Stone & Gray · Cape Town Design Guide
The Best Interior Designers in Cape Town
A carefully verified guide to the studios shaping Cape Town's finest interiors — from heritage residences to award-winning hospitality spaces.
Every studio verified June 2026Cape Town has quietly become one of the most exciting interior design cities in the world — where Cape Dutch heritage, Atlantic light and a deep local craft tradition meet a globally fluent design language. But finding the right studio is hard: the lists that rank on Google are years out of date, mix architects and furniture shops in with genuine interior designers, and rarely tell you what each studio actually specialises in.
As a Cape Town studio that makes art for interiors, and works with interior designers, we wanted a guide we'd actually trust. So we did the work properly: every studio below was checked against its own current website in June 2026, we've included only practising Cape Town interior designers, noted what they specialise in, and linked you straight to the source so you can judge their work for yourself.
Looking in Johannesburg instead? See our guide to the best interior designers in Johannesburg.
How we built this list
- Verified at source. Every fact — location, specialism, founding year, projects — comes from the studio's own live website, checked June 2026. Nothing is copied from older directories.
- Interior designers only. We left out architecture practices and furniture retailers, even well-known ones, so this is a true interior-design list.
- Genuinely Cape Town. Each studio's Cape Town base was confirmed on its own site. Excellent nearby Winelands studios are listed separately, clearly labelled.
- Not a ranking. Studios are grouped by area and listed alphabetically — there is no "number one". Most work across several categories.
- Your details, your way. We link to each studio's own site and socials so they control their own contact information. Spotted something out of date, or want a correction or removal?
How to choose an interior designer
At a glance — filter by what you're designing
Tap a filter to narrow the list, or tap any studio name to jump to its full profile. Specialism tags are taken from each studio's own description of its work.
Showing all 23 studios
| Studio | Area | Specialism |
|---|---|---|
| AB Design | 74 Shortmarket Street | RetailCommercialResidential |
| Andrea Graff Interior Design | Green Point | ResidentialCommercial |
| ARRCC | 109 Hatfield Street | ResidentialHospitalityCommercial |
| Atelier Interiors | Noordhoek | ResidentialCommercialHospitality |
| Bone Studio | 120 Bree Street | CommercialRetailResidentialHospitality |
| Cécile & Boyd's | De Waterkant | HospitalityResidential |
| Etienne Hanekom Interiors | 62 Hof Street | ResidentialHospitality |
| Francois du Plessis Interiors | Cape Town (by appointment) | HospitalityResidentialCommercial |
| Hendre Bloem Interior Design | Cape Town (by appointment) | ResidentialCommercial |
| Hesse Kleinloog | 7 Hudson Street | HospitalityCommercial |
| Inhouse Design Studio | 9A Newmarket Street | CommercialResidentialHospitality |
| John Jacob Interiors | 233 Bree Street | Residential |
| Kim Williams Design | Tygervalley | ResidentialCommercial |
| Liam Mooney Studio | Cape Town & Paarl | ResidentialHospitality |
| My Place in Cape Town | 8 Kloof Street | ResidentialCommercial |
| OKHA | 109 Hatfield Street | Residential |
| Simone Katherine Interiors | Cape Town (by appointment) | Residential |
| Soda Custom | 20 Jarvis Street | HospitalityRetailCommercial |
| Source IBA | 160 Sir Lowry Road | CommercialHospitality |
| Studio LeeLynch | Woodstock Exchange | HospitalityRetailCommercial |
| Tristan du Plessis Studio | 236 Buitengracht | HospitalityResidential |
| Urban Spaces | 79 Station Road | CommercialRetail |
| Xperiencemakers | 8 Kloof Street | HospitalityCommercialResidential |
The studios
Grouped by area and listed alphabetically within each — this is a guide to help you find the right fit, not a ranking.
ARRCC
An acclaimed interior design and décor studio (and the interiors sibling of architecture firm SAOTA) known for what it calls “laid-back luxury” across homes, hotels and commercial spaces.
Etienne Hanekom Interiors
Known for warm, characterful interiors across bespoke homes, boutique hotels and restaurants.
John Jacob Interiors
A residential studio (est. 2004) creating architectural, narrative-rich interiors across contemporary, classic and historic homes.
OKHA
Adam Court’s studio pairs interior design with its own line of bespoke furniture and lighting, creating refined, sculptural, timeless interiors.
Xperiencemakers
Self-described “practitioners of integrative interiors”, working since 1999 across hospitality, creative offices, wineries and luxury homes.
Andrea Graff Interior Design
Launched in 1994, a Green Point studio delivering turnkey interiors for high-end homes, offices and restaurants — comfortable, sophisticated, and built on colour, pattern, art and craft.
Cécile & Boyd's
At the forefront of South African interior design for more than 30 years, blending classic, contemporary, European and African influences, best known for its long partnership with Singita’s safari lodges.
Hesse Kleinloog
An international interior design studio (the design arm behind Anatomy) with a Cape Town studio in De Waterkant, specialising in hospitality, commercial and public spaces “designed with people at heart”.
AB Design
Aidan Bennetts’ City Centre studio delivers turnkey retail, commercial and residential design, from flagship stores to bespoke homes.
Inhouse Design Studio
A Foreshore studio with 23 years in practice, treating space as strategy rather than decoration across luxury homes, hospitality and corporate environments — clients include Nike, Old Mutual and Emirates.
Source IBA
Source Interior Brand Architects specialises in workplace and hospitality interiors and brand environments, with a “design democracy” approach.
Studio LeeLynch
Tracy Lynch’s studio is a champion of South African design and craft, with award-winning hospitality and brand work.
Urban Spaces
An Observatory studio focused on corporate, workspace and retail interiors that “engage and inspire”.
Atelier Interiors
Adri Clery’s Noordhoek studio blends classic principles with a progressive eye, across homes and standout hospitality spaces.
Kim Williams Design
A studio “where human behaviour meets design innovation”, creating residential and commercial interiors with a focus on wellbeing.
Francois du Plessis Interiors
With 31 years in the industry, a decorator who deliberately keeps no fixed house style — shaping commercial, hospitality and residential interiors around each client, locally and abroad.
Hendre Bloem Interior Design
A studio (est. 2012) with a clean-lined, modern-luxury aesthetic and meticulous attention to detail, across homes and commercial spaces.
Liam Mooney Studio
Known for bold, layered, deeply comfortable interiors across high-end homes and hospitality, with its own Valentim furniture line.
Simone Katherine Interiors
A studio creating timeless, understated, high-end residential interiors that balance classic and contemporary.
Which designer is right for you?
Most of these studios work across several categories. This is a quick steer to where each tends to be strongest, based on its own website, and every studio in the guide appears at least once.
Just beyond the city
Two studios worth knowing sit just outside Cape Town in the Cape Winelands — close enough to take on Cape Town projects, but listed separately so the main guide stays honestly "Cape Town".
Rumour Has It — Stellenbosch
An "interior brand architecture" firm working across hospitality, luxury living and heritage projects. rumourhasit.co.za →
Jam and Co. — Worcester
A husband-and-wife studio (est. 2014) covering residential, commercial, hospitality and education, with custom furniture and joinery in-house. jamandco.co.za →
Frequently asked questions
How did you choose the designers on this list?+
We checked each studio against its own current website in June 2026, confirmed it is a practising interior designer based in Cape Town, and noted only the facts published on that site. We deliberately excluded architecture practices and furniture retailers so this is a genuine interior-design list.
What's the difference between an interior designer and a decorator?+
Broadly, interior design can involve spatial planning, joinery and built changes, while decoration focuses on finishes, furniture, lighting and styling. Several studios here offer both — and one, Francois du Plessis, describes its work specifically as interior decoration. Where a studio uses a particular term for itself, we've kept its own wording.
Do these studios work outside Cape Town?+
Many do — several list projects across South Africa and internationally. The list is organised by each studio's Cape Town base; their reach is often much wider, which their own sites set out.
Is this list ranked?+
No. Studios are grouped by area and listed alphabetically within each — there is no "number one". The filter and the "which designer is right for you" guide are there to help you find a fit, not to rank one studio above another.
Are the contact details up to date?+
We link to each studio's own website and socials so you always reach their current details rather than a number that might go out of date. If you spot something that needs updating, let us know.
Are you one of these studios and would like a correction, an update, or to be removed — or a Cape Town interior designer who'd like to be considered? Email us at [email protected] and we'll update or remove any listing on request, no questions asked.
Stone & Gray
Great interiors deserve great art
The finishing layer in every project on this page is the art on the walls. We make framed and canvas prints to order, right here in Cape Town, and we work with interior designers directly.
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