What Madeline Stuart Associates does

Madeline Stuart Associates (MSA) is a Los Angeles-based, privately held luxury architectural and interior design firm founded and led by principal designer Madeline Stuart. The firm offers full-service residential design covering new construction, renovation, and historic restoration across styles including Streamline Moderne, Arts & Crafts, Mediterranean, Hispano Moresque, and Italianate, with documented projects in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Malibu, La Jolla, Pacific Palisades, Montana, and Colorado. It also operates the Madeline Stuart Collection, a proprietary made-to-order furniture line comprising upholstered seating, casegoods, beds, accessories, and a broad catalog of finishes (mahogany, walnut, rift oak, rosewood, antiqued brass, French limestone, crackled linen lacquer), with 12-20 week lead times, COM/COL programs, and distribution through the firm's La Cienega showroom and direct inquiry.

The business operates on a hybrid revenue model: professional services fees for design commissions on luxury residential projects, supplemented by one-time sales of bespoke furniture, with a 50% deposit required to initiate orders and quote-based, non-public pricing. The customer base is a single persona of high-net-worth individuals seeking historically informed, architecturally cohesive residential environments. Marketing is primarily earned-media driven, leveraging features in Architectural Digest and The World of Interiors, the 2022 Rizzoli monograph 'No Place Like Home,' and three 2022 ICAA Julia Morgan Awards. The firm has 1-10 employees, a single headquarters and showroom in Los Angeles, and no disclosed external investment, partnerships, or acquisitions.

Name

Madeline Stuart Associates

Legal name

Madeline Stuart Associates

Website

https://madelinestuart.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Madeline Stuart Associates is a Los Angeles-based luxury residential interior design firm that also sells a proprietary line of handcrafted custom furniture through its own showroom, serving high-net-worth homeowners seeking historically informed design and bespoke furnishings.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural & Interior Design Services: Full-service architectural and interior design for high-end residential properties, including restoration of historic homes and new construction projects.
2. Custom Furniture Sales (Madeline Stuart Collection): Sale of handcrafted custom furniture including upholstered pieces, casegoods, beds, and accessories. Products sold through showrooms, direct inquiries, and the company's own collection. Requires 50% deposit to initiate orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Madeline Stuart Associates provides full-service architectural and interior design for luxury residential properties, including historic restoration, new construction design, and interior detailing. The firm also sells the Madeline Stuart Collection, a handcrafted made-to-order custom furniture line featuring upholstered seating, casegoods, beds, and accessories with extensive customization across woods, metals, stones, and finishes.

Product overview

Madeline Stuart Associates is a Los Angeles-based luxury interior design firm offering two interconnected offerings: comprehensive architectural and interior design services for high-end residential projects, and the Madeline Stuart Collection (MSC) — a handcrafted custom furniture line. The Collection includes upholstered seating (sofas, lounge chairs, dining chairs, benches, ottomans), casegoods (coffee tables, dining tables, side tables, consoles, sideboards, desks, bookcases), and beds. All furniture is made-to-order with extensive customization including dimensions, materials (woods, metals, stones), finishes (lacquers, brass patinas), and COM/COL programs. The company operates showrooms in Los Angeles and maintains manufacturing capabilities for bespoke commissions.

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Products and services

• Madeline Stuart Collection (Custom Furniture) A handcrafted made-to-order custom furniture collection including upholstered seating, casegoods, beds, and accessories, designed by Madeline Stuart for affluent residential clients and interior design projects. All items are customizable across woods, metals, stones, glass, leather, and specialty finishes, with lead times of 12–20 weeks and a 50% deposit required to initiate orders.
• Architectural & Interior Design Services Full-service architectural and interior design for luxury residential properties, including renovation, new construction design, historic restoration (such as Streamline Moderne, Arts & Crafts, and Mediterranean-inspired residences), and interior architecture detailing, offered to high-net-worth individuals and families.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ken Fulk: Luxury interior designer with a signature product/furniture line and a studio model spanning residential and hospitality projects. Directly comparable to MSA's combination of high-end design services and proprietary furnishings.
• Kelly Wearstler: Los Angeles-based luxury interior designer with a widely distributed furniture, lighting, and accessories line. Comparable in dual model of bespoke design plus retail product brand, with similar celebrity-designer positioning.
• Martyn Lawrence Bullard: Celebrity interior designer with a licensed product line (fabric, furniture, tile) sold through major retailers. Direct peer in the luxury residential design + branded product model.
• Peter Marino Architect: Architect-led luxury design firm known for high-net-worth residential and retail/hospitality interiors. Comparable scale and prestige-tier residential client base, though heavier commercial tilt.
• Jamie Drake: New York-based luxury interior designer with a licensed product line. Comparable owner-designer studio model and high-end residential focus.
• Suzanne Kasler: Atlanta-based luxury interior designer with a licensed product line including furniture through Hickory Chair. Comparable in the design-plus-product hybrid model targeting affluent homeowners.
• Thomas O'Brien: Interior designer with a curated vintage/home brand (Aero) and licensed product lines. Comparable in combining classical-leaning residential design with proprietary retail products.
• Bunny Williams: Established luxury interior designer with a furniture line and a home store. Comparable in classical-leaning residential design and design-studio-plus-product business model.
• Windsor Smith: Los Angeles-based interior designer with a namesake product line. Comparable California luxury residential focus and design-plus-furniture dual offering.

Emerging players

• Clive Christian: British luxury interior design and furniture brand, historically known for high-end kitchens and now expanding broader furnishings. Comparable in high-end bespoke residential design with a global product collection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MadelineStuartOfficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/madelinedstuart

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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