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Isabella “Bella” Rudy, a junior fashion design major with a minor in marketing, transformed nature into wearable art through an ambitious biomimicry project at the Design Innovation Hub. For her Junior Studio final project, Rudy designed an avant garde garment inspired by the King Bird of Paradise.

Kayon Hall, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Higher Education Administration program, is one of six faculty members selected to be a Summer 2025 Elliot DI Faculty Fellow.

Delonte Goodman is a graduate student in 51����'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He will complete his master's program in mechatronics in December, before moving on to his doctoral program in the spring semester. He is active in multiple student and professional organizations at 51���� that enhance and complement his studies and also allow him to assist and mentor undergraduate students. 

Jennifer Mapes, an assistant professor of geography at 51����, developed an interactive mapping project that reimagines how people connect with the places they live. Using 3D printing, data visualization and storytelling, Mapes's work explores the South End neighborhood in Kent, Ohio.

Creating e-textiles is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in 51����’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 51����’s School of Fashion.

The Design Innovation Initiative at 51���� is excited to announce the selected participants for the inaugural cohort of the DI Creatives‑in‑Residence (CIR) Program, a semester-long residency that supports visionary creatives in the 51���� community and beyond working at the intersection of art, design and technology.

David E. Silva participated in The John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, a six-week intensive fellowship with the Design Innovation Initiative that embodies DI's core mission of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, connecting design, innovation and technology while serving as an incubator for cross-university projects.

As part of the John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellowship, VCD professor Hadi Rahmati partnered with Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan to improve how self-driving cars communicate with pedestrians. 

As part of Hawken School’s annual FAB Play Maker Educators Institute, Integrated Mathematics major and future math teacher, Anna Leitson, led a hands-on workshop titled Integrating Sewing Arts into the Classroom.