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
  1. Sculpted computational objects with smart and active computing materials (MIT PhD thesis) (Thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2001. hdl:1721.1/8674.
  2. 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.
  3. US 6210771 "Electrically active textiles and articles made therefrom."
  4. "Faculty, alumna win United States Artists grants (MIT News Office)".
  5. "USA Fellows, Maggie Orth".
  6. "Mineta San Jose International Airport Public Art Program Audio Tour".
  7. "Fuzzy Apparatus, in Patent Pending Show".
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