Andrea Lauer

2023-2024 FIC Researcher

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Andrea Lauer is a New York-based designer, inventor and artist. Telling stories through clothing, textiles, space and technology have allowed the versatility to work in different mediums, from entertainment to sports and medicine. Her diverse skills and out of the box thinking have made her a sought after and renowned designer. She has worked on Broadway (American Idiot, Bring it On) and has been credited in over fifty national and international productions. 

As an educator (Princeton University, Rhode Island School of Design and New York University) she is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of RISEN DIVISION, a fashion brand that celebrates art and innovation of the jumpsuit. She also works as an innovation consultant for brands and products in the fields of medicine, sports and science and is the Founder/Creative Director of an AI driven fit platform. 

She has styled numerous shoots that can be found in the pages of Vogue, Rolling Stone, Interview, Nylon, Paper and OUT magazine as well as the award-winning documentary series PBS NOVA. Leading musicians and artists have also relied on her to create their looks for the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards and other red carpets and international stages. 

Her unique combination of artistic and technical abilities, visionary mindset and own research, that blends fashion with technology to create new materials and fabrics, has made her the winner of prestigious fellowships like the MIT Director’s Fellow 2017, the Pioneer Works Science Residency 2019, New Lab Artist Residency 2020, and Randi Zuckerberg’s innovation list of 52 Women in 52 Weeks.