Growing up in a family of advertising business creative directors (Mad Men), Laura Gottwald received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, where as an undergraduate, she co-founded Amperzand Design, an inter-disciplinary collaboration of artists, designers and architects. Products included corporate image graphics and packaging, the design of consumer products from lighting fixtures to shoes, architecture and interiors. Clients included The Bort Carleton Shoe Company; Alan Bilzarian; Whiting & Davis Co.; The First Team and the film Union City. She received Boston Art Director’s awards for designs for Lucidity, Inc. – a New York retailer – and Carl Zeiss.

From 1983 through ’86 she was a founding partner and design director in the New York architectural and design firm, Laura/Janusz Gottwald, Inc. Projects included the Perry Ellis and Andrew Geller shoe showrooms, the iconic boutique Mythology and the Zig-Zag Bar & Grille.

In 1987 she established Laura Gottwald & Associates, to practice interior design and decoration for high-profile residential and commercial clients from Speck Product Design (Palo Alto) to Paramount Pictures – Scott Rudin Productions & notably, the re-design of the legendary, literary Hotel Algonquin.

As LG&, since 2008, in addition to interiors, Laura designs furniture, bed linens, lighting & two award-winning tile collections, one of which is for Native Tile. Whether creating a new product, crafting a home or simply brainstorming with a client, Laura’s work is ignited by a playful spirit and a passion for thoughtful design.