Zach Klein

Zach Klein
Klein in 2019
Born (1982-09-26) September 26, 1982 (age 42)
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWake Forest University
OccupationEntrepreneur
SpouseCourtney Klein
Websitehttps://www.zachklein.com

Zach Klein (born September 26, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and investor, and former CEO of Dwell.[1] He is best known for co-founding and designing Vimeo.[2] He also co-founded DIY.org,[3] and created the Cabin Porn phenomenon, which was initially an online project "created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding" but grew into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders.[4][5][6]

Education

Klein spent his earliest years in Western New York and later lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he attended Bishop Luers High School. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University[7] where he was a studio art major.[8]

Career

He was a partner at Connected Ventures, which founded and operated CollegeHumor.[9] He was a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts, where he taught in the MFA program in Interaction Design.[10]

In February 2020, Klein was appointed as CEO of the design and technology brand Dwell.[11]

Selected publications

In 2015, Klein published the Cabin Porn photo-book[12] followed by Cabin Porn: Inside in 2020.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Zach Klein's announcement on LinkedIn". linkedin.com/. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Interview with Zach Klein, Designer of Vimeo.com". Fuel Your Interface. August 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Bilton, Nick (May 20, 2012). "Disruptions: A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children". Bits Blog. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015). "Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tech CEO helps people unplug with "cabin porn"". CBS News. September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Klein, Zach; Leckart, Steven; Kalina, Noah (2015). Cabin porn. Beaver Brook (N.Y. : Commune) (First ed.). New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316378215. OCLC 900012164.
  7. ^ "Zach Klein – School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design". Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  8. ^ Hanner, Carol L. (March 5, 2020). "For the Love of New Ideas". Wake Forest Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Mead, Rebecca (January 17, 2005). "Funny Boys". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design". Interactiondesign.sva.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  11. ^ "Dwell Announces New CEO, Zach Klein". www.prnewswire.com. PR Newswire. February 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  12. ^ Green, Penelope (September 23, 2015). "Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Book Review - Cabin Porn: Inside, edited by Zach Klein". www.theportugalnews.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  14. ^ Tipton, Gemma (October 17, 2020). "Dreaming small has become big business". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

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