Despina Papadopoulos

Despina Papadopoulos is a designer and the founder of Studio 5050.
She graduated from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program in 1994, after having received an M.A in Philosophy from the University of Leuven, Belgium, and wrote her thesis on “The Sublime and Limit Experiences”.

The nature of the sublime and non-verbal communication led Despina to series of  “philosophy machines", experiments in design and technology, probing the relationship between magic, technology and fashion.

Despina has lectured extensively on wearable technologies and its uses in everyday life. Her work has appeared in museums and galleries around the world, and featured in many publications and magazines, most recently in WWD, and Fashion DNA, published by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

She is an adjunct professor at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, teaching "Personal Expression and Wearable Technologies" & "The Softness of Things," courses she has developed.

Zach Eveland

Originally from Texas, Zach has been working at the studio since 2006. An accomplished electrical engineer and designer and a recent graduate of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU, he seeks meaning and wonder in the relationship between people and technology.

Currently he is co-teaching (with Despina) the class Wearables Studio at ITP and has previously guest-lectured at the Fachhoschule Potsdam in Germany. He is an original member of the team responsible for Fritzing and he continues to contribute to the project.

In his spare time, Zach enjoys breeding show dogs and running competitively in marathons.

http://www.zeveland.net

Dana Chang

Dana Chang has worked as an information architect for the past 8 years. She manages complex projects and information systems.

Dana is a painter whose work has been shown internationally. She was born in Taiwan but lives in New York where she joined the studio in 2001. She also writes Fool's Tale.

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