Laurie Beckerman
Born in Brooklyn, Laurie Beckerman graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in anthropology. She received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Pratt Institute, and, after graduation, designed low-income housing in Brooklyn and Harlem for the Pratt Architectural Collaborative. She also worked for Steven Holl Architects, and in the architectural setting-out shop at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. At the Cathedral, she drafted templates that were used by the stone carvers to create stones for the facade of the Jewish Museum. She spent every lunch hour in the stoneyard learning the craft of carving. Her passion and respect for material deepened, and her desire to become a furniture designer began when she carved her first table out of stone.
Current expo: Museum of Contemporary Art/ Jacksonville, Florida " The Art of Seating" 200 Years of American Design
Recent Press
The Icon Product Yearbook, England, 2010
Prestige Design, Canada, Spring 2010
Case da Abitare, Italy, December 2009
Interior Design, Fall Tabloid, 2009
Gafencu Men, Hong Kong, Sept. 2009
Aishti magazine, Lebanon, October 2009
Icon, England, August 2009
Homes and Interiors, Scotland, July/August 2009
Durrah magazine, Bahrain, summer 2009
Revista Casa & Decoracao, Brazil, June 2009
Casa Living, Korea, May 2009
ID Interior, Ukraine, April 2009
Zoom, Prague, 2009
Architectural Digest, Russia, Feb. 2009
