The Design Leadership Network (DLN) is a principal-to-principal professional association dedicated to advancing the design industry through community, collaboration, and innovation. Our members include the founders and leaders of top interior design, architecture, and landscape architecture studios, alongside esteemed photographers, stylists, design editors, and industry executives. Through world-class educational programming, tailored experiences, and strategic partnerships, we cultivate best practices and foster meaningful connections. Together, we invest in the future of design—advancing a more inspired, resilient, and dynamic design industry.
Over its 20-year history, the DLN has established a leading role in the community by consistently committing to the highest standards of integrity, quality, and focus for its membership, programming, and management. The DLN seeks to be inclusive of well-established fellows of the profession and emerging stars representing diverse geographies, backgrounds, and styles.
Our members are interior designers, architects, landscape specialists, allied creatives, and industry executives who are highly accomplished in their field and truly passionate about the design industry.
We support our membership by producing programs, experiences, and information to help leaders build better firms, become stronger leaders, and grow their businesses. The DLN’s annual calendar comprises conferences, seminars, travel experiences, behind-the-scenes tours, networking events, and community gatherings. Our slate of editorial content spans weekly newsletters, regular digital editorial, educational content, social media franchises, a Quarterly magazine, biannual Partner Showcase, and book projects. Our programming includes content across topics such as media and marketing, technology, real estate, hospitality, human resources, and firm management in addition to inspirational exposure to culture, art, history, and design.
The DLN is committed to a longterm vision of a strong, creative, and exciting design market that produces great work and work environments for all of its constituents.
Matthew Berman
Workshop/APD
Ankie Barnes
BarnesVanze Architects
David Calligeros
Remains Lighting
David Cohen
I-Grace
Elizabeth Dinkel
Elizabeth Dinkel Design Associates, Inc.
John Edelman
Heller
Debbie Propst
MillerKnoll
Christine Gachot
Gachot
Lisa Kravet
Kravet
Andrew Law
Andrew Law Interior Design
Jamie Metrick
Elte
Andrew Metrick
Elte
Frank Ponterio
Frank Ponterio Interior Design
Magd Riad
Marmi Natural Stone
Steve Rugo
Rugo/Raff Architects
Tim Slattery
Hart Howerton
Michele Trout
Bonesteel Trout Hall
Beth Webb
Beth Webb Interiors
DLN Design Fellows focus on helping the DLN and its Members improve design education through working groups, program leadership, and other contributions that explore the evolution of design firm practices and create unique experiences for DLN Members. Comprised of esteemed leaders of the design community who have contributed to the DLN throughout our history, the Design Fellows Council provides an extraordinary level of advice and support for many DLN programs and our Members. Initial projects have included new proprietary Fellows Research in design contracts and the stages of design firm growth, and panels, talks, and tours in which Design Fellows share deep insights into their work, careers, and inspiration. The DLN Design Fellows Council is chaired by Michael Boodro.
Marc Appleton
Appleton Partners LLP - Architects
Pamela Babey
BAMO
Jinny Blom
Jinny Blom
Martin Brudnizki
Martin Brudnizki Design Studio
Nina Campbell
Nina Campbell
Ilse Crawford
STUDIOILSE
Jesse Carrier
Carrier & Company
Jamie Drake
Drake/Anderson
Mark Ferguson
Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, LLP
Brad Ford
Brad Ford ID
Alexander Gorlin
Alexander Gorlin Architects
Gloria Cortina
Gloria Cortina Studio
Veere Grenney
Veere Grenney Associates
William Hefner
Studio William Hefner
Michael Imber
Michael G. Imber Architects
Tony Ingrao
Ingrao, Inc.
Suzanne Kasler
Suzanne Kasler Interiors
Celerie Kemble
Kemble Interiors
David Kleinberg
David Kleinberg Design Associates
Thomas A. Kligerman
Kligerman Architecture
Victor Legorreta
Legorreta
Mara Miller
Carrier & Company
Lee Mindel
SheltonMindel℠
Richard Mishaan
Richard Mishaan Design
Janice Parker
Janice Parker Landscape Architects
Ben Pentreath
Ben Pentreath Ltd.
Thomas Pheasant
Thomas Pheasant
Alan Ricks
MASS Design
Brian Sawyer
Sawyer Berson
Pamela Shamshiri
Studio Shamshiri
Matthew Patrick Smyth
Matthew Patrick Smyth
Madeline Stuart
Madeline Stuart
Suzanne Tucker
Tucker & Marks
Paul Whalen
Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Paul Wiseman
The Wiseman Group
To learn more about Membership, contact Amanda Oppenheimer.
To learn more about Partnership, contact Michael Diaz-Griffith.