Lauren Gurvich

As a frequently published authority, Lauren’s diverse career galvanizes the worlds of hospitality, design, lifestyle brands, and technology. A seasoned executive with 30 years of experience, she has honed her unique immersive approach working with such innovative companies as Donna Karan, Yahoo, IMG, Saks Fifth Avenue, Omnicom, Hilton Hotels, Universal Studios and, Corbin and King amongst others.

Lauren’s decades of strategic experience across multiple sectors have formed her visionary, integrated lifestyle brand positioning and communications approach, scene-setting storytelling and deep dive, sensory driven design strategy which codify and amplify her holistic approach in everything she does. She was recognized by the industry as “One of the Top Women in Hospitality” by Code Hospitality Magazine for her impeccable taste and consistently creating seamless lifestyle brand experiences using her high touch methodology.
Lauren further honed her design skills over a decade ago when she began working with restaurant and hotel group, Corbin and King on the concept, design and development of their multiple hospitality spaces. Most recently Lauren consulted with real estate developer Clark Lyda and globally renowned designer Ken Fulk on the creation and assemblage of a dynamic, new luxury multi-property luxury hotel, residence and member club Group, INHOUSE, launching in 2023.

Born in New Orleans, Lauren was surrounded by an eclectic cultural array of architecture, history and art which formed her early influences. She has lived in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Rome, Madrid and London – each experience uniquely shaping how she views the world and design as lifestyle. For the past decade, Lauren has helped design luxury hotels and restaurants bringing new F&B concepts, inspired design and approaches to wellness, and also designed, created, and executed an extensive luxury hospitality range of homewares and food which was distributed globally through Harrods, Net-A-Porter, Selfridges and more, garnering over 300 million media impressions in its first year.

Lauren has been extensively featured in many publications including The Financial Times, New York Times, GQ, Forbes, Harper’s Bazaar, Wallpaper, The Times, Vogue, and House and Gardens to name a few. Lauren is based between London and Los Angeles and is fluent in Italian.