Diana Eng

Early life

Eng attended Stanton College Preparatory School and later the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in Apparel Design in 2005. Prior to graduation, she participated in Seamless: Computational Couture, a fashion show hosted by MIT, where she and fellow RISD graduate Emily Albinski designed a dress that could inflate into a ball gown shape with the push of a button. Shortly after that show, she appeared on Project Runway.

Project Runway

During Project Runway season two, Daniel Vosovic nicknamed Diana Eng "Dirty Diana" after her dancing at a party. She was eliminated in the sixth episode, the Banana Republic challenge, with Marla Duran. Winner Chloe Dao later chose Eng to assist with the final challenge. Eng's designs have appeared on i-D magazine's cover and in The Boston Globe.

Work

Eng helped popularize the term 'Fashion Nerd' and earned top honors at Yahoo!'s 2006 Hack Day. She authored the 2009 DIY book Fashion Geek, which teaches how to make electronic fashions. She holds an Amateur Radio license with call sign KC2UHB and has made instructional ham-radio videos, joining the ARRL Public Relations committee in March 2010.

In February 2010, she held a one-woman fashion show at Eyebeam titled 'The Fairytale Fashion Collection' featuring garments with EL wire, LEDs, and sensors. She was featured on CNN's The Next List in 2013, demonstrating a dress with integrated conductive thread. Eng is a contributor to Make and Craft magazines.