Lauren Bencivengo / Figs

Lauren Bencivengo / FigsLauren Bencivengo is a painter and interior designer based in Encinitas, California. With a background in Commercial Interior Design and a BFA from Miami University of Ohio, Laurens creative journey has always been rooted in her desire to shape spaces with meaning and beauty. Working primarily in acrylic and gouache, Lauren draws inspiration from the quiet poetry of everyday life sunlight on a windowsill, the curve of a vase, the texture of nature in

Through oil paintings on linen panels

no matter the circumstances

Each piece lingers in the tension between what is remembered and what is reimagined

Harper's Bazaar UK

and the manifestation of vitality bursting forth

you can never have too much aromatherapy

This calling was further deepened by a lasting fascination with interior design

It is displayed on a fireplace that does not emit heat

Alison studied Communication Design at Emily Carr and the British Columbia School of Technology

as well as featured in The Globe & Mail

exploring the tension between the man-made and the natural

With a palette that leans nostalgic and a perspective that is deeply human