1 min read For the past 28 years, House Beautiful has handpicked our "Next Wave" class, selecting the best, brightest, and most creative new designers in the space, spotlighting their signature style, and investigating what makes them tick. Here, we share generations of wisdom from the past decades of up-and-comers—who are now the shining stars of the design world. Get ready to learn from the best.
2026 ABIGAIL MARCELO
Nick Glimenakis LOUIS LIN
Jonathan Hokklo CHLOE HEATH
Michael Clifford JOHANNA LYLE
Abigail Jackson EMILY JANAK
Lisa Flood TIFFANY SKILLING
Sarah Shields MALLORY ROBBINS & ELIZABETH BENNETT
Nate Sheets LAURA JENKINS
BERI IRVING TAYLOR HILL
EMILY BOLT BLAIR MOORE
Courtesy of Blair Moore MARIE CLOUD
Amanda Anderson Photography SARAH STACEY
Stephen Karlisch VALERIE PEÑA
ANDREAS HOFWEBER JENNIFER HUNTER
Rikki Snyder JESSICA ALPERT
JIMMY RUGGIERO 2025 LUCY O'BRIEN
Donna Dotan HANCE DAY HUGHES, CINDY & BRIDGET TIEK
Kim Meadowlark BRAD THORNTON
Gloria Kilbourne SIERRA FOX
Bliss Katherine ASHI WALIANY
Seema Mahanti REGINA & ROBIN REAVES
Brandon Grate MELISSA OHOLENDT
Judith Marilyn AUTUMN OSER & ANDRE GOLSORKHI
JASON VARNEY JULIA MILLER
Erin Little KELLY COLLIER-CLARK
courtesy of KELLY COLLIER-CLARK STEPHANIE WIOTT
Christopher Whonsetler JOELLE KUTNER & JESSE RUDOLPH
Courtesy of Ome Dezin SARA SWABB
Tyler Hooks 2024 ASHLEY ROSS
Will Crocks ALICIA HELD-MORRIS & JILLIAN LARE
Ackerman + Gruber TAYLOR MATTOS
Grace Rivera JOYCE DOWNING PICKENS
Adam Amengual RADHIKA VYDIANATHAN
Mali Azima DAVID FRAZIER
Gieves Anderson CHRISSY JONES
Hillary Dunlap MAGGIE DILLON
Anna Routh Barzin BRAD RAMSEY
Paige Rumore MEG LONERGAN
jessie preza JEREL LAKE
MARC MAULDIN STEPHANIE PEREZ O'BOYLE
Winnie Au 2023 AHMAD ABOUZANAT
eolo perfido META COLEMAN
Danielle Waters CARMEN RENÉ SMITH
Stephen Paul MELISSA COLGAN
Courtesy of Melissa Colgan VICTORIA SASS
Courtesy of Victoria Sass EVAN MILLÁRD
Allison Elefante JACQUI SEERMAN
Madeline Tolle DUVÄL
MARKUS WILBORN KERRI PILCHICK
Jacob Snavely MALCOLM SIMMONS, JR.
MALCOLM SIMMONS JR TARA MCCAULEY
Hanna Grankvist KTISMA STUDIO
Allison Michael Orenstein LEAH ALEXANDER
MARC MAULDIN JEREMY D. CLARK
Laurey Glenn 2022 ISABEL LADD
Andrew Kung BYRON RISDON
Jon Meadows CLARA JUNG
Christopher Stark ARIEL OKIN
Donna Dotan CANDACE MARY GRIFFIN
diana paulson DANE AUSTIN
Samantha Robshaw SHERRELL NEAL
Madeline Harper FRANCESCA GRACE
Tom Riggs TRAVIS LONDON
courtesy of travis london RYDHIMA BRAR
Chris Knight LILSE MCKENNA
Jai Lennard HILARY MATT
matt nadelman PURVI PADIA
courtesy of purvi padia 2021 NATALIE CHONG
Lauren Miller ANTHONY DUNNING
Kyle Meeks RASHEEDA GRAY
Ann Blake SARA HILLERY
Gordon Gregory Photography ERICK MILAN
yiz zaragoza WHITNEY JONES
Brittany D Smith NINA NASH LONG
David Christensen NICHOLAS OBEID
courtesy of Nicholas Obeid LIZZIE BAILEY & LAUREN STANLEY
Brie Williams CHLOE REDMOND WARNER
Matthew Millman JOSH PICKERING
Cody Ulrich ENEIA WHITE
Gary Gershoff 2020 SEAN LEFFERS
AMANDA ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY MARIE FLANIGAN
Julie Soefer NOZ NOZAWA
hardy wilson HEATHER & MATT FRENCH
Jenna Peffley CLARY BOSBYSHELL
Mary Catherine Brownfield LINDA HAYSLETT
