Neri Oxman
The Professor
Oxman’s Bio
Architect and designer Neri Oxman is the Sony Corporation Career Development Professor and Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directs the Mediated Matter research group. Her team conducts research at the intersection of computational design, digital fabrication, materials science and synthetic biology, and applies that knowledge to design across disciplines, media and scales—from the micro scale to the building scale. Oxman’s goal is to augment the relationship between built, natural, and biological environments by employing design principles inspired and engineered by Nature, and implementing them in the invention of novel design technologies. Areas of application include architectural design, product design, fashion design, as well as the design of new technologies for digital fabrication and construction.
Alessandro Michele
The Director
Michele’s Bio
Alessandro Michele refers to himself as an art archaeologist - historicist of garments - rather than a creative director, considering that clothes are meaningless without a historic context. In his fashion Renaissance process, he explores how adornment and embellishment was used over the centuries, bringing a kaleidoscopic mix of times and cultures that resonates with Gilles Deleuze’s idea of "assemblage". He was appointed creative director of Gucci, the Italian fashion luxury house where he had been working since 2002. Known for his maximalist designs, Alessandro Michele relaunched Gucci's popularity with a Geek-Chic props. He is responsible for all of Gucci's collections and global brand image.
Fundamentals
Haifa, Israel
Rome, Italy
California, USA
NYC, USA
Haifa, Israel
Rome, Italy
California, USA
NYC, USA
Experiments
MIT Media Lab
Mediated Matter Dept.
75 Amerhest
Cambridge
MA, 02139
MIT Media Lab
Mediated Matter Dept.
75 Amerhest
Cambridge
MA, 02139
Formulations
Tornabuoni
73r, 50123
Florence, Italy
Tornabuoni
73r, 50123
Florence, Italy
Interpretations
AI
AR / VR
Metaverse
Psychedelics
Reality
AI
AR / VR
Metaverse
Psychedelics
Reality
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