Interior designers work to make the world more beautiful; the very best also make the world a better place. Visionaries on this year’s Top 50 list are great examples of this.

Coming from architecture, residential, commercial, and hospitality interior design, names who’ve made the list may not necessarily have accumulated the most awards or profits, but they’ve excelled in creating, and continuing to create, transformative spaces that, simply put, make a big difference to our lives and surroundings.

Yet, great designs often start with small ideas. You might be surprised how a renowned designer’s aspiration was born in the HSBC headquarters, or how a memory of a film’s spiral staircase inspired an interior design project.

One aspect that sets these 50 visionaries apart is their ability to transform the minutiae of life into inspirations. The key? Enriching our daily lives – reading widely, watching broadly, and continually investing in bettering ourselves so that when inspiration strikes, we’re prepared to seize it.

Check out the full list of this year's Top 50 honourees: https://top50.homejournal.com/