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Industrial Designer / TEDx Speaker

Paul Sandip

Pune, India
paulstudio.in
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    Paul Sandip is a critically acclaimed Indian Industrial designer, three times TEDx speaker, winner of the prestigious Red Dot Design Award twice and recipient of the "Designpreneur" title from Shri Narendra Modi. He has designed over 700+ products for his clients worldwide.

    ​Paul re-defines everyday objects to create innovative and iconic best selling products. His designs are led by user centric innovation and refined sense of style. The GM Bulb holder #designedbypaul in 2004 is estimated to have sold over 5400 million pieces...and still counting! Paul had also been actively involved in New Product Developments at LG Electronics, India & Seoul for nearly a decade where he led experimental, hence “First in India” kind of projects.

    Paul has won over 34 design awards including the LiteOn Merit Award from President of Taiwan Mr.Ma Ying-jeou in 2010, Japanese Eyewear Design Opus Award 2006 & 2009, Elle Decor 2011 Young Talent Award and was a Finalist at 2009 Index Award, Denmark. His works and thoughts have been extensively published by major design and business magazines, aired by radio/tv and exhibited internationally including the Triennale Museum in Milan, Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt, Red Dot Award Show in Singapore, Avenue of Stars Hong Kong, Lite-On Awards Show in Taiwan, Index Design Exhibition in Denmark, Thailand International Furniture Fair in Bangkok, Design Korea Exhibition, Design Olympiad in Seoul, Alliance Francaise in Delhi and several other exhibitions. Paul's work is held in permanent collections of Danish Design Museum, Copenhagen since 2009, as an example of Design to improve life!

    ​Paul Sandip is a notable alumni of the prestigious National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad, Jury of the India Design Mark, mentor for Dell Designathon and an active Keynote Speaker on Design Thinking at various events organized by Premiere Design Institutes, IIT's, MSME's and Govt. of India establishments. He has been invited by Apollo Munich, Infosys, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell amongst many others to share his unique Design Thinking process of Innovation by Observation. In 2019 Paul was selected to represent Industrial Design at the India-Italy Tech Leadership Roundtable in the august presence of His Excellency Mr. Giuseppe Conte the Prime Minister of Italy and Shri Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of India.

  • Education
    • Masters in Industrial Design Product Design
      National Institute of Design
      2002 - 2004
    • B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
      Nagpur University
      1998 - 2001
  • Experience
    • Design & Innovation Consultant
      PAUL STUDIO
      New Delhi, India
      Jan 2005 - Present (18 years 1 month)
      PAUL STUDIO has designed over 300+ Products / Toys / Furniture which are successfully selling in the Indian / Global market. We have designed products in a diverse range of industries including Consumer Electronics, Internet Of Things (IOT), Home / Kitchen Appliances, Electrical Accessories, Lighting, Kitchenware, Houseware, Molded Furniture, Infant products, Wood / Plastic/ FabricToys, Writing Instruments (Plastic / Metal pens), Porcelain / Stainless Steel Lifestyle Accessories and Medical Devices.

      We are design & innovation consultants to