Awards
2023
Core77 Design Awards 2023 – Winner, Lifestyle Accessories Award, Even Adaptive Lingerie
2022
IDA Design Awards 2022 – Bronze Award, Design for Society, Perci Emergency Preparedness Vest
2022
IDA Design Awards 2022 – Gold Award, Industrial & Life Science Designs – Safety Designs, Perci Emergency Preparedness Vest
2022
Core77 Design Awards 2021 – Notable, Commercial Equipment, HeroWear Apex Exosuit
2021
IDEA International Design Excellence Awards 2021 – Gold Winner, Commercial and Industrial Category, HeroWear Apex Exosuit
2020
Spark Design Awards 2020 – Platinum Award, HeroWear Apex Exosuit
Lectures and Speaking
2023
IDSA 2023 Session: “Building Highly Effective Design Teams through Inclusion of Diverse Perspectives!”, Chicago, IL
2022
NYCxDESIGN Talk: “Women Who Hardware”, New Lab, Brooklyn, NY
2021
Clever Podcast
2021
Space Architecture – Lake Superior Design Retreat, Duluth, MN: Virtual
2020
Women Build Podcast: Designing for Life on the Moon and Mars
2020
Creating and Capturing Innovation – Kontoor Brands Innovation Summit: Virtual
2020
Designing a Lunar Landing Pad – Pratt Research Talks, Brooklyn, NY: Virtual
2019
Wearable Technology and Smart Textiles Lecture, Sydney University, Sydney, AU: Virtual
2018
Mount Sinai Science Series Talk, New York, NY
2017
From Athletes to Astronauts – NYU Ada Lovelace Day, New York, NY
2017
Electronics and Fabrics, the Development of Garment Based Wearables, 2017 Printed Electronics Summit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2017
Electronics and Fabrics, the Development of Garment Based Wearables, 2017 Printed Electronics Summit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2016
Smart Textiles and the Design Process, “Fashion meets Functional Textiles” HeadStart Fashion, Aarhus, Denmark
2016
Why NASA Needs Designers, Alumni Day Speaker, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Smart Textiles for Designers, Book Lecture, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
2016
Super Sensing in Textiles, Super Sensing Forum, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan
2015
Problem Solving & Ideation, Art Institutes, Industrial Design Department, San Francisco, CA
2015
BioWear, A Kinetic Accessory that Communicates Emotions Through Wearable Technology, Osaka Japan
2015
Light It Up! Workshop in Wearable Technology, Moona Center for Collaborative Learning, Haifa, Israel
2015
BioWear Project Artist Lecture, Biet Ha-ir Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
2015
Conducting Research in Wearable Technology- NASA and Pratt Collaborations, Bezalel, Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2015
Light It Up! Workshop in Wearable Technology, Bedouin region, Israel
2015
Interdisciplinary Design Education in Practice, RiDE Lecture Series, Pratt Institute, Bklyn NY
2015
Multidisciplinary Collaborations, Columbia University, NY
2014
Light It Up! Workshop in Wearable Technology, Reach Higher Education Initiative, White House, Washington DC
2014
From Athletes to Astronauts, Noon Sense Talks, Pratt ID Dept, Brooklyn NY From Athletes to Astronauts, Noon Sense Talks, Pratt ID Dept, Brooklyn NY
Conferences and Panels
2024
Design & Failure: Failing Forward from Unwanted Design – Panel Discussion, Brooklyn One Productions, Brooklyn, NY
2024
Core77 2024 Sports & Outdoors Jury, Jury Captain
2024
Industrial Design Society of America [IDSA] NYC Women in Design Chapter Meeting, Panel Discussion, Brooklyn, NY
2023
Beyond the Hype: Establishing Authentic Design Strategy – International Design Conference [IDC] Panel Discussion, Brooklyn, NY
2022
Industrial Design Society of America [IDSA] Conference, Seattle, WA
2019
FIT – MIT – AFFOA Panel – Smart Textile Innovations, New York, NY
2019
Design To Move – Panel Discussion MoMA, New York, NY
2018
Sustainability and Technology in Fashion, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Haute Tech 3 – Fashion, Law and Technology Panel – New York, NY
2017
Designing for Wearable Technology Using Smart Textiles – ECHO Dubai, UAE
2016
Innovation in Textiles: Sustainability Panel, EcoSessions, Wix Studio, New York, NY
2016
Super Sensing in Textiles, Super Sensing Forum, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan
2015
BioWear, A Kinetic Accessory that Communicates Emotions Through Wearable Technology, UbiComp, ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Paper presentation, Osaka Japan
2015
SXStyle Beyond Wearables: Future Fabrics & Fashion Design SXSW Interactive, Austin, TX
2014
Future Interfaces, NYC Media Lab
2014
Wearable Technology Workshop, White House Fashion Education Event
2014
Electronic-textile System for the Evaluation of Wearable Technology, UbiComp , ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Paper presentation: Seattle WA
2014
Cross Disciplinary Design Research Methods, Digital Spa, FIT
2014
Who Designed Marilyn’s Dress? Impact, Craft and Future of Film Costume, NYU. Presentation on smart textiles followed by panel discussion.
