This Friday’s Feature is Emily Fischer and her small design studio in Brooklyn called Haptic Lab!
Emily received her Masters Degree in Architecture and started creating soft-maps as an academic experiment in tactile wayfinding; the quilts were inspired by Emily’s own mother Peggy who had begun losing her eyesight from complications of glaucoma.
It's a powerful idea to think of maps as tactile tools, comprehended through the sense of touch.
Emily received her Masters Degree in Architecture and started creating soft-maps as an academic experiment in tactile wayfinding; the quilts were inspired by Emily’s own mother Peggy who had begun losing her eyesight from complications of glaucoma.
It's a powerful idea to think of maps as tactile tools, comprehended through the sense of touch.
They're just a few days away from unveiling their do-it-yourself map quilting kits!
If you live in the New York City area, you can even participate in weekly sewing nights at Haptic Lab's Brooklyn studio beginning next month!
And I can hardly wait for their map KITES in 2013! Whee! Sounds like lots of map fun!
To find out more about Emily Fischer, visit Haptic Lab’s website!
TGIF!
Mary^
If you live in the New York City area, you can even participate in weekly sewing nights at Haptic Lab's Brooklyn studio beginning next month!
And I can hardly wait for their map KITES in 2013! Whee! Sounds like lots of map fun!
To find out more about Emily Fischer, visit Haptic Lab’s website!
TGIF!
Mary^
