Elise Co

Graduate Media Design / Interaction Design
aeolab.com

Biography

Elise Co is co-founder of Aeolab, a design and technology studio in Los Angeles building dynamic interfaces, generative behaviors and advanced, high-fidelity functional prototypes of alternate/future devices and systems. Co has helped design and implement data visualizations, hand-powered electronic prototypes, robotic appliances, and multi-screen kinetic installations for clients such as Honda, BMW, Sony, Samsung, and Disney.

Co holds a Master of Science degree in Media Arts and Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in architecture from MIT. At the MIT Media lab, Co explored the synthesis of fashion and technology. She is an associate professor in Graduate Media Design and Interaction Design at ArtCenter College of Design, and has taught at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Basel, Switzerland; the University of Minnesota; SCI-Arc; and USC. Her work has been shown internationally, including at the Milan Triennale, Istanbul Design Biennial, NEMO Amsterdam, MOMA, SIGGRAPH, and IMRF Tokyo.

Classes

TDS-324C-01: Alienware Sponsored Studio
GMDP-518A-01: Dev Studio 1
GMDP-554-01: Grad Lab
GMDP-602A-01: Thesis Studio 1
GMDP-625-01: Thesis Committee Project
GMDP-652D-01: Thesis Studio 8
GIXD-650-01: Capstone
GMDP-660-01: Open Studio