Meet Kiran
Kiran Rai is the founder and principal of Kiran Rai Design. A global citizen whose career began in corporate fashion, Kiran’s innate curiosity and creativity led her to study interior and textile design at Pratt Institute and Phoenix College. In 2006, she launched Sir Alistair Rai, a fashion textile accessory business whose political resistance t-shirts during the Iraq war quickly gained a celebrity following.
In 2023, Kiran opened her first interior design studio with footprints in Los Angeles, NYC, and London. Kiran’s inherent scepticism of the algorithm informs her approach to design and styling, empowering clients to eschew trends in favor of listening to their instincts. With a focus on globally sourced, sustainable vintage items that help tell her clients’ story, Kiran brings a curator’s eye to every project, resulting in one-of-a-kind spaces that reflect the people who inhabit them.
Meet Soraya
Soraya Cepeda is an interior designer at Kiran Rai Design. She received her Diploma in Interior Design from the Florence Institute of Design International, which has informed her global approach to design and inspires her to hunt for vintage treasures that bring out the personality of a home. Soraya is committed to taking the gatekeeping out of interior design and styling, helping clients uncover their innate instincts for design and making each project fun, accessible, and sustainable.
Working with Kiran Rai Design
With a focus on sustainability and a mission to make curated design an accessible, fun, and shared endeavor, Kiran Rai Design globally sources vintage objects that reflect the beauty of diverse cultural aesthetics to tell the story of your surroundings.
By blending affordability with authenticity, we empower you to create a meaningful space that reflects your unique life experience.
Tell us what you love most about your family heritage or where you took your favorite trip–we want to know who you are so we can help reflect that in your space.
We offer a range of tailored services, from art curation and accessory collection to interior architectural programming, planning, and design. Whether you have a cherished historic home or are undergoing new construction, we can help you make your space a source of solace and delight.
Our Services Include
New Construction
Vintage / Antique Curation
Remodels
Interior Architectural Programming, Planning, and Design
Custom Furniture Design
Technical Drawings / CAD Documentation
Art Curation and Accessory Selection
Budgeting and Estimating
Project Management
Installation Coordination