Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio
December 11, 2018
S5E11: Renata Souza
Renata Souza Luque is the creator of Thomy, an insulin kit for children with Type 1 diabetes, and a 2017 graduate of Parsons School of Design.
Souza’s young cousin Thomas inspired this project, which began as her senior capstone at Parsons. Thomas was also her creative director:
If I had a question about my design in terms of, like, the shape or the appearance I would ask him and he would have a final say because he’s a kid. It’s hard designing for kids when you’re not a kid.
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Jessica Helfand is an artist and writer based in New England. A former critic at Yale School of Art and one of the founding editors of Design Observer, she is the author of several books on visual culture including Self Reliance, Design: The Invention of Desire, and Face: A Visual Odyssey.