Amal Koshy

Industrial Designer at Prar Inc.

As a designer, I believe that designs arise from curiosity. When we strive to understand the answers to ‘how, why and what if’ of various problems, we reach various solutions, and I believe this is the driving force behind design as well. By keeping the users the centre of my design process, I am determined to develop solutions that are not only visually appealing but also to create a real impact on the users lives. Focuses on user research, prototyping and user testing as the holy trinity to create seamless use cases.

When I am not engaged in design, you will probably find me in the football field or travelling across the planet absorbing ideas and inspirations for my design works. I welcome projects with open arms as a new leaning opportunity, I am committed to rendering challenges on my way into opportunities.

Experience

Industrial Designer

Prar Inc. | November 2024-Present

Leading the design and development of primary healthcare products to reduce friction in the workflow of the infamous slow healthcare system for patients with chronic illnesses.
Creating business strategies for accelerated business growth through product development process. Closely collaborating with UX Designers, Hardware Engineers, FDA Compliance team. Travelling to China back and forth to deal with development.

Industrial Designer

Vital Things, Trondheim 🇳🇴 | June 2021- June 2022 (Part time)

Design and development of world’s first contactless patient monitoring and visualization. Designed concepts focusing on usability, aesthetics and manufacturability. Collaborated with stakeholders to further develop concept into a refined product.

Industrial Design Master Thesis

LEGO, Billund 🇩🇰 | January 2024- June 2024

Designed LEGO versatile modules for the LEGO Technic Series to simplify complex movement mechanisms to enhance play experiences for younger children.

Industrial Design intern

Core Experience, Bangalore 🇮🇳 | January 2022- July 2022

Designed pieces of versatile furniture, following the creative design process aiming to
provide luxury experience.

User Experience Design intern

MistEO, Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 | May 2020-August 2020

Collaborated in a team of 3 to design weather app for the various user sets in India. Conducted research and ideation of features, data visualization to provide novel experiences. Delivered prototype of mobile screens with for light and dark modes.

Education

Master's in Industrial Design

Norwegian Uni of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim 🇳🇴 | 2022-2024

Moved to Norway to attain further exposure into user centric design and research (Service Design, Strategic Design), Design for manufacturing and assembly. Focused on specialisation in design for healthcare. Completed all projects in deep collaboration with external companies.

Offsite - Cohort 2

Advanced Design, Chicago 🇺🇸 | 2022

Advanced Design , Chicago 🇺🇸 | 2022

Offsite is a 12-week online program disrupting design education and offers a real world view of industrials design profession through the instruction of industry leaders.

Bachelor's in Industrial Design

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun 🇮🇳 | 2018-2022

Diving into design processes and methodologies and it's applications in semester projects. Got introduced to prototyping techniques and design tools (Fusion 360, Keyshot, Adobe Suite)

Languages

English

Fluent

Norwegian Bokmål

Good understanding

German

Beginner