Ivy Ross

[11] This book shares the science behind humanities birthright - to make and behold art and its power to amplify physical and mental health, learning and build stronger communities.

She credits her father, an industrial engineer who worked for the Raymond Loewy studio that created the Studebaker Hawk automobile, for influencing her choice of careers.

Ross conceived of an experiment in multi-disciplinary design dubbed “Project Platypus”,[17][18][19] which resulted in Mattel's highly successful Ello Creation System.

Whilst at Mattel, Ross also failed to see the shift in consumer preferences of the "tween" segment: i.e. girls between the age of 9 to 12 years old.

While there, Ross created an in-house blog called "Culture Feed" with insight culled from the Internet and curated by trend-hunter Jody Turner.

[21] She left to become Senior VP and chief creative officer for the Disney Stores of America (owned by the Children's Place),[22] a position she held for one year before returning to the Gap Inc. in 2008.

At Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano in April 2019, Ross led the Google Hardware Design Studio in building A Space for Being: a 6000 square foot installation based on the concepts of neuroaesthetics.

The exhibit was created in partnership with Reddymade Architecture, Susan Magsamen and the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University, and Muuto Furniture Design.

[43] Ross has been featured as a guest on several podcasts, including Meet the Creatives,[44] Time Sensitive,[45] Clever,[46] The Vergecast,[47] and Design Milk.