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Hi, I am
Shikha Maheshwari
A designer maker based in India. With all the technology that is part of my daily life, I find working hands on helps me stay grounded. The act of creating connects me to myself and the environment. I pull my inspiration from traditional crafts, cultural heritage and places I travel. Crafting experiences through products, visuals and spaces is what I find immense pleasure in.
Work Experience
B.L.G. Hing International, Mumbai
Graphic Designer & Strategy Consultant
August 2022 - Present
Social media strategy and design
Packaging design & strategy
Website design
Logo Design
VanaSoul, Gujarat
Graphic Design & Product Strategy Consultant
July 2022 - Present
Product roadmap
Logo and brand strategy design
Dwij Products, Mumbai
Product Designer & Strategy Consultant
November 2020 - April 2021
Product Strategy and Design
Lifestyle bag collection using sustainable materials such as upcyled denim & texon
Product Roadmap and strategy
Logo revamp
Sunidra Mattress, Cochin
Product Designer & Strategy Consultant
September 2021 - Feb 2022
Product Strategy and Design
Demographic research on sleep patterns & preferences
Relaunching existing product portfolio
Introducing & establishing new construction methods for mattress design
Introduction of new mattress designing techniques follwed by skill development training for operators
Establishing supply chain & material procurement vendors
Daly Fresh Cafe & Grocery Store, Pune
Graphic Designer & Strategy Consultant
May 2021 - August 2021
Store display and visual merchandising
Grocery store website design
Daly Fresh Cafe social media (Instagram)
Menu & signage design for store & cafe
A Big Indian Story, Pune
Lead Product Designer
November 2020 - April 2021
Product Strategy and Design
Handbag collections using sustainable materials such as cactus & pineapple leather along with indian traditional textiles
Introducing & establishing new construction methods
Material Procurement
Dwij Products, Mumbai
Freelance Designer
January 2020 - April 2020
Product Strategy and Design
Handbag Collection using old denims
Introducing & establishing new materials, construction methods
Establishing material supply chain
Exhibition Design
Godrej Interio, Mumbai
Design Manager
February 2018 - December 2019
Worked as an Industrial and CMF designer, focusing on solutions facilitating sleep, along with the aim to bring awareness around the significance of sleep.
Parampara Exports, Jaipur
Master Thesis
April 2017 - December 2017
Reusing the existing textile waste to create fresh and valuable content in innovative ways, producing original often one-of-a-kind items and designing lifestyle premium products around felt waste while trying to push its boundaries thereby preserving the environment with elegance and cleverness.
The Pottery Lab, Mumbai
Internship (ceramics)
June 2015 - July 2015
Extensive advance course which included working on lighting and installation projects to the know-hows of running a studio under the Ceramic Artist Rekha Goyal.
Madhvi Kolte, Pune
Internship (ceramics)
May 2015
A rigorous introductory two weeks hands on course to develop a fundamental understanding of the material clay, which included all basic techniques of working with the material, use of tools, form study etc.
Manan Apparel, Indore
Apparel Designer
February 2012 - July 2012
Worked as a designer for kids wear collection in the export house.
Vasu Clothing, Indore
Intern
August 2011 - January 2012
Micro to macro exposure of the industry and mass manufacturing processes in the company while working in all the departments such as lay planning, pattern making, sampling etc.
Education
National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar
M.Des Lifestyle Accessory Design
June 2014 - December 2017
SDPS Women's College, Indore
B.Sc Fashion Design
June 2009 - May 2012
Skills
Industrial Design
Material Research & Design
Material Innovation
Craft Design & Documentation
Design Research & Development
Experience Design
Illustration
Rhino 3D
Keyshot
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Excel
Languages
English
Hindi
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