Nuzhat Anzum Rahman

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Hi, nice to meet you!

I’m Nuzhat, a final-year Product Design Engineering student at Swinburne who enjoys turning fuzzy problems into clear, buildable products. My degree has been a mix of studio, shop floor and research: an internship with Siemens in Germany in collaboration with students from a German university and a research internship under a Swinburne professor. That range taught me to keep three things in balance, usability, manufacturability and sustainability,so ideas don’t just look good in CAD but make sense in tooling, assembly and real hands.

I prototype fast and often: sketching, 3D printing, simple rigs, and quick user tests to stress the details early. I’m happiest when refining interfaces, trimming parts counts, and choosing materials that wear well and are straightforward to process. Lately my work has leaned into practical measurement and everyday products, compact, in-hand tools and simple objects that quietly improve workflow without getting in the way.

At GradX I’m sharing pieces of that process: the way I break problems down, iterate with evidence, and aim for designs that are easy to use, service and make. Always learning, sometimes soldering, and trying not to overcomplicate good ideas. Thanks for stopping by!

Koru | Children’s Dustpan & Brush (for Country Road Home)

Koru is a child-friendly dustpan and brush that turns tidy-up time into imitative play. Inspired by the Māori symbol of renewal, it pairs a warm beechwood body with a satin ABS shell and dense bristles for effective, gentle cleaning. The compact, nested form stores neatly and feels timeless in contemporary homes.

Aquafina | Bathroom Mixer Tap

Aquafina distills the feel of flowing water into a precise, minimal silhouette. The slim body and softened spout create a gentle arc, while a refined matte finish sits comfortably in modern bathrooms. Ergonomics lead the form, so the interaction feels intuitive, light, and controlled.

KUKA End-Effector Donut Icing Tool

Designed for Swinburne’s Protolab, this end-effector lets a KUKA iiwa robot ice donuts with precision and quick flavor swaps. A rotating syringe carousel, servo-guided alignment, and a lead-screw plunger deliver controlled extrusion, while Arduino-based control streamlines setup for Open Day demos. The compact assembly showcases automation as both creative and engineered craft.

Bandora | Accessible Water Dispenser (with Avail)

Bandora delivers one-handed, low-effort water dispensing for users with limited dexterity—without looking clinical. A borosilicate glass chamber nests within an anodised aluminum frame and metallic ABS accents, balancing durability, stability, and refined tactility on the benchtop. The silhouette blends into modern kitchens while keeping ergonomics front and center.

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.