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

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

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

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

  • "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.

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

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

  • "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."

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

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

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

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

  • “Lauren Svenstrup has never been timid about color.”

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

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

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

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