Stephen Baker is a New York–based Creative Director working with architecture, design, and emerging technology. Specializing in experiential design across digital and physical spaces, he creates immersive environments that translate complex ideas into engaging, memorable experiences.

His portfolio spans Olympic pavilions, concert halls, museums, and large-scale data-driven artworks, including projects such as The Synapse: Brain Index for Columbia University, kinetic and animated visualizations for IBM, musically driven public artwork for the San Francisco Symphony, and multi-sensorial brand experiences like Pantone: Color of the Year and SK-II’s Tokyo Olympic Games pavilion. He has also developed transformative spaces for Cadillac, Nike, and cultural institutions including MoMA, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Aperture Foundation.

Stephen studied fine arts and design at the University of Michigan, exhibiting immersive audio installations in New York, Antwerp, and London before pursuing graduate studies at Parsons School of Design. He co-founded the design studio Red Antenna, growing it into a ten-person team serving cultural and corporate clients, and has since collaborated with leading agencies such as Trollbäck+Company, HUSH, AV&C, and Huge. He is Creative Director at Local Projects, where he leads design for large-scale brands and cultural organizations.

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Cultural & Educational Institutions:
Aperture Foundation · Architectural League of New York · Brooklyn Academy of Music · Denver Museum of Nature & Science · Lincoln Center · Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) · National Public Housing Museum · National Science Foundation · New Museum · New York Philharmonic · Pratt Institute · San Francisco Symphony · Smithsonian Institute · Sotheby’s · Stonewall Inn · Whitney Museum of American Art · World Science Festival


Brand Experiences: 
Adidas · Adobe · American Express · Barclays · BBC · Cadillac · Comedy Central · Google · HBO · IBM · Mastercard · Microsoft · NBC · New York Times · MTV · Nike · Pantone · PBS · SK‑II · Sony · SVB · TED Global · VH1 · Vice · YouTube