Introducing the 2025 Edition of the 1stDibs 50

As editorial director of 1stDibs, I’m often asked to share my predictions on the direction in which interior design is heading. What are the trends germinating and about to burst into full bloom? Who are the artists and makers on the verge of discovery — or rediscovery? What are the styles from the past that are ripe for reappraisal? And who are the designers creating rooms that are particularly alluring and resonant right now?

I’m no soothsayer, but I can easily answer that last question, which, it turns out, is the key to answering them all. When it comes to citing the interior designers making a difference right now — and leading the way into the future — I simply direct folks to the extraordinary members of the 1stDibs 50, our annual list of design’s most compelling talents.

Here, we herald 2025’s virtuoso cohort. Perusing their 50 featured spaces is both inspiring and informative. Regardless of the style or setting of the projects, each designer offers a tutorial in how the masterful curation of furniture, art and objects — and an eye for color, texture, proportion and, not least of all, comfort — results in rooms that are wholly original, both of their time and timeless. By bringing together consequential works of decorative art, whether well-known, ubiquitous or under-the-radar, and arranging them in ways that feel both intentional and unscripted, our 1stDibs 50 designers demonstrate the art in their craft and the substance in their style.

There is much to take in here: 50 rooms multiplied by the innumerable bravura moves in each. Yes, these are some of the most beautiful rooms on earth, but the real reward of looking at and learning from these spaces is that you, too, can see into design’s exciting future.