Krishan Jagota
Designer & Creative Community Builder catalysing everything Aha! President ADI Mumbai, Founder- Fluid, Lead Designer- Sideways, Speaker & Innovation evangelist, helping creative endeavours sell stories authentically.
- Role
- Head of Product Design at Sideways Consulting
- Location
- Mumbai, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Krishan Jagota
Designer | Global Connector | Creating and Catalyzing \'Aha\' MomentsI am an engineer turned designer, passionate about creative problem-solving and nurturing artistic communities. After completing my postgraduate studies at NID and further honing my skills in Berlin and Munich, I now lead a talented team at Sideways in Mumbai.Throughout my career, I\'ve worked across the design spectrum, collaborating with clients like Disney, Borosil, Marico, and Flipkart to name a few. My projects range from reimagining a traditional dice to designing a prestigious award trophy, always aiming to create and catalyze those \'aha\' moments that inspire and leave a lasting impact.Latest endeavours include co-creating a musical theatre in Liverpool at LJMU and hosting a screening of \'Laapataa Ladies\' in UK along with QnA with Kiran Rao.As a visiting faculty and speaker at design festivals worldwide, including performing magic at events like Pune Design Festival and DesignUp, I am dedicated to fostering the design community. Recently, I co-created a musical theatre in Liverpool at LJMU and hosted a screening of \'Laapataa Ladies\' there with Kiran Rao. I also lead the Association of Designers of India, Mumbai chapter, in building the city\'s own design festival, MDX.Through my project \"Fluid,\" I champion the arts by building a community of artists, creating a platform for them to grow and thrive. My journey as a designer is one of adventure, connection, and creative exploration.
Experience
Head of Product Design
Dec 2015 — Present · Mumbai, IN
I\'ve been fortunate to be working at this unique workplace of diverse creative experiences, since the time of its inception. I design products & experiences, lead the product design vertical & participate in brand strategy projects.Sideways is a one of its kind creative problem-solving company based out of Mumbai. It is a collection of people with different skill sets such as designers, technologists, behavioural architects, design researchers, business managers, writers and many more.
Education
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
Interaction design
2013 — 2014
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
2008 — 2012
National Institute of Design
Master's degree
2012 — 2014
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