Lynsey Calder is a Research Fellow in Regenerative and Creative Practice (Craft and Biomaterials) with GSA Rural Lab at The Glasgow School of Art.

A textile designer, maker, researcher, and educator, her work explores material, colour and innovation across craft, textiles and novel material responses.
Her AHRC-funded, practice-based PhD at Heriot-Watt University examined how optical monochromatic pattern affects perceptions of the female form, combining textile design, perception studies and body image research.

While at GSA, Lynsey has been involved in technical practice-led research and teaching in textiles, leading cross-disciplinary teams and embedding sustainable, health-conscious approaches to making.

Lynsey's active research practice has focused on the legacy of Bernat Klein, serving as a trustee of The Bernat Klein Foundation, leading projects such as Deconstructing Klein, and reinterpreting archival printed textiles through contemporary technologies and regenerative, craft-led methods.