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Top 25 Design consulting firms based in Chicago, United States

Name: Design consulting firms based in Chicago, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 610 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 610 design consulting firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 21,161 professional contacts across them, including 9,307 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (1,713 companies); Chicago has 610.

This list covers design consulting firms 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 29, 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 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest design consulting firms based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 610 design consulting firms based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to design consulting firms: 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	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,978 contacts →
	Partial 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 29, 2026
2	Accenture Strategy & Consulting	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
3	Perkins&will	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
4	SCB	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	343 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SCB is an architecture, planning, interior and urban design firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	CODAL	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
6	Lamar Johnson Collaborative	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
7	555 International	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	184 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Making cool sh!t since 1988!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects, A Woolpert Company	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
9	Marshall Associates	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In today’s digital world, you still need the human touch.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	The Gettys Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	129 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gettys Gets Hospitality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Northworks Architects	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Northworks, we believe great design begins with collaboration.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture is an award winning, full service architecture, interior and planning design firm that practices nationally from its Near North Chicago studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Partners By Design	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
14	TRC Advisory	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TRC Advisory is a boutique consulting firm focused on working with clients to define and deploy the strategies and tactics necessary to consistently outperform competitors and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Small Shop	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	61 contacts →
	Partial 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 29, 2026
16	Antunovich Associates	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
17	Fitzgerald	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
18	Curioso	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
19	Valerio Dewalt Train	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
20	Bailey Edward	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Good Design Created By Good People By listening to the needs of people, places, and the planet, Bailey Edward collaborates with communities to transform the built environment for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Holabird & Root	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A leading design firm since its founding in 1880, Holabird & Root’s history reflects the evolution of American architecture.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Eckenhoff Saunders	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Eckenhoff Saunders is a Chicago-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	OKW Architects	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OKW Architects seeks to develop meaningful relationships as the foundation of everything we do.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Whitney Architects	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Made up of a diverse group of architects and interior designers, Whitney Architects is a design firm built on the fundamental belief that our work can change people’s lives for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Bluedog	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WE DELIVER GROWTH THROUGH PURPOSE-LED TRANSFORMATION.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 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 consulting firms. 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 consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of design consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name design consulting firms. 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 consulting firms based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

44.0%Verified-email coverage

34.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

453

11-50

126

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 610 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 consulting firms, 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 consulting firms”. 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 consulting firms), 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 consulting firms, 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, 9,307 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 29, 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.

Design consulting firms by metro in the United States

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 consulting firms, 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 consulting firms are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 610 design consulting firms 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 consulting firms?

New York leads the United States with 1,713 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (776) and Chicago (610).

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 9,307 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 610 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 29, 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.