INSIDE STORY

Every artist has that moment: the one where a creation takes form and reinforces the direction he or she is meant to follow. For Laura Kirar, it took place at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied sculpture and interior architecture. “Before I knew it, I was making sculptures that were electrified and illuminated, and they eventually became sconces,” she says. The intrepid designer went on to craft pieces for the likes of Holly Hunt and Ralph Lauren Home. Now she is the founder and creative director of her own design firm, has product licences with four Kohler brands and still takes time to wander the world in search of inspiration.