ilyssa shapiro industrial designer
Utility Cargo Cycling For Kids
Through play, children come to understand the world around them. Our project focuses on introducing bike culture to children from ages 3 to 5. We are creating learning tools that further the exploration of how bicycles can be used by teaching children that bicycles are a viable mode of transportation and way of carrying things, [...]
Light My Fire
Light My Fire‘s spork is probably one of my favorite things I own at the moment. It is so cool I can’t even just call it a spork; it deserves the full “forkspoonknife.” These sporks eliminate the need for bringing multiple utensils or using plastic ones when you’re on the go. Not only do these [...]
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: [...]
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: [...]
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 served [...]
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