Hello!

I am Drashti! I studied interior design at CEPT University, one of India's top design schools, and that's where my understanding of design thinking really began.

My journey since then has moved through two phases. The first was six years practicing interior design, first in Ahmedabad and then in Bangalore. That work taught me spatial planning, proportion, and aesthetics but more importantly, it taught me how to understand what a user needs and translate that into a physical space they'd actually live in.

The second phase was an entrepreneurial one. I ran a home décor marketplace called WholeSquared, where I curated décor pieces from brands across India and showcased them through digital mood boards letting customers visualize how a product would actually look and fit in their own space. This was my bridge from physical to digital. It's also where I picked up customer empathy at a different scale, along with the operational reality of running a business: marketing, social media, building on Shopify, all of it.

Reflecting on both phases, what I've loved most is handing over a design and watching someone experience it. Their reaction, how they use it, what surprises them. I thrive on fast feedback loops and quick iteration. And the one thing I found myself missing in interior design was scale: the ability for one design decision to impact far more than a single room or a single client.

That's what makes product design feel like a natural pivot for me. A place where I can bring everything I've learned about people, space, business, and design for a much larger audience.