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Macro ExpertLauren MacDonald
Author, researcher, designer with a textiles speciality
Lauren MacDonald is a designer, researcher, and founder of the textiles studio Working Cloth. She has a background in material culture, textile science, and fashion. Her first non-fiction book, In Pursuit of Color: From Fungi to Fossil Fuels: Uncovering the Origins of the World’s Most Famous Dyes, was released in July 2023. MacDonald's practice includes residencies, workshops, exhibitions, and one giant interactive textile sculpture that plays sound bytes of kindergarteners meowing like cats. She has worked with the Institute of Making at UCL, Store Projects, Designers on Holiday, Foresta Collective, Toast, and Absolute Beginners.Recent workIn Pursuit of Color
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