MDes Design Futures @ RCA

Hello, I'm Vaishnavi Shiroorkar

(Vai-shh-Na-Vee) (Shi-rur-kar)

I'm a visionary designer with a versatile skill set, driven by challenge and curiosity. Feeling the most of myself when I'm immersed in a critical and creative state of mind (My euphoria). I treat every project as a learning opportunity and put my all into it, no matter the outcome, no matter the scale, viewing the world through the lens of possibilities.

You'll find me constantly reading, researching, learning, experimenting, and reflecting throughout the process. With an attitude to approach problems with persistence and users with empathy, which flows naturally to me.

With the kind of things I think and feel, I feel it's necessary to put it out in the world for its benefit. A kind design for a kinder world is the legacy I wish to create.

Vaishnavi Shiroorkar - Designer & Futurist

Education

Sept 2025 - Present

MDes Design Futures

Royal College of Art

2018 - 2022

BA Product & Lifestyle Design

Pearl Academy

2016 - 2018

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

Kishinchand Chellaram Jr. College

2006 - 2016

Secondary School Certificate (SSC)

St. Joseph High School

Experience 

Apr 2023 - Jun 2025

Senior Industrial Designer

Hamilton Housewares Pvt Ltd | Mumbai, India

Contributed to the end-to-end design and development of consumer products, supporting concept generation, CAD modelling, prototyping, and refinement for mass manufacturing. Diligently brought new ideas to the table. Collaborated closely with engineers and the marketing team to ensure designs met user needs, operational requirements, and brand standards. Mentored interns through research, ideation, and execution phases.

Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

Project Manager (Intern)

Kreative Directions | Pune, India

Carried out market research, creation, graphic design, brand marketing, social media management, product shoot and styling for the cloud kitchen brand 'Kitchen Genie'.

Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

Industrial Designer (Intern)

Seven11 Designs | Thane, India

Conducted extensive research and concept development for appliances and gadgets across multiple client briefs. Responsibilities included sketching, 3D modeling, rendering, and prototyping to test and refine usability. Additionally supported architectural research and graphic design tasks, including creating detailed product instruction manuals.

Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

Industrial Designer (Freelance)

Screenwriters Association | Mumbai, India

Following the client's vision, conceptualised and created 3D designs for the SWA award trophy using the software Cinema 4D.

Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

Product Designer

Unilever × Pearl Academy | Mumbai, India

In the live industry project, following the brief we carried out research, ideation and brainstorming and came up with 50+ ideas for FMCG products followed by conceptualisation, 3D modeling and rendering.

Awards & Recognitions

European Product Design Awards 2024 Winner in Industrial / Social Product Design
DNA Paris Awards 2023 Winner in Architecture
DNA Paris Awards 2023 Winner in Product Design
London International Creative Competition (LICC) 2023 Finalist in USE (Product) - Non-professional
C-Idea Design Awards 2023 Shortlisted in Industrial Design Category
International Design Awards (IDA) 2023 Official Selection & 3 Honourable Mentions
Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2022 TISDC Environment Sustainability Award
Pearl Academy 2022 Best Academic Performance - 4 Years
Pearl Academy 2021 Most Innovative Project Award