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Together, Lauren and Michelle make an
impressive team. Lauren is considered
one of Chicago’s top designers, counting
25 years of interior design experience,
working in Paris and San Francisco, and
holding degrees in both Interior Design
and Art History, with an additional year
spent studying Art History and Philosophy
at Oxford. Meanwhile, Michelle is a serial
entrepreneur, with 25 years of experience
working for top global advertising agencies
such as DDB Worldwide and FCB Global,
managing campaigns for international
luxury brands including The Peninsula
Hotels and Hästens Beds. With this
unusual dynamic, alongside their in-depth
knowledge of techniques, processes and
materials, the pair push each other’s
style boundaries and explore all areas of
design. Michelle’s expertise centres on
graphic art, her love of design extending
to photographic prints of her own travels
as well as a vintage jewellery collection,
both of which are available through SKIN.
Lauren’s furniture line, which draws upon
her favourite art deco and mid-century style
influences, are also available through SKIN.
In addition to this, Lauren and Michelle
have launched a charity – Projekt SKIN.
This charitable enterprise sees a portion of
their company’s proceeds going to interior
design services for spaces or places in
need, such as homeless shelters.
This is in line with SKIN’s understanding
that environments influence how you feel,
and their belief that good design should be
for everyone.
Lauren comments, “We believe that by
creating beautiful spaces and surrounding
people with memories and beautiful things
they have collected, we can help them be
more creative and happier in their lives.
Spending more time at home, people want
to be in a space that makes them feel good,
that’s why we create interiors that inspire
confidence, passion and creativity.”
For more information, please visit
skinyourworld.com