Philpotts Interiors
Architecture and PlanningHawaii, United States11-50 Employees
Philpotts Interiors is a mid-sized architecture and planning firm based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Led by Marion Philpotts-Miller, Lowell Tom, and Holly Boling Ruiz, the practice relies on a team of designers who translate Hawaii’s culture and natural surroundings into their work. The company traces its origins to founder Mary Philpotts McGrath, who established the business in the 1960s with the aim of giving Hawaii’s new buildings and residences a local character by interpreting the islands’ culture and color within a changing environment. The resulting projects weave cultural and natural elements into cohesive spaces that bridge indoors and outdoors. In its approach to design, the firm pursues enduring, organic forms that also feel contemporary and energetic. The work seeks to harmonize interior and exterior environments and to establish an international contemporary aesthetic grounded in Hawaii’s landscape.