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Kiran Mukherjee

Kiran Mukherjee

Industrial and Product Design

Industrial and Product Design

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA

Education

Education

Education

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University

Masters of Arts, Product Design

Masters of Arts,
Product Design

San Francisco, CA

Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Fall 2025 - Spring 2027

Masters of Arts, Product Design

About

About

A 2 year masters in design program with strong focus on industry skills and professional development. Coursework is designed to quickly create portfolio pieces, encouraging students to practice rapid ideation, prototyping, and development.

Relevant Coursework

Relevant Coursework

Full process product development, advanced CAD modeling with both solids and surfaces, design and project management, physical prototyping of smart devices, rapid prototyping, and design research practices.

Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Industrial Design

 Providence, RI

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design

Fall 2019 - Spring 2024

Fall 2019 - Spring 2024

Fall 2019 - Spring 2024

About

About

A 4 year bachelors in industrial design from a highly acclaimed design school. RISD's curriculum follows a traditional approach, focused around full design process and physical making, exploring the ways they inform your work as a designer. Development periods were long and project scopes were large, encouraging experimentation, user testing, craftmanship and the creation of highly refined prototypes.

Relevant Coursework

Relevant Coursework

Traditional design process from concept to production models, CAD modeling, manufacturing techniques, design for manufacturing, designing softgoods, field and user research techniques, advanced prototyping, and advanced fabrication techniques.

Awards

Awards

RISD Scholarship Fund, John & Barbara Earle Scholarship, Athena Awards Scholarship, Rittman Family Scholarship, Cronacher Family Scholarship, George Alden Scholarship

Work Experience

Work Experience

Work Experience

Rickshaw Bagworks

Rickshaw Bagworks

Softgoods Design Intern

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA

July 2023 – August 2023

July 2023 – August 2023

July 2023 – August 2023

Softgoods Design Intern

Tasked with developing the brand a new product from the ground up:

Tasked with developing the brand a new product from the ground up
Tasked with developing the brand a new product from the ground up:

Underwent a self directed project to develop a compact messenger bag for Rickshaw. Over the 8 week period I was tasked with design and iteration, hand making prototypes, user testing, creating manufacturing samples, assembling tech packs, and collaborating with both Rickshaws owner and their house production team to create a production models of the bag.

One Hat One Hand

One Hat One Hand

Fabricator

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA

Summers: 2022, 2024

Summers: 2022, 2024

Summers: 2022, 2024

Fabricator

Fabricator at an award-winning design and fabrication studio

Fabricator at an award-winning design and fabrication studio
Fabricator at an award-winning design and fabrication studio

Collaborated on fabrication teams for projects including: workplace lobby installations, trade show booths, public art and installations for Outsidelands Music Festival and Burning Man. Required broad knowledge of assembly and fabrication techniques, consistent attention to detail, communication skills, on the fly problem solving, and ability to analyze build drawings.

Model and Machine Shop Monitor

Model and Machine Shop Monitor

Student Shop Monitor

Providence, RI

Providence, RI

School Years 2023, 2024

School Years 2023, 2024

School Years 2023, 2024

Student Shop Monitor

Shop assistant and after hours monitor for RISD ID metal and model making shops

Shop assistant and after hours monitor for RISD ID metal and model making shops
Shop assistant and after hours monitor for RISD ID metal and model making shops

Worked assisting shop techs and students in department fabrication shops. Common tasks include assisting students with shop safety and fabrication methodology, assisting with creating design solutions, machine maintenance, designing and fabricating objects for the shop tech, and manage after hours shop usage. Required proficiency of all shop tools, high standard for shop safety, and strong design intuition.

Professional Development

Professional Development

Professional Development

IDSA San Francisco State University Chapter President

2026 Academic Year

NY Product Design Awards Silver Medalist - Bicycles & Bicycle Accessories

NY Product Design Awards Silver Medalist Bicycles & Bicycle Accessories

Summer 2024

San Francisco Design Week, New York Design Week Attendee

San Francisco Design Week & New York Design Week Attendee

23', 24', 25' 26'

IDSA Circular Design Deep Dive Conference attendee

Fall 2024

Design Bay Area Member

2026 - Present

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