Ms. Temi Stallings

Temi Stallings is an award-winning interior designer, entrepreneur and Founder and Managing Director of Design Decisions, a Cape Town-based interior architecture and design practice established in 1993. With over 30 years of experience, she has led more than 250 projects across Africa and internationally, spanning the commercial, hospitality, retail, healthcare and high-end residential sectors.

Her expertise encompasses interior architecture, space planning, design development, FF&E, procurement and project management, with a strong focus on delivering contextually relevant and commercially viable design solutions. Temi brings a PanAfrican perspective to her work, championing African design identity, local industry and globally competitive professional standards.

As a Board Member and Secretary of the Design Institute of South Africa (DISA), she contributes her experience as a practitioner, business owner and industry advocate towards strengthening professional practice, collaboration and the broader design and creative sector.