Lavender Tessmer, Ph.D

Assistant Professor in Architecture

Contact
School of Architecture
Email: ltessme@clemson.edu

Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Design and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024); Master of Science in Architecture Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019); Master of Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis (2011); Bachelor of Music, Duquesne University (2008)

Lavender Tessmer is a computational design researcher exploring scalable production methods that incorporate textiles, digital processes, and embedded material properties. Her current work investigates design-to-fabrication workflows for textile applications in garments and architectural structures, bridging industry and academic research. In her previous role as a Research Assistant at the MIT Self-Assembly Lab, she has developed climate-responsive textiles, adaptable garments, and custom-made fibers. She has taught design studios in digital fabrication at Washington University in St. Louis and MIT, and her recent design work has been exhibited at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and Seaport Common in Boston, MA. Lavender received an MArch from Washington University in St. Louis and a SMArchS/PhD with a concentration in Design and Computation from MIT.