Press
1st Dibs
37 Cheerful
Home Bars
House Beautiful
Designer Curated
Nursery Trends
Austin Home
Best Interior Designers
Milieu Magazine
The New Guard
A generation of interior designers has risen, and they are setting a new high bar for excellence in the industry. As a designer, Christina Cole has always been willing to take a risk.
April 2025
The Local Project
Architecture and
Interior Design Feature
Christina Cole Studio and DXA Studio collaborate to breathe new life into the existing home, crafting it through a carefully curated lens to reflect the personalities of the owners.
April 2024
Rip and Tan
Creating Interior
Character From Scratch
It’s not often we associate the phrase “new build” with a timeless sense of lived-in character, unless, of course, we’re speaking with interior designer Christina Cole. Known for her holistic architectural approach, every interior she touches boasts a decidedly custom feel—client or not.
April 2024 | read more
Austin Home
Best Interior Designers
Reader’s Choice for Best Interior Designers
Winter 2024
Beta-Plus Publishing (BE)
World’s Finest Apartments
Christina Cole, a visionary designer with an architectural background, hails from Austin Texas but embarked on the creative endeavor to craft a 3,900 square feet (362 SQM) loft in the eclectic enclave of Soho, Manhattan, for a family with three young children.
December 2023 | explore the book
Austin Home
Best Interior Designers
Reader’s Choice for Best Interior Designers
Winter 2023
Introspective Magazine
Designer Spotlight
“With clean lines and neutrals, Christina Cole imbues interiors with an understated cool”
November 2022 | read more
Austin Home
Best Interior Designers
Reader’s Choice for Best Interior Designers
Winter 2022
Milieu Magazine
Breathing Room
“With all the images and messages one is constantly bombarded with in modern life, it’s a relief to enter a serene, tranquil home that invites the visitor to relax and rest in comfort. In Austin, Christina Cole Abboud, known for her quiet, minimal interiors, created a sophisticated scheme for new homeowners that offers a welcome escape from the cacophony and clutter of the outside world. “Our aesthetic as a design firm is very restrained,” Abboud emphasizes.
January 2022 | read more
Austin Home
Best Interior Designers
Reader’s Choice for Best Interior Designers
Winter 2021
Rue Magazine
A Luxe Austin Home with a Humbled, Restrained Palette
“The interior design combines discreet luxury with a humble, restrained palette. Natural materials are complemented by subtle patterns, textures, and geometries that facilitate an atmosphere of calm and retreat.”
November 2021 | read more
“25 new private residences and apartments by famous architects and interior designers worldwide.”November 2021
November 2020 | explore the book
“Designer, professor of architecture, and writer Christina Cole has unveiled her renovation of a historic Parisian penthouse. Located in the iconic 17th Arrondissement of Paris.”
October 2018 | read more
Beta-Plus Publishing (BE)
Generation Next - Architects & Interior Designers Defining Tomorrow
“Introducing the best young-designers-to-be, whether rule-breakers or defenders of tradition, upcoming architects design buildings and infrastructure that will define our cities for years to come. Their creativity, artistic drive, and commitment to innovation shapes the way we interact with the places we call home, whether that be urban center or rural retreat.”
March 2018 | explore the book
Elle Decor (US)
House Tour- A Young Bachelor’s Architecturally-Inclined DC Loft
“In an old autobody shop, designer Christina Cole crafts a grown-up space for a budding art collector.”
November 2017 | read more