Veronica Lazo’s (b. 1990) practice is founded on her background as an industrial designer. Her works are commentaries that respond to the contexts of design and its links with excess, luxury, surplus labor, and capitalism. From the intimacy of homeware to the monumentality of the state, Lazo re-appropriates forms and images to highlight the contradictions of present-day situations. Her design practice aims for the relatability and closeness of objects with shared human experiences. Lazo received her BFA (Industrial Design) from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where she teaches as part of its undergraduate faculty. She was recently named one of the finalists at the Ateneo Art Awards – Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art for her first solo exhibition, “William F***ing Morris,” at MONO8. Her works were featured in the 2023 edition of S.E.A. Focus, curated by Joyce Toh in Singapore.