| PROFILE |
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| CURRICULUM VITAE |
| EDUCATION |
| 2005 - 2008 |
Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts, London. BA Honours Product Design |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts, London. Foundation in Art and Design (Merit) |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Delhi University, BA Mathematics 1st year ( 1st Division) |
| 1991 - 2003 |
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya School, All India Secondary School Examination (A level Equivalent 1st Division 88%) |
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| WORK EXPERIENCE |
Kaaru
(June 2009 to date) |
Associate Designer
Working with Kaaru an architectural and design firm, on a number of projects including
The Khalsa Project - Working on the design of multiple installations for the Khalsa Heritage Complex in Anandpur Sahib. A new museum on Sikh History and Culture. Work includes the design and detailing of installations, prototyping and sampling, the creation of ready for production drawings, coordinating with production and installation at site.
The Tirupati project - A project to design and create an archway out of Silver at the Tirupati Temple. Work included creating a project proposal, taking site measurements and documenting existing silver work, creating design and detail drawings, supervising the creation of the artworks, prototyping and sampling, setting up artisan studio and coordinating production of silver panels.
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India International Centre
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Designer
Redesigned the Indian International Centre Programme, a monthly listing of the events taking place at the centre. |
Craft Revival Trust
(November 08 - May 09) |
Researcher
Worked with CRT on a UNESCO project, creating a template questionnaire for conducting the Cultural mapping of India. Work included revising and editing craft mapping questionnaire, preparing guidelines for filling out form and filling out test forms.
Designer
Designed and laid out a book on the Block Printing Clusters of India. Work included book design, selecting and editing images, designing graphic and text styles. |
Craft Revival Trust
(2003 - 2008 on a project basis) |
Designer
Conceptualised, Developed, Designed and Illustrated an activity book for children based on the Kalamkari Painting and Drawings of India. The aim of the book was to familiarise children with the art form and to teach its traditions. Work included research into the art, the collection of images, illustration of pages, the editing and the layout of the book. Book is going to be published.
Research Assistant
Worked on an encyclopedic listing of the 'Crafts of India' and 'Tribal Crafts' as part of a UNESCO projects. Work included research, writing and editing information. Work has been published in CD form |
Southbank Centre
(April 07-July 08) |
Visitor Service Host
Worked with a team of people providing Customer Service in one of the worlds largest Arts venues. |
East
(Aug.-Sept. 07)
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Intern
Worked as an Intern at Fashion Company East. Learnt about analysing trends, Developing colour palets, Building stories, and putting together a collection.
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Indranie Dasgupta
(July 07) |
Assistant Food Stylist
Worked with Indranie Dasgupta one of India's leading food stylists on Nestlé food photo shoots. I also worked on the retouching of the images before they went into print. |
Design Combine
(Aug. - Sept. 06) |
Intern - Assistant Graphic Designer
Worked on the branding and packaging of a number of different products. Work included analysing brand identity, designing packaging, creating artworks and layouts. |
| Dastkar
(2000 Onwards) |
Workshop Conductor
Conducted a series of workshops for Craft Revival Trust at the Dastkar Nature Bazar on Origami, natural dying of fabric, making jewellery and recycling paper. |
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| PRESS & AWARDS |
| e-creative |
Selected for the digital directory “e-Creative London 2009” by art-s-talker. A directory of the best emerging artists and designers. |
| Alice Chess Set |
Featured in Elle Décor (Canada), Dom Magazine (Ukraine)
Featured on over 50 blogs including Pan-Dan, Gizmodo, Neatorama, DVice, TechEBlog etc. |
| Vending Library |
Featured on the Londonist, one of londons leading blogs |
| G24i Project |
Won 1st prize in G24i design competion for the design of a low cost cone shaped, folding solar Light. |
| Newspaper Chair |
Featured in The Indian Express and METRO newspaper as well as in Cosmopolitan (Italy) magazine |
| Thread Lamp |
Featured in the Indian edition of the Elle décor and in Home Review. |
| Mail-A-Plant |
Featured in The Indian Express Newspaper |
| Reinvent Lamp |
Featured in The Indian Express Newspaper |
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| LEADERSHIP POSITIONS |
| Central Saint Martins Degree Show |
PR and Sponsorship Representative
Was responsible for finding and approaching potential sponsors. Liaising with them and negotiating terms.
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Graphics Team
Was part of a team of people who designed and put together the graphics for the degree show. Work included collecting, editing and laying out the work of the students of the class.
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Southbank Centre |
Shadowing Program
After working for a year was appointed to the shadowing program that involved training new recruits by teaching them on the job and by example. |
| Sardar Patel Vidyalaya |
Student Executive Member
Worked with a team to organise a variety of events such as competitions, debates, sports and arts events, a food festival etc.
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| Dastkar |
Workshop Conductor
Conducted a series of workshops in collaboration with Craft Revival Trust on natural dying of fabric, making jewellery and recycling paper. |
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| LANGUAGE SKILLS |
| Native speaker |
English and Hindi |
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| IT SKILLS |
| Proficient User |
Windows and Mac Operating Systems. |
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MS Word, Autocad, Photoshop, Indesign, Graphite, Rhino, Flamingo |
| Competent User |
Illustrator, CorelDraw, Excel, Dreamweaver and PowerPoint |
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| INTERESTS |
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| Interested in traditional crafts and textiles from around the world. Enjoy Crosswords, Sudokus and large Jigsaws. I love reading, watching movies and visiting museums. I am fascinated by Origami, pop-up books, paper architecture and paper sculpture. |