LAURA SIEGEL

Laura Siegel is an award-winning fashion designer based in New York and Toronto. Her ethically handcrafted, easy-to-wear textured pieces are designed in collaboration with artisans in Asia and Latin America.

After receiving her formal design education at Parsons School of Design in New York City and London’s Central Saint Martins’, Siegel honed her skills in silver-smithing, knitting, natural dyeing, embroidery, and accessory design with top industry professionals and skilled artisans. Her work has taken her to all corners of the globe, enabling the young designer to work for and collaborate with international designers such as Megan Park, Life with Bird, Yigal Azrouel, Luca Luca, and Arthur Mendonca. Siegel’s travels and insights into diverse design processes and unique production methods have shaped her ethically handcrafted collection while enabling artisans in third world countries to preserve their cultures and crafts.

Laura’s easy-to-wear textured pieces are aimed at women looking for comfort in their day-to-day wardrobe while continuing to seek quality and one-of-a-kind designs.

Laura Siegel collaborates with artisans in rural villages around India and Bolivia to sustain traditional crafts by employing skilled locals. Ethical practices are taken through every step of the process to ensure fair wages, a great communal work environment, and production procedures that have positive influences socially as well as environmentally on the artisans and their communities.The artisans and craftsmanship used in the production of Laura Siegel’s collection include embroidery, block printing, knitting, natural dyeing, and bandhani.