ADI Diaries
Discussing Design
Harshit Agrawal — “While the human remains the central driver of the work, the locus of creativity…
Harshit Agrawal — “While the human remains the central driver of the work, the locus of creativity…
Harshit is an artist working with technology. He creates art and builds tools to study how technology can blend with and enhance human…
Susmita Mohanty — “What we aerospace architects do has reciprocities with designing for extreme…
Susmita Mohanty — “What we aerospace architects do has reciprocities with designing for extreme…
Dr. Susmita Mohanty is an Indian spaceship designer, a serial space entrepreneur and a climate action advocate. She co-founded India’s…
Narayan Gopalan — “Design is more than what you see — it’s creating what you experience with all…
Narayan Gopalan — “Design is more than what you see — it’s creating what you experience with all…
After working for companies such as The Brand Union, Human Factors International, and Adobe, Narayan Gopalan has established himself as an…
Aparna Ranjan — “Design cannot be devoid of ethics.
Aparna Ranjan — “Design cannot be devoid of ethics.
Aparna Ranjan is Creative head and Founder of Design Brew, a small studio that draws on its large network of creatives to approach each…
Sarita Sundar — “To design is to be able to add some method to the madness, and some madness to…
Sarita Sundar — “To design is to be able to add some method to the madness, and some madness to…
Sarita Sundar is a graphic artist and researcher who founded Hanno, a consultancy that visualizes and curates diverse narratives with a…
Seema Seth — “The ability to navigate complexity with ease; to be comfortable with…
Seema Seth — “The ability to navigate complexity with ease; to be comfortable with…
Seema Seth founded Studio Sky in the summer of 2010, and since then has spend nearly a decade working with clients across industries, and…
Rucha Dhayarkar — “When I project it metaphorically, it opens up the possibility of others being…
Rucha Dhayarkar — “When I project it metaphorically, it opens up the possibility of others being…
Rucha Dhayarkar is a Bengaluru-grown video producer and film maker who graduated from the Srishti School of Art. Currently the Creative…
Abhinav Chhikara — “Being in the right environment at the right time, with people who share a…
Abhinav Chhikara — “Being in the right environment at the right time, with people who share a…
Abhinav Chikkara is a prime example of the new crop of UI/UX designers spearheading Indian start-ups in the disruptive innovation space…
Karn Malhotra — “A creative professional must ask of themselves today, “Am I relevant or…
Karn Malhotra — “A creative professional must ask of themselves today, “Am I relevant or…
Karn Malhotra has been helping brands define their strategy and positioning since establishing his consultancy Exit Design in 2004. Since…
Keyur Zaveri — “So I try to sell design to the businesspeople on one side and on the other…
Keyur Zaveri — “So I try to sell design to the businesspeople on one side and on the other…
Keyur is an Architect and Industrial Designer with years of professional experience in driving design-led products into Indian homes and…
Manu Neelakandhan — “A profession cannot survive on admiration alone”
Manu Neelakandhan — “A profession cannot survive on admiration alone”
Manu Neelakandhan is the Director and Founder of ideaCulture, a brand and strategy design agency that explores design strategy as a…
Amit Mirchandani — ““A designer cannot be content — this is both a blessing and a curse!”
Amit Mirchandani — ““A designer cannot be content — this is both a blessing and a curse!”
Amit Mirchandani is the Managing & Creative director at Lucid Design, a multidisciplinary design studio in Bengaluru. He completed his BFA…
Poonam Bir Kasturi — “Most valuable lesson learnt: To never assume that solutions are what save…
Poonam Bir Kasturi — “Most valuable lesson learnt: To never assume that solutions are what save…
Poonam is the powerhouse product designer behind Daily Dump, where the vision is to change Indian mindsets around waste. Started in 2006…
Kumkum Nadig — “ If we could construct situations where design professionals and design students…
Kumkum Nadig — “ If we could construct situations where design professionals and design students…
Kumkum is a designer with a multidisciplinary background in architecture, industrial design and graphic design. She has founded two design…
Mahendra Chauhan — “Being a designer is a balancing act.”
Mahendra Chauhan — “Being a designer is a balancing act.”
Mahendra Chauhan has 11 years of experience as an industrial designer. He is currently the Head of Design - Watches, Wearables and…
Sharan Grandigae — “Being a designer is the best way for me to learn about the world.”
Sharan Grandigae — “Being a designer is the best way for me to learn about the world.”
Sharan Grandigae is well-known as the CEO of Redd Experience Design in Bangalore. He started his career as a business analyst before…
Rupesh Arvindakshan — “With a heightened sensitivity of oneself and one’s surroundings, and an…
Rupesh Arvindakshan — “With a heightened sensitivity of oneself and one’s surroundings, and an…
Rupesh Arvindakshan works as a senior designer for an automotive major. He adorns a different avatar as a comic writer/artist when he is…
Bob Surrao — “To design is to be able to bring function to art.”
Bob Surrao — “To design is to be able to bring function to art.”
Bob Surrao is a graphic designer with a wide range of interests, from illustration to environmental graphics. He is currently a Senior…
Kashmira Sarode — “Now, since there is no specific idea of a modern Indian visual language…
Kashmira Sarode — “Now, since there is no specific idea of a modern Indian visual language…
Kashmira is an independent illustrator. After graduating from Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai in 2010, she spent a few years…
Vaibhav Bhawsar — “Being a creative professional is like having a key to most doors.
Vaibhav Bhawsar — “Being a creative professional is like having a key to most doors.
Vaibhav is an interaction designer and technologist who works with location based media and technologies. He is the co-founder of…
Georgie Paul — “A designer must never forget the humble pen and paper”
Georgie Paul — “A designer must never forget the humble pen and paper”
Georgie started his career as a graphic designer at Titan before getting his BA in communication design at Swinburne University in…
Arvind Lodaya — “I think the term ‘designer’ is by definition a multi-faceted role”
Arvind Lodaya — “I think the term ‘designer’ is by definition a multi-faceted role”
Arvind Lodaya is a Product Designer by training, but now consults on branding, design and tech, service & business innovation. He was the…
Archana Prasad — “Bangalore is my muse.”
Archana Prasad — “Bangalore is my muse.”
Archana is an artist and founder of the iconic Jaaga.in. Her work is a conjunction of visual art, technology and urban community art…
Pooja Jagadeesh — “We aren’t just fulfilling the client’s need but [trying to] broaden their…
Pooja Jagadeesh — “We aren’t just fulfilling the client’s need but [trying to] broaden their…
Pooja is Design Director at Varana Designs, with a background in Brand Design. Her work encompasses a wide range of disciplines, while…
Aditi Agrawal — “I think it’s always a collaboration between old and the new to come up with the…
Aditi Agrawal — “I think it’s always a collaboration between old and the new to come up with the…
A graduate in Furniture Design from the National Institute of Design, Aditi is a co-founder of Studio Gudgudee, which specialises in indoor…