Parin Saligupta

Branded Environments

My name is Parin Saligupta. I am an international student from Thailand, currently studying at the Swinburne University of Technology with a bachelor of design (majoring in a branded environment, minoring in photo media). Throughout my studies, I have touched on various subjects such as branding, interior design, photography, 3D designing, etc. This had allowed me to gain more knowledge and experience to self-improve and learn along the way. In addition, during my free time, I enjoy keeping up to date with the latest fashion trends and technology where all these are what shaped me into who I am today.

My design ethos would be based on sustainability, trendy, minimal and functionality. I often believe that every designer needs to bring what is on the inside to the outside while enhancing the spaces in which people live, work and even play.

In future, I would want to collaborate with top brands such as Nike itself to design and create something new and impactful while incorporating a sustainable goal. My concept behind this would be wanting to make a difference in everyone’s life that I created for, whether it is an individual or a corporation, whichever medium the client prefers. I would be honoured to have the chance to make a difference which I think is the highest achievement as a designer.

Nike Sustainable Center ( Front )

Nike Sustainable Center ( Back )

Nike Sustainable Center ( logo artefact )

Poster 1

Poster 2

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.