If she had one, designer Lauren Sullivan’s spirit animal would be a platypus; like our cute but eccentric friend, her design influences come from disparate sources. Childhood affinities for the Martha Stewart, the Sims, traveling, and nerding out with her father about architectural history all led Lauren to the design world, where, among other projects, she has worked on the design of US embassies in Namibia and Thailand. She enjoys working with clients to reimagine spaces, creating something spectacular from abstracted ideas.