About Us.

Louis Duncan-He Designs

We are Louis Duncan-He Designs, a renowned interior design studio based in Calgary, known for its award-winning and internationally recognized projects. Since our inception in 2018, we’ve become one of the most highly rated designs firms in Western Canada. We offer complete turn-key design services (which means you don’t need to lift a finger). From residential renovations to commercial and boutique hotel designs, we manage every detail, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience.

Notable accolades include being included in the inaugural list of House & Home’s 2024 Top 100 Canadian Interior DesignersCoveted Magazine's +100 Top International Interior Designers of 2020Avenue Magazine’s 2019 Top 40 Under 40 Award, serving as a monthly design columnist for Canadian Reno and Decor, and features in such publications as Architectural Digest, Style at Home, Western Living and  Reveal by the Property Brothers.

Our Philosphy

Our Purpose:
To Realize Beauty

True beauty is beyond the superficial and about uncovering a person’s truth or essence. It is courageously human, intensely personal, deeply pure and distinctively unique. Our goal is to capture and reflect distinct perspectives on beauty, because they exist all around us from the depths of homes, the folds of clothing and the fleeting feelings captured in a piece of art. It can inspire us to live better, empower us to be better and move us to feel things we never imagined that we could. Realizing true beauty is what can connect and change the world. 

Our Promise:
To Create Distinctive Designs That Inspire

Our goal is to create distinctive designs that inspire. Whether they’re beautiful homes, offices, restaurants, real-estate developments or even home goods, our design ambitions are always to create designs that are thoughtful and inspire us all to live more authentically, be your best self, and empower us to dream.

Our Method:
Through Joyful Discovery

We believe the design process is just as important as the end product. It’s a collaborative journey we embark on together. Our method is rooted in our joyful and fun approach to design and working with our partners. We take our clients on a deeply personal journey to joyfully discover what is important to them. We don’t just tell people what they want (or what we want); rather, we encourage and empower them to reflect and provide us with real insight, which we use as the catalyst in everything we design. 

Louis Duncan-He

President & Creative Director

Louis’s path to success reflects an organic, thoughtful, non-traditional design and business evolution, grounded in his unwavering yearning in connecting with people. After more than a decade in corporate advertising, he honed in on his ability to take a client’s vision from concept to reality, and charged full force into the interior design world.

His unique ability to design spaces that transcend a single style and embody a seamless design sensibility, embracing and reflecting the diversity of his clients’ individual styles has made him one of the most sought after designers in Alberta. From comforting and classic spa-like ensuites, to moody and dramatic globally inspired offices, to commercial medical clinics dedicated to women’s health, Louis’s versatility as a designer shines in spaces that are fresh and innovative, and come alive at the intersection of function and style…

Meet the Team