Studio 5050: Who We Are


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who we are

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.

John F. Sullivan

John is the Studio's writer & editor. He wrote his MA thesis in Philosophy on "Camus and Nagel on Absurdity". He is hard to get hold of.

the interns

rory nugent alex reeder kyveli vezani sascha mombartz

Rory Nugent

Rory has recently found himself in a daydream gone real. He spent the years from 2000 - 2006 studying computer science, philosophy, and unhappily being a part of the IT working world. Now a days, he designs and builds devices to communicate with, live with, and make music with. Rory lives in New Jersey and is currently attending NYU's Interactive Telecommunications program studying new media art, physical interaction design, and wondering how he got where he is today.

He also loves solar panels, iced tea, and penne vodka.

http://prize-pony.com

Alexander Reeder

Tokyo served as base for Alex from 2000 - 2007 while he hacked and designed software for VA Linux Systems Japan. During this time he was also known to renovate houses, and initiate projects to save dwindling gardens and traditional homes in Tokyo. Alex is currently living in New York City while attending the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU. He has embarked on an adventure of integrating electronics into garments.

http://www.e-sa.org/

Kyveli Vezani

Kyveli is from Athens, Greece. She studied Cognitive Science and photography at Yale University. As a master's student at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program she is interested in experimenting with ways that new technologies can be used to bring people together in a meaningful way. She is also looking to find new ways to interface technology with the human body through experimenting with wearable computing.

http://www.kyvelivezani.com

Sascha Mombartz

Sascha Mombartz grew up traveling but has now settled in New York City to study Graphic Design, Photography and Sculpture at the Cooper Union.

He is interested in the way people interact and communicate with each other and with objects around them. Graduating in December of 2008 he is looking forward to a his senior exhibition and thesis.

http://www.mombartz.com/

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