Amy Lau
Amy Lau | |
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Born | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | December 12, 1968
Died | January 17, 2025 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 56)
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Occupation | Interior designer |
Amy Marie Lau (December 12, 1968 – January 17, 2025) was an American contemporary interior designer and co-founder of the Design Miami fair. Lau was a featured designer in Luxe Magazine, New York Spaces, Open House, and HGTV.[1]
Background
[edit]Lau was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, on December 12, 1968. She grew up in Paradise Valley, Arizona, part of an artistic family.[2] She studied art history at the University of Arizona and went on to receive a master's degree in fine and decorative arts from Sotheby's Institute of Art.[2]
Lau resided in New York City, where she established her interior design firm, Amy Lau Design, in the West Chelsea arts district.
Lau died from cancer in Scottsdale on January 17, 2025, at the age of 56.[2][3]
Career
[edit]After several years with the New York galleries Aero and Lin-Weinberg, Lau launched her interior design firm in 2001, and continued to serve as an independent adviser to decorative arts collectors of the 20th Century.[2]
Lau was awarded an honorary doctorate from The New York School of Interior Design in 2012, and was the keynote speaker for the college's 175 graduating candidates.
In 2005, Lau co-founded the Design Miami fair, which assembles galleries specializing in design from the post-war period to the present. Established to run in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach, the Design Miami fair has expanded to become a forum for exhibiting, discussing, creating, and collecting designs. In 2011, Amy Lau Design published a monograph.[4] During 2010–2011, Lau was a spokesperson for Benjamin Moore's print, television, and online campaign "Paint with the Very Best".[5]
The firm recently expanded to include retail design with an Elie Tahari fashion boutique that was published in Interior Design magazine.[6] Amy Lau and her residential interiors have also been featured in publications such as Architectural Digest (Nov. 2013, Nov. 2016), Metropolitan Home, Elle Decor, The New York Times, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens (cover), Luxe (cover), New York Spaces, Gotham, and House & Garden.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amy Lau's List". designmiami.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Kaufman, Joanne (February 8, 2025). "Amy Lau, Interior Designer and a Founder of Design Miami, Dies at 56". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Morton, Tom (January 21, 2025). "Amy Lau dies: Tributes to New York City interior design expert and Design Miami Fair founder". National World. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ Lau, Amy (October 11, 2011). Expressive Modern: The Interiors of Amy Lau: Amy Lau: 9781580933087: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-1580933087.
- ^ "In New Ad Campaign, Benjamin Moore Makes Designers the Stars - UnBeige". Mediabistro.com. April 28, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ "Elie Tahari East Hampton - Interior Design Magazine". mark goulet. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- 1968 births
- 2025 deaths
- 20th-century American designers
- 20th-century American women artists
- 21st-century American designers
- 21st-century American women artists
- American interior designers
- American women interior designers
- Artists from Arizona
- Artists from New York City
- Deaths from cancer in Arizona
- People from Paradise Valley, Arizona
- University of Arizona alumni