Hana Stauss

In honor of our “Tiny Sculptures” project, here’s a brief history of origami! 🙂 105 AD – Paper invented in China. Monks brought paper to Japan in sixth century. Fun fact: initially when it first arrived in Japan, paper folding was only to be done for ceremonial purposes. Edo period Read more…

Zaha Hadid was a British Iraqi architect, artist, and designer from 1950 to 2016. She was transformative as an architect, challenging the current set of architectural rules by experiencing with new materials and redefining how structures were built. Simply put, her buildings are beautiful in a captivating, show stopping manner. Read more…

I interned at Stance Socks two summers ago, where I got to help work on a collaboration they were doing with Jaden Smith. I wasn’t an active listener of Jaden’s work at the time, but I remember falling in love with his vision and art. I love the fact that Read more…

I watched the video which shows Laurie Anderson’s Chalkroom exhibit and was surprised to feel so many different emotions. First, I love the general idea and context of the exhibit. The floating words in the air made me feel as if I were in a dream state. The music in Read more…

I am really fascinated by our recent work in the space between code and art. Both are areas I am incredibly interested in, and I had no idea platforms like Processing existed where one can actually “code” art. Data visualization is one area which also combines computer science and art. Read more…

I recently watched the documentary Franca Sozzani’s son made of his mother called Franca: Chaos and Creation. I had never even heard of the name Franca Sozzani, but after watching the documentary, I was entranced and enamored by this woman. She was Editor in Chief of Vogue Italia and throughout Read more…

Vivienne Westwood is an iconic British fashion designer who constantly strives to rebel against fashion norms and continues to redefine the expression of Punk Rock in fashion. Her initial interest in clothes manifested in biker clothing, zips, and leather, riding off of the hippie movement in the late 60s. She Read more…

I first read one of Brynne Rebele-Henry’s prose pieces, The Glass House when I was 14 years old. It intrigued me then, and I, now 18, recently was inspired to read it again from our Invisible Cities project. The Glass House is lyrical, romantic, utterly confusing, and fascinating to read. Read more…

Above is a screenshot of a portion of my mood board for the Invisible Cities project. Woman pictured: Lindsay Vrckovnik, a student at Parson’s in New York. Spotify song: Topanga by Trippie Redd I have noticed that since taking this design class, I have found myself to be inspired on Read more…