As a creative being, I love to tell stories and create experiences through product and services, to make the user’s life easier and better, not just for him/her, but also for the planet. I try to challenge myself to find more fresh and bold ideas, although the core concept is what is most important.
As an Industrial designer and Design Educator with a Mechanical Production Engineering background, I also work as Design consultant for companies ranging from start-ups to established brands, individuals to communities. Having been practising design since 2010, I have had the opportunity to have hands on experience in the execution of almost all phases of the concept development process in various domains such as Industrial design, Strategic design, Experience design, Furniture design and Interior design, dealing with both local and global clients.
My design philosophy is to have a holistic approach towards transforming design concepts based on user research to meaningful and desirable products that fulfil customer needs. Working on details guarantees a better overall experience of the product. I often design products which are intuitive and easy to use, functional and aesthetically appealing.
EXPERIENCE
Born in India
1987
Bachelors in Mechanical
(Production) Engineering.
Kerala University, India
2005
2009
2010
Co-Founder and Designer.
White Collar Arts, India
Film maker.
Photographer.
2016
Passion driven
Script writing
Direction
Cinematography
Editing
Production Design
Product photography
Wedding photography
Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
Key responsibilities
Co - Founder
Research
Brand establishment
Procurement
3D Modeling
AutoCAD, 3ds Max,
Photoshop
Visualizing, Ideation
Prototyping
Furniture Making
Wood and Metal Working
Spray Painting
2017
Masters in Industrial Design.
Jönköping University, Sweden
Furniture Designer.
Baakas Design, India
Moved to Sweden.
2018
Industrial Design Intern.
Greenworks Tools AB, Sweden
Winner, JIBS Entrepreneur Challenge.
Challenge conducted by JIBS in collaboration with Jönköping Energi.
We were team of four and developed a business strategy for Jönköping Energi, for developing there business and improves the client base and relationships.
Design Manager.
IKEA academic project, Sweden
2019
Master Thesis.
Greenworks Tools AB, Sweden
University Lecturer.
Jönköping University, Sweden
2020
Design Consultant.
India- Sweden
Nov 2016 - April 2017
Key responsibilities
User Research
Human Centered Design
Experiments with
concrete mixes
3D Modeling
Rhino, Keyshot,
Illustrator
Generating Production
Mold making
Visualizing, Ideation
Prototyping
Project Execution
Aug 2018 - Oct 2018
Key responsibilities
Visual brand language
Brainstorming
Design meeting
Alias
Object printing
Presentation
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
Key responsibilities
Managed 8 members
Responsible for
prototyping
Conducting
brainstorming session
Functional analysis
Contacting vendors
Developed the concept
which IKEA send that for
engineering prototype
Created the concept with
IKEA’s brand language
Feb 2019 - Aug 2019
Key responsibilities
‘Handle concept for
string trimmer’
Ergonomic study
Semantics
Research
Ideation
Prototyping
Rapid prototyping
Clay modeling
Production
Testing
Validation
July 2019 - Present
Key responsibilities
Course responsible for
Design Philosophy and
practice for User experience.
Conducting courses
on various topics:
Autodesk Alias
Keyshot
Digital sketching
Photoshop
Illustrator
Design methods and
methodology
Jan 2020 - Present
Consultant for services:
Industrial Design
Service Design
Product Development
Packaging Design
Strategy Design.
PHILOSOPHIES
AND
TOPICS
Product life cycle
Human Centered Design
System level thinking
Holistic approach
Service Design
Circular Design Economy
Strategic Design
Color, Material, Finish
EXPERTISE
SOFTWARE
Rhinoceros 3D
KeyShot
Autodesk Alias
Solidworks
Grasshopper
Adobe Photoshop
Sketchbook
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
AutoCAD
TECHNICAL
Product development
Analog sketching
Digital sketching
Product visualization
Digital rendering
Surface modeling
Prototyping
Design research
Trend analysis
Market analysis
Experience design
Strategic design
Team Leadership
Group management