Lauren Pressey KATIE HODGES
courtesy of katie hodges MIKE WELCH
John Bessler LATHEM GORDON & CATE DUNNING
amanda james photo MA ALLEN
EVE HOBGOOD WHITNEY ESTEBAN
Grant Legan ANTHONY GIANACAKOS
Timothy Mulcare 2019 VIRGINIA TOLEDO & JESSICA GELLER
Weston Wells DANI ARPS
Van Sarki CAROLINE RAFFERTY
LINDSEY POTTER LYNN KLOYTHANOMSUP
Brett Wood ALBERTO VILLALOBOS
Winnie Au BETSY HELM & KILEY BAUN
peter olson ANDY GOODWIN & TOM PARKER
david titlow LAUREN BUXBAUM GORDON
Heather Talbert LAURA HODGES
michael p. h. clifford 2018 JENNIFER GLICKMAN
Alexis Courtney TINA RAMCHANDANI
Brittany Ambridge JEAN LIU
Nathan Schroder DOUGLAS CLARK
Quentin Bacon AMANDA DARNELL
Keelyn Costello KATIE MARTINEZ
courtesy of Katie Martinez ALEXANDER REID
Winnie Au WILLIAM CULLUM
Brie Williams CHAUNCEY BOOTHBY
Read McKendree JARED HUGHES
Mali Azima 2017 CHAD GRACI
courtesy of chad graci CHARLOTTE LUCAS
Courtesy of Charlotte Lucas KATIE SUTTON
courtesy of katie sutton MAX HUMPHREY
David Tsay THARON ANDERSON
Weston Wells KELLY HOHLA
SARAH DERAGON ANNE CHESSIN
Matthew Williams BLAKE BRUNSON
Jessica antola ALLISON ALLEN
Bryan Johnson ERICK ESPINOZA
Courtesy of Erick Espinoza 2016 STEPHANIE SABBE
Joseph Bradshaw FRANK BOSTELMANN
Courtesy of Frank Bostelmann CE CE BARFIELD THOMPSON
claiborne Frank ECHE MARTINEZ
STEWART & CONNIE UY SARAH BARTHOLOMEW
Tec Petaja LOUISA PIERCE & EMILY WARD
Olivia Pierce EMILIE MUNROE
Thomas Kuoh 2015 BENNETT LEIFER
Bjorn Wallander CALEB ANDERSON
Weston Wells RIVERS SPENCER
Courtesy of Rivers Spencer KATHRYN IVEY
JULIE ANSIAU DAN FINK
ivan bideac ELIZABETH PYNE
ROBIN HENRY STUDIO
Courtesy of Robin Henry Studio ANTONIO BUZZETTA
Trevor Parker LINDSEY LANE
2014 PATRICK MELE
haley sarno LAUREN NELSON
Courtesy of Lauren Nelson ASHLEY DARRYL
Courtesy of Ashley Darryl ADAM HUNTER
stephen buskin OLIVIA ERWIN ROSENTHAL
Paul Costello ALEXANDRA KAEHLER
Heather Talbert PALOMA CONTRERAS
Fernanda Varela SAM ALLEN
JOSHUA SMITH
2013 MATTHEW BEES
Gordon Beall KATIE LECLERCQ
Dorothee Brand ANDREW HOWARD
Noe Dewitt COURTNEY HILL FERTITTA
b.marie.photograhy KATE COUGHLIN
Sam Gray OHARA DAVIES-GAETANO
Melissa Valladares RYAN WHITE
Courtesy of Ryan White BAILEY MCCARTHY
2012 CATHERINE KWONG
jason madara SEAN COWAN
Courtesy of Sean Cowan JILL GOLDBERG
Courtesy Jill Goldberg JON CALL
courtesy of jon call MARGARET KIRKLAND
Jenny Lauren CHRISTOS PREVEZANOS
Courtesy of Christos Prevezanos MICHAEL HEROLD
Courtesy of Michael Herold Design 2011 TIMOTHY BROWN
Josh McHugh COURTNEY GILES
Emily Followil TYLER DAWSON
2010 ANDREA MONATH SCHUMACHER
Courtesy of Andrea Monath Schumacher CHAD RENFRO
NATHAN HARMON CHANDOS DODSON
Kris Ellis JULIE WEBER & JOSEPH IRELAND
Courtesy of the designers JULIE MASSUCCO & HEATHER WARNER
Heather Kincaid Photographer KYLE SCHUNEMAN
courtesy of kyle schuneman LISA MCDENNON
Candice Dartez REBECCA TIER SOSKIN
Courtesy of Rebecca Tier Soskin SARA GIBANE SULLIVAN
Zach Desart SALLY STEPONKUS
DANIELLE FENNOY
ALLISON ATLAS TANNENBAUM
SARAH MAGNESS
TODD RICHESIN
MELANIE CODDINGTON
JASON MARTIN
CARRIE FUNDINGSLAND
GARY SPAIN
2005 GARROW KEDIGAN
Courtesy of Garrow Kedigan FAWN GALLI
Courtesy of Fawn Galli KYLEE SHINTAFFER
Eric Piasecki RON WOODSON
Courtesy of Ron Woodson MELANIE ELSTON
Courtesy of Melanie Elston HILLERY ESTES
Courtesy of Hillery Estes RINAT LAVI
Courtesy of Rinat Lavi BETSY BURNHAM
Courtesy of Betsy Burnham MARK WILLIAMS
Courtesy of Mark Williams JEFFREY P. ELLIOTT
shauna intelisano BRAD FORD
Danny Sheo PHILIP GORRIVAN
Courtesy of Philip Gorrivan SUSAN BEDNAR
Courtesy Susan Bednar DARREN HENAULT
Courtesy of Darren Henault SHELLY JOHNSTONE
Courtesy of Shelly Johnstone BRIAN WATFORD
Courtesy of Brian Watford DOLORES SUARES & CAROLINE GRANT
Courtesy of Dekar Design SCOTT LASLIE
Courtesy of Scott Laslie MARLA HENDERSON
House Beautiful Archives FRANK DELLE DONNE
Courtesy of Frank Delle Donne WILL WICK
JORDANA JOSEPH
MAX STRANG
2004 DOREEN CHAMBERS
alyson barrow JAMES DOLENC & THOMAS RIKER
Brooke Hummer JESSICA HELGERSON
Aaron Leitz JOHN DE BASTIANI
Joe Schmelzer LORI FELDMAN
yolanda rinab DENISE LAVEY
CARL SCHULTZ JOHN LOECKE
Bert VanderVeen KIMBERLY BIEHL SCHMIDT
Tim Hirshmann MATTHEW BOLAND
Werner Segarra MATTHEW CARTER
courtesy of matthew carter WILLIAM BROCKSCHMIDT & COURTNEY COLEMAN
eugenia uhl RENEE DEL GAUDIO
David Lauer DAVID PHOENIX
Courtesy of David Phoenix LAUREL QUINT
Emily Minton Redfield SHANNON BOWERS
Par Bengtsson HEATHER DEWBERRY STOLLER & WILLIAM C. HUFF, JR.
cat max photography SHAUN JACKSON
Scott Suchman RUTHIE SOMMERS
Patrick McMullan // Getty Images PATRICK J. BAGLINO JR.
courtesy of patrick j baglino AMY LAU
2003 ATHALIE DERSE
Peter Frank Edwards ALLISON PALADINO
Courtesy of Allison Paladino ERIN MARTIN
Tubay Yabut CAROLINE WILLIS
Emily Followil DIXIE STARK
RAY BOURGE LAURA KIRAR
Courtesy of designer. SHEA SOUCIE & MARTIN HORNER
Dustin Halleck SHAWN HENDERSON
aspen portraits SCHULYER SAMPERTON
Carter Berg HAL GOLDSTEIN
courtesy of hal goldstein FRANK ROOP
Eric Roth MANDOLYNA THEODORACOPULOS
st julien MATTHEW MACDONALD
courtesy of matthew macdonald JODI B. MACKLIN
Matt Mendelsohn JEAN LARETTE
Courtesy of Jean Larette ANNA HACKTHORNE
ANDREW FLESHER
WHITNEY CUTLER
CHRISTINA BYERS
GRACIE RUWALOWSKI
ERNEST DE LA TORRE
ANN-MARIE MYERS
MARK PHELPS
KEVEN HAWKINS
2002 NATE BERKUS
Heather Talbert JAY JEFFERS
courtesy of jay jeffers ALISON WENDE LUFKIN
Courtesy Alison Wende Lufkin BART EMERSON LEE
Courtesy Bart Emerson Lee STEPHEN SAINT-ONGE
Courtesy of Stephen Saint-Onge ALEXANDRA & MICHAEL MISCZYNSKI
CHRISTOPHER RIDOLFI & TY BURKS
ANTHONY STAVISH
ERIC PROKESH
TIM HOBBY
JOSEPH RICCIO
2000 WALDO FERNANDEZ
Stefanie Keenan CHARLOTTE MOSS
Gary Gershoff S. RUSSELL GROVES
GREG JORDAN
RODERICK SHADE
SHARON SIIMONAIRE
RANDY RIDLESS
1999 DAVID KLEINBERG
Alan Barnett ZACK MCKOWN & CALVIN TSAO
Patrick McMullan MICHAEL S. SMITH
MADELINE STEWART
THOMAS O'BRIEN
EMILY SUMMERS
SACHS LINDORES
FERNANDO SANTANGELO
1998 JEFFREY BILHUBER
Lisa Salloux CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN
Ken Hayden THOMAS PHEASANT
BMI Imaging Systems BENJAMIN NORIEGA-ORTIZ
Klaus Enrique THOMAS O'BRIEN
michelle arcila ALISON SPEAR
Courtesy of Alison Spear ERIC COHLER
Dimitrios Kambouris WILLIAM SOFIELD & EMMA O'NEILL
Courtesy William Sofield and Emma O'Neill VICTORIA HAGAN
T. KELLER DONOVAN
THOMAS JAYNE
THAD HAYES
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