Claire Anderson

Biography

Claire Anderson holds an undergraduate degree in Textile Design from the Glasgow School of Art and a Master’s in Material Futures from Central Saint Martins. Her research, initiated during her MA, explores the application of biomimetic systems within textile design and has developed into interdisciplinary outputs including international exhibitions and conferences.

She is currently undertaking a practice-based PhD at the London College of Fashion under the supervision of Professor Veronika Kapsali and Dr Mingjing Lin. Her work investigates the relationship between colour and textiles, democratised textile technologies, and responsible textile and material futures.

Alongside her doctoral research, Claire is involved in collaborative projects. She is part of Material Programming, with Agnes Cameron and B. Claxton, which explores computational and material intersections within textile practice (Material Programming). She also collaborates with Barbara Mueller and The Rodina Studio on Carrier Bag Climate: Storytelling Tools for Textile Futures, a project exploring feminist storytelling as a method for responsible textile practice and research.

Claire is also a member of the UAL Active Materials Lab, a research network exploring responsive, dynamic, and sustainable material systems (Active Materials Lab)