What Patrick Sutton does

Patrick Sutton is a privately held luxury interior design firm founded in 1994 by Patrick Sutton and headquartered at 1000 Light Street in Baltimore, Maryland, with a secondary office in Palm Beach, Florida. The firm employs approximately 15 professionals across design, architecture, project management, business development, and operations, serving high-net-worth residential clients and luxury hospitality operators across the Mid-Atlantic, New York, Florida, and select resort markets.

The firm's core offering is bespoke interior design services delivered through a narrative-driven methodology in which each project is developed as a story specific to the client and locale, rather than as an application of a house aesthetic. Core products are Luxury Residential Interior Design (single-family homes, estates, apartments, and pied-à-terre) and Hospitality Interior Design (boutique hotels, restaurants, and venues). The firm integrates interior architecture and design into a single execution function, supported by an in-house Senior Project Architect, Senior Designers, a Purchasing Manager, and a Director of Library and Resources. The firm has codified its approach through two published books, 'Storied Interiors' (2018) and 'Tailored Interiors' (2025), and supports execution with conventional industry tooling (AutoCAD, Photoshop, SketchUp, Studio Designer).

Revenue is generated on a professional services, project-based pricing model with fees customized to scope and complexity — not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct engagement: enterprise hospitality clients such as Atlas Restaurant Group and Weller Development Company are sourced through reputation and referrals, and residential clients are acquired via portfolio marketing, social media, earned media in publications such as Architectural Digest, Forbes, Condé Nast Traveler, and WSJ, and word of mouth. The firm is 100% founder-owned with no institutional capital, subsidiaries, or public-market exposure.

Name

Patrick Sutton

Legal name

Patrick Sutton

Website

https://patricksutton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Patrick Sutton is a privately held, founder-led luxury interior design firm founded in 1994, offering narrative-driven residential and hospitality design across Baltimore, Palm Beach, and other U.S. luxury markets to high-net-worth clients and boutique hospitality operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Luxury interior design
• Hospitality interior design
• Residential interior design
• Bespoke interior architecture
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Professional interior design services for luxury residential and hospitality projects. Services include interior architecture integration, design development, construction administration, and project management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Patrick Sutton is a luxury interior design studio that provides bespoke residential and hospitality interior design services. The firm integrates interior architecture and design into cohesive, inspired visions for private residences, boutique hotels, restaurants, and hospitality venues, applying a proprietary story-driven design methodology that tailors each project to the client's personal narrative and locale.

Product overview

Patrick Sutton is a luxury interior design studio offering bespoke residential and hospitality interior design services. The company provides a single unified service offering centered on their distinctive storytelling approach to design, crafting spaces that reflect clients' personal narratives and aspirations. Their portfolio encompasses luxury residential projects (single-family homes, country estates, apartments, mountain retreats), boutique hotels, and acclaimed restaurants across Baltimore, Washington DC, New York, and resort destinations. The firm also publishes books documenting their design philosophy and projects, including 'Storied Interiors' (2018) and 'Tailored Interiors' (2025).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Luxury Residential Interior Design Bespoke interior design services for private residences including single-family homes, country estates, apartments, and pied-à-terre properties, tailored to each client's personal narrative and lifestyle aspirations.
• Hospitality Interior Design Expertly crafted interior design for boutique hotels, restaurants, bars, and hospitality venues, integrating interior architecture and design into cohesive, inspired visions for the luxury hospitality sector.
• Storied Interiors (Book) Published book documenting Patrick Sutton's signature residential projects and the story-driven design philosophy that shapes each interior. Foreword by Pilar Viladas; main photography by Roger Davies.
• Tailored Interiors (Book) Second published book exploring Patrick Sutton's distinctive storytelling approach to crafting bespoke homes for clients. Authored by Vicky Lowry; foreword by Steele Marcoux; main photography by Richard Powers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named #1 Hotel in the Mid-Atlantic by Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Atlas Restaurant GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Ongoing partnership with Atlas Restaurant Group for multiple restaurant interior design projects including Perennial (garden-inspired dining), and other Baltimore-based hospitality venues. The relationship has produced several award-winning and critically acclaimed restaurant designs.
• Weller Development CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Weller Development Company for the Rye Street Tavern project as part of a large whiskey distillery campus. Marc Weller, Founding Partner & President, has provided testimonials praising the firm's design approach.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Roman and Williams: NYC-based, AD100 design studio with parallel practice across luxury hospitality (hotels, restaurants, bars) and HNW residential. Compares directly to Patrick Sutton on the narrative/storytelling approach, project archetypes (e.g., Ace Hotel flagship work), and HNW clientele.
• Ken Fulk: Boutique design firm led by a single principal/founder with overlapping client segments in luxury residential estates and destination hospitality/restaurants. Comparable on founder-driven brand, story-driven design philosophy, and signature hospitality projects (e.g., hotel and restaurant commissions).
• Martin Brudnizki Design Studio: London-based luxury design house working in high-end residential, boutique hotels, and restaurants. Directly comparable on the boutique-hotel/restaurant/HNW-residential trifecta and on a strong thought-leadership voice within the global design press.
• Champalimaud Design: Award-winning interior design studio specializing in luxury hotels and residences worldwide. Direct competitor on hospitality signature projects and ultra-high-net-worth residential commissions, with a similar narrative/storytelling differentiator in client pitches.
• Studio Sofield: NYC practice of designer William Sofield working on luxury hotels (e.g., Four Seasons, Baccarat) and high-end residences. Comparable on premium hospitality work and on a small-team, principal-led model that wins flagship hotel commissions.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Global design studio with a parallel luxury hospitality (e.g., Edition, Park Hyatt) and luxury residential book. Comparable on the integrated interior-architecture-plus-design offering, on international hospitality recognition, and on diverse HNW client segments.
• Carrier and Company: Nationally recognized interior design firm pairing luxury residential work with select hospitality/commercial projects. Comparable on the editorial/PR-driven growth model, principal-led brand, and HNW clientele across the East Coast.
• Tony Ingrao: Boutique New York-based interior design firm with an ultra-luxury residential portfolio. Direct peer on large-scale private residence commissions for HNW clients, on a small-team principal-driven model, and on frequent editorials in Architectural Digest and similar publications.

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Group: Large, multi-disciplinary design firm with a substantial hospitality and restaurant portfolio (e.g., Nobu, W Hotels). Broader incumbent serving overlapping hospitality clients but at materially larger scale and with theater/experiential design as a differentiator.
• Gensler (Hospitality Studio): Global architecture and design firm with a large-dedicated hospitality practice. Largest-scale incumbent competing for the same flagship hotel/restaurant RFPs and large HNW-club/amenity programs, but at materially larger headcount and broader service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/patrick.sutton.942
• Instagraminstagram.com/patricksuttondesign
• Xx.com/pshomendesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/patrick-sutton

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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