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Amy Lau is a contemporary interior designer and co-founder of the Design Miami fair. Lau has been a featured designer in Luxe Magazine, New York Spaces, Open House, and HGTV. Lau was born in Arizona and currently resides in New York City, where she has established her interior design firm. The firm, Amy Lau Design, is located in the West Chelsea arts district. Prior to the development of her own design firm, Lau received a degree in Art History, and a master's degree in fine and decorative arts from Sotheby's Graduate program. In 2001, Lau launched her interior design firm and continued to serve as an independent adviser to decorative arts collectors of the 20th Century. Following her degree in Art History, she received a master's degree in Fine and Decorative Arts from Sotheby's graduate program in New York. Lau was awarded an honorary doctorate from The New York School of Interior Design in 2012, and was the keynote speaker for the college's 175 graduating candidates.