michael stradley

Michael Stradley is a designer interested in the transformative, disruptive, and sometimes comical potential of emerging design technology. Stradley’s work cuts across a range of scales and disciplinary distinctions. Recent projects include oil paintings executed by CNC-machine, a book of computer-generated, imaginary brushstrokes, an annually-editioned, absurdist material encyclopedia, and an exploration of architectural color theory in the context of computational design.

Stradley was born in Dallas, Texas. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Science in Architectural Design from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In addition to his art and design practice, Stradley has worked and taught at a number of educational institutions. These include Bennington College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is currently serving as Ventulett NEXT Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture

Outside of Stradley’s solo creative practice and teaching practice, he has worked collaboratively with a range of architects, artists and designers to help realize their work. Past collaborations include work with EASTON+COMBS Architects, DESIGN EARTH, MITdesignX, Jonathan Berger (installation artist), Ann Pibal (painter), Jon Isherwood (sculptor), Lauren Ewing (sculptor), Liam Lee (sculptor and designer), Susan Silas (fine-art photographer), and Thorsten Dennerline (printmaker), to name just a few.

Stradley currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA.

CV available upon request.