Welcome to Gelatobaby
Hi, my name is Alissa. I'm a writer, a gelato-eater, and a walker in LA. You can learn more about me here.All About Gelatobaby
@gelatobaby
- Congrats to the awesome folks at @Poketo on their new Target collection! I want that @kateconsumption wallet! http://bit.ly/cfj9ME
- @katiewelch So exciting! Let me know what you're up to and PLEASE come to LA!
- @ForYourArt @fallenfruit Miss you guys, too! I can't make it Sunday but everyone should go to the Public Fruit Jam! http://bit.ly/d1KYjo
- Best locked-keys-in-car story ever. RT @scharwath A Navajo medicine man prayed to the car & then opened it with a wire coathanger first try.
- Gary's new film, Urbanized! RT @Gary_Hustwit Alissa Walker (@gelatobaby) and I discussed the film on @fastcodesign: http://bit.ly/cAi4Yz
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You can find my writing most days at Fast Company, where I write about design and sustainability each week as a Designers Accord case study. I also write a column for GOOD called Design is a Verb.
- At Home with Ed Begley, Jr.
Dwell, June 2010
I visited LA's greenest celebrity to talk about gardening, solar panels and riding the bus. - Why I Write About Design Now
GOOD, May 2010
How we need to cover the design industry: Without a chair in the world. - Here's Why the Banksy Movie is a Banksy Prank
Fast Company, April 2010
The world's most famous street artist makes a documentary? I'm not buying it. - If You Lived Here, You'd Be Urban By Now
GOOD, Spring 2010
The case against fake "walkable urbanism" developments which are neither walkable or urban. - Why Can't the World's Best Architects Build Better Websites?
Fast Company, March 2010
Loading... - Reading a City
GOOD, Winter 2010
How streets in NY and LA instruct us to move through them. - iPad Name Not the First Choice for Women. Period.
Fast Company, January 2010
Sure, Apple's newest product is cool and all, but about that name... - Will You Makeover My Valentine?
Studio 360, January 2009
I talk to Kurt Andersen about greeting cards, dangerous love, and why Cupid's stupid. - The Fake Freeway Sign that Became a Real Public Service
GOOD, January 2009
Artist Richard Ankrom's act of guerrilla public service improved the commuter experience. - The Decade in Design
GOOD, December 2009
Ten years of Apple, starchitects and design for change.
- At Home with Ed Begley, Jr.
Gelatoing
Speaking
- FAME: Myth Management and Tailored Truths
An exec ed course moderated by Frances Anderton
July 20-21
USC
Los Angeles
Category Archives: wearing
The greatest love of all
In case anyone has been fretting about what to get me this Valentine’s Day, stop your shopping and just buy me this. I think I’d probably wear a medium? You’ll have to trust me about the fact that I didn’t … Continue reading
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Eat My Words: Princess of silkscreening power
My younger sister Beth and I have birthdays five short days apart. The last week of August holds some of the giddiest anticipation of the year, as I ship off her gift then wait to see what delectable goodness will … Continue reading
Posted in ReadyMade, crafting, creating, wearing
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Virginia Postrel and Kate Coe go Deep
Two of the smartest writers in town, Virginia Postrel and Kate Coe, are now collaborating on Deep Glamour, a blog that explores glamour “in its many manifestations, from movies, fashion, and advertising to real estate, politics, and sports.” You might … Continue reading
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Come on everybody, let’s jump in the pool!
Even though I’m stuck inside playing a neverending game of Tetris with my possessions, it just got triumphantly sunny and warm after a few too many days of early-onset May Gray. And since I’m packing up for a few months … Continue reading
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Eat My Words: That wedding in Helsinki
As you may remember, some time ago I traveled to a faraway land to eat beef donuts, blow glass, relive some childhood textile fantasies and take a lovely unexpected holiday in Scotland on the way home. I also attended an … Continue reading
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