2014
Washable Fashion and New Technology, CFDA Panel
2011
Sustainable Art Panel, co-chair Pailes-Friedman, R. and Cooney, A. Pratt Institute, College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, NY
Exhibits
2024
NYCxDESIGNxSOUVENIR Exhibit, Javits Center, New York
2016
BioWear Project, Coded Couture, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY
2015
BioWear Project, Biet Hair Museum, Tel Aviv, Isreal
2013
Zero Waste Project, Fashion Faculty Show, Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
2013
Technical Outerwear Illustration, Pratt Faculty Dining Room, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Zero Waste Project, Construct Coat Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
2001
Archi-Tech, Product Design Building Toy, Felissimo
2001
Appetaster, Pratt Show and 20/20 News program
2000
Wedge Chair, Milan Furniture Fair
2000
Wedge Chair, Pratt Show
Curated Exhibits
2015
The Peep Show, Wearable Technology and Fashion, BF+DA, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Principals of Design: Pratt Fashion Alumni, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY, NY
2011
Pratt + Paper & Ralph Pucci, New York, NY
2011
Inspiration, video installation, New York, NY
2010
Fashion Future, New York, NY
Grants / Corporate Partnerships / Sponsored Studios
2024
New York Space Grant Recipient, NASA Wear Lab; Wearable Technology Project funding received for 2024 to travel with the class to Johnson Space Center, Houston TX and present research at the annual Wearable Technology Symposium.
2022
National Science Foundation [NSF] Grant – SBIR Phase II: Mechanized Clothing to Enhance Productivity and Low Back Health in the Logistics Industry
2021
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity [IARPA] Grant – SMART ePANTS E-textile Development
2019
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH] Grant – SBIR Phase I: Spring-Powered Exosuit to Prevent Low Back Pain due to Overuse Injury
2019
National Science Foundation [NSF] Grant – SBIR Phase I: Mechanized Clothing to Enhance Productivity and Low Back Health in the Logistics Industry
2019
TCC Wearable Technology Workshop, Houston, TX
2017
Verizon Challenge 2016-2017 — Connected Futures, Hardware & Software Prototyping Accelerator, Remo Haptics Project
2017
The Combine, 2017 Cohort NYC Media Lab, Remo Haptics, gesture control wearables that guide movements wirelessly through vibration.
2016
Exploration Habitat (xHab) Academic Innovation Challenge Grant, on behalf of NASA Headquarters, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Grant awarded for the study and design of the Mars Surface Habitat
2016
America’s Greatest Makers Challenge, Intel sponsored competition and grant for the development of WithMe, a smart baby monitor.
2015
New York Space Grant Recipient NASA Wear Lab; Wearable Technology Project funding received for 2016 to travel with the class to Johnson Space Center, Houston TX and present research at the annual Wearable Technology Symposium.
2015
Exploration Habitat (xHab) Academic Innovation Challenge Grant, on behalf of NASA Headquarters, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Grant awarded for the study and design of the Mars Transit Habitat
2015
Faculty Development Fund Recipient – ICEBERG, joint project with Assistant Professor Joseph Morris
2014
New York Space Grant Recipient NASA Wear Lab; Wearable Technology Project funding received for 2015 to travel with the class to Johnson Space Center, Houston TX and present research at the annual Wearable Technology Symposium.
2013
New York Space Grant Recipient NASA Wear Lab; Wearable Technology Project funding received for 2014 to travel with the class to Johnson Space Center, Houston TX and present research at the annual Wearable Technology Symposium.
2009
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY UMBRA Product Design for Target, For Students by Students, Sponsored Studio Me.U, Sponsored Studio, development of new earbud system, multidisciplinary design team, Fashion, ID and Comm D student designers Máh brands limited; diaper bag funding received $20,000 Supima Cotton; Student Design Competition funding received: $10,000 Urban Outfitters; Dress Competition funding received $15,000 Cotton Incorporated; Junior Sportswear Studio funding received $75,000 Olsenhause Shoes funding received $7,000