LAUREN LOCHRY FOUNDED RIDGE HOUSE, AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY INDEPENDENT DESIGN STUDIO BASED IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. SHE SPECIALIZES IN CREATIVE DIRECTION FOR INTERIORS, STILL LIFE, COLLECTING, AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.

AT RIDGE HOUSE, HER WORK FOCUSES ON THE ART OF CURATION AND HOW THE COMMUNITY, DEVELOPMENT, AND BRANDING CAN BENEFIT. HER SERVICES INCLUDE REAL ESTATE STAGING, INTERIOR DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY STYLING, AND SET DESIGN. AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR, LAUREN LEADS DESIGN PROJECTS RANGING IN SCALE FROM SPATIAL COMPOSITION TO SOURCING INDIVIDUAL PROPS AND COMPONENTS.

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HER PROCESS ENGAGES IN A WIDE AESTHETIC RANGE OF DESIGN. THE OUTCOMES OF THOSE EFFORTS ARE EVOCATIVE COMPOSITIONS THAT SHOW A SENSITIVITY TO PERCEPTION, ATMOSPHERE, AND NARRATIVE. LAUREN HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND A BACHELOR’S OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN INTERIOR DESIGN FROM ASU, WITH EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRMS IN NEW YORK CITY AND ACROSS EUROPE.

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IN ADDITION TO HER DESIGN WORK, LAUREN VOLUNTEERS WEEKLY AT THE MET, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, ASSISTING VISITORS AT THE INFORMATION DESKS IN THE GREAT HALL AND GALLERIES. THIS ROLE ALLOWS HER TO DEEPEN HER KNOWLEDGE OF ANTIQUITIES AND ART, ENRICHING THE STUDIO’S APPROACH TO DESIGN. SHE ALSO HAS A LOVE FOR TRAVEL, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AND HISTORIC SPACES—A NATURAL CONNECTION GIVEN HER FAMILY’S BACKGROUND, WITH HER FATHER AND BROTHER AS PILOTS AND HER MOTHER AS A PILOT AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT.