ABOUT
Hello! I’m Saloni, an industrial designer passionate about building products that last longer and closer to heart while improving lives. I find joy in design that empowers, I'm always curious about people, what they do and driven by design innovation.
I have worked in the areas of sustainability, social innovation, healthcare, and consumer products. Over time I have gained skills to understand, analyze, conceptualize, and develop solutions for problems in different domains.
I love connecting with new people, if you would like to chat about design, or would like to talk please reach out!
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge (USA)
MIT IDM: Human-Centered Design
MS, Engineering and Management
2021 - 2023
MAEER's MIT Institute Of Design
Pune (India)
Bachelor of Design, Industrial Design
2012 - 2017
Work Experience
Loft Design Studio, Industrial Designer
Providence (Rhode Island), US
July, 2023 - Present​
Working with a dynamic team to create innovative products for clients in the space of consumer electronics, wearables, and healthcare, from conceptualization to realization.
MIT: Gray Lab, Industrial Designer & Researcher
Cambridge (MA), US
November, 2021 - May, 2023​
Worked with researchers to build a Hydration Monitoring wearable and run human studies to test the technology
REDX Innovation Lab, Industrial Designer
Mumbai (MH), India
2018 - 2021
Patented and developed an affordable manufacturing machine to make eco-friendly tableware out of leaves & edible glue. Conducted 250+ user interviews & developed multiple iterations of the machine & user experience with engineers & manufacturers.
FUTURISTIC LABS, Industrial Designer
Hyderabad (TN), India
2017 - 2018
Designed & patented world’s first automated rice & curry maker with a diverse team of engineers, & designers. Led the design phase from concept generation to user testing through user research, ideation, 3D CAD, and design for injection molding.
LVP-MIT Innovation Lab, Industrial Design Intern
Hyderabad (TN), India
Fall, 2016
Spearheaded immersive user research and participatory design methodologies with the vision rehab center with 50+ users & stakeholders to build an educational tool that teaches concepts of navigation to kids with vision impairment.
Organized & conducted the project’s user research & analysis, concept generation, sketching, product visualisation, rapid prototyping, CAD, & validation studies.
Recognition
Fast Company, Innovation By Design Award 2024 Honoree
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SAMSUNG Design Prize by iF Design ​2023
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iF Design Award 2023 in Student category
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C-IDEA Silver Award in 2022 - Industrial design
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Top 100 innovations from 52 countries at the Prototypes for Humanity exhibition in Dubai
Issued by Prototypes for Humanity · Nov 2022
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The James Dyson award, National Runner up - USA
Issued by James Dyson Foundation · Sep 2022
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Grandhack 2020 (Track- Future of Aging) : Intersystems challenge- Second place winner
Issued by MIT Hacking Medicine · Oct 2020
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Mathworks COVID-19 Design Challenge WinnerMathworks COVID-19 Design Challenge Winner
Issued by MIT Make Impact Consortium · Jul 2020
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Winner: Product Design
Issued by Pune Design Festival · Feb 2016
