ilyssa shapiro industrial designer
Milk Eggs Vodka
Today, I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather here in Philadelphia and took a nice long walk around my neighborhood. I started out by getting my first delicious meal since getting my wisdom teeth out @ the Fitzwater Cafe; split french toast, crab cakes, and coffee. After, I visited my favorite garage door [...]
The Visual Miscellaneum
The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless.
I came across this book at my school’s library and couldn’t help but excitedly flip through the pages. It is a colorful and visually stimulating book that shows how you can share statistics and information in a very visual, creative, and understandable way.
Check it here: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-visual-miscellaneum/
Photo Credit: Information is [...]
Time Scroll
I’m a few months late posting this, but I had the opportunity to see (well…. sneak in) to see an intimate viewing of “Time Scroll” at the Fabric Workshop by one of the greatest artists of our time, Cai Guo-Qiang.
Read a great write-up by Jong Kyu Kim about Cai’s visit to Philadelphia here.
(Note: These videos [...]
Miniature New York City
“The Sandpit” by Aero Director/ VFX artist Sam O’Hare. Click to read more about how film was made…. http://tinyurl.com/yjvk9tw
Thank you, Timothy Passarella for sharing!
Maya Lin
Works from another one of my favorite artists, Maya Lin.
You may recognize her name; she designed the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. in 1981. At age 21, as an undergrad architecture student, she submitted her proposal to a public design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and won.
Photos courtesy designboom.
Polderceramics.
Ceramics made from the soil of the Noordoostpolder region of central Netherlands. Designed by Atelier NL.“Each piece was made from a specific plod of soil taken from each of the different farms they accessed across the 460 square kilometre polder”
‘‘We wanted to make tableware so that the vegetables prepared for dinner could be [...]
St. Vincent “Actor of Work”
Tonight I will be trekking through the snow to see St. Vincent @ the First Unitarian Church.
If you’ve never heard her sing live, you need to watch this video. Her voice is truely beautiful.
Wrap stool
The Wrap Stool is a modular stool made from 100% wool felt and reclaimed scrap plywood. It is designed to serve as a single stool that has the ability to attach to another in order to increase its size or create a conversational sitting space for many people.
Woolit
The Woolit is a celebration of the 19th century colonial candle mold. The candle mold, a typically uncelebrated object, allowed for the first mass-production of light. The Woolit serves as a decorative object by day, and an ambient light by night. 100% wool felt, a soft yet rigid material, cradles the light, referencing the colonial [...]
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