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Featured in the Upstarts Section of the 25th Issue (Q4 2010) of  Contagious Magazine (UK) , where Contagious scours the globe for the shining stars in a new creative vanguard. Click here to view.

Created Brand Identity + Packaging design for set of organic products for Ode to Earth .

Part-time graphic design consultant for Dillinet  , the youngest  fast growing freshman expat network in Delhi, and for events connected to Dillinet.

Part of the core Organizers of SHINDIG! - the first independent attempt in bringing together Music+Design+Art under one umbrella. 

Started a Yoga Studio in New Delhi in March 2010. Flourishing.

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Worked at Philips Design Eindhoven since May 2008- Nov 2009.

In the [Pipeline]

Merging Yoga+Design. Hush. More on this to come soon.

 

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Education

 

Graduate Studies (Masters): 2005 - 2007: Umeå Institute of Design , Umeå, Sweden
Degree achieved: MA Interaction Design

Undergraduate Studies: 1998 - 2005: School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, (CEPT) India.
Degree achieved: Bachelor of Interior Design (B.Int.Des)

Design Skills

Interior Design, Graphic Design, Basic Brand imaging, Design Ethnography, GUI Design, Basic Furniture Design, Interaction Design

Software Proficiency

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AutoCAD,Cheetah3D , iMovie, Flash(Basic) ActionScript(Basic) Adobe Premier (Basic) Audacity (Basic) 3DMax (Basic)
Word, Excel, powerpoint, keynote

Languages

English(Very Fluent)

Hindi(Fluent)

Bengali(Fluent)

Swedish (Beginners level)

Spanish (Basic) 

Professional Experience / Industry collaboration


May 2008 - November 2009

Designer, Ambient Experience, Healthcare, Eindhoven

Designer , Design Probes , Philips Design

 

logo01.jpg3 Month Contract Job at Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates/ WINDMILL DESIGN, New Delhi (Sep - Dec 2007)

Responsibilities: interior design consultant & in-house graphic designer

 

100px-Ume_logo.pngProject with Umeå Kommun : (Mar - May 2007) collaborative student project for the proposal of an Interactive Play+Learn space for Swedish Pre-schools

 

 

 

ikea_logo.jpg Project with IKEA + Whirlpool : (Oct - Dec 2006) collaborative student project for the proposal of future concepts for homes using mobile and voice recognition technology.


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100px-Ume_logo.pngProject with Umeå Kommun : (Mar - May 2006) collaborative student project for the proposal of a new evaluation system for Swedish middle Schools.

 

 

 

 

 

volvologo.jpgProject with VOLVO trucks : (Oct - Dec 2005) collaborative student project for the proposal of a document handling system for Truck drivers in Sweden.

 

 

 

 

logo01.jpg6 Month Internship at Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates/ WINDMILL DESIGN, New Delhi (June - Dec 2001)

Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates (PSDA) is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy firm based in Delhi providing services in Urban Planning, Architecture, Interior Design and Furniture Design.

Project participations: The Garden of Five Senses, Furniture Design for a family, Interiors for MEZZ (a local Jazz bar in New Delhi)
Responsibilities: team-conceptualization, on-site work, research, drafting, presentation, client meetings.

 

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Additional Courses and Workshops

Workshop for Programming Phidgets
Umeå Institute of Design
2 Weeks: September 2006
Tutoring by Oskar Fjellstöm: Researcher at Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden
 
TELIO Workshop
Umeå Institute of Design
1 Week: October 2006
Tutoring by Matt Cotham: Founder of TELLART, Visiting Faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design

Ethnography and Participatory Design towards Innovation
Umeå Institute of Design
1 Week: April 2006
Tutoring by Luis Arnal: Master of Innovation Planning at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago

Research, Papers and Publications

All papers are available for download at
http://www.anjalikabose.com/publications-and-reports/

2007
A Glimpse into Human-Spatial Dialogue through Experience Prototyping
This paper outlines the process and result of an experience prototyping exercise carried out by the author and one other design student, as part of the Interaction Design programme at the Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå, Sweden. Provides arguments to support the fact that giving the user a certain level of control over sensorial qualities of a physical space, can alter the emotional state of individuals.

2006
Group Dynamics of Co-operative Creativity
Published by ACM
Presented at SIDER’06
The paper addresses the group dynamics of co-operative creativity. The focus is on small groups of 3 to 5 people, addressing the roles of the participants within each group and discussing underlying human factors, which contribute to group dynamics. More specifically, it addresses the basis for conflicting/contrasting individual viewpoints within groups, and look to understand how a cooperative or uncooperative resolution of conflict, can lead to productive or unproductive end results.
 
