i build information experiences and near-future prototypes. my work bridges teams across organisations, opens-up new perspectives, and helps people make informed decisions about future directions.
having trained at the royal college of art and iit guwahati ; i have produced work in india, britain, germany, sweden, japan, and the united states since 2009 ; and am looking for work now.
projects
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study app 2020–22 a morally-designed study-companion for children.
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slowstudio 2020–24
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covid-19 visualisation 2020 spread information not fear.
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furhat 2019 a multi-modal situated social robot.
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future of the pin 2017 an alternative to smartphones as the de facto means of identity verification.
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humanoid blanket 2015 humanoid robots do not need to look like people.
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unethical designs 2023 a website instead of a booklet.
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affective deepfakes 2023 no-code prototypes for activism.
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bühler hmi 2023
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the future of market research 2022
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safaire 2022 an affordable air-disinfectant.
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datasculptures 2020–21 turning data into 3d-printed wood.
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mcd order-taker 2020 multi-modality in voice-led conversational interfaces.
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the cost of war 2020 visualising an endless stream of violence.
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pragnya identity 2019 identity for a construction company.
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tree 2017–18 watching a tree for one year.
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swarm xiii 2018 simulating collective behaviour.
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zoological 2017 people and balloon-y bots say ‘hello’.
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kajra 2017 vinyl cover for coldcut.
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kinds of life 2016 an autonomous balloon at a children's hospital.
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the cost of war 2016 the true cost of war is paid by civilians with their lives.
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ied-16: identity 2016 advertising hybrid designers-engineers-artists.
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collaboration for expression 2015 thoughts on collaboration, people & algorithms.
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inflating curiosity workshop 2015 pneumatics and play.
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aspect 2015 what if projectors didn't ask people to get out of their way?
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fionnuala font 2015–16 handwritten font for a graphic novel.
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onn/of 2015 explaining quantum physics with bulbs.
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everybody needs somebody 2015 exhibiting a researcher's work on tangible social networks.
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rca exhibition website 2015 website for an exhibition
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soundobject 2014 colourful sheet-music.
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migration tops 2014 spinning-tops to present migration data.
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bookpad 2014 design lead for a software startup.
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threads of change 2013 presenting textile traditions of north-east india.
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muvtons catalogue 2012–14 catalogue for industrial wheels.
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parameterised tree 2012 graphic, code, time.
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the thesis super-family 2012 (fictional) poster advertising a type family.
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tata classedge 2012 web-portal for educational content.
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with jwt 2011–13 identity design explorations.
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bdes work 2007–11 undergraduate study: design methods.