Laura Luparelli
I am an Italian born, London-based architect and interior designer with a passion for intentional design.
Through my blog and studio, I explore how we can reclaim our homes as personal sanctuaries - spaces that reflect who we are and support what’s more important to us.
I believe the spaces we inhabit can be a wonderful tool for personal transformation. By bringing mindfulness and intention into the design process, we can not only enrich our daily lives but also reclaim a sense of agency - something more vital than ever in these times of constant distraction.
I’m originally from the quiet melting-pot of Italy, the border-town of Trieste, suspended between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. A place of suggestive beauty, natural and architectural, which I believe left a mark on me from an early age.
I moved to London to begin my professional journey and I found myself in a city of contrasts: architectural brilliance and luxury, alongside soulless, neglected spaces. While those early years were invaluable for learning the craft, they also revealed the limits of today’s housing design: often anonymous, hyper-functional, and profit-driven. Beauty felt like a privilege for the few - unlike in Italian historic town centers, where it’s woven into everyday life, shared by all.
The architect's role began to feel distant from the thoughtful, human-centered design I had studied, visited, and once lived. I felt a growing urge to explore how homes could be more than mere commodities - how they could support mental and spiritual well-being by connecting us to what matters most.
And so, the idea for Laura’s Tea House was born.
Laura’s Tea House
A blog where research and reflections inform the mindful practice of a micro design studio, Studio Luparelli. With a simple aim: to create spaces that are beautiful and meaningful for the people who live in them.
Endlessly inspired by a passion for Japanese tea houses, environmental psychology and the work of past designers, I specialize in helping people seize their space and shape it into their own personal sanctuary.