If you’ve ever had the urge to snuggle up with the Manhattan grid or envelope yourself in the perplexing layout of our nation’s capital, then you should vote for Emily Fischer’s Soft Maps on Idea Blob. The prize? The financial means to turn Ms. Fischer’s idea into a reality where quilt production is sourced to local disadvantaged women.
Soft-Maps are quilted maps of cities, neighborhoods, and parks that represent someone’s unique place in the world. These sustainably-produced heirlooms are meant to be used, both as practical bedding and as mnemonic tools for children learning to read their physical environments in a tactile way.
via my friend Katie!
