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 and associated publicationsPost, 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. and patents are among the early work in this field. She was named a 2007 United States Artists Target Fellow. The United States Artists foundation describes her as "A pioneer of electronic textiles, interactive fashions, wearable computing, and interface design". She founded , which created e-textile products.
The team of Gorbett+Banerjee and Maggie Orth were commissioned to create an interactive robotic sculpture, for the Mineta San Jose International airport.
her large electronic pom-pom piece, was commissioned for the 2013 organized by the Zero1 Art and Technology Network. and is currently on display in the Home ECOnomics show at the .
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External links Time Magazine article about Maggie Orth High-Tech Goes High-Touch: Fantastic Fabricator, Anita Hamilton, Time Magazine, Oct. 30, 2005 Adafruit blog piece Maggie Orth's electronic textiles, Aug. 5 2013 Interview with Maggie Fashion Sensing / Fashioning Sense: A conversation about aesthetics with International Fashion Machines' Maggie Orth, Anne Galloway, Horizon 0 magazine International Fashion Machines Maggie Orth Studio