Saakshi Jc
- Role
- Product Designer Footwear at Plaeto
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Saakshi Jc
Saakshi is an architect by education and interdisciplinary designer in practice, currently dipping her toes in the realm of product design at footwear start-up Plaeto. As a multi-passionate individual, she most often identifies as a round peg in a square hole, embodying her purpose in every new varied opportunity to develop diverse patterns of thinking, expanding her toolkit and perspective.With a robust foundation in the principles of design, her focus lies in using design as a medium to tell meaningful stories.A recent graduate of Rashtreeya Vidyalay College of Architecture, she has worked with renowned architects Mathew and Ghosh in the past. In 2020, Saakshi co-founded a virtual design platform called \"Design United\" that has garnered a community of over five thousand participants across South Asia.[Instagram :@designunited_in]She received the Silver Medal at the Asia Young Designer Award 2020 for her academic work in the realm of human-centred interior design.Her varied interests found her a role at creative firm Wari Watai where she co-created a narrative installation for the Asian Paints ColorNext 2022 Forecast.In 2023, Saakshi was selected as 1 of 6 to participate in a cultural exchange program curated by the British Council between Bangalore and Glasgow, exploring shared histories, memories and identities as a part of an international dialogue and exchange.Saakshi has been accepted into the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (MFA - Exhibition & Narrative Environments) as well as Pratt Institute, NYC (MS - Packaging, Identities & Systems Design) for the Fall 2023 intake and been offered academic merit scholarships from both schools.She however has chosen to defer her admits while she explores her creative abilities in the realm of footwear under the mentorship of former Nike Innovation Designer Aaron Cooper.
Experience
Product Designer Footwear
Sep 2023 — Present
Education
Parsons Paris – The New School
Visual Design
2023
RV College of Architecture (RVCA), Bengaluru
Bachelor of Architecture - BArch
2016 — 2021
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