Deeksha Saurastri
Furniture and Interior Designer
Hyderabad, India
9739900737
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Work Experience
IKEA
Interior Designer
I was hired by IKEA India as an Interior Designer for their first store in India. As a part of the profile, I inspire visitors by the medium of In-store displays. These displays are meant to show the IKEA range and provide locally relevant solutions.
September 2017
- Present
Hyderabad, India
Hunnarshala
Furniture Design Apprentice
I attended an Apprenticeship program under the guidance of Mr. Kiran Vaghela who is a Civil Engineer and a well renowned Architect in Bhuj, Gujrat.
During the course of this training, my brief was to design furniture for Indian middle income and low income groups. This product had to be such that it could be mass produced by local artisans.
During the course of this training, my brief was to design furniture for Indian middle income and low income groups. This product had to be such that it could be mass produced by local artisans.
September 2015
- November 2015
Bhuj, India
Dovetail Furniture
Furniture Design Intern
During my one month internship project with Dovetail Furniture Pvt. Ltd. I was designing for 'The Design Store' which is the home furniture brand managed by Dovetail. The store, so far, has its outlets in Bangalore and Mumbai.
I worked on the brief of 'Flat-pack Furniture' for homes. I successfully designed and made two prototypes during the course of this internship.
I worked on the brief of 'Flat-pack Furniture' for homes. I successfully designed and made two prototypes during the course of this internship.
June 2015
- July 2015
Bangalore, India
Skills
Autocad,
Illustrator,
Photoshop,
Revit,
Sketchup,