The Tinkering Studio Tinkerers

Tinkerers

We often invite artists, scientists, educators, and jacks-of-all-trades to co-develop ideas, activities, and learn about new technologies. Learn more about these tinkerers, their work, and their involvement with the Tinkering Studio.

Edith Ackermann

Dr. Edith Ackermann was a professor of developmental psychology, who worked at the MIT School of Architecture, the MIT Media Lab...

emiko oye & Shana Astrachan

emiko oye and Shana Astrachan are professional jewelry artists working with alternative/repurposed materials, encouraging others to...

Luisa Beck

Luisa likes to think about ways to make the unfamiliar familiar. How can stories bring a stranger or an abstract idea closer? How...

Chris Bell

Chris was born in Sydney, Australia in 1966. Two years study in Industrial design was followed by his Bachelor of Arts degree...

Robbie Berg

Robbie is professor of physics at Wellesley College studying how people learn through design activities. Since 1995, he has collaborated...

Krys Bobrowski

Krys Bobrowski is a sound artist and musician. In addition to concert works, she has created interactive installations...

Paula Bontá

Paula is a co-Founder of the Playful Invention Company ( PICO ). She holds a degree in computer science from her native Argentina...

Keith Braafladt

Keith Braafladt’s work has focused on the intersection of art, technology, and science and how these integrate to support creative...

Jason "Jay" Broemmel

Jay is a metal fabricator who builds mutant bicycles. A native of the Central Valley town of Reedley, he moved to San Francisco...

Michael Brown

Michael Brown is a sculptor, designer and installation artist who has been creating artwork in San Francisco for more than 20 years...

Leah Buechley

Leah Buechley is a designer, engineer, artist, and educator whose work explores intersections and juxtapositions—of “high” and...

Judy Castro

Judy is an artist and designer working with textiles, metal, industrial materials and electronics. She is a seamstress...