Renowned Interior Designer & Co-Founder, The Expert
Jake Arnold: Biography at a Glance
- Jake Arnold is an interior designer, principal of his eponymous interior design firm, and co-founder of the online interiors platform The Expert.
- The Expert, which allows people from anywhere in the world—with various budgets—to access renowned designers, aligns with Arnold’s mission of democratizing design.
- His book, Redefining Comfort, lifts the curtain on the design process and goes in depth into the key values of his design philosophy.
- With clients including Katy Perry, Zendaya, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Aaron Paul, and Sophia Bush, Arnold’s work has been featured on the covers of Architectural Digest and Elle Decor as well as in Vogue and Better Homes and Gardens.
- Arnold was named LA Times 40 under 40, Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 Designers, and has twice been named to AD100, the definitive list of today’s top talents in interior decoration, architecture, and landscape design.
- Arnold continues designing warm interiors for private clients while also expanding the Jake Arnold brand through his bestselling lines at Crate & Barrel and Lulu & Georgia, fresh collaborations, and versatile offerings to elevate life, home, and spirit.
- On stage, Arnold shares his inspiring story of rising to the highest ranks of design with an untraditional background and teahces audiences how to incorporate wellness and comfort into their personal and professional spaces.
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Jake Arnold is an established British interior designer, principal of his eponymous interior design firm based in Los Angeles, and co-founder of the online interiors platform The Expert. He founded the Jake Arnold brand with one vision in mind—to evoke ease, luxury, wellness, and comfort into his clients and consumers' lives through curated design.
Arnold's work has been featured on the covers of Architectural Digest and Elle Decor as well as in Vogue and Better Homes and Gardens. For two consecutive years, Architectural Digest named him among the AD100, the definitive list of today’s top talents in interior decoration, architecture, and landscape design. Arnold was also listed in the LA Times 40 under 40 and Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 Designers.
On top of his plans to continue designing warm interiors for private clients, he is currently expanding the Jake Arnold brand through more robust product lines, fresh collaborations, and versatile offerings to elevate life, home, and spirit. He currently has bestselling lines at Crate & Barrel and Lulu & Georgia.
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The Blueprint for Building a Balanced Life
Jake Arnold is a renowned interior designer known for his emphasis on creating beautiful and tranquil living spaces. In this conversation, he reminds us that the process for building a home is not much different than building a beautiful and balanced life.
Arnold expertly draws parallels between the intentional choices made in the homebuilding process and those we make in our own daily lives to find fulfilment. From a strong foundation personified in our core values to a weatherproofed roof to signify personal resilience, Arnold uses his design philosophy to give a step-by-step guide to improving our lives from the inside out.
Peeling Back the Curtain on Success
Jake Arnold’s career is one he would describe as started by chance but grown through clarity. Despite having no formal design education, Arnold carved a path for himself in the world of high-end interior design - making the industry more accessible along the way. In furthering his mission of democratizing design, he launched his company, The Expert, a platform that allows people from anywhere in the world—with various budgets—to access renowned designers.
In this conversation, Arnold shares his non-linear journey as a designer and entrepreneur, highlighting a greater message on the struggles of imposter syndrome, the looming fear of failure, and the need for vulnerability in all of our personal and professional lives. Whether you are an aspiring young professional or a veteran leader helping your team turn ideas into action, Arnold’s story will resonate and inspire.
