2024 Design 9 Awards
Winner of Best Contemporary Residence
+ Home of the Year

Modern Luxury Chicago Magazine Opening Spread Studio Sven featuring artful chair and bookshelf

“STUDIO SVEN CONJURES UP A DRAMATIC WEST LOOP RETREAT THAT PERFECTLY CAPTURES A CREATIVE CLIENT’S PERSONALITY.”

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Beautiful pale pink bedroom with dark velvet headboard, dark nightstand and textured bedding
Dark dining space with pale gray walls, green and beige chairs, brown sofa, dark table and beautiful painting

“Layered in eye-catching details, the home feels a far cry from its white-walled origins.”

Very chic and moody bedroom with gray pillows, faux fur blanket, interesting abstract art, crown moulding and sputnik-style chandelier

“I use (this project) with other clients as an example of how I work and what happens when you’re on the same page.”

Open Modern Luxury magazine spread featuring Studio Sven decor and owner Lauren Svenstrup

“Principal Lauren Svenstrup has made a name for herself with bold, highly curated design projects across Chicago AND beyond.”

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    "First on the list was a rich, saturated color palette ... which Svenstrup combined with dramatic instances of large-scale pattern and scene-stealing furnishings."

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    "He dreamed of a home built for entertaining, but more importantly he wanted a space that was reflective of him, his hobbies, passions [and] successes.

  • The Wall Street Journal Logo

    "Lauren Svenstrup breaks down her approach to designing practical, sophisticated spaces for men."

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    "For Svenstrup, whose process explores the disruptive, the aspirational, and the countercultural, design is a tool of communication and of expression."

  • Modern Luxury Interiors Logo

    "Lauren Svenstrup has made a name for herself with bold, highly curated design projects... Here, the rising star designer shares some of her favorite finds."

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    "Lauren focuses on creating a space that looks fabulous but is also comfortable enough to live in."

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    Svenstrup frequently facilitates commissioned artworks. Her projects reflect the hobbies and interests of her clients..

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    "In city living, we embrace the beauty and comfort of dining banquettes."

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    "I wanted each space to have a distinct vibe but cohesively play off of one another.”

  • The Wall Street Journal Logo

    "Chicago designer Lauren Svenstrup chatted up the seller of the green marble table, leading to her also nabbing the Venini Prism Chandelier."

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    “Lauren Svenstrup has never been timid about color.”

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    "Lauren Svenstrup says residential isn’t only about feelings."

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    “Lauren’s creativity is clear from top to bottom in the finished loft.”

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    "Naturally inquisitive, the designer continually seeks to interrogate design choices and solutions to mine the deeper constructs of a client’s needs."

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    “I can’t fix a marriage,” she says, “but I can make a couple’s home a place they both love.”