Interior Designer Lauren Hamilton is a 2022 New England Home 5 Under 40 Winner
August 24, 2022
Text by Paula M. Bodah
Lauren Hamilton was always drawn to design, but it wasnât until she was out of college that she thought of making it her career. As an undergrad at Union College in Schenectady, New York, the Pennsylvania native studied psychology, art history, and studio fine artsâdisciplines she says she uses every day as an architectural and interior designer.
She moved to Boston after college, spent a couple of years kicking around in temp jobs, then decided to listen to her instincts and enrolled in the masterâs program in interior architecture at Suffolk Universityâs New England School of Art & Design. In 2019, she and designer Deborah Berger founded the Wellesley, Massachusetts-based August Interiors.
As a designer, Hamilton says her goal is to help her clients make their dreams come true. âStyle varies from person to person, but fundamentally timeless, classic design you canât put a date on is what Iâd love to be my stamp on the design world,â she says.
That said, thereâs room for a touch of whimsy or the occasional trendy piece. âItâs design,â she says. âItâs supposed to bring you joy.â
Her favorite client is someone who wants to be a partner in the process and who welcomes open communication. âYou can always tell by the outcome when the client was easy to work with,â she says. âIt turns out looking effortless.â
Before she made it her career, Hamilton thought of her love of design as a hobby. âThey say that to never work a day in your life you should do something you love,â she says. âI realized design didnât have to be just a passion. It could be my career.â
With projects all over New England and in Florida, and plans to add to the staff of August Interiors, itâs safe to say Hamilton was right to follow her passion.
The â5 Under 40â celebration is on September 15, 2022, at the Landry & Arcari showroom in Boston. The party and auction are open to the public. Join us by purchasing your tickets here.
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