Stephen Duneier
Stephen Duneier | |
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Yarnbombing in the Wilderness,[3] Extreme Goal Achievement | |
Spouse | Barbara |
Website | yarnbomber |
Stephen Duneier is an American professional investment manager, strategy consultant, speaker, lecturer, author, artist and Guinness World Record holder.
Education
Duneier attended the
Career in finance
While still attending graduate school at
Career as a cognitive science practitioner
In 2001, Duneier began to apply his approach to decision making, which he calls "Bija", to his personal life, leading to a long string of eccentric goals and resolutions being set and achieved.
He set the Guinness World Record for the largest crocheted granny square. It is 1,311 square feet, incorporates more than 30 miles of yarn and weighs over 60 pounds. It took 2 years, 7 months and 17 days to create, and required more than 500,000 double crochet stitches.[19][20][21][22]
Duneier now speaks[23] and writes about his experience and how others can take what we have learned from research conducted in the field of cognitive science in order to make better decisions and achieve bigger goals.[24]
Career as a lecturer
Duneier teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses on
Career as an artist
Duneier is an
As part of his 2012 resolution to learn 12 new skills, Duneier learned how to knit. His first project was the covering of a 40-foot tall eucalyptus tree, 2.6 miles up the Cold Spring Trail in Santa Barbara, California.[28] It required 450 square feet of knitted material. The installation remained for just 9 days and all material used was donated to Warm Up America, a charity in North Carolina.
The following year he wrapped a massive boulder atop the Saddlerock hiking trail above Montecito, California.[29]
His third installation was a large spiderweb made out of yarn which covered Sasquatch Cave in The Playgrounds at Lizard's Mouth.
For his fourth installation, Duneier created a giant starfish made with reflective yarn from Red Heart Yarns and hung it 40 feet above the Seven Falls Trail.
His fifth installation occurred at Santa Barbara City College where he laid out nearly 2,500 square feet of knitted and crocheted pieces on their lawn.
For his sixth installation, he invited fiber artists from around the world to collaborate with him by sending crocheted and knitted pieces of any size, shape, color and style to participate. He received contributions from 388 artists in 36 countries and all 50 US States. Combined with his own work, he wrapped 18 giant boulders at Lizards Mouth[30] in the Los Padres National Forest above Santa Barbara in California.
His most recent project was called the Alien Campsite
As part of his stated mission to build a global community of kind and creative people,[35] Duneier hosts the Yarnbomber podcast in which he features interviews with famous yarnbombers from around the world including Carol Hummel, London Kaye and Jessie Hemmons.[36]
See also
- Cognitive bias
- Land art
- Site-Specific Art
- Environmental art
- Decision Analysis
- Bija
- Yarnbombing
- Fiber art
References
- ^ Cooper, Arnie (November 2014). "HEDGE FUNDER-TURNED-CROCHETER 'YARNBOMBS' THE COUNTRY'S WILDERNESS". No. November 2014. ArtNews Magazine. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Greenberg, Greg (June 16, 2015). "Powerless Fed Can't Stop Stocks From Heading Higher, Says Bija CIO". The Street. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Dinaberg, Leslie (June 16, 2015). "The Art of Getting People Back to Nature". SB Seasons. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "CEO, Stephen Duneier". Bija Advisors LLC. Bija Advisors LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Creation of Additional Incubator Fund". FE Investegate. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Drobny, Andres. "Drobny Global Monitor" (PDF). Drobny. Drobny Global. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Alternative Investment News" (PDF). Strand Fund. Total Alternatives. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Friedman, Steven. "Stephen Duneier; Bija Advisors". Santangels Review. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Xie, Ye (October 19, 2014). "Dollar Turning Point Aided by U.S. Investor Reversal: Currencies". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Lloyd, Colin (September 25, 2015). "Will Europe Benefit Economically from the Migrant Crisis". Nasdaq. Seeking Alpha. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Cognitive science exposes a serious mistake made by most asset allocators". 2n20.com. 2n20 AG. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Chen, Vivian. "AUM's Impact on Performance". PM Jar. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Duneier, Stephen (July 9, 2015). "Declawing the Federal Reserve". Advisor Hub. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "The Secret to Successful New Year's Resolutions". Bija Advisors LLC. Bija Advisors LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "12 for 2012". 12for2012. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Burgess, Phil (December 27, 2015). "Bonus Years: New year is good time to commit to new learning and giving". Capital Gazette. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Mills, Ted. "Episode 24: The Yarnbomber". Funkzone Podcast. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals | Stephen Duneier | TEDxTucson". YouTube.
- ^ "Yarnbomber Achieves World Record for Largest Granny Square". Heart Strings by Red Heart Yarns. Red Heart. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Vercillo, Kathryn. "5 Shockingly Humongous Crochet Blankets". About.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "World Record Attempt". Yarnbomber.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Sign in". Guinness World Records. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Speaker Inspires Monroe Students". Santa Barbara Unified. Santa Barbara Unified School District. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Volunteer Spotlight: Stephen Duneier". Youth Interactive. Youth Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Lecturers". Technology Management Program, UCSB. University of California. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Rogan, Jack (April 9, 2014). "The Yarnbomber". Roots Rated. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "About Yarnbomber". Yarnbomber.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Hemmons, Jessie (September 10, 2013). "Interview with Yarnbomber Stephen Duneier". IshKnits.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Hiking Saddlerock". The Santa Barbara Company. The Santa Barbara Company. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Lehr, Tracy (June 6, 2014). "Knitter Creates Unusual Art". KEYT KCOY. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Stewart, Ethan. "The Santa Barbara YarnBomber Strikes Again, But Gets Foiled by Mother Nature". Roots Rated. Roots Rated. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Alien Campsite". Heart Strings. Red Heart Yarns. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Arnie (March 8, 2015). "The Guerrilla Art of the Yarn Bomb Goes Natural". Newsweek Magazine. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Stewart, Ethan (September 11, 2014). "Knitting Psychedelic Daydreams". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Martin, Jordana. "Ultimate Yarn Bomber: Steve Duneier". Textile Arts Center. Textile Arts Center. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Yarnbomber Podcast". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved December 9, 2015.