[ Here's a bit about me ]
I was born and raised in Chennai, India before graduating from National Institute of Design’s Bachelor of Design program (Industrial Design) in 2018 in Kurukshetra, India. I recently graduated with Master’s in Industrial Design program at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence.
I’ve been fortunate to have worked for some of the leading companies in the industry such as Coca-Cola, Bose, Logitech, Braun and TATA Elxsi. I have had the opportunity to complete my Undergraduate thesis project at Braun - designing an audio-based product for WFH environments.
I'm currently part of the Global Equipment Innovation team at Coca-Cola, designing the future of Coca-Cola’s cooling, dispensing and vending systems across their multiple brands.
Outside of design, I am a classical Bharatnatyam dancer on the loose, a dessert lover, and a sound sleeper who loves to spend time with other people. Creating miniature pots on the potter’s wheel and getting my hands messy has been my go-to hobby lately.
[ Awards & Recognitions ]
2024
Outstanding Thesis Award, RISD ID - Winner
IDSA Graduate Merit Award - RISD Winner (on-going)
Commons Grant Award - Winner - RISD
Marc Harrison Design Excellence Award - Recipient - RISD
RISD ID Fellowship - RISD
2023
Graduate Merit Fellowship Award, Rhode Island School of Design
Behance feature - ST[ILT], product design category
Behance feature - Air, product design category
Behance feature - SK01, product design category
2022
Graduate Merit Fellowship Award, Rhode Island School of Design
Taiwan International Design Competition - Special award Winner, Spectrum
IF Design Talent Award - Winner - Spectrum
MIT WPU Design Expo,Winner Jury’s choice, Spectrum
Behance feature - Bebo, Packaging category
Behance feature - Bebo, Adobe Illustrator category
2021
BraunPrize - Winner [special mention] - Spectrum
Behance feature - Spectrum, Product Design category
2020
IIT Roorkee Covidscape challenge - Winner - Svasya
[ Exhibitions ]
2024 - RISD Grad Show - Jugaatronics
2024 - APR Gallery show - Thesis Tale
2023 - Emotional / durable - Air
2022 - Sans Jury ni Récompense - Air