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Top 25 Design consultancies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Design consultancies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 24, 2026 947 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 947 design consultancies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 23,630 professional contacts across them, including 10,338 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (2,845 companies); Chicago has 947.

This list covers design consultancies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 24, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 24, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest design consultancies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 947 design consultancies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 24, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to design consultancies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Kearney	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,978 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As one of the original firms, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that consulting is a people business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
2	Accenture Strategy & Consulting	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,514 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Accenture Strategy combines deep industry expertise, advanced analytics capabilities and human-led design methodologies that enable clients to act with speed and confidence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
3	Perkins&will	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,958 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
4	Weaver Consultants Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	382 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From its inception in 1991, Weaver Consultants Group has been founded upon the tenets of attentive and responsive customer service, strong project management, and solid internal…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
5	Primera Engineers	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	362 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Primera Engineers is a mid-size, full-service, woman-owned (WBE) engineering design and consulting firm specializing in four areas of expertise: buildings, transportation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
6	SCB	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	343 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SCB is an architecture, planning, interior and urban design firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
7	CODAL	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	261 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Codal is an award-winning design and development consultancy that helps enterprise organizations solve complex problems and accelerate growth through cutting-edge, data-driven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
8	Lamar Johnson Collaborative	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	224 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) is a full-service, integrated architecture and design firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
9	ESD NOW Stantec Consulting Services	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	208 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A global company, ESD is a leader in Improving Society Through the Built Environment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
10	555 International	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	184 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Making cool sh!t since 1988!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
11	9rooftops	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	169 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are architects of the Unfair Advantage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
12	Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects, A Woolpert Company	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	148 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects is an award-winning firm with offices in Chicago and London offering architectural design, interior design, and pre-design services including site…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
13	Marshall Associates	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In today’s digital world, you still need the human touch.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
14	The Gettys Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	129 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gettys Gets Hospitality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
15	Pivot Design	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	94 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pivot Design is a creative agency that leverages the power of design to make health more compelling.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
16	Kaleidoscope	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
17	Aberdeen Advisors LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	85 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headquartered in Chicago, with satellite offices in India and Mexico, Aberdeen Advisors LLC is a boutique digital consultancy providing innovative products and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
18	Otherwise Incorporated	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Otherwise Incorporated is a boutique Chicago creative agency specializing in branding, visual identity, website design and development, social media marketing, graphic design and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
19	Partners By Design	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Whether you’re considering an office update, planning a corporate relocation, or envisioning a state-of-the-art facility built from the ground-up, Partners by Design can take your…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
20	DXU Architects	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are solution based, always looking to exhaust the possibilities in efforts to vet out the best scenario.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
21	Small Shop	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	n/a	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Small Shop is a woman-owned, Chicago-based boutique consulting firm providing crafted goods and apparel production services from early-stage development through re-order.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
22	Antunovich Associates	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Antunovich Associates is an Architectural, Planning and Interior Design Firm with offices located in Chicago, Washington, D.C, Los Angeles, Austin, and Buffalo.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
23	Fitzgerald	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With roots dating back more than 100 years, FitzGerald is a national architecture, interior design, and sustainability firm committed to the creation of exemplary environments…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
24	Curioso	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Curioso, we are designers and business-minded thinkers working together to create spaces that are meaningful for the people who experience them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
25	Valerio Dewalt Train	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Valerio Dewalt Train is a 40+ person national architectural and design practice with offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Denver.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: design consultancies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names design consultancies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of design consultancies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name design consultancies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Design consultancies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 24, 2026

43.7%Verified-email coverage

25.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 24, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

743

11-50

160

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 947 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among design consultancies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “design consultancies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names design consultancies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among design consultancies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 10,338 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 24, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names design consultancies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many design consultancies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 947 design consultancies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Kearney, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most design consultancies?

New York leads the United States with 2,845 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (1,445) and Chicago (947).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 10,338 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 947 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 24, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.