Design Bitches

What Design Bitches does

Design Bitches is a Los Angeles-based architecture and interior design studio founded in 2010 by Rebecca Rudolph and Catherine Johnson. The firm operates as a boutique professional services practice with 1-10 employees, delivering architecture, interior design, landscape design, environmental branding, and graphic design across residential, commercial, hospitality + retail, health + wellness, arts + culture, and work + education sectors. Its project portfolio spans ground-up construction, major remodels, and adaptive re-use, with project sizes ranging from sub-500-square-foot ADUs to 20,000-square-foot hybrid retail and food experiences. Geographically the firm is anchored in Los Angeles and has delivered projects across the San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, Washington DC metro, Portland, San Diego, and a single engagement in Chigasaki, Japan.

The firm generates revenue through design fees on commissioned projects, with no publicly disclosed pricing or standard fee structure; engagement is project-specific based on scope and complexity. Customer acquisition is sales-led and reputation-driven, relying on portfolio visibility, press coverage in outlets such as the New York Times, LA Times, Dezeen, Dwell, Wallpaper*, Forbes, and Surface Magazine, and sustained recognition from AIA Los Angeles, Architect's Newspaper, Dezeen Awards, Frame Awards, and Wallpaper*. Hospitality + retail is the primary revenue vertical, while health + wellness (Breeze Dental, Modern Animal, Shop Good) is an emerging focus. Notable enterprise clients include Verve Coffee Roasters, Tillamook, Jean Dousset, Neighborhood Goods, Mortal Media, Colada Shop, Backyard Bowls, Modern Animal, and Free Market, alongside residential commissions and nonprofit work such as 9 Dots.

Design Bitches is privately held and founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or acquisitions. The firm partners selectively with architects of record (TSA Architects, Rich Markus Architects, Field Design & Architecture) and concept collaborators (Marvimon Productions, California Komuten) on projects where it serves as design architect. Its competitive position rests on intangible brand equity, principal-led creative authorship, and a publication-grade portfolio rather than proprietary technology, proprietary data assets, or scale-driven cost advantages.

Name

Design Bitches

Website

https://designbitches.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Design Bitches is a Los Angeles-based, founder-owned architecture and interior design studio (founded 2010, 1-10 employees) that delivers adaptive re-use, ground-up, and brand-integrated design across hospitality, retail, residential, health/wellness, and cultural sectors for enterprise and SMB clients in the US and Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410), Architectural Services (54131), Graphic Design Services (54143)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA), Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM), Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Hospitality design
• Residential architecture
• Brand design integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Interior Design Services: Professional design services including architectural design, interior design, branding integration, landscape design, and design consulting for residential and commercial projects. Revenue is generated through design fees for commissioned projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Design, Bitches is an architecture and interior design studio that delivers commissioned design services including architectural design, interior design, landscape design, environmental branding, graphic design, and signage design. Projects range from small residential additions and ADUs to large commercial venues and adaptive re-use renovations across hospitality, retail, health/wellness, arts/culture, and work/education sectors.

Product overview

Design, Bitches is a Los Angeles-based architecture and interior design studio offering a comprehensive portfolio of design services across residential, commercial, hospitality, retail, health & wellness, arts & culture, and work & education sectors. Their service offerings include architectural design, interior design, landscape design, environmental branding, graphics, and signage design. They work on projects ranging from ground-up new construction and major remodels to adaptive re-use of existing buildings, with project sizes from small residential additions (under 500sf) to large commercial venues (20,000sf+). The studio has completed projects across the United States and internationally (Japan), serving clients in diverse sectors including restaurants, bars, retail stores, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and corporate headquarters. Their approach emphasizes creating spaces where people want to be, with attention to materiality, spatial experience, and brand integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architecture & Interior Design Architecture and interior design services for residential projects, including ground-up houses, remodels, additions, and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Targeted at individual homeowners and families seeking custom design.
• Commercial Design Architecture and interior design for business spaces and corporate environments, including office headquarters, creative workspaces, and commercial tenant improvements. Targeted at business owners and companies seeking commercial design services.
• Hospitality + Retail Design Design services for restaurants, cafes, hotels, bars, retail stores, and entertainment venues, including brand integration and environmental graphics. Targeted at hospitality and retail operators and developers.
• Health + Wellness Design Interior design for healthcare facilities including dental clinics, veterinary clinics, and wellness spas. Targeted at healthcare and wellness operators and brand founders.
• Arts + Culture Design Architecture and design for arts venues, cultural centers, and creative spaces including tech conferences and event venues. Targeted at cultural institutions, arts organizations, and education-focused clients.
• Work + Education Design Design for offices, training centers, community centers, and educational facilities including STEM learning centers. Targeted at workplaces, training centers, and educational institutions.
• Brand Design Integration Environmental branding, graphics, signage design, and brand identity integration across physical spaces. Targeted at clients seeking unified brand and spatial expression.

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• California KomutenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Japanese design company California Komuten for the Chigasaki Surf House project in Japan. Design Bitches provided interior design while California Komuten provided architectural services through partner Kenichiro Iwakiri.
• Marvimon ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Marvimon Productions to create Valentine and Grass Room event venues in Downtown Los Angeles. Marvimon provided concept, design and finishes while Design Bitches served as Architect of Record.
• TSA ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerServed as Design Architect for Free Market project at Runway with TSA Architects serving as Executive Architect.
• Field Design & ArchitectureminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign Bitches provided interior design and environmental branding for Tillamook PDX market cafe while Field Design & Architecture served as Architect of Record.
• Rich Markus ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign Bitches served as Design Architect for Colada Shop locations with Rich Markus Architects as Architect of Record.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Studio Sofield: New York-based interior design studio with a strong hospitality and luxury retail portfolio. Comparable to Design Bitches in hospitality-focused interior design and brand-led project execution.
• Olson Kundig: Seattle-based architecture and interior design firm with a strong hospitality and residential portfolio emphasizing material craft. Comparable to Design Bitches in integrated architecture-plus-interior design model and design-award positioning.
• Commune Design: Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary design studio offering architecture, interior design, and product design with a hospitality and residential focus. Closely comparable to Design Bitches in size, geography, and integrated brand-plus-space service offering.
• Jamie Bush + Associates: Los Angeles-based interior design firm specializing in high-end residential, hospitality, and commercial interiors. Comparable to Design Bitches in scale, founder-led boutique model, and LA hospitality/client base.
• Studio Shamshiri: Los Angeles-based interior design studio with a portfolio spanning residential, hospitality, and commercial interiors. Comparable to Design Bitches in LA-based boutique positioning and emphasis on craft-driven experiential design.
• Standard Architecture: Los Angeles-based architecture studio with a hospitality, retail, and adaptive re-use portfolio. Directly comparable to Design Bitches in LA-based boutique architecture positioning and customer overlap.
• Marmol Radziner: LA-based architecture and interior design firm combining ground-up residential, commercial, and adaptive re-use work. Directly comparable to Design Bitches in geography, architectural scope, and adaptive re-use specialization.
• Kelly Wearstler: Los Angeles-based interior design and branding studio known for hospitality, residential, and commercial projects with a strong brand identity component. Comparable in service mix, though typically larger and more luxury-focused than Design Bitches.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture and design firm with interior design practices spanning healthcare, workplace, and hospitality. Adjacent incumbent demonstrating the larger competitive set Design Bitches contends with on enterprise project bids.
• Gensler: Global architecture, design, and planning firm with deep workplace, hospitality, and retail practices. Represents the scale competitor that Design Bitches competes against for larger enterprise commissions and hospitality rollouts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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