Matt Locke sold the house he designed and built in Colorado to move in 2005 to Los Angeles to pursue a life of design and media. After a TV debut on Jeopardy in 2007, Matt received national attention on HGTV's Design Star and Showdown. In 2009 Matt debuted new functional sculptures at Dwell Magazine's Dwell on Design and was the spokesman and designer for SC Johnson's national Right@Home campaign. In 2010 Matt curated SOURCE LA, a collection of new art and furnishings from emerging talent at the LA Mart Design Center. In 2011 Matt hosted Effen Vodka's Art of Design event for Los Angeles and delivered the keynote at the Art Institute of Hollywood's annual fashion gala. Currently Matt is developing product prototypes, filming a new project, and finishing his largest commission yet: a two-story tall wall sculpture - Matt's take on the NYC Subway map in wood, metal, light, and glass - to be installed in a private home in Southern California. Matt holds a bachelor's degree in American history from Princeton University, studied fine art at the Savannah College of Art & Design, and industrial design at Chicago's Institute of Design (originally the New Bauhaus).
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