Bio
Hello, I'm Mateo Fernandez, a designer, researcher, and tinkerer working across disciplines and scales. My work ranges from developing new living biomaterials for construction on Earth to designing self-assembling habitats for the Moon, and everything in between, including spacesuits, freestanding compression structures, cities, and submarines.
The only thing that guides my work is discovery, much of which I attribute to my early years as a magician. My professional experience also reflects my wide-ranging interests, having worked for sculptors, architects, and technology companies such as theverymany, Bjarke Ingels Group, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, ICON 3D Printing, and MIT's Self Assembly Lab and Design Intelligence Lab.
I hold a Master of Architecture from MIT and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from SCAD. I was also a 2024 MAD Fellow.
