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  • PROJECTS
  • Participation
  • Publications
  • SMALLER WORKS
  • personify
  • ARCHIVE

2019

The Every Woman Biennial
”Recto Verso: Except Actually by Women” with The Sisters Elefterin
222 Bowery, NY (Chashama)
May 2019

New York Times

NYC x Design: Grouphug - Renew Me
A design show about energy and the environment.
”Embodied Water: A Future Where Products Teach and Conserve”
Usagi Gallery in Brooklyn, NY
May 2019

Teaching: Dynamic Media, Parsons School of Design.

Product Design
School of Constructed Environments
The New School
Spring 2019

2018

100 Ways of Sitting Exhibition
Exhibition installation, printed materials and performance of work to-date
The Sisters Elefterin Studio
Ridgewood, NY
October 2018

The Sisters Elefterin Studio Launch
Launch of multidisciplinary art practice with Zoe Elefterin
October 2018

The-Sisters-Elefterin
The_Sisters_Elefterin Instagram

Teaching: (Sensing) Human Health Senior Studio, Parsons School of Design
Wrote and taught with George Plionis
Product Design
School of Constructed Environments
The New School
Fall 2018

Teaching: Human Factors, Ergonomics & Interface, Parsons School of Design
Product Design
School of Constructed Environments
The New School
Fall 2018

Stephanie’s List Featured Artist: Touch Starved: Tools for Navigating Innate Human Needs in the Modern Workplace
April 2018

Out of Touch: April Artist Feature

Teaching: Understanding Human Factors, Parsons School of Design
Invited to write the first Human Factors course for the Interior Design AAS program.
School of Constructed Environments
The New School
Summer 2018

Teaching: How Things Work Elective, Parsons School of Design

School of Constructed Environments
The New School
Spring 2018

2017

Teaching: Human Factors, Ergonomics, & Interface, Parsons School of Design
Product Design
School of Constructed Environments
The New School
Fall 2017

IDSA International Conference
Education Symposium Speaker & Published Paper
"Being in Touch: Tools for Navigating Our Innate
Human Needs in the Modern Workplace"
August 16-18th

Being in Touch

Forum: Multidisciplinary Design Workshops Launched
Monthly workshops curated and facilitated by Ari & Gregory Beson
Inaugural meeting held  in Greenpoint, NYC
July 15th

The First Biennale of Experimental Micronations Book Published

"Nation of Tactile Empathy" chapter with Gregory Beson
Fall 2017

NYC x Design: Cohort One
Parsons Festival
"Touch Starved: Tools for Navigating Our Innate
Human Needs in the Modern Workplace"
May 15-20th

Parsons Thesis Prize 
Awarded to best thesis in MFA Industrial Design Graduating Class
"Touch Starved: Tools for Navigating Our Innate
Human Needs in the Modern Workplace"
May 17th

MFA in Industrial Design
Parsons the New School
With Academic Honors (4.0 GPA)

Guest Critic for Alan Wexler
Ongoing visiting critic for Wexler's Junior Studio
Spring 2017

Material Intelligence Intensive with
Glenn Adamson

Parsons School of Design
April 27 - March 13th

Whitney Houston Biennial
"100 Ways of Sitting: 1-201"  with Zoe Elefterin chashama at XOCO 325
325 West Broadway, New York, NY
March 19 - 29th                                                                

W Magazine - ID Vice -  Art Net - Village Voice             

Desert Island x Epicenter Projects
"Visualizing the Interface" Stills & Video
Coachella Valley Art Center
45140 Towne Street - Indio, CA
February 20 - April 20th

The Desert Sun

2016

Designed Realities Lab with Dunne & Raby
Accepted to take part in year- long Trans Disciplinary lab as part of the Biennale of Micronations "Nation of
Tactile Empathy" 
Fall 2016
Spring 2017 with
Gregory Beson

Autodesk Cradle To Cradle Design Challenge Winner
"Leave No Trace: Leaf Knife" with Matt Callahan
January

C2C Center - IDSA - Triple Pundit - Bustler - Sustainable Brands - Parsons

Lecture at Chulalongkorn University  Innovation Hub
On the future of bamboo in design & "Becoming Bamboo"
Bangkok, Thailand
October 23rd

Presentation for Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On supply chain, viability, and future used of Bamboo as a sustainable material.
Bangkok, Thailand
October 28th

Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
Joshua Tree, CA
May 26 - July 13th

(Re)Formations
JTHAR Group Show
Joshua Tree Art Gallery
61607 Twentynine Palms Highway
July 9th

International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Juried Booth - "Melt Experiments"
Jacob Javitz Center, NY
May 14 - 17th

NYC x Design: Impact! 
Group Show
 "Well"
"Melt" and "How Sad Life Would Be on Mars"
with Lisa Merk
The Howard Hughes Foundation, South Street   Seaport, NY.
May 12- August 1st

Parsons ADHT

International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Juried Booth - "Melt Experiments"
Jacob Javitz Center, NY
May 14 - 17th

Provocative Products: Provotypes & Provoprops
"Melt" & "How Sad Life Would Be on Mars" Essays published with Lisa Merk
Edited by Dr. Otto Von Busch                  

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Ewaste Tsunami Exhibition
Curated by Studio Fynn 
"Remotes" with Xiomara Guerra, Hannah Chen,
Beck Kao
The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons, NY
March 5 - March 20th  

MLAB IV: Materializing Reality Workshop
In conjunction with Lindsey Dieter's MLAB series
Public movement workshop for designers
Parsons School of Constructed Environments
February 26th

MLAB IV: Materializing Reality Public Lecture
Speaking on MLAB IV as part of  Lindsey Dieter's
MLAB series
Parsons School of Constructed Environments
March 12th

2015 / 14

Graduate Student Travel Grant
for work in Joshua Tree, CA
Awarded October 12th 2015

Marvin Traub Scholarship
for Design Leadership & Innovation
The New School
Awarded in April 2015

Accepted into First Cohort of Industrial Design MFA at Parsons the New School
April  2015           

Visiting Critic at Boston University
Graphic Design BFA End of Semester Panels
December

* Working Working Working at Nike * 

N+TC App Relaunch Photo Art Direction
Re-set photo direction for all Nike Training Content, direction used as references for many forthcoming shoots.
Fall 2016 Launch

N+TC Launches first Global Fitness Tour: N+TC Tour and Week
 
Art Directed Global Visual Center for all event design. With help of Corbin LaMont.  Weeks & Tours happening in over 15 cities around the globe.
Summer 2015  Launch

Nike News

Nike 2014 Pro Bra Collection Re-Launch
Art Direction & Video Direction. Helped set tone for new "emotional product superiority" direction.
Fall 2014 Launch

Visiting Critic at Boston University
Graphic Design BFA End of Semester Panels
December 2014

2013 - 

Nike INC
Hired as youngest designer in Nike Brand Design for Nike Women. One of five women on Global Brand Design team at the time. 

AIGA Best of New England Design Winner
"Church of Subgenius Presidential Campaign"
Show at 808 Commonwealth AVE
June 20 - July 20th                

AIGA Best of New England Design Competition: Meet the Judges Event Design
Led team of designers for event design of Meet the Judges Event
May 20th  

Graduated from Boston University with BFA in Graphic Design
College of Fine Arts  SVA Valedictorian
Summa Cum Laude
May

Dorchester Youth Alternative Academy Show & Fundraiser
Organized & Curated show for DYAA.
"BU College of Fine Arts Artists respond to the photographic work of DYAA Students in collaborative exhibition"
May 2013

Harold C. Case Scholarship
1 / 8 seniors across Boston University for character & achievement in academics and public service.                
College of Fine Arts Dean's Scholarship
Awarded for leadership & outstanding academic performance

Dorchester Youth Alternative Academy Workshop Series
Started outreach program for all boys alternative middle school. Taught interactive workshops on photography, fine arts, and sustainable art.
Fall/Spring 2013

AIGA Boston
AIGA Boston board educational outreach initiative leader.
Fall/Spring 2013

Converse Global Event Design Internship
Helped to implement and design a full summer of programming across the Converse brand. Most notably art directed John Varvatos x Converse fashion week event.
Summer 2012

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