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Independent Design Professional
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Apr 2012 - Present (12 years 7 months)
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Manager - Product Design
Dec 2011 - Apr 2012 (4 months)
A new venture of Magppie, it offers personalized modular kitchens, bar and wardrobes solutions.
Role and Responsibilities:
- To research, study and analyze the latest trends and developments in the modular kitchen industry.
- To innovate, design and detail products across categories like kitchen spaces and accessories, drawer internal accessories, home bar, store interiors etc.
- To work and interact with vendors, in-house R&D department for new product development, product merchandising and overlooking its execution.
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Manager - Product Design
Magppie Retail Limited
Nov 2009 - Apr 2012 (2 years 5 months)
Role and Responsibilities:
- To create detailed design briefs based on research, analysis of latest trends and reports on product & consumer.
- To conceptualize, design and detail the product collections for Magppie keeping in mind its brand values.
- To conceptualize and design collections for 'Styleworks', a sub brand of Magpie for corporate gifting.
- To coordinate and interact with internal and external resources in creation of new products and ensuring its perfect execution.
- To oversee prototype, final sample development and final approval of the design.
- To assist in story development of various collections, products for catalogues and brand advertising.
- To be involved in the strategy development and brand design of Magppie.
- Guiding and supervising students from design institutes during their graduation projects and internships.
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Manager- Product Design
Magppie International Ltd
Sep 2008 - Jan 2012 (3 years 4 months)
Role and Responsibilities:
- To meet clients, understand their requirements and formulate a design brief.
- To conceptualize, design and detail the products as per the client brief.
- To study, analyze and collect data on latest product, consumer trends for better insight into the international market and growing consumer requirements.
- To propose new design collection and, style guides for international fairs and otherwise based on research and market study.
- To coordinate with the sales department, engineering team and prototyping vendors in creation of new products and ensuring perfect execution of design into finished product.
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Product design Intern
Jan 2008 - May 2008 (4 months)
- Worked on a collection of cabinet pulls and knobs sand casted in brass and aluminium
- Worked on a collection of housewares.
- Worked on a collection of leather personal accessories that uses metal hardware inspired by organic themes.