Lauren Moriarty

Lauren Moriarty is a 3D Designer, but does not like to be pigeon holed into one category so is also many other things such as a Textile Designer and Product Designer.

Originally from Loughborough University, in her final project she experimented with different materials, including rubber. She graduated as a Textile Designer but didn't know if this was really what she wanted to do.

She started to experiment with the material she had used in her final project, and began making such things including pillows and lights.

Geometric Structure Cushion (http://www.laurenmoriarty.co.uk)

Noodle Block Light (http://www.laurenmoriarty.co.uk)

Lauren said she sold quite a few of these, but doing this everyday got a bit boring and she wanted to create something new. However even though she wanted to do this, she felt a bit guilty about being bored.

She said when she came up with new ideas, the people she sold them to sometimes had limitations. Though if she believed in her idea she would try to get it across, and usually there was a compromise. In her ideas she liked to react to customer feedback whether it was conceptual or commercial.

In her lecture she mentioned something that I thought was great to any creative person that wanted to go in a similar direction to Lauren Moriarty

"Challenging Assumptions

Being receptive to new ideas

Recognizing similarities or differences

Taking risks

Building on ideas to make better ideas

Looking at things in new ways

Taking advantage of the unexpected

Taking chances"