Hello,
I’m Ayelet
pronunc. (eye-yell-it)
I’m an enthusiastic Canadian Industrial designer with meticulous attention to detail. I love building and using prototypes to explore creative, sustainable, and inclusive design solutions.
I’m passionate about the design of experiences that are engaging, educational, and make people think.
Cedar Patio Furniture
Built entirely from Red Cedar, this set of furniture is designed to fit in the surrounding environment, and to create a welcoming conversation area. The side profile and overall dimensions were fine-tuned through the building of three full scale Pine prototypes to ensure an ergonomic seating position and relaxed aesthetic.
Oak Bed & Nightstand
Inspired by my interest in furniture design, I wanted to learn more about carpentry through building something of my own. This explorative process helped me to improve my wood working skills, specifically focusing on precise joints and drawer construction.
Dementia Friendly Travel Wallet
Keeping track of all your belongings while moving through an airport can be tricky for anyone. For those with cognitive impairments or a caregiver traveling with them, this presents a more substantial challenge.
The line of dementia friendly travel accessories focuses on the management of personal belongings while traveling, with a focus on the presentation and safe-keeping of travel documents such as the passport and boarding pass. They also help service providers identify and provide extra support to travellers with cognitive impairments.
This eight-month long extensive co-design project was done in collaboration with the National Research Council’s Centre for Air Travel Research (CATR), Ottawa International Airport, Bruyère Hospital and Chartwell Retirement Residences, under the guidance of Professor Chantal Trudel.
Bike Share Bag
The goal of this design was to increase storage and carrying space available on bike sharing systems that are growing in popularity in downtown cores. This design includes two components: the metal frame attached permanently to the bike, and the compatible bag that frequent bike share users keep with them. The Cordura Nylon makes the bag water repellent and strong. The frame has a spring-loaded base that folds out of the way when not in use.
Children's Measuring Cup
The aim of this measuring cup is to promote learning for young children through engagement in the kitchen. The colourful measuring lines help to describe and identify the different quantities. The silicone double handed grip and removable lid focus on ease of use for small hands to avoid spills!
Window Bird Safety Device
Violet is a discrete window treatment to prevent bird collisions with highly reflective glass. Violet uses ultraviolet light to create patterns on windows deterring birds from the area. Many species of birds are tetra-chromatic, with dedicated cone cells for perceiving wavelengths in ultraviolet and violet regions of the light spectrum. The stripes of light will deter birds from the area, while keeping the window clear of obstructions visible to the human eye. In this device an acrylic rod is used to create a plane of light from a single beam. A diffraction grating is used to split one beam of light into many beams, allowing a span over the entire window.
Tea Organizer
This revolving stand neatly organizes David’s Tea loose-leaf tea bags. The modular system of removable dividers allows for additional storage of any other tea containers and accessories. Radiating from the centre, the labels on each bag remain visible to quickly find specialty flavours. The teal blue base and geometric shape matches the Canadian brand’s visual identity.
