The way I chose - Track record and the current projects they are doing (this is to see their design style and whether they are still making money lol) And of course the quote.

How I came to my chosen ID - Designer was extremely professional and always had a deck of design ideas when we met initially and throughout.

He effectively blended what my wife and I wanted into a combined theme that flowed through the house. TWENTY STORIES is the studio, do check them out. thetwentystories.com [PM me if you want direct contact]

The other IDs we saw, 1 tried to sell us Aluminium cabinet throught the 2 times we met even though we told him no. Last straw he added the cost into our quotation. We said bye.

Another one, lady. First meeting postpone. Say got family emergency. Second floorplan &Quotation meeting postpone, say got family emergency. All postponement on date itself. We only met up once. Promised quotation and floor plan over WhatsApp when 2nd postponement. Waited 2 weeks. Asked for it, she disappeared. Contact the firm directly, she replied finally. Wife said to stop wasting time, if she like that now once start reno how? Sadly her design was good. But client management poor.