Sebastian
Bidegain



I am an Artist, Designer, and Educator based in Brooklyn, NY

I’m interested in digital fabrication, sculpture, and remixing of vernacular electronic objects. 

I teach at Parsons School of Design and I’m the MakerLAB Design and Tech Lead at Cornell Tech

You can find me on Instagram or browse some of my design work sold through my brand Voidfill Studio.  


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I’m an artist, designer, and educator originally trained as a medical doctor. I have transitioned to art and design, where I specialize in blending digital fabrication, craft, and electronics. Process-wise, I am particularly interested in electroplating, translation of 3D printed forms into other materials (via casting, mold-making, or use as armature), stones, and creating a world of functional objects based on my designs. 

Education

2022    Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Weill Cornell Medicine
2018    B.S. in Biology, University of Houston


Professional Experience

Design and Technology Lead - MakerLAB | Cornell Tech | New York, NY | 2024 - present
 
Part-Time Faculty
| Parsons School of Design | New York, NY | 2024 - Present
   Device Art Fabrication, Spring 2025
   Device Art, Fall 2024

Makerlab Manager | Cornell Tech | New York, NY | 2022 - 2024
    Managing campus makerspace which includes additive manufacturing, CNC milling, laser, mold-making, and other fabrication tools.
    TA for the course "Participatory Design and Decision Making." with Niti Parikh for Master’s students (Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
    Designing workshops (mold-making, mycelium, stamp making), providing basic training for students and staff, cultivating external community partnerships (Genspace, Weill Cornell Medicine, inviting artists for artist talks)

Digital Fabrication Studio Assistant | Misha Kahn | Brooklyn, NY | 2022 - 2024
    Assisted in fabricating fine art furniture and sculptures for Misha Kahn.
    Engineered a large-scale electroforming tank for plating diverse materials, sculptures and furniture in copper.

Tour Manager | Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour  | USA | 2022
    Tour manager for Lil Mariko (opening act) for Peaches’ Anniversary tour. Managed schedules, budgets, communication with production teams and vendors at various music venues.

Grants/Awards/Residencies


2024
lyndaLABS Artist in Residence, Santa Barbara, CA
Feeel Design World Prize - Short List , Globular Series 
Backslash Art Grant, Cornell Tech, New York, NY
2022
Creatives Rebuild New York
2021
City Artist Corps Grant, New York Foundation of the Arts, New York, NY

Exhibition History


2025
Wanted Design Launch Pad, ICFF , New York, NY
SenseScape, Microsoft Garage, New York, NY (Group)

2024

In Good Company, Flowing Space, New York, NY (Group)
Living Room Rhapsody, AllenStreetGallery, New York, NY (Group)
Let Them Eat Off The Plate, Superhouse Gallery, New York, NY (Group)
La Oficina, En el 14, Mexico City, MX (Group)

2023
A Seance in Between, Mojo Supermarket, New York, NY (Group)
Construct 3D, Clive Davis Gallery, New York, NY (Group)

2022
Wear Your Chair
, NOMIA, New York, NY (Group)
Physical Education II, Skilset, New York, NY (Group)

2021
Connect, DorDor Gallery, New York, NY (Group)
City Artist Corps Pop up Gallery, StreetLab, New York, NY (Group)


Collaborative Projects/Partnerships


2024
Meta Ai Assistant Campaign (with Harry Isaac), Meta
Hypebeast Flea, Hypebeast

2023
FeyFey Worldwide SHOWTIME S/S24, production design for a fashion mockumentary film and NYFW event by FeyFey Liu (Dir. Lishan Liu) New York, NY


Lectures, Presentations, Workshops


2025
“Scrapyard Challenge : Arcade Controller Redesign Workshop”, workshop, SIGGRAPH 2025, Vancouver BC


2024
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“Scrapyard Challenge : Arcade Controller Redesign Workshop”, workshop, NYC Resistor, New York NY

2023
“Casting Your 3D Prints”, lecture and workshop, Construct3D Conference, NYU Tandon, New York NY
“Using VR for Digital Fabrication of Furniture and Objects”, lecture, XR Monthly lecture series, XR Collaboratory at Cornell Tech, New York, NY


Press


Reggie James, Hardware 2024, Interview in “New Life” section (print), 2024 — hardwarebook2024.com

Yoo Seung Hyun, "A camera made of stone?", Esquire Korea – via Instagram @esquire.korea https://www.instagram.com/p/C9zAxjOvGBm/?igsh=XzVaYjRCZjQw

Elina Boeva, “Step Into My Office”, Family Style https://www.family.style/design/pink-essay-la-oficina

Naomi Accardi, "Pink Essay: the platform on the quest to democratize design," Salone del Mobile Milano. (https://www.salonemilano.it/en/articoli/people/pink-essay-platform-quest-democratize-design)

David Eardley, Interview, "Designing the Future With Pink Essay," StockX.
(https://stockx.com/news/designing-the-future-with-pink-essay/)

David Eardley, "How 11 LGBTQ+ Designers are Creating the World They Want to Live In," Architectural Digest. (https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/lgbtq-creatives-artists-designers)

Diana Budds, "Rope Masks, Nubby Vases, a Steel Bar Cart, and More Design Finds," Curbed. (https://www.curbed.com/2022/05/nycxdesign-design-week-2022-best-new-furniture-home-goods.html)

Jill Singer, "New York Design Week, We Missed You — Here Are 25 Favorites From the Festival That Was," Sight Unseen. (https://www.sightunseen.com/2022/05/new-york-design-week-we-missed-you-here-are-25-favorites-from-the-festival-that-was/

Technical Skills


Digital Fabrication: 3D printing (SLA/FDM), Laser, CNC milling, CNC Wire Bending (2D + 3D)
General Fabrication: Woodworking, Lathe, Mold-making & casting, glass kiln casting, metal casting, stone power carving, airbrush, ceramics.
Electronics & Hardware: PCB design, LED and lamp design, speaker design, microcontrollers
Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Ps/Ai/Pr), Fusion 360, Blender, Gravity Sketch, Adobe Substance, KiCAD
Electroplating: Chemistry and maintenance of acid copper and nickel based electroplating tanks, along with brush plating, metal finishing, and experimental electroforming techniques.
Molecular Biology: PCR, molecular cloning, cell culture, DNA Sequencing, plasmid design.