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LAURELS FOR LAURA

or the interior design industry, the equivalent of an Oscar at the Academy Awards is likely the honor of being named Designer of the Year at the annual Maison&Object fair held during Paris Design Week. In 2019, young Paris-based Laura Gonzalez received the coveted designation; since that time, her design work and ever-growing furniture accessories collection have continued to flourish. A simple look at any of her recent creations—lamps, tables, chairs, lighting fixtures, sofas, ceramic objects—reveals immediately her complex aesthetic. As an interior designer and an architect, she often cites her Italian, Spanish,