Zach Klein (born ) is an American

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and investor, and currently the CEO of

Dwell Dwell may refer to: * ''Dwell'' (album), a 2020 album by Recondite * ''Dwell'' (magazine), a monthly American publication focused on modern architecture and design * Dwell (retailer), a leading UK furniture and accessories company * "Dwell" (so ...

. He co-founded DIY.org, and is best known for co-founding and designing

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. He 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.

Education

Klein spent his earliest years in

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and later lived in

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

, where he attended

Bishop Luers High School Bishop Luers High School is a small Catholic high school located in the southside of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Bishop Luers is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The school was founded in 1958 by ...

. He is a graduate of

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

Career

He assisted with the development of CollegeHumor. He was a faculty member at the

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, where he taught in the MFA program in

Interaction Design Interaction design, often abbreviated as IxD, is "the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services." Beyond the digital aspect, interaction design is also useful when creating physical (non-digital) produ ...

Selected publications

In 2015, Klein published ''Cabin Porn'' photo-book followed by ''Cabin Porn: Inside'' in 2020.

References

External links

DIY
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Zach American computer businesspeople 1982 births Wake Forest University alumni Living people Vimeo CollegeHumor people People from Fort Wayne, Indiana