About Lauren Colbert
Lauren Colbert is an artist and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is rooted in experimentation and explores the intersection of color, connection, and play through woven structures and sculptural forms. Lauren started her textile career working in costume design for film and television and has worked with notable clients such as Netflix, HBO, Hulu, NBC and Universal. In 2020, she founded an experimental textile studio, LALA stuff, that specializes in color and interior textiles. LALA stuff focuses on creating everyday items for your home with a sense of humor and is sold online domestically and internationally. Her works have been shown in exhibitions across the New York City area and featured in Elle Decor. She has been a guest artist resident at Peters Valley School of Craft. Lauren currently teaches Introduction to Weaving classes at the Catskill Weaving School. Lauren holds an MFA from Parsons School of Design, where she graduated with Departmental Honors.
contact:
laurenkcolbert@gmail.com
Education
2023 MFA in Textiles, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
2015 BFA in Fashion Design, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio
Grants, Awards, Residencies
2025 Artist-In-Residence, Cycladic Arts, Paros, Greece (forthcoming)
2024 Digital Weaving Lab Artist-In-Residence, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, Ohio
2023 Maxwell/Hanrahan Guest Artist Residency, Peters Valley School of Craft, Sandyston, New Jersey
2023 Aquafil, Design For the Future Award, New York, New York
2023 Parsons School of Design, Graduate Student Research Fund Award, New York, New York
2021 - 2023 Parsons School of Design, Merit Scholarship, New York, New York
2010 - 2015 Columbus College of Art & Design, Merit Scholarship, Columbus, Ohio
Exhibitions
2023 “PORTAL”, Parsons School of Design, Manhattan, New York
2022 “Zero Draft”, Downtown Yarns, Manhattan, New York
2022 “Coping Mechanisms”, Glory Apparel Inc., Manhattan, New York
2022 “Graduate Showcase”, Octopus Records, Brooklyn, New York
Teaching Work
2023 - 2024 Weaving Instructor, Catskill Weaving School, Brooklyn, New York
2023 Intro to Block Printing with Pigments workshop, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
2023 Intro to Block Printing with Pigments workshop, Bronx River Alliance, Bronx, New York
2023 Columbus College of Art & Design, Guest critic, portfolio review for senior fashion design students, Virtual
2020 - 2022 Columbus College of Art & Design, Mentor to senior undergraduate fashion design students, Virtual
Curatorial Work
2023 Spring/Break Art Show, Curatorial Associate, New York, New York
Costume Design Work
Assistant Costume Designer
2024 “Goosebumps" Season 2, Disney+
2022 “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” Episodes 1-4 - Season 24, NBC
2022 “The Resort” Season 1, NBC
2022 “Fleishman Is In Trouble”, Hulu
2021 “The White House Plumbers”, HBO
2021- “Along for the Ride”, Netflix
2020 - 2021 “Archive 81” Season 1, Netflix
2020 - 2021 “Girls5Eva” Season 1, Peacock, Additional ACD
2018 - 2020 “God Friended Me” Seasons 1 and 2, CBS Studios
2019 “The King of Staten Island”, Universal Pictures, Additional ACD
Costume Coordinator
2018 “The Kitchen”, Warner Bros. Pictures
2017 “Isn’t It Romantic?”, New Line Cinema
2017 “Private Life”, Netflix
2016 “Rough Night”, Sony Pictures
2016 “Brigsby Bear”, Sony Pictures Classics
2016 “The Big Sick”, Amazon Studios
Costume Production Assistant / Costume Design Intern
2015 - 2016 “Limitless” Season 1, CBS Studios
2015 “A Kind of Murder”, Magnolia Pictures
2013 “Mad Men” Season 7, AMC
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