Syuzi Pakhchyan is a media designer and tinkerer working and residing in Los Angeles. She received her MFA in Media Design from the Art Center College of Design. Her MFA thesis titled SparkLab investigates the intersection between culture, technology and craft. Her designs explore and encourage ludic activities that celebrate the quirky and speculative, and reflect personal experiences and cultural narratives. Currently she is working as a freelance Media and Interaction Design Consultant and teaches a robotics class to children.