Stanford University, Design

Charlotte McCurdy (US) is a designer and researcher working across biodesign, biomaterials, and bioengineering, with a focus on biogenic systems for climate-positive manufacturing. She is Core Lecturer at Stanford University’s d.school, where she leads courses, research, and design projects that explore fashion as a testbed for systems-scale decarbonization. Her work bridges novel material development, cultural adoption, and industrial translation, combining lab-based experimentation with exhibitions, patents, and publication. McCurdy’s practice treats design as a mode of inquiry that links things, humans, and systems.