Kathiravan Subramaniam

Journey

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While I’m currently Designing Products and Strategy at IDEO, I initially started out as an electronics engineer at Bosch. Meanwhile my passions took me on a wild ride; I started a band, co founded a start up for musicians, and travelled near and far in pursuit of finding my thing. It wasn’t long before I realised it was Design.

After my Masters in Interaction Design at the National Institute of Design, India, I was swept into the world of product design. I joined Razorpay, one of India’s biggest fintech start-ups, where I had the chance to lead the design of their first ever mobile app.

I have continued to remain curious about the other spaces where I can use design to drive clever and beautiful solutions. Apart from designing products and screens, I’ve continued to experiment with design, through my art, photography, presentations (yep, I have thing for them) and recently through AI ✨.

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DESIGN

2021 - present

Senior Interaction Designer *

IDEO, London

2019 - 2021

Lead Product Designer Senior Product Designer Product Designer Intern

Razorpay payment solutions, Bangalore

2018 - 2019 🎓

Exchange Semester

HTW, Berlin

2017 - 2019 🎓

Master of Design - Interaction Design

National Institute of Design, Bangalore

STARTUP

2016 - 2017

Co-Founder and Designer

Jamculture

ENGINEERING

2013 - 2016

Software Engineer

Robert Bosch, Bangalore

2013 🎓

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication

Anna University

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⍚ TRAVEL & ADVENTURE (↓)

2016

🇹🇭 Thailand

• First International Trip • Snorkelled • Partied with Nomads • Rock climbing in Railay

2017

🇩🇪 Berlin,Germany

• First rented apartment abroad • First Snow • Techno Parties • Design in Deutschland • Got some advice from Christoph Niemann

2017

🇨🇿 Brno & Prague, Czech Republic

• Got to take a drive in Autobahn • Witnessed 20000 yrs old inscriptions • Crossed the Charles Bridge

2017-18

🇳🇴 Norway > 🇳🇱 Netherlands > 🇫🇷 France

• Drove between icy mountains in Lofoten • Lost a car door to wind • Witnessed Northern Lights • Light festival in Amsterdam • New year at Eiffel Tower

2021

🇮🇳 Andamans

• Working from islands for ~ a month • Learned Swimming • Licensed PADI Open Water Diver

2022 - 24

🇲🇪Montenegro 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇪🇺10+ in Europe

• Backpacked in the Balkans • Lost my travel docs in Mexico • Tried skiing for the first time • Flew through aurora borealis over Iceland

"I travel not to go anywhere but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. - R.L.Stevenson

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