Becky Stern (born January 29, 1985) is a DIY expert based in New York City. Her work combines basic electronics, textile crafts, and fashion.

Becky Stern
Born (1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 39)
Florida
EducationBFA Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design
Known forDIY, crafts, new media

Career

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From 2007 to 2012 Stern worked as a blogger and senior video producer for MAKE[1] and CRAFT magazines. She produced tutorials and videos about crafts and how to embed electronics in clothes and home goods.[2]

From 2012 to 2016, Stern was the Director of Wearable Electronics at NYC-based Adafruit Industries, where she published weekly video tutorials on do-it-yourself crafts and technology.[3][4][5] She then became Content Creator at Instructables.[6]

Stern holds an adjunct faculty position at School of Visual Arts in New York City.[7] She's a member of the Brooklyn art combine Madagascar Institute and the Free Art & Technology Lab (F.A.T. Lab).[8] Her artwork was featured in F.A.T. Gold: Five Years of Free Art & Technology, a retrospective of F.A.T. Lab's work, at Eyebeam,[9] MU Eindhoven,[10] and Gray Area Foundation for the Arts.[11]

Her projects have also shown at the San Francisco Museum of Craft & Folk Art,[12] Bildmuseet in Umeå, Sweden,[13] and Gizmodo Gallery.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Becky Stern, Author at Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. ^ Dale, Brady (June 27, 2014). "Adafruit's wearables director will show you how to light up a room (literally)". Technical.ly Brooklyn. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. ^ Orin, Andy (21 May 2014). "I'm Becky Stern of Adafruit, and This Is How I Work". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  4. ^ "Becky Stern". Gray Area Art & Technology. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  5. ^ "CV". Becky Stern. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  6. ^ "About". Becky Stern. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  7. ^ "Stern Bio — Products of Design | SVA". Products of Design. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. ^ "Tech+Textile: An Introduction to Wearable Electronics Workshop". Eyebeam. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  9. ^ "F.A.T. GOLD". Eyebeam. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  10. ^ "MU | F.A.T. GOLD Europe". www.mu.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  11. ^ "F.A.T. GOLD: San Francisco". Gray Area Art & Technology. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  12. ^ Stern, Becky (September 24, 2009). "Open Source Embroidery in San Francisco". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  13. ^ Ganapati, Priya (2009-06-12). "Geek Art: Needlework Brings Together Programmers, Crafters". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  14. ^ Mets, Matt (September 23, 2009). "Gizmodo Gallery is this week in NYC". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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