Hi, this is Dan K Chen.
I explore new ways of interactions through forms, movements,
hardware I/O and behavioral science.

CV   |   Works

Dan is an interaction designer with several years of software and hardware prototyping and production experience. He communicates his ideas through working prototypes, design research insights, expoloring new ways of user interactions. He has several degrees including a MAS from MIT, an MFA in digital media from RISD and a BFA in communication design from UConn. He has over 13 years of design experience. Previous positions include MIT Lifelong Kindergarten as an industrial designer and mechanical engineer. Johnson & Johnson as Senior Interaction Designer. Senior Interaction Designer at IDEO. His work has been featured in CNET, The Huffington Post, the verge, Engadget, Mashable and Daily Mail. Dan was invited as a speaker at TEDx Vienna and TEDx Bologna. His work was exhibited in Vitra Design Museum, MAK Wien, Design Museum Gent, Seoul Museum of Art & Ars Electronica. Working in the realms of interaction design and product design, Dan explores the new ways of interaction and communication through working prototypes and storytelling, inviting a reflective evaluation and implication.

Hardware UX Designer Prototyper
Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glasses
Senior Engineer: Design & manufacturing bio automation machines
Culture Biosciences
Art & Design Work
Team Spirit Generator
Art & Design Work
Initmacy Machine
Exhibition: Hello Robot @ Vitra Design Museum
End of Life Care Machine
Lab Experiment
Cardboard CNC
TedX Bologna
Concepts, prototpyes, and to pre-production
Scratch Puck
TedX Vienna
Teaching & MIT
Design & Manufacturing
Current Exhibition
Copernicus Science Centre
Current Traveling Exhibition Curated by Vitra Design Museum
Hello Robot

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