Neri Oxman
Neri Oxman (Hebrew: נרי אוקסמן; born February 6, 1976) is an Israeli-American designer and former professor known for art that combines design, biology, computing, and materials engineering. She coined the phrase "material ecology" to define her work.
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| Born | February 6, 1976 Haifa, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli, American |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel Institute of Technology (BA) Architectural Association (MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Designer and academic |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Thesis | Material-based design computation (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | William J. Mitchell |
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| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service/ | Israeli Air Force |
| Rank | First lieutenant |
| Website | oxman |
Oxman was a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and led the Mediated Matter research group. She has had exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Boston's Museum of Science, SFMOMA, and the Centre Pompidou, which have her works in their permanent collections.
Many of Oxman's projects use new platforms and techniques for 3D printing and fabrication, often incorporating nature and biology. They include co-fabrication systems for building hybrid structures with silkworms, bees, and ants; a water-based fabrication platform that built structures such as Aguahoja out of chitosan; and the first 3D printer for optically transparent glass. Other projects include printed clothing, wearables, and furniture.