User:Jamiew/Becky Stern
Becky Stern | |
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| Born | Rebecca Stern January 29, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | BFA Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design |
| Known for | DIY, crafts, new media |
| Notable work | Knitted Compubody Interface, CAPTCHA paintings, Lilypad Arduino Embroidery, Adafruit FLORA, Medical Embroidery, ASCII heart necklace, Emissions Scarves |
Becky Stern (born January 29, 1985) is an American artist based in New York City. Her work combines traditional crafts like embroidery, knitting & jewelry-making with physical computing technologies like Arduino, 3D printing, and e-textiles.
Stern worked as Associate Editor for MAKE and CRAFT magazines and is a fellow with the online Free Art and Technology Lab (F.A.T.) and has participated in events iwth the Brooklyn Art combine Magagascar Institute. She is currently Director of Wearable Electronics at NYC-based Adafruit Industries.
She holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design.[1]
Early life
Stern was born in Florida and grew up in Ashford, Connecticut[2]. She earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design in 2007Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).. She returned to New York in 2009 without completing a graduate degree[3].
Notable Projects
- Compubody Knitted Interface (2008) - sweater that fits around the wearer's head & laptop, providing privacy and warmth.
- CAPTCHA Paintings (2008) - hand-painted versions of the CAPTCHA tests used by websites to prevent spam robots.
- LilyPad Embroidery (2008) - hand embroidery sampler featuring LilyPad Arduino microcontroller
- TV-B-Gone Jacket (2008/2011) - hoodie with embedded TV-B-Gone remote control and conductive thread zipper switch
- ASCII Heart Necklace (2009) - emoticon pendant from laser-cut silver
- Sparkle Skirt (2013) - motion-activated circuit with sewable components lights up when wearer dances
- Citi Bike Helmet (2013) - GPS and LED bicycle helmet navigates wearer to nearest bike share station
- Firewalker LED Sneakers (2013) - shoes with wrap-around LED strip and pressure sensors animate wearer’s steps
- RFID Manicure (2014) - NFC tag embedded in nail polish to interact with Android phones
Exhibitions
Stern has shown projects at the San Francisco Museum of Craft & Folk Art (2009), Bildmuseet, and Gizmodo Gallery.[1]
Her work has also been featured on G4TV and CNN.