Lauren is a writer, artist, and self-taught baker with roots in sunny San Diego. She is currently based out of Seattle, WA. Her interests include crafting unconventional designs out of fruit and dough, hiking around the Pacific Northwest, and scouting the best happy hour nachos. Her pie designs have been featured in publications such as Vogue, O Magazine, and Buzzfeed, and her colorful geometric style regularly inspires fellow bakers on Instagram, where she has amassed over 185,000 followers in the ten months since she began @lokokitchen.