Zigelbaum + Coelho is a design studio founded by Jamie Zigelbaum and Marcelo Coelho. Operating at the intersection of design, technology, science, and art, our work utilizes physical, computational, and cultural materials in the service of creating new, but fundamentally human, experiences.
We make highly interactive, technology-infused physical objects and spaces. We make these things by hand and in factories; from scratch and on the shoulders of others; alone and in collaboration.
Our work can be found in museums, private collections, hotels and corporations, combining bespoke technologies, designed materials, unique concept, and scientific rigor.
FOUNDERS
Photo by Jeff Lieberman
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Jamie received a Master of Science degree from the MIT Media Lab in 2008 working in the Tangible Media Group. Prior to founding Zigelbaum + Coelho, he spent a year helping invent the computer of the future at Oblong Industries in LA. |
Marcelo holds a BFA in Computation Arts, with highest honors, from Concordia University in Montreal, where he was also a Research Partner at XS Labs developing wearable technology and interactive textiles. He is currently on leave to complete his doctorate at the MIT Media Lab. |
TEAM
Josh Kopin is an artist, designer, and programmer. He is currently finishing his degree in Science and Technology Studies at Brown University while studying sculpture in glass at the Rhode Island School of Design.
His research concerns the nature of concepts, materials, and the transactional relations between them. He works as an assistant designer and programmer at Zigelbaum + Coelho.