Marcelo Coelho is director of the MIT Design Intelligence Lab and faculty at the MIT Department of Architecture. Spanning a wide range of media, processes, and scales, his work explores how we embody and physically interact with computation, creating new forms of expression and collaboration between human and machine intelligence.

Marcelo’s work has been exhibited internationally, including places such as the Rio 2016 Paralympic Ceremonies, Times Square, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and Ars Electronica, and can be found in museums, private collections, and billions of products sold all over the world. Recognition for this work includes two Prix Ars Electronica awards, Design Miami/ Designer of the Future Award, Red Dot Design Award, and Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award.

Marcelo holds a doctorate degree from the MIT Media Lab and is also a Design Tech Innovation Fellow at Cornell University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate studios in industrial design, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence.

For questions, press or speaking engagements, reach out to email@cmarcelo.com

AWARDS

 Core77 Design Awards. Fuse 1 3D Printing Ecosystem. Commercial Equipment Category. 2021.

AIGA Award. 50 Books | 50 Covers competition of AIGA: the Professional Association for Design. 2020.

Webby. Interactive Tour of Form 3 3D Printer. Webby Honoree in Websites: Best User Experience. 2020.

Fast Company. Formlabs 3D Printing Ecosystem. Honorable Mention in User Experience. 2019.

Red Dot Awards. Product Design. 2017.

Winner of the 2018 Times Square Valentine Heart Design, 2018.

VIDA 16.0 Award. Fundación Telefónica, 2015.

Core 77 Design Awards Winner, 2014.

Prix Ars Electronica – The Next Idea Voestalpine Art and Technology Grant, 2013.

Finalist at Cannes Lions – Buddy Cup, 2013.

I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review – Honorable Mention, Interactive Category, 2011.

Prix Ars Electronica – Honorary Mention – Interactive Art, 2011.

Design Miami/ Designer of the Future Award, 2010.

Best Video Golden Mouse Award – CHI 2009.