Kalyani Tupkary

My work harnesses basic shapes from the digital world, reifying them in physical reality to expand the liminal space between. Through a wide range of techniques ranging from custom software crafted for each piece to careful composition and contemporary CNC fabrication methods, my process itself continuously evolves in order to realize complex and... See more

i design things.

i think design can change things.

i think the things we design are just as important as the things we choose not to.

i think we should design things that do the things we don't enjoy, and make the things we do enjoy, even better.

i think there are too many things.

i think there should be fewer, but better things*.

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“generalists” are just people who are too slow at figuring out what they should be specialists in yet smart enough not to be too punished for it

Among many other factors, technology shifted productivity from a collectivist, nationalist pursuit to one that’s far more individualistic, but the underlying motivation is the same even if the medium has changed. The nepreryvka calendar is a great example of this. In the same way the calendar made it easier for people to mindlessly ease into their

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