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Industrial Design

For me, design is more than just creating functional products; it's about crafting aesthetic poetry that transcends the mundane. I firmly believe, that Design plays a crucial role in shaping cultures as it is a form of art based on universal principles. This philosophy underscores my deep understanding of the profound impact design has on our lives.

I feel that my true gift lies in seamlessly blending function with beauty, effortlessly demonstrating that design should not just serve a purpose but also inspire and elevate the human experience. I love how it focuses on meeting the needs of individuals and communities, utilizing human intuition and understanding of the world to create functional and meaningful products.

About space floor lamp

The objective for this product was to create a distinctive shape inspired by abstract sculpture, encouraging user interaction with the light. The shade can be rotated to either conceal the light source and cast a reflection on a wall surface or obscure the shade to lower the intensity of the light.

The Vazeer

This concept represents a product designed for Country Rd. The design approach involved taking a white-label product and reimagining it to create something entirely new. In this instance, I employed a combination of a marble base and marble top to fashion a versatile vase, capable of serving as both a flower holder and a platform for placing various items.

Adidas sandal concept

Created using Gravity Sketch, this design drew inspiration from the design language employed by Adidas. Its primary purpose was to demonstrate the utilization of the Boost sole within a sandal design that takes cues from puffer jackets.

Girl with the African print

This was a reinterpretation of "Girl with a Pearl Earring," aiming to highlight a fusion of cultural elements by celebrating a lesser-known culture.

Faucets : Slab

This design is meant to evoke wonder, achieved by the unconventional form based on the conversation between the shapes, contrasting one another giving it an almost bespoke essence to achieve a common goal, serving hot and cold water.

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.