Ellen Hanson Designs

What Ellen Hanson Designs does

Ellen Hanson Designs is a privately held, boutique interior design firm founded in 1991 by Ellen Hanson. Originally established on Madison Avenue in New York City, the firm now operates dual offices in New York City and Sarasota, Florida, with a stated team of three — founder Ellen Hanson, VP and Senior Designer Lisa Hargus (LEED certified), and Junior Designer Camille Lyn-Morillo. The firm serves ultra-high-net-worth residential clients and select hospitality clients across multiple U.S. markets including New York, Florida, the Hamptons, Philadelphia, Miami, and Sun Valley, Idaho.

The core offering is a unified suite of professional interior design services rather than a modular product portfolio. Service lines include Interior Design Services (covering flooring, tile, stone, lighting, home automation, window shading, and furniture specification), Space Planning, Art Consultation, and a 'Transitions' service for updating and adapting existing spaces. The firm differentiates through sustainable luxury principles, multi-trade coordination with architects, contractors, artisans, and vendors, and integration of art ranging from flea market finds to major artist pieces. Notable collaborations include Hotel Indigo Athens, GA (IHG brand standards), Surf Club Miami with Richard Meier & Partners Architecture and Fort Partners, and numerous high-end residential projects with architects such as James Merrell, Gates Merkulova, and Cooper Johnson Smith Peterson.

The business model is professional services with project-based, quote-driven pricing and no publicly disclosed standard rate card. GTM is direct client engagement via enterprise field sales — the firm liaises directly with homeowners and hospitality clients and is primarily visible through earned media in publications such as The New York Times, Luxe Interiors + Design, Vogue Living (Australia), Dwell, and SRQ Magazine, plus an Instagram presence. Revenue, pricing, and financial metrics are not publicly disclosed, and the firm has no external investors, parent company, or funding rounds on record.

Name

Ellen Hanson Designs

Legal name

Ellen Hanson Designs

Website

https://ellenhansondesigns.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ellen Hanson Designs is a privately held boutique interior design firm founded in 1991, serving ultra-high-net-worth residential and select hospitality clients across multiple U.S. markets with sustainable luxury design, space planning, and art consultation services delivered through a three-person team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAB

Interior Design Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYBPAHAKAI

Space Planning & Workplace Design

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYBPAHAKAL

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Interior design services
• Residential interior design
• Hospitality interior design
• Space planning services
• Art consultation services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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 consulting services including space planning, furniture specification, decorative lighting, fixtures, flooring, tile and stone, lighting, home automation, and window shading. Services delivered through all phases of a project from concept to completion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ellen Hanson Designs is a boutique interior design firm offering comprehensive design services for high-end residential and hospitality projects. The firm delivers space planning, furniture specification, art consultation, and material/finish specification (flooring, tile, stone, lighting, home automation, window shading) across all project phases from concept to completion. Services are executed through multi-trade collaboration with architects, contractors, artisans, vendors, and trades, grounded in green, sustainable design principles.

Product overview

Ellen Hanson Designs is an interior design firm offering a unified suite of services rather than a modular product portfolio. The core offering includes Interior Design Services (covering consultations on flooring, tile, stone, lighting, home automation, and window shading), Space Planning, Art Consultation, and Transitions services. Projects range from high-end residential to hospitality, with a focus on sustainable, luxurious, and personalized design. The firm collaborates with architects, contractors, artisans, and tradespeople to deliver curated spaces across locations including New York City, Sarasota, Philadelphia, Miami, and various Hamptons locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ years of experience in delivering projects through all phases

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rialto Property PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject team partner for Hotel Indigo Athens, GA hospitality project
• Surber, Barber, Choate + HertleinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner for Hotel Indigo project
• James Merrell ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on multiple projects including Hedges (Bridgehampton) and Mountain Mod (Sun Valley)
• LaGuardia Design GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner for Mountain Mod project in Sun Valley, ID
• Kavanagh ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Mountain Mod project
• Cardel DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Olivers Cove project in Watermill, NY
• Wright and Company ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Jobs Lane project in Watermill, NY
• Jones, Byrne, Margeotes PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner for The Point project in Rye, NY
• Gates Merkulova Architects, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator for Central Park West residential project in New York City
• C-Squared ContractingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracting partner for Central Park West project
• Ball ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Pavilion House project in Sarasota, FL
• Pansy Bayou Styling and AccessoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStyling partner providing accessories for Pavilion House project
• Richard Meier & Partners, ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternationally renowned architecture firm partner for Surf Club project in Miami, FL
• Fort PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for Surf Club project in Miami, FL
• Rasmussen Su ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner for Philly Fusion project in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
• Hanson Fine BuildingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding partner for Philly Fusion project
• Pansy Bayou Styling and AccessoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStyling partner for Philly Fusion project providing accessories
• Cooper Johnson Smith Peterson ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner for Watersound project in Sarasota, FL
• Nautilus Custom Home BuildersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCustom home builder partner for Watersound project

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carrier and Company: NYC-based boutique interior design firm serving luxury residential and select hospitality clients with a similar founder-led brand and editorial presence. Closely comparable scale, customer base, and design-led positioning.
• Cullman & Kravis: NYC-based established boutique interior design firm serving luxury residential and institutional clients. Comparable long operating history and tier of clientele.
• Bunny Williams Home: Established NYC-based interior design firm serving UHNW residential clients with a founder-driven, craft-forward, and traditional-leaning positioning. Comparable boutique scale and prestige tier.
• Michael S. Smith Inc. LA-based luxury interior designer serving elite residential and hospitality projects with founder-led brand and editorial presence. Comparable tier of clientele and project scale.
• Victoria Hagan Interiors: NYC-based luxury interior designer serving elite residential and select hospitality clients. Comparable boutique scale, founder-led brand, and shelter-publication media presence.
• Suzanne Kasler Interiors: Atlanta-based boutique interior design studio serving high-end residential clients with a similarly strong editorial and product portfolio profile. Comparable prestige positioning and small-team operating model.
• Markham Roberts Inc. Boutique interior design firm founded by Markham Roberts serving high-end residential and hospitality clients with editorial-grade work. Operates at similar scale and follows the same luxury-shelter playbook.
• Marshall Interiors: Atlanta-based boutique interior design firm focused on luxury residential projects. Comparable small-team operating model serving affluent clients in second-tier U.S. luxury markets.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and interior design firm operating large-scale hospitality, commercial, and residential practices. Offers overlapping interior design capabilities but specializes in commercial and large-scale hospitality rather than boutique luxury residential.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture and interior design firm with hospitality, healthcare, and commercial practices. Overlaps with Ellen Hanson Designs on interior design for institutional and hospitality clients, but at substantially greater scale and a different segment mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ellenhansondesigns
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ellen-hanson-designs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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