Amrita Kulkarni is a design researcher, strategist, and writer with work experience across four continents. With a background in architecture, industrial design, and innovation strategy, she has spent the past 15 years in the innovation and consulting space, helping imagine new futures in collaboration with her clients.
Having lived/worked in India, Sri Lanka, England, Mali, France, and United States—she brings a global perspective to her work. A London 2012 Olympics Torchbearer, she was nominated for her excellence in design.
With an undergraduate degree in architecture, she helped design institutional, residential and commercial buildings in India. Beyond that she traveled to London for a MA+MSc at the Royal College of Art & Imperial College London.
Her work spans consumer goods, healthcare, education, pharma, professional associations, and logistics—across industrial design, research, design strategy, and digital. Her work has been recognized through awards from Adobe, Ford, James Dyson Foundation, Royal Society of the Arts and Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Her work spans consumer goods, healthcare, education, pharma, professional associations, and logistics—across industrial design, research, design strategy, and digital. Her work has been recognized through awards from Adobe, Ford, James Dyson Foundation, Royal Society of the Arts and Association of Commonwealth Universities.
As a design researcher, she directs teams on a curious, analytical, and empathic search for game-changing insights. Amrita’s passion for design thinking stems from her human-centered approach, focusing on unmet user needs for disruptive opportunities.
A passionate writer, Amrita is assistant editor and columnist for international design magazine, My Liveable City. It explores design and development in the urban realm. As a photographer and henna artist, Amrita explores her versatile skill set on diverse work assignments. She is fluent in four languages.
A passionate writer, Amrita is assistant editor and columnist for international design magazine, My Liveable City. It explores design and development in the urban realm. As a photographer and henna artist, Amrita explores her versatile skill set on diverse work assignments. She is fluent in four languages.
