. If you have a specific timeline in mind, it's advisable to reach out as early as possible to secure your preferred designer.
5. Can CO-architecture help me choose the right architect?
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