Brooklyn, New York
izzy@isaboko.com
Instagram: @isaboko.com
Izzy Li Kostrzewa (they/them) is a Taiwanese American artist and designer from Mt. Pleasant, MI currently based in Brookyln, NY. They make textile driven work utalizing found vintage Asian and American textiles. Kostrzewa’s visual world speaks to a unique Asian American upbringing and mixed cultural identity, combined with a Solarpunk worldview. Solarpunk is a movement working towards a better relationship between humanity and the Earth, and cultivating a radically optimistic outlook for our future. Kostrzewa is the founder of the brand Isaboko, and has had work featured in Vogue Hong Kong, and I-D Magazine.
Education
Parsons School of Design BFA - 2023
Converse All Star
New York, New York
2025- 2026
Mercedes Benz: Bevisioneers
Climate Fellowship
The Do School
2023-2025
Materials For The Arts
Designer in Residence
New York, New York
2024
Re:Generation Innovation Award
Swaorvski Foundation
Council of Fashion Designers of America
2022
Wind + Spirit
Taiwan Culture and Economics Center
New York, New York
2024
YoungArts Showcase
Sotheby’s
New York, New York
2019