Vihaan Abraham

Industrial Design

Hi, I am Vihaan Abraham

I am an industrial design student at Swinburne University. My dream is to become an automobile designer and hopefully work at Hyundai; my dream company one day.

I wanted to become a designer as a teenager due to my love of cars. I was inspired to study industrial design because of an article I read about the design process. The idea of creating solutions tailored to the problems simply seemed the most effective answer and that fascinated me. I enjoy working on projects with a social cause. This is why my Capstone project focuses on creating a unique solution to modernise the Indian street vendor system.

I believe I am very skilled at creating unique and logical solutions to complex problems. My greatest asset is my ability to think and analyze which helps my ideation process massively. While creativity is a designer's greatest asset; I tend to be quite realistic and grounded. This helps me create efficient solutions and designs.

Street Vendor Cart | Advancement of a declining system

This project focuses on modernising the Indian street vendor cart to revitalise the crucial Indian vendor system. Designed effectively for affordable prices, this concept aims to match the international food safety standards whilst simultaneously providing crucial features for vendors.

Daphnes | Luxury Tapware

The Daphnes is a special tapware collection that provides the highest form of luxury. The shape of an Ice axe inspired its form for a special statement piece to capture the hearts of its users.

Vishva Rebrand | Graphic Branding Project

My first project with an actual company. The Vishva rebranding focused on its future ecological aims. With a unique brandmark that describes recyclability & their product range, this project dutifully hopes to guide the company to its promising future.

Ryobi Redesign | Socially Responsible design

Taking the classic Ryobi leaf blower, This design focuses on redesigning it for sustainability and the right to repair. It can be repaired in 6 simple steps without any tools with the use of clamps and Weigo connectors. Its form allows for precise control.

Hanging Solar Light | Social Design

Designed for impoverished children in India, this design focuses on creating a solar light with multiple attachment options to provide light for them in versatile ways.

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.