Cosmic Kristen designs a.k.a Kristen is based in Southern California.She has been designing her own pins for about 3 years and started in the worldof Disney Fantasy pins. She has since branched off to work on a wide variety ofpins. Cosmic Kristen designs is made up of a US and Canadian based team andships locally from both to locations across the globe.

Kristen holds a master’s degree in Astronautical Engineeringand works full time on Rocket Engine Research & Development. She uses artas a way to express herself and as a creative outlet since her day-to-day life ishighly technical. Kristen has a troop of cat's who can be her toughest critic, butalso enjoy helping her quality control and package her pins.