I was brought up in the city of Chandigarh in India.
At 15, I decided to study Architecture, after an overwhelming spatial experience at a nature resort in Coorg, Karnataka.
At Architecture school, my interests gravitated toward the design of space from inside-out. I explored volume, enclosure, circulation and landscape in my attempts to create impactful spaces and enhance the human experience.
I enjoyed creating mental maps, thought maps and process sketches as part of my academic projects. These helped me organize my analysis and ideas, and sometimes were also fun to look back at..
Deeply passionate about craft, I chose to address, through my undergraduate Architectural thesis, the problems of isolation and immobilization plaguing the rich craft industry of India.
The research brought me closer to my ‘inner maker’, and introduced me to new and exciting materials and techniques, while the design process allowed me to explore my concepts of spatial experience toward empowerment of the Indian artisans.
With respect to my creative hobbies, I would call myself more of a maker than a designer.. A maker with artistic tendencies? That’s for you to tell.
For now, I take any object or material that inspires me and work from there toward creating other (hopefully) meaningful objects.
I consider making with my hands to be a deeply intimate experience. Almost always created on a whim, crafted objects represent within their final form, a personal exploration, a secret wandering undertaken in the exciting company of participating materials and tools.
Studies into the integrative designs of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright have had a profound impact on my approach toward art and design. I am keen on basing my own design practice, on the fundamental idea of cohesive and impactful spatial experiences, through multidisciplinary design and collaboration.
Objects and installations are an integral aspect in the human-experience ‘whole’, which I hope to delve deeper into, on my current academic journey at the Royal College of Art, London.
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