Isabelle Olsson
Isabelle Maj Olsson (born August 20, 1983) is a Swedish Industrial Designer and Vice President for Google. Olsson originally joined the X Lab at Google in 2011 and became the lead designer of the Google Glass product. Olsson started working for Google in 2011.
Isabelle Olsson
Per Åström · New and old glasses on stage.. Worn by Isabelle Olsson and Andreas Ekström #grid14 · CC BY 2.0
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- Isabelle Olsson
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- 1953
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- Sweden
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Previously she worked for Fuse Project. She quickly became the designer of Google Glass. In 2013, Olsson custom-designed a tortoise-shell framed Google Glass. Olsson has been interviewed and profiled in a number of publications. Metropolis magazine invited Olsson to publish her account of her research into making a sustainable substitute for leather out of Pineapple leaves. The magazine called Olsson one of "the textile industry's foremost experts."
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