SOMETHING ELSE’s Lauren Gallagher on embracing the new and adapting to life’s unexpected hurdles

Lauren Gallagher is a Chicago-based designer and founder of SOMETHING ELSE, her full-service design studio. After several years of working in design and striving for more autonomy, Gallagher launched the practice in February 2020, which she runs from a shared studio space. Alongside a look at the past, Gallagher reflected with us on going solo at the dawn of the pandemic, finding the right working environment for her post-vaccine, and some of the insights she’s gained during these years. PT: Hi Lauren! How have you been? LG: I’ve been good! There’s nothing better than summer in Chicago.