I take complicated systems and design them into something clear.

Life outside the deliverables

Outside client work, I like connecting things that don’t obviously belong together. I once built a geodesic domeBuilt a geodesic dome with my SCAD cohort — collaborative structures, on and off the page. with my SCAD cohort, and separately prototyped a floor-plan walkthrough for a service design project entirely inside MinecraftI once built a walkthrough prototype of a floor plan for a service design project entirely inside Minecraft.. My undergrad capstone was a tractor trolleyMy undergrad capstone was a tractor trolley for Mahindra, a real client — fun fact, I didn’t know what a chassis was before this project. for a real client, Mahindra — built alongside a partner-in-crime with whom I also almost started a podcastBehind the scenes of the Mahindra project with my partner-in-crime. We also almost started a podcast together.. When I need inspiration, I raid Home Depot’s paint swatchesMy unconventional mood-boarding habit: Home Depot paint swatches. instead of Pinterest.

Away from a screen: I moved to the United States for grad school not knowing what a zucchiniThe first time I ate out alone after moving to the States for grad school — the same week I bought a zucchini thinking it was a cucumber. We don’t have zucchini in India. was, and have since picked up quiltingWhen I’m not designing on a screen, I’m piecing together quilt blocks like this one — sewing’s my other favorite way to make things., become a mildly obsessive banana breadCertified banana bread obsessive — this one’s fresh out of the oven. baker, and started fossil huntingFossil hunting is a whole hobby — found 26 shark teeth last year alone. — 26 shark teeth found last year alone. On stressful days, I go go-kartingMy stress reliever of choice: go-karting on the rough days.. And most weekends, I’m hosting craft nights with my nieceCraft nights with my niece — she’s got range., who has more range than most working artists.