Hi! I am an honors student in the Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program, pursuing textile design; art and design history; psychology; and mindfulness studies.


As a multidisciplinary designer, I focus on fostering empathy, pragmatism, and collaboration in my human-centered design practice to create experiences that champion equitable, accessible, and sustainable futures.







MUSINGS:




DESI—GNED  

Editorial Design, Art Direction, Project Management 

Layout design and content writing as the Editor-in-Chief of New England’s first publication for the South Asian diaspora (projected readership of 800+ annually)

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Brown University // Rhode Island School of Design 

2021 — 2023
 






EXPERIENCES: 




BREAKFREE APP RE-DESIGN  

UX Research, Interaction Design, App Re-Design

App redesign based on extensive post-launch user research to optimize user interactions and streamline functionality through reorganizing  information architecture using systems-level design thinking.

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BreakFree Inc.

September — November

2022



UNISEX BY RALPH LAUREN

Retail & Experience Services, Experience Design, Marketing Strategy  

Developing a unisex capsule for Polo to address issues of sustainability, equity, and diversity

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Ralph Lauren Corporation  

June — August
2022



“INTERWOVEN”— MICROSOFT’S AI PLATFORM

User Research, Information Design, Curatorial Practice

Developing an AI platform for acessibility to museum collections and art education

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Microsoft Corp.  +  MAP Academy — for RISD Museum

2021 — 2022



D/CODE DESIGN BIENNIALE 2020

Spatial Design, User Experience in the Metaverse  

Virtual space and product design in the Metaverse to create AR experiences for India’s first virtual art and design festival

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The Times Group — for Pavitra Rajaram Design

June — September

2020



YOG LOVE

UI/UX Design, Campaign Management, Visual Identity Design

Managing the design teams for the launch of the mindfulness-based start-up (worth $1M)

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Yog Love

April — June

2020


INHERENT VICE PROJECT 

Exhibition Design, Course Development, Archival Research

Project ideation + implementation for sustainable museum collection practices 

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Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

2021 — 2022






BRANDING:




HEARTLAND

Creative Branding, Marketing Strategy, Visual Merchandizing  

Marketing for a collection of home textiles and wallcoverings (worth $6M)

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Asian Paints  +  Sabyasachi — for Pavitra Rajaram Design

2020 — 2021



THE WITCHING HOUR

Exhibition Branding, Visual Identity, Poster Design  

Brand identity development for the 15th Annual Brown | RISD Dual Degree Exhibition

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Rhode Island School of Design & Brown University

January
2023  



SARMAYA MUSEUM

Typesetting, Photographic Manipulation, Brochure Design

Graphic design for handout packages aimed at increasing access to cultural knowledge and museum collections


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Sarmaya India — for Pavitra Rajaram Design

October
2020 




AHIMSA.

Graphic & Product Design, Concept Development

Fundraising for women’s education through mindfulness propagation

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Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project  +  J.B. Petit Association

2017 — 2018





APPAREL // TEXTILE:






NAUVARI ATHLEISURE

User & Market Research, Color Sampling, Pattern Drafting

Championing diversity, inclusion, and sustainability through apparel design focused on serving all type of bodies

2021 (October)

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NĪLĀMBARI NIGHWEAR


Fabric Development, Scientific Research,  User Research  

Translating sacred sounds used to cure insomnia into visual graphs and stripe patterns, to develop sustainable, organic, and ‘healing’ sleepwear

2022 (April — May)

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RETRO BOLLYWOOD

Color Swatching, Market Research, Digital Prototyping

Market research through hands-on construction and experimentation using yarn mixing, color swatching, and digital prototyping

2021 (November)

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KNIT ENGINEERING

Case Study, Experimentation, Application Sketches

Function-specific engineering for knitted fabric structures and forms

2022 (March — April)

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NEW ENGLAND HOME


Pattern Development, Color Swatching, Silkscreen Printing

Sustainable and cost-efficient print design for home and apparel textile production

2022 (Feb — March)

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PONDICHÉRY


Textile Design, Concept Development, Product Development

Handloom weaving for rug design through sampling and referencing

2021 (March — May)

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REVERIES:






SIPAHI for MAJNUN

Product Design, Motif & Colorway Development 

Carpet design for a larger collection of home furnishings by Pavitra Rajaram, focused on histories of craft and cultural lineages in South Asia. 

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Pavitra Rajaram Design— for Jaipur Rugs 

June — August
2020





PERIOD (NOTE)PADS // 26/11

Illustration, Storytelling, Fundraising

Artist books for library permanent collections to raise funds for women’s rehabilitation and sanitation methods

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IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF— The Fleet Library + John Hay Library + Pembroke Center at Brown University

January — March
2020



RECLAIMING THE STITCH

Concept Development, Product Development, Illustration

Fundraising for women’s education in rural India and empowering them through the female craft of embroidery

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IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF— The Fleet Library

June — December
2020



(RE)PAINTING HISTORIES 

Label Design, Museum Intervention, Experience Design

Experience design through a museum intervention in the Grand Gallery to confront histories of colonization and representation in European art.

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Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

April
2023