Lara Nancy Cupido is a Toronto born interior designer and the founder and principal of LN Studio, a full service firm based in Caledon, Ontario. Raised just north of Toronto in an Italian family with an artistic mother and entrepreneurial father, she grew up with a natural blend of creativity and business sense that now underpins her practice.

Lara discovered design at the University of Toronto, where an introductory architecture course shifted her perspective on how intentionally designed spaces guide how people live and move. She completed an undergraduate degree in architectural theory and fine art history, with Italian studies, before pursuing a master’s degree in interior design in Milan. There, she studied at an international English speaking school, completed an internship with color theorist Francesca Valan, and immersed herself in European design culture through events such as Salone del Mobile and the Venice Biennale.

Returning to Canada, Lara worked in interior design and then as a project manager and later senior construction project manager for boutique real estate developer Compass Property Group in Toronto. Managing complex building upgrades taught her how to bridge design intent with construction realities and refined her skills in systems, organization and leadership. Throughout this time she continued to take on residential projects on evenings and weekends, gradually building the foundations of LN Studio.

In 2024, after the company’s shift away from development and following maternity leave, Lara transitioned LN Studio into her full time focus. Today she leads a growing team on new builds, additions, multi residential projects and detailed interior renovations. Living in Caledon with her husband and two young children, she is committed to creating calm, intentional homes that quietly improve daily life, drawing on both her yoga background and her belief that well designed spaces support well being.

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