Malvika Vaswani

Experience

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  Fusion Access

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  Design Intern
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  Trebbianno LLC

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Assistant Jewellery Designer
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  Teroforma

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Freelance Table- Top Designer
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  Pinakin

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  Junior Designer
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  Rooshad Shroff Architecture + Design

  Jan 2012 - Feb 2012

  Industrial Design Intern
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  AUNTERRA

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Co- Founder and Creative Director

  -Aunterra was a design experiment trying to break jewellery stereotypes in India. Using the craft of Bidri in Jewellery for the first time, combined with metal and beautifully lush cotton cord, Aunterra created wearable objets d’art.https://www.instagram.com/aunterrastudio/

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  Malvika Vaswani

  Sept 2014 - now

  Founder and Creative Director

  A multi-disciplinary design studio that works with creators, brands and institutions for product design, development and overall strategy.We work with socially-conscious organisations that share our vision and use design to create products that are meaningful and responsible. Our approach begins with respect: for raw materials and resources, for skilled artisan-makers, and for the planet.We consult with clients across various stages from concept to production, including conceptualisation, design and product development, forging meaningful partnerships, building the brand language, technical advisory as well as artisan skills training. Show less

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  ISDI Mumbai

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

  Visiting Faculty Member

  -Training second and third year industrial design students about introductory design concepts and thinking.-Conducted courses ranging from design principles and thinking to creative and localised manufacturing techniques and lastly socially conscious design and development.

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  Ley Mettz

  Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  Design Consultant

  -Worked as a consultant to help design, visual merchandise, market and research for upcoming conscious, androgynous jewellery brand ‘Ley Mettz’, a venture by Dia Jewels.https://www.instagram.com/leymettz/

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  The Asian Heritage Foundation

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  - Cross-category functional work.- Worked on developing creative and B2B partnerships for the foundation.- Represented the foundation at International platforms such as IFAM (international folk art market), Santa Fe NM, USA, The Indian High Commission, New York City, USA and led the team that presented at Maison D’Object, Paris, France.- Organising and executing awareness events at the foundation in April and October of 2019.- Consolidate and present final reports about creative development of the project to the World Bank.- Writing SOP’s for clusters for design development, market and production strategy. Show less

  • Creative Lead

    Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Designer

    Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
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  Tiny Miracles

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2021

  Independent Design Consultant

  - Onground creative consultant.- Art Direction for brand and product shoots.- Product development (including advising on sustainable materials and techniques) to be done by communities of women based in varying pockets of Mumbai.- Training of communities and sampling of concepts.

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  Freedom Tree

  Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

  Design Strategist

  Cross-category functional work; - Liaisoning with Graphics, Communication, Marketing, Merchandising, Production and Business Developement teams to meet targets, communicate the brand image externally and run internal systems.- Strategic partnerships for brand and external collaborations.- Development of B2B partnerships.- Art direction, Styling for shoots and window display- Design team mentoring, design research, collections conceptualization and development. - Onboarding of newer creative partners and manufacturers that work in the space of conscious manufacturing (with materials or communities). Show less

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  Emergency Design Council

  May 2021 - now

  Co-Founder

  - EDC is a council formulated by the prestigious Rhode Island School Of Design alumni during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic to find impactful and long-lasting solutions using design thinking. Th pilot was run with the following institutions:1.Rhode Island School Of Design; Providence- USA2.National Institute of Design; Ahmedabad- India 3. IDC- Industrial Design Centre, IIT; Mumbai- India

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  Mettz

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

  Design Strategist

  Working on re-inventing a fine jewellery brand rooted in India with a vision to grow and market sustainable luxury from the subcontinent, globally. Cross-category consultation, working with the founder to:- Develop collections- Build brand strategy and visual language.- Build the brand story, presentations and partnerships.- Mentored in-house designers on collection design and worked with production on detailing, development and sourcing.