Back in 2013, I landed my very first job as an interior designer for an architecture and design studio in Pune, India. Then I took the responsibility as the Design Lead at a hospitality design and furniture manufacturing company.
Both these roles offered me multiple compelling and challenging hands-on experiences in the field, which have deeply influenced my solution-focused design process.
I studied Design Management in Munich, Germany, and wrote my master thesis explaining a design-thinking approach to facilitate unbiased and ethical decision-making within inclusive design teams.
As a creative who values responsible design, experience design and research have enabled me to focus on the user and beyond to engage with the ethical dimensions of a design system that can then help us designers create more inclusive and moral outcomes.
I'm an urban sketcher and watercolour painter, a hobby that has wonderfully transformed the way I experience places when I travel. In my leisure time I'm usually reading, crocheting, hiking, pet-sitting, playing board games with my partner, or laughing through podcasts.
Nickname
Katy, Cathy
I'm passionate about
Learning languages, cultural importances of people and places, and travelling.
Education
M.A. Design Management
B.Sc. Biotechnology & Botany
Diploma in Interior Design
Current topics of exploration
Behavioural science, ethical toolsets in design & technology, and sustainable design practices.
Side projects
Wine-making, writing stories for children, and curating a personal library