Fred Kahl
American artist, designer, and magician/entertainer Fred Kahl (1965– ) earned a BS in art and art education from New York University (NYU) in 1987 and an MPS from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program in 1997. Kahl began studying glassblowing through NYU’s educational partnership with New York Experimental Glass Workshop (later UrbanGlass) and worked as a studio manager for the workshop in the 1980s and 1990s. Kahl developed new techniques in 3-D scanning and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) carving, and he has been recognized for work that combines traditional glassmaking techniques with new technologies. He is also the former creative director at Funny Garbage (1997–2014) and a veteran of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. Kahl has taught in the MFA design program at the School of Visual Arts in New York since 2014.