Soaring Together Webinar with Samantha Gallacher '98 : Lehigh University

About the Event

From Idea to Global Brand: Rethinking Business Models in the Age of AI

Join us to hear how Lehigh alumna Samantha Gallacher ’98 looks at how a non-traditional, inventory-free business model can scale into a global brand. Through her experience, she’ll discuss the role of branding, timing, and agility, leveraging moments like the pandemic, and how AI is beginning to transform the way design businesses operate.

Staff Contact: Morgan Nelson M.Ed.’19

Guest Speaker

Samantha Gallacher is an entrepreneur and design leader, best known as the founder of Art+Loom, the Miami-based studio redefining rugs as collectible, art-driven works. With a foundation in interior design and textile development, her career sits at the intersection of design innovation, manufacturing, and brand building. She began in product design at West Elm, gaining expertise in large-scale production, before co-founding IG Workshop, a multidisciplinary design firm serving high-profile residential and commercial clients.

Through Art+Loom, Gallacher has transformed a niche idea into a globally recognized brand, collaborating with leading designers, advancing innovative production techniques, and repositioning rugs as central, expressive elements of contemporary interiors. The brand’s work has been exhibited internationally at premier design platforms including Alcova during Milan Design Week, Downtown Design in Dubai, Collectible in New York, and Carpet Diem in Paris, as well as Design Miami and NYCxDESIGN.

In spring 2026, she will expand her vision with the launch of Untold Editions, a new gallery concept in the heart of New York City. The space will showcase Art+Loom collections alongside exhibitions of independent furniture designers, creating a platform for emerging and international talent to present work in New York.

Her work has been widely published in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Vogue, Elle Decor, and Interior Design, solidifying her reputation as a leading voice in contemporary design.