Kalyani Tupkary

I sit at the intersection of design, anthropology, and web development. These three are at the core of everything I make. Combining them into a coherent career is a weird and ongoing challenge.

Titles and disciplines are fickle and fleeting. But my work fits under the umbrellas of design engineering, product design, and visual interface design. W

In order to channel your ability to focus—and perspire—for extended periods of time, you will likely need to develop a consistent work schedule. Structuring time spent executing ideas is a best practice of admired creative leaders across industries. It is the only way to keep up with the continuous stream of Action Steps and allocate sufficient

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Re-affirming the body as a key material of interaction design, and the interactions between bodies and ecosystems a key subject of study, this project explores how understanding the more-than-human bodies we are nested within, and have nested within us, may alter our perceptions of the worlds we live in and share.

Developing taste is an exercise in vulnerability: it requires you to trust your instincts and preferences, even when they don’t align with current trends or the tastes of your peers. Because while having taste is cool, taste itself reflects a certain type of uncool earnestness – a commitment to one’s own obsessions and quirks.