Lauren Goodman is the lead designer and founder of studio Lauren Goodman, a sculptural furniture studio creating innovative works at the intersection of art and design. Lauren’s process is deeply rooted in the landscape, exploring the relationship between material and place. Utilizing found object and materials sourced from regional waste streams, each piece emerges through a continuous dialogue with her surrounding environment.

Through creative exploration into waste as raw material and the interweaving of foraged objects with first-use materials and refined finishes, she seeks to elevate overlooked resources, transforming them into distinctive, one-of-a-kind works. Lauren’s work moves beyond traditional upcycling, offering elegant, functional design solutions to pressing environmental challenges.

Goodman has received many awards. Her ongoing series, Fresh Catch, received a 2025 Azure Magazine People’s Choice Award for best furniture collection. In 2023, she received a Wallpaper Magazine design award for best construction and in 2022 an AZ Design award of merit, DesignTO juror’s choice award and Wallpaper Magazine design award for material innovation. Her work has been exhibited at Dutch Design Week, NYCxDesign and Milan Design Week as well as with galleries in France, Italy, Canada and the US.