Maggie Orth (born in Columbus Ohio, USA in 1964) is a writer, technology artist and former entrepreneur, who is best known for her electronic-textiles, which combine conductive yarns, tradition textiles processes, electronics, and software. Orth’s technology artworks include textiles that change color under computer control, fabric sensor and light pieces, and robotic public art.
    Orth began her work in wearables and electronic-textiles in 1996 at MIT’s Media Lab, where she earned a PhD. Orth also holds Masters of Science from MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies, and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. In 2002, Orth founded International Fashion Machines, (IFM), a technology-design studio dedicated to bringing electronic-textiles into the world. At IFM, Orth explored early applications in wearable computing, wove electronic textile artworks, wrote patents, conducted technical research, explored business strategies, and designed products, including the PomPom Dimmer. In 2007, Orth was named a USA Target Fellow by United States Artists and received an unrestricted grant of $50,000. In 2009, Orth shuttered International Fashion Machines to focus on her art. Two years later, in order critically reflect on technology, Orth began to write.
    Her recent exhibitors include The Surrey Art Gallery, Canada, 2018; The San Juan Museum, USA, 2018; University of Western Washington Gallery, USA, 2017. Her robotic artwork, Chronos and Kairos (with Banerjee, Gorbet and Gorbet) was installed in the San Jose Airport in 2012, as part of the San Jose’s Public Art Program.
    Other exhibitors include Bumbershoot; the Boston Museum of Science; NTT ICC, InterCommuncication Center, Japan; The National Textile Museum, Washington DC; The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; The DeCordova Museum MA; SIGGRAPH, and Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria; Zero 1, San Jose, CA; and MUDAC, The Museum de Design D’Arts Contemporains, Lausanne, Switzerland.