Behnaz Farahi
Behnaz Farahi (Persian: بهناز فرهی , born 1985) is an Iranian-American architect best known for her designs of interactive wearables and installations.
Early life and education
Behnaz Farahi was born and grew up in Tehran. As a child she started drawing and constructing mechanical devices. After finishing her studies of architecture at the Shahid Behenshti and Azad universities in Iran she moved to Los Angeles where she earned her second Master's degree at the USC School of Architecture. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Media Arts and Practice from USC School of Cinematic Arts and is currently Assistant Professor of design at California State University, Long Beach.
Career
In 2015 she developed a 3D printed cape titled "Caress of the Gaze" which reacts to the looks of others by opening and closing those parts of the garment which are being gazed at.[1] The project received several awards such as the 2016 World Technology Design Award and the 2016 Fast Company Innovation by Design Linda Tischler Award. From a technical perspective, Farahi's works are based on computational design, digital fabrication, material computation and artificial intelligence. From a theoretical perspective, her work is also informed by feminism, neuroscience and cognitive philosophy.
Collections
Her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.[2]
References
- ^ Stockton, Ben (2015-10-08). "Stare and you'll ruffle my feathers – the clothing that reacts to your gaze". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ Gonzalez, Robbie (2016-01-04). "3-D Printed Garment Shape-Shifts Based on an Onlooker's Gaze". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-07-26.