Alison Lewis
About: Alison is a New York based artist and designer whose work focuses on technology with a soft, social and romantic appeal. Her designs embrace sociological concepts such as identity, attraction, and most importantly LOVE. Her work has been featured in
Bust Magazine, Wired Magazine, SIGGRAPH, MIT SEAMLESS, Korea Design Biennale and ARTE' TV in Germany and France.
Alison currently produces the online show IHeartSwitch.com, a website dedicated to making technology more accessible to a wide female audience through projects and interviews. She also is a freelance design consultant in New York and an adjunct faculty member at Parsons School of Design.
Make Your Own Light-Up Panel for Purse or Drawer
Shine on, fashionistas! Fumble for keys in the dark no more. Assemble easy-to-buy parts into a functional, fashionable light-up panel that also displays a message. Put it in your purse, in a drawer or anywhere you need light!
Blog Posts
The High Tech gear for Olympic Fencers
--This year, the Olympic fencers showed off in style and wore helmets that display the scores through LED technology. Check out the smart articles an...
Purse Light Panel
--No more fumbling for your lipstick or compact while at the club, light your way with this easy to make light panel for your purse or bag. The panel...
Three Tweets for Twittering Teddy!!!
--Make your own Twittering Teddy bear!
Coming Soon!!!
--Fans of IHeartSwitch, I just wanted to take a moment to let everyone know how excited I am about the upcoming release SWITCH CRAFT: Battery Powered...
Advanced techonology of sewing and embroidery with Brother, USA
--We got a chance to interview June from Brother, USA at CES 2008....
SXSW - High-Tech Craft: Why Sewing and Knitting Still Matter
--This week Alison is heading to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival to talk on a panel about why sewing and knitting still matter. Ch...
Learning Library
--Hello and welcome to the learning library, this is a place where we will place all those little tips and tricks that will make your electronic desi...
Switch at Maker Faire
--On May 19th and 20th Maker Faire brought to you by Make & Craft Magazine will converge on the San Mateo Fair Grounds, and Switch’s Alison Lewis wil...
Alice Driver Merryman
--Sad events have befallen us here at switch, my grandmother, passed away last week at the honorable age of 100. As the creator of Switch I have been...
Interview: Angel Chang Part 2
--Calling all Switch fashionistas! Switch has the scoop on fashion designer Angel Chang’s innovative spring 2007 collection which just won the 2007 E...
News January 04, 2007: We're Back!
--Switch is a DIY show about electronics, fashion technology and design. We are starting of the New Year right with an interview with award winning f...
Interview: Angel Chang Part I
--Calling all Switch fashionistas! Switch has the scoop on fashion designer Angel Chang’s innovative spring 2007 collection which just won the 2007 E...
Special Feature: Just Freaking Magic!
--In this episode Alison talks to JF Magic Founder Lee Wainwright about light up clothing and textiles and how he formed JF Magic. In the interview t...
News May 31, 2006: New Blog and Added Features
--Switch is a DIY show for electronics, fashion technology and design. It has taken a long while, but the Switch website is no longer in BETA! We hav...
Switch 5/16/06
--SWITCH is a Do It Yourself show where we create fun and fashionable items with electronics, do cool interviews and special features about people an...
Special Feature: My Beating Heart
--In this special feature Alison visits Banana Design Lab to talk with Yury Gitman, the creator of My Beating Heart. My Beating Heart is a soft hugga...
Special Feature: Alison at CES 2006
--Alison went to the Consumer Electronic Showcase in Las Vegas, NV and had a great time finding out about products that keep parents and kids connect...
EPISODE 1- TALKING FRAMES
--In the pilot or first episode Alison and Guest Star: Diana Eng create a little ipod-like case made out of a dental floss container for voice record...
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Comments
iheartswitch seems like a great idea! I watched a couple of your videos there, nice work.








