Maggie Orth
Maggie Orth (born 1964, Columbus, OH) is an American artist and technologist who helped create the field of E-textiles. Her 2001 MIT Media Lab PhD thesis, Sculpted computational objects with smart and active computing materials[1] and associated publications[2] and patents [3] are among the early work in this field. She was named a 2007 United States Artists Target Fellow.[4] The United States Artists foundation describes her as "A pioneer of electronic textiles, interactive fashions, wearable computing, and interface design".[5] She founded "International Fashion Machines"., which created e-textile products.
The team of Gorbett+Banerjee and Maggie Orth were commissioned to create "Chronos and Kairos". "(movie)". YouTube. an interactive robotic sculpture, for the Mineta San Jose International airport.[6]
"Fuzzy Apparatus". her large electronic pom-pom piece, was commissioned for the 2013 "Patent Pending show". organized by the Zero1 Art and Technology Network.[7] and is currently on display in the Home ECOnomics show at the "Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art"..
References[edit]
- ^ Sculpted computational objects with smart and active computing materials (MIT PhD thesis) (Thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2001. hdl:1721.1/8674.
- ^ Post, R., Orth, M., Russo, P., and Gershenfeld, N. E-broidery: design and fabrication of textile-based computing. IBM Systems Journal 39, 3-4 (2000), 840–860.
- ^ US 6210771 "Electrically active textiles and articles made therefrom."
- ^ "Faculty, alumna win United States Artists grants (MIT News Office)".
- ^ "USA Fellows, Maggie Orth".
- ^ "Mineta San Jose International Airport Public Art Program Audio Tour".
- ^ "Fuzzy Apparatus, in Patent Pending Show".
External links[edit]
- Time Magazine article about Maggie Orth High-Tech Goes High-Touch: Fantastic Fabricator, Anita Hamilton, Time Magazine, Oct. 30, 2005
- Adafruit blog piece Maggie Orth's electronic textiles, Aug. 5 2013
- Interview with Maggie Fashion Sensing / Fashioning Sense: A conversation about aesthetics with International Fashion Machines' Maggie Orth, Anne Galloway, Horizon 0 magazine
- International Fashion Machines
- Maggie Orth Studio