2006
Design for Cultural Pluralism
Redesign of Evaluation Ritual for middle School students in Sweden
A paper about the final solution and process.

2005-2006
VOLVO SET Research
Document Handling System for Truck Drivers
Student project during Term-1 of Master of Interaction Design program at the Umeå Institute of Design. The aim of the project was to devise a new method of information handling for delivery truck drivers. Field research was conducted using ethnographic tools such as interviews, video, shadowing and observation.

2003-2005
Transience and the Flexible Habitat
A dissertation on Systems, Transience and the Flexible Habitat Antitype
Final research thesis at the School of Interior Design, India during Term-10 of Bachelor of Interior Design program at the School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, (CEPT) India. Academic Research. Addresses systemic concepts of space and the trends of Flexibility in habitats. Traces the history of flexibility as a concept in built environs and envisages the future of Flexibility in domestic spaces.
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Conferences, Seminars, Awards

Events attended can also be found in more detail with images at http://www.anjalikabose.com/events-attended/

LIFT ’07, Geneva, Switzerland
LIFT is a yearly gathering of talented observers, explorers, and builders who discuss the current challenges and creative solutions presented by emerging technologies. LIFT is three days to face cutting edge business models, bold predictions, radical thinking, and get new ideas to inject into your own part of the planet. LIFT has a simple goal: connect people who are passionate about new applications of technology and propel their conversations into the broader world to improve life and work.


REMIDA ’07, Reggio Emilia, Italy
24th to 27th January 2007
The REMIDA conference , an International Conference dedicated to the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Remida Creative Recycling Centre took place at the International Centre Loris Malaguzzi on January 24 –27, 2007. The program of the Conference offered the participants the opportunity to explore the experience of the Remida Creative Recycling Centre within the many aspects of the Reggio Emilia Municipal infant toddler centre and preschool pedagogical Approach.

SIDER ’06 Student Interaction Design Research Conference, Gothenberg, Sweden
24th to 26th February 2006
Speaker presenting a paper on Group Dynamics of Creative Cooperativity

UIDSC ’06 Umeå Interaction Design Student Conference, Umeå, Sweden
12th January 2006
Speaker presenting a paper on Group Dynamics of Creative Cooperativity

Individual Research Thesis Presentation
7th July 2005
Presentation of research thesis Transience and the Flexible Habitat at the School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), India. 175 Pages. Won a gold medal for the Best Student Thesis Award, School of Interior Design, CEPT, India.

IFI Convention 2003 : ‘Design Sutra’, Mumbai India
3rd to 6th December 2003
An international convention organized by IIID (Indian Institute of Interior Designers)
The participants were Professional Designers and Students of Design - Interior, Graphic, Product, Landscape - Architects, Educationists, Manufacturers and Trading Houses of products and services integral to the building environment. Design Sutra provided the international design community with a platform for global and cross-cultural exchanges on design principles and solutions.

My participation included single-handed organization and presentation of the exhibition of academic work, on behalf of the entire student body at the School of Interior Design, CEPT.

Best Student Award 2001, at the School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, (CEPT) India.

Best Student Award 2000, at the School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, (CEPT) India.

Miscellaneous Personal Details

Main
Name Anjalika Bose
Date of Birth 16th December 1980
Place of Birth Kolkata (Calcutta) , India
Nationality Indian

Places of Residence /  Primary School, Middle School and High School Education
1980 – 1983 Calcutta, India
1983 – 1987 Eindhoven, Holland : de Ontmoeting International School
1987 – 1990 Chennai(Madras), India : Padma Sheshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School
1990 – 1998 New Delhi, India :  Bluebells International School

Extra Curricular Activities (Bachelor’s Undergraduate School, CEPT)
Participation in all college events : Music/ Choreography/ Event Management
Part of Event Management team for main college Fest ROOTS (all years from 1998-2005)
Part of Production team for the NATAKBAAZI Theatre Company, CEPT

Posts held in Student Council Bodies
2000-2001 Cultural Secretary , Student Council, CEPT, India
2003-2004 Administrative secretary, Student Council, CEPT, India
2005-2006 Member of Ställverket, Student Council, Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå, Sweden

Universities/Programs accepted at in 2005
Umeå Institute of design, Umeå, Sweden : MA Interaction Design
The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois: MFA Interior Architecture
The Academy of Arts, San Fransisco : MFA Interior Architecture and Design
Central Saint Martins, London : MA Design Studies