OXMAN

Interested in joining OXMAN? We are seeking two individuals to join our team of brilliant designers, makers, and thinkers. Head of Communications & Content The Head of Communications & Content will be an integral player in evolving OXMAN’s communications strategy after the recent launch of our company. The role will be responsible for increasing the visibility of the company, promoting its key initiatives, positioning the company as the thought leader of Nature-centric design, and telling the brand story to target audiences. They will mediate our public relations, including the strategy, management, and execution of content creation for our website, social media, press kits, media inquiries, and brand and product marketing. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eZeRf2Ya Computational Design Engineer / Computer Scientist The Computational Design Engineering / Computer Scientist embodies both technical and aesthetic rigor in developing and applying computational methods toward the realization of novel design paradigms by building design tools for new methods of manufacturing as well as application software that interfaces with industrial and custom digital fabrication tools. In this role, they will conduct research in computational geometry, computational fabrication, computational intelligence, and/or computational dynamics and apply this research to design, developing striking embodiments, processes, and strategies to engage with complex environments and behavior spaces. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e2yJcs7x For additional positions, please visit: oxman.com/careers

Neri Oxman Believes in Fashion Reincarnation ELLE Magazine's Véronique Hyland and Neri Oxman recently discussed healing the broken industries of product, architecture, and molecular design, with a focus on a product's circular cycle. OXMAN's OZERO technology seeks to combat one of fashion's greatest waste problems: A shoe can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade. “In the past, my grandmother would pass a piece of clothing to me, and I would pass it to my daughter. Here, you’re passing a shoe back to the soil. The soil creates a tree, the tree creates a chair, the chair creates another shoe, the shoe creates another tree, et cetera.” - Neri Oxman, CEO. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eeVnUTmJ

Introducing the ALEF platform, a combination of technologies for polyculture research and engineering. Novel sensors decode the dynamic chemical signals released by bacteria, plants, and entire ecosystems. Each signal is a unique composition of biogenic volatile organic compounds (bVOCs), often carrying an associated smell. ALEF explores how the production of ingredients for foods, fragrances, and flavors can add to – rather than subtract from – native plant life, soil fertility, and bacterial composition. It is driven by the belief that molecular goods can be designed to revive ancient ecosystems and drive overall health in future ecosystems. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ezPBJXEb

OXMAN is seeking a Director of Product to join an all-star interdisciplinary team of deep thinkers and brilliant makers. The Director of Product will be an integral player in evolving OXMAN’s product strategy after the recent launch of our company. This person will champion the future of nature-centric product development, with the vision and grit to guide a team of visionaries and innovators towards real-world impact. They will work closely with senior leadership on portfolio prioritization, with OXMAN innovations spanning consumer goods to architectural services, all fueled by our cutting-edge R&D in computational design, robotics, material science, green chemistry, biology, and ecological engineering. The Director of Product will also manage O°, building strategy, aligning cross-functional teams, and systematizing product development through goal-setting, KPIs, and other success metrics inline with OXMAN values. An ideal candidate has a portfolio of success stories bringing products from R&D to market in apparel, footwear, or other consumer goods sectors. This is an exceptional opportunity for a leader who thrives in translating visionary ideas into actionable, market-ready products, all while championing a nature-centric approach to design. For more information and to submit an application, please visit: https://lnkd.in/egVdjSdg

Lord Norman Foster, Guest Editor for DOMUS, and Neri Oxman held a conversation about the OXMAN lab in October's edition of DOMUS. Located in New York City, the 36,000-square-foot laboratory, designed in collaboration with Foster + Partners, is a one-of-a-kind facility. The lab integrates an architectural studio with a state-of-the-art workshop – one of the most advanced digital fabrication facilities in New York City – including a robotics shop that enables experimental work with large-scale collaborative robots, and a wet lab that meets Biosafety Level 2 standards, allowing the OXMAN team to develop biologically augmented digital fabrication technologies. Spread across two floors, OXMAN lab includes private meeting spaces, a library, an exhibition gallery, an open-concept kitchen, a garden terrace, and a nursery, with abundant indoor and outdoor spaces for reflection and discovery. The lab is equipped to accommodate the work of more than 133 designers, scientists, and engineers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-DHidsY

OXMAN is excited to unveil O°, a biomaterial, digital, and robotic technology platform that powers the production of biobased textiles and wearables that are 100% biodegradable when disposed of, made entirely with organic material and without petrochemicals or glues, and producing no microplastics. O° (pronounced “O-Zero”) removes the complexity inherent in conventional fabrication processes, enabling the creation of consumer products from one material, under one roof, with minimal human intervention — through a nearly zero-waste process. The first product to be created using O° platform is a collection of shoes made entirely of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a class of organic material known for its versatility and biodegradability. See more: https://lnkd.in/eKTV8zcU

We are excited to announce the launch of OXMAN, a design lab whose mission is to create and deliver nature-centric products and environments to its clients and the natural world. Bringing together computational design, robotics, materials science, green chemistry, biology, and ecosystem engineering, OXMAN’s work reinvents the industrial systems that dictate how we design and produce everyday things — from the foods we eat and the clothes we wear to the buildings we inhabit.   OXMAN operates on three scales of design: product design, architectural design, and molecular design. The lab and the projects that it undertakes – currently focusing on fashion, architecture, and scent design — are intertwined such that inventions made in one domain inform innovations in another. The lab creates fully integrated systems that unify design, materials, production, and decomposition, to create positive impacts across the lifecycle of products and buildings.