Steff Stuff Design

What Steff Stuff Design does

Steff Stuff Design is an independent interior design and architecture studio founded in 2017 by Stefanie Cheng, headquartered in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles. The firm delivers full-service interior design across residential, commercial, hospitality, food & beverage, and wellness sectors, with a portfolio spanning the Los Angeles metropolitan area and select international projects. The founder brings 14-plus years of industry experience and is the primary creative lead, with recognition including the American Architecture Prize and Interior Design Magazine Best of Year award.

The studio generates revenue primarily through project-based interior design and architecture fees, supplemented by a graphic design practice and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce line featuring branded wall calendars. Notable clients include United Talent Agency, the Beverly Hills Hotel, Kimpton Everly Hotel, Viking Cruises, and Liberty Utilities — indicating the firm operates across premium hospitality, talent management, maritime, and corporate/utility segments. The geographic footprint is anchored in Los Angeles County, with international reach through cruise ship hospitality work.

The business model is characteristic of a small, founder-led creative services firm: project-based pricing, reference-driven client acquisition, and no external capital. Operations are regionally concentrated, scaling is constrained by the founder's bandwidth, and the e-commerce product line provides minor revenue diversification. The combination of high-credential hospitality clients and a small, independent structure points to a boutique studio competing on portfolio quality rather than scale.

Name

Steff Stuff Design

Legal name

Steff Stuff Design

Website

https://steffstuffdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Steff Stuff Design is an independent interior design and architecture studio founded in 2017 in Los Angeles, serving hospitality, commercial, residential, and corporate clients across the US and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM), Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Interior design services
• Hospitality design
• Space planning
• Commercial tenant improvements
• FF&E procurement

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, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Full-service interior design and architecture including concept design, space planning, 3D visualization, lighting design, custom furniture, FF&E procurement, and construction administration for residential, commercial, hospitality, and food & beverage clients.
2. Product Sales - Wall Calendars: Direct-to-consumer sales of branded wall calendars through the company's e-commerce store.
3. Graphic Design Services: Creative direction and graphic design services including branding, logo development, website design, email marketing design, packaging, and illustration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Steff Stuff Design is an experiential interior design and architecture studio that delivers full-service design from concept through construction administration, including concept design, space planning, 3D visualization, architectural lighting, custom furniture, and FF&E procurement. The studio applies a hospitality-informed design approach across residential, food & beverage, commercial tenant improvements, workplace, and boutique hospitality projects in Los Angeles and beyond.

Product overview

Steff Stuff Design is an experiential interior design studio offering two distinct service lines: interior design and architecture services, and graphic design services. The interior design practice provides full-service design from concept through construction administration, specializing in hospitality-informed residential, commercial, food & beverage, and workplace projects. The graphic design practice offers branding, website design, and email marketing services. The company also sells a physical product — the 2026 B&W Ultimate Huge Wall Calendar — through its online store.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Design & Architecture Services Full-service interior design and architecture services for residential, commercial, food & beverage, workplace, and boutique hospitality clients. Services include concept design, space planning, 3D modeling, architectural lighting design, custom furniture and fixture design, FF&E procurement, construction administration, CASp accessibility compliance, apartment common areas, staging and styling, and California wildfire rebuilding projects.
• Graphic Design Services Creative direction and graphic design services including branding strategy, logo development, presentation design, event branding and collateral, website design, e-commerce shop setup, UX user flow audits, email marketing design, packaging, and illustration.
• 2026 B&W Ultimate Huge Wall Calendar Large-format physical wall calendar with quarterly planning sections and daily note-taking space, featuring Federal and California holidays including Indigenous Peoples' Day and Cesar Chavez Day. Printed in black ink on white 32 lbs premium matte paper.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mt Olympus Residence staged and sold in 9 days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rottet StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Rottet Studio on United Talent Agency offices in Beverly Hills - a major enterprise project featuring lobby, lounge, theater, and workspace design.
• Studio of ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with Studio of Architecture (SoA) on multiple projects including Milwood Bungalow ADU and Menotti's In the Alley.
• Office of Kiem Ho ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with Kiem Ho (Principal Architect) and Marcos Moll (Designer) on Ice House Long Beach mixed-use project.
• StruerecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn conjunction with Struere on Irwindale Complex - commercial workplace and lobby redesign project.
• BAM Architecture StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with BAM Architecture Studio on Downtown Offices (parking structure facade and common areas) and Academy Tower NOHO projects.
• Anthony Thai PhotographyminorOthersPhotography services for MilkCow Cafe DTLA project documentation.
• Making MirrorsminorOthersMural artist Sandy Nguyen at Making Mirrors created science-themed mural art for Labobatory Pasadena cafe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rottet Studio: Los Angeles-based luxury interior architecture studio. Direct peer — Steff Stuff Design collaborated with Rottet Studio on the United Talent Agency Beverly Hills offices, and both firms operate in the LA boutique hospitality/corporate interior design space with comparable project scale.
• Office of Kiem Ho Architects: LA architecture firm partnered with Steff Stuff Design on the Ice House Long Beach mixed-use project. Direct peer — works alongside Steff Stuff Design as a collaborating architecture firm on LA mixed-use and commercial tenant improvement projects.
• Studio of Architecture (SoA): LA-based architecture studio partnered with Steff Stuff Design on multiple F&B and ADU projects. Direct peer — comparable boutique scale and similar LA-centric project mix spanning residential, F&B, and commercial.
• Kelly Wearstler: LA-based, founder-led luxury interior design and brand studio. Direct peer — operates an identically-structured boutique model (founder-led, residential + hospitality + commercial, hospitality-informed aesthetic) in the same Los Angeles market.
• Jamie Bush + Co. Los Angeles-based founder-led interior design studio specializing in residential, hospitality, and commercial work. Direct peer — directly comparable boutique LA model with similar hospitality/residential crossover positioning.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Globally recognized luxury interior design studio with deep hospitality expertise. Direct peer — competes in the same boutique hotel and cruise interior design category where Steff Stuff Design's Viking Star work earned awards.
• Marmol Radziner: Los Angeles architecture and interior design firm known for high-end residential, hospitality, and commercial work. Direct peer — overlaps on boutique hospitality, residential, and F&B interior design across LA with similar client quality.
• AvroKO: Hospitality-focused interior design and branding studio. Direct peer — both firms lead with hospitality-informed design thinking applied across hotels, restaurants, and cruise-adjacent environments, with similar narrative-driven, experience-led positioning.
• BAM Architecture Studio: LA architecture firm collaborating with Steff Stuff Design on Academy Tower and Downtown Offices. Direct peer — operates in the same LA boutique architecture/interior space with overlapping commercial workplace and tenant-improvement engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with a major Los Angeles presence. Broad incumbent — overlaps with Steff Stuff Design on workplace, hospitality, and commercial interior projects but operates at vastly larger scale across many verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/steffstuffdesgn
• Facebookfacebook.com/steffstuffdesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/steffstuffdesign

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Steff Stuff Design