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VEDIKA LALL



DESIGNER       RESEARCHER       WRITER        STRATEGIST       TECHNOLOGIST        INTERVENTIONIST       CAKE-MAKER       FLOWER-PICKER       








I am a designer, researcher, and strategist who
draws inspiration from people's everyday lives
and stories to create meaningful experiences.


By integrating divergent and design thinking into the larger realm of human-centered design and research to drive impact, I aim to reimagine and create inclusive futures. With a focus in Social Innovation, through my practice, I strive to empower people by empathically, ethically, and collaboratively designing with them to create more equitable products, services, and experiences. I’m currently;

︎ Pursuing a postgraduate programme, MA+ M.Sc Global Innovation Design, at Imperial College London and Royal College of Art.

︎ Designing for improving fetal and maternal health outcomes in collaboration with St. Mary’s Hospital, London

︎ Supported by The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.

︎ Looking for positions as a Design Researcher / UX Designer / Strategist in the UK and India.





Bia (WIP)

An at-home uterine contraction monitoring wearable using novel electrode technology. 
Material Innovation; Co-Design; Product Design; UI/UX
SOLO; 2023





Tolong

Interventions to encourage help-seeking Behaviours of Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore.
Social Innovation; Participatory Design; Rapid Prototyping; UI/UX
SOLO; 2022






Curie Health

Empowering women to advocate for their healthcare data.
UI/UX
TEAM; 2022






Vision (WIP)

Visual vocabulary of the subjective experiences of pain and its’ perception.
Social Innovation; Participatory Design; Rapid Prototyping; UI/UX
SOLO; 2022






IBM IX

Experiences as a UX Designer at IBM IX, India
Design Research; UI/UX 
2021


Polytile

Creating new tools for material scientists to investigate applications for self-healing polymers.
Material Innovation; Co-Design; Rapid Prototyping; UI/UX
SOLO; 2022






The Calm Quilt

Intervention to create a safe space for unaccompanied refugee children.
Social Innovation; Design Psychology; Industrial Design; Rapid Prototyping 
TEAM; 2022





Otto

A.I. based educational tool for secondary school learners. 
Design Research; Artificial Intelligence; UI/UX; Usability Testing
TEAM; 2022






Secure Himalaya

Build communication strategies for State Forest Department and UNDP, India.
Participatory Design; Design Research; Filmmaking; Sound Design; Communication Design 
TEAM; 2022


Playte

An investigation into Human-Food Interaction and future of eating and sensing food.
Human-Food Interaction; Rapid Prototyping; Physical Computing
TEAM; 2022




School ki Ghanti

A design-led social enterprise that aims to make education accessible and inclusive using low-cost IVR systems.
Social Innovation; Learning Design; Positive Impact; Systems Design 
TEAM; 2020-2021






Him Jo Goonje

Proposal to integrate community radio with new media to promote livelihoods in the Trans-Himalyan Region.
Communication Design; Participatory Design; Sound Design; Systems Design; UI/UX
SOLO; 2019





Meshwork

Reimagining India’s People’s Biodiversity Register(PBR).
Design Anthropology; Design Research; Information Design;   
SOLO; 2018




AWARDS


︎ Industrial Design Studentship by The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. ︎︎︎   
  
︎ Awarded the Turing Scheme,  a UK-wide initiative for my international placement at DLX, University of Tokyo.

︎ The Geneva Challenge 2022 semifinalist for the project School Ki Ghanti. ︎︎︎
︎ ’The Calm Quilt’ was selected as the semifinalist in the Mayors Entrepreneur Challenge 2022.

︎ ’The Calm Quilt’ received a 250 GBP grant from Imperial Discovery Fund, 2021

︎ Practical Design Innovation Award, Art, Museum of Beijing Institute of Technology; Honorable Mention Award for School Ki Ghanti, December 2021. ︎︎︎
︎ Youth Co: Lab India 2020 Powered by UNDP India, Niti Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) 2nd Runner Up, India, Nov - Dec 2020. ︎︎︎









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