Jessie Temple | Austin, Texas | 512 917 8688 | jessie.temple@gmail.com | jessietemple.com

Practice

Interdisciplinary artist and designer exploring playing with color, texture, gesture, language, and emotional experience through furniture, spatial design, and writing.

Skills

Furniture and sculptural design and fabrication; surface intervention and ornamentation; spatial design and construction; drawing; research and writing; AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite; conversational Spanish

Selected Projects & Initiatives

BAAD Company (furniture and caning studio), founder, 2020–ongoing
Furniture and object-based work exploring contemporary applications of chair caning and other traditional craft techniques.

Cross Cabin Build & Supply (design-build studio), collaborator, 2020–2024
Material-focused architectural work prototyping low‑carbon residential projects.

Architectural Practice, 2005–present
Residential, retail, civic, and interior projects incorporating materiality, color, sustainability, identity, and spatial experience.

Writing Practice, 2012–present
Essays and criticism focused on climate, culture, and the built environment. Publications include Texas Architect, The Architect’s Newspaper, Architectural Record, and Dwell.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

Road Show, Pint & Plow, Kerrville, TX, 2019
Hopeful Monsters, Pint & Plow, Kerrville, TX, 2017

Group Exhibitions

Old Cowboy Top Bowler, East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX, 2019
Wherever You Go, There You Are, East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX, 2017
Home for Wayward Furniture, East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX, 2013

Education

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Three-Month Intensive, 2026
Penland School of Craft, Spring Intensive, 2019
Workshops: Penland School of Craft; Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Center for Furniture Craftsmanship; Silver River Center for Chair Caning
M.Arch, University of Washington
B.A., Comparative Literature, Hamilton College

Additional

Licensed Architect, State of Texas (#26732)
American Institute of Architects (AIA), Member
Texas Society of Architects, Publications Committee