Lauren Andino (born July 7, 1986) is an American artist, musician, and co-founder of

DL Skateboards DL Skateboards is a skateboard company based in Topanga Canyon, California, United States (US). Founded in 2011 by artist and skateboarding couple Derek Mabra and Lauren Andino, the original versions of the skateboards were created in their Br ...

. Raised in

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, Andino moved to

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as a young adult where she played in several bands. She is currently the singer and guitarist for the

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pop band Tremours with drummer Glenn Fryatt. Since August of 2021, she has been playing guitar and touring with

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. In 2015, Andino graduated from Southwestern Law School. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

DL Skateboards

Andino formed

with Derek Mabra in 2011. Of her inspiration for starting the company, she told Vogue Magazine:

In the 1960s, if you wanted a skateboard, you carved and painted it yourself, and that is what we make, a classic skateboard with a modern twist.

Andino designs and paints each DL Skateboard collection. In an interview with The New York Daily News, she explained:

A lot of the designs come from '60s, surf style or a classic kid toys, and they are hand-painted. So even if you get the same design, each board is different.

In 2014, Marie Claire Magazine named her one of 5 Women Running the Show Behind Iconic Male Brands along with executives from

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, and

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profiled her as a "skater chick turned entrepreneur".

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