Eliza Redmann is a licensed architect, sculptural artist, and founder of Folded Poetry Design Studio based in Durham, North Carolina. When a car accident upended Eliza’s health, personal life, and career in architecture, she was forced to reinvent herself and utilize her creative potential for healing by creating art. Her passion for creating is now driven by her changed experience of life after her traumatic brain injury. Her work is uniquely informed by her own experience of disability.

Simplicity is both the constraint and the strength of her brand, Folded Poetry. The bedrock of Folded Poetry is the use of a small number of simple forms, which are arranged to create complex geometries designed to challenge viewers to perceive outside of what is normal or traditional, just as Eliza must now live, adapt, and navigate the world in new ways.

Drawing upon her design training and skills in craft and construction, Eliza has brought her work to a large scale by creating architectural geometric sculptures. While her work is as impactful as art itself, more importantly, it has been the primary driver behind the recreation of Eliza’s health and the reimagining of her life’s purpose.