Areas of Interest

Experimental & Explorative Designs | Interdisciplinary Projects | Everyday Touchpoints

About me

As an Industrial Designer, I believe great design can genuinely change the way we live, work, and connect with the world around us. My journey in design began at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, where I specialized in Furniture and Interior Design and discovered the thrill of merging function, thoughtfulness, and human experience. Along the way, I gathered hands-on experience working with a luxury interior design consultancy and a high-rise real estate leader in Hyderabad, each role sharpening my technical fluency and igniting my drive to solve complex problems with empathy and informed limitations. With a deep desire to craft design solutions that leave a lasting impact, I am now pursuing my Master’s degree here at IISc. Here, I’m diving deeper into the worlds of engineering and management, eager to blend creative vision with practical innovation and turn ideas into real-world change.

Projects

Modular furniture in round-pole solid bamboo, exploring methods of standardizing the material for mass manufacturing. Collapsible space-saving vegetable vending stand for Indian street vendors for daily use. Birchply kerfing methods for a furniture series of flat-pack home-goods products. Explorative 3D forms for luminaire design from existing/discarded factory product, repurposing using standard factory fabrication methods. Spatial design for the indoor kids play area of a gated community inclusive of various play types. Multipurpose seating solutions which can be deployed to use them as life boats in times of floods.

Contact

ashriya@iisc.ac.in

shriya.anumakonda@gmail.com