Born in Waco, Texas to a doctor father, musician grandmother and inspiring mother, Lauren began creating at a young age. She made rock houses for the horned toad frogs, lakes for her barbies and tree houses in which to read and daydream. She recalls the moment architecture and design came into her life at age 5 when she visited a strikingly contemporary home that bridged a stream.

Travel by car across the United States visiting National Parks,
Science and Art Museums, Three memories never forgotten were the Stone quarries of Vermont and Texas, the Contrast of Old and New juxtaposed and the Light and Space Art movement in Los Angeles. The amazement at how a blade of light and glass could completely transform the way a space was perceived became the strongest influence in her work which at its core is minimalism, geometric abstraction and a focus on perceptual phenomena such as light, reflection, volume, scale and the use of materials such as glass, metal and resin/acrylic. A belief that interior spaces should be as visually dynamic as the exterior, Rottet creates each piece to be like kinetic art, emitting energy and visual movement.