Lawrence has spent his entire professional life working in the creative arena. He is a passionate advocate for the arts, with the deeply held belief that a society’s artistic expression is the strongest indicator of the character of our culture. At the age of 16 he began his professional life as a working actor and singer, a career that he would be fully engaged in for the next 18 years. With an unending dedication to his classical training as an actor and singer Lawrence would be able to play an expansive range of roles from Mark in The Shadow Box to Tony in West Side Story as well as a host of Shakespeare’s most indelible characters. Looking to expand his creative horizons Lawrence next turned to his lifelong love of architecture and design. In 2001 he enrolled in the BFA program at the New York School of Interior Design, fully immersing himself in the study of this new discipline. During his time at NYSID, Lawrence was the recipient of the prestigious Angelo Donghia Foundation award, The Decorator’s Club Elsie May Gross Award and the 2004 IIDA Scholarship Award. Lawrence graduated in 2005 with highest distinction and was asked to join NYSID Dean, Scott Ageloff’s private firm, Ageloff and Associates. In 2006 Lawrence started his own firm Lawrence Allan Inc. and has spent the last ee years busily creating a wide ranging portfolio of high-end residential and commercial interiors. Lawrence brings his great love of the creative process to every endeavor believing that very much like the theater, where performer and audience join together each night in creating a unique and unforgettable experience, the designer and client join together on each project, creating a one of a kind interior as individual and expressive as the clients themselves.