5th September 2025 | IN DESIGN ADVICE | BY SBID Share Tweet Pinterest LinkedIn The SBID UK Interior Design Icons were selected to recognise leading design practices throughout the UK who have consistently displayed exceptional standards within our esteemed industry network. This week’s instalment of the SBID Icon Insights series features Ellis Design Studio. The multi-award-winning hospitality interior design studio create daring, conceptually driven interiors, infused with depth and meaning, which are beautifully cinematic, yet anchored in a rich sense of provenance and narrative. Ellis Design Studio Can you share a project that best represents your design style? Upstairs at the 1878 – the design is infused with a strong sense of storytelling and a clearly expressed design narrative. The space has a sense of the unexpected and is imbued with vintage-inspired glamour. Ellis Design Studio How does your team collaborate on major projects? At the project’s inception, our team works closely to explore and delve deeply into the essence of the design narrative. This creative collaboration informs all elements of the design process, which continues throughout the design process, to ensure a consistent and clearly articulated design vision. Ellis Design Studio What trends do you see shaping the future of interior design? Interiors are continually being shaped by forces within the broader world around us. We believe sustainability, tech integration and experience-led/experiential interiors will become ever-more important influences shaping the direction of interiors. Ellis Design Studio Do you have a signature style or hallmark design approach? As a Studio, we enjoy the challenge of exploring a wide range of design styles. Our approach is based around consistently striving to weave a cohesive narrative throughout the design scheme and communicate the concept through carefully considered touchpoints within the design. Ellis Design Studio What sets your work apart in the industry? A significant portion of our work is based around the fusion of physical and digital design touchpoints in a luxury design setting. We have become leaders in the creation of spaces with a strong design narrative and a tech enabled immersive element. Ellis Design Studio How do you collaborate with other professionals, such as architects and engineers? Due to the complexity of our designs, we work closely with architects and engineers to bring our creative visions to life. We collaborate with architects on spatial, technical and statutory matters and with structural engineers on a broad range of design elements, including feature bars as well as collaborating to create structures for supporting and suspending ‘showstopper’ elements within out design schemes. Ellis Design Studio Do you have key partnerships with suppliers, manufacturers, or brands? The Studio works with a vast array of suppliers, and we continually seek out new relationships to ensure we’re continually discovering new design approaches. We also work with a range of artists and artisans including fine artists, metal workers, glass blowers, ceramicists, furniture makers etc to help bring our designs to life. About Ellis Design Studio Ellis Design Studio is multi-award-winning hospitality interior design studio, based in London. We create daring, conceptually driven interiors, infused with depth and meaning, which are beautifully cinematic, yet anchored in a rich sense of provenance and narrative. We create immersive concepts and extraordinary, memorable, inspiring destinations. Ellis Design Studio specialises in hospitality interior design projects in the UK and internationally. The Studio comprises a strong team with extensive experience across the hospitality sector, including bars, restaurants, 4&5 star hotels, competitive socialising venues, experiential venues and private member’s clubs. Working with clients like Live Nation, IMG, Inception Group, M&C Saatchi & Historic Royal Palaces, we elevate the guest experience, creating immersive, vibrant, surprising and unexpected social spaces. Visit Profile If you’d like to feature your news or stories on SBID.org, get in touch to find out more. If you’d like to become SBID Accredited, click here for more information.