
LAUREN GOODMAN
STUDIO LAUREN GOODMAN IS A SCULPTURAL FURNITURE DESIGN STUDIO THAT TRANSFORMS FORGOTTEN OBJECTS AND RENEWABLE MATERIALS INTO BOLD, CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIBLE PIECES. GOODMAN’S PROCESS BEGINS WITH SOURCING MATERIALS FROM REGIONAL WASTE STREAMS AND LOCAL SUPPLIERS. THROUGH A CREATIVE INVESTIGATION OF WASTE AS RAW MATERIAL, AND BY COMBINING SALVAGED OBJECTS WITH TRADITIONAL MATERIALS AND CRAFT TECHNIQUES, SHE SEEKS TO ELEVATE ABANDONED OBJECTS, TRANSFORMING THEM INTO UNIQUE WORKS.
GOODMAN’S PRACTICE GOES BEYOND TRADITIONAL UPCYCLING. SHE ACTIVELY STRIVES TO PROVIDE AESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO THE ONGOING CHALLENGE OF LOCAL WASTE.
SHE WAS FEATURED IN DEZEEN’S NORTH AMERICAN DESIGN 2024 ISSUE AS ONE OF MONTREAL’S INDEPENDENT DESIGNERS TO WATCH. SHE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING A WALLPAPER* MAGAZINE DESIGN AWARD FOR BEST BUILD IN 2023, AND IN 2022 AN AZ DESIGN AWARD, THE DESIGNTO FESTIVAL JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD, AS WELL AS A WALLPAPER* MAGAZINE DESIGN AWARD FOR MATERIAL INNOVATION. HER WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK, DUTCH DESIGN WEEK, NYC X DESIGN, AND IN GALLERIES ACROSS ITALY, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
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