About
Ciao! Mi chiamo Elisa.
I've lived in and around San Francisco for over a decade. If you're wondering about the accent, that's from growing up in Cambridge, UK. But(!) I'm actually Italian: I was born in Rome and I'm a native Italian speaker.
I've been making things for as long as I can remember, so it's only natural that I love working as a designer, and making art, food and hand-knit sweaters in my free time. Yes, I made the sweater I'm wearing here.
Companies I've worked with
Cora, Covariant, Sofar Ocean, Waabi, Fundamental, Kimberly-Clark, Asha Water, KuumbaMade, Yucca Fins, Kilter, Lumo, Cohere and Soil Life.
I value
Being stretched
I started learning the guitar to develop skills in perseverance (I love music, but playing it is another ballgame!). Fiber arts started as a curiosity and has grown into an area of expertise.
Embracing discomfort
I like to do things that make me slightly nervous. I once moved into a community house of 17 people, knowing I would need to navigate a lot of relationships with very different personalities. I kept us all well fed by starting an affordable, nutritious shared food program.
Doing it right
When I do something, I go all in. I wanted a woven tapestry but wasn't willing to splurge on one, so I made it myself: I built a loom out of 1x4s, picked up wool at a local yarn store and got to work. It took over a year to finish, and it was worth every minute.
All-time favorites
- Italian food
- Pumpkin ravioli
- Restaurant
- Montesacro
- Kitchen tool
- Mandoline
- Book
- East of Eden
- Album
- Tigersapp, Szymon
- Podcast
- Search Engine
- Sweater to knit
- Instant Crush by Joji Locatelli
- Yarn
- Suri alpaca
- Clay
- Speckled buff
- Sport
- Skiing
- Italian phrase
- Sei più fuori di un terrazzino
- Roughly: you're further out than a balcony. In other words, you're a little nuts.