Today we have Yaara Nusboim, the creator of ALMA therapy dolls on MiLOWE MAG. Christianne and I first read about Yaara and her groundbreaking therapy dolls in this Dezeen article and were blown away by her mission and eye-catching aesthetic. We knew right away that we had to learn more about her and her incredible creations.

Tell us your story! We’d love to hear a little bit about yourself and what inspired you to design these dolls.

My name is Yaara Nusboim, and I am a fresh industrial designer. Several years ago, I worked at a boarding school for at-risk children. While working there I witnessed the tremendous pain and difficulties that these children were facing every day. I wanted to design special toys that are tailor-made for the treatment of this children and they were my inspiration.

Describe what motivates you in one sentence.

To add good to the world, change and improve by design.

What are your top three pieces of advice for aspiring designers?

1. Work, work and work! To do as many as possible mockups and designs and you will end up with a great design.

2. Set to yourself goals at the beginning of the project and once in a while stop and return to them and check if you reach them.

3. Always aspire forward, believe in yourself and never give up.

Where do you go for inspiration on the web and in real life?

To get inspiration I go to the nature and look for colors and shapes around me and if I need specific inspiration I look in lemanoosh.

What is the first website you visit every morning?

Medium magazine, I try to read every day about new subject that interest me.

What are you three favorite Instagram accounts to follow?

1. Xlivingart (Li Xiang) – A Chinese interior designer who designs stunning and crazy spaces for children.

2. Elena Salmistraro- A Spanish designer who works with a variety of materials and full of bold and strong colors

3. Jaime Hayon – A Spanish designer who designs everything with a great sense of humor and uniqueness.

What is next for the ALMA dolls? Will they be available in the US?

I am currently working on developing the project for production, I am in touch with investors and looking for more people that can help me with the development of the project and I hope that very soon the dolls will be available for sale in the US and around the world and will really help and affect children.

And finally, where can we find you?

o Website: https://www.yaaranusboim.com/
o Instagram: yaara_nusboim