Pen & Paper: Lauren Tsai

The ‘Terrace House’ star on balancing her art and modeling career. HYPEBEAST [Features]( August 03, 2018 [Pen & Paper: Lauren Tsai]( The ‘Terrace House’ star on balancing her art and modeling career. [Asian Doll]( EDDIE LEE/HYPEBEAST “I feel like I’ve always been Lauren before I’ve ever done modeling and Lauren is someone who likes to draw all the time,” says Lauren Tsai. The 20-year-old model, most recognized for her appearance in Netflix’s Japanese reality show Terrace House: Aloha State, navigates stressful fashion gigs by drawing surreal illustrations on her iPad or sketchbook. Throughout her four-month residence in the Hawaiian spin-off, Tsai recalls having plenty of time to work on her artworks while juggling a part-time job. For those unfamiliar, the series follows a cast of six men and women who share a house. It’s similar to MTV’s Real World, but less inebriated. After starring in Terrace House, Tsai decided to move to Tokyo to fully pursue her modeling and art career. She collaborated with the likes of adidas Originals, Starbucks, URBAN RESEARCH, and landed a brand ambassador role with Japanese makeup brand, Shu Uemura, earlier this year. One of her notable art collaborations is with Starbucks Japan where she created Christmas-themed illustrations back in November 2017. Art is a way for me to escape when there’s stress. [Asian Doll]( EDDIE LEE/HYPEBEAST For our latest Pen & Paper installment, we sat down with the Massachusetts-born star to discuss how she balances her model and art career, life after Terrace House, and upcoming projects. Read the exclusive interview below alongside behind-the-scenes snapshots of Tsai and her archival artworks at Regina’s Grocery in New York City. [READ FULL ARTICLE ON HYPEBEAST →](   [Go To Preference Centre](     [More HYPEBEAST Features]( [[FASHION]( [7 Drops You Don't Want to Miss This Week]( [[FASHION]( [The Absolute, Definitive and Correct 25 Best Music Projects of 2018 So Far]( Get The App Free on iOS and Android Follow 2018 HYPEBEAST Limited. All Rights Reserved [Manage Subscriptions]( [Unsubscribe]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to HYPEBEAST's marketing emails. You can unsubscribe from us any time by clicking [here](. Our Mailing Address: HYPEBEAST, 12F, 10-16 Kwai Ting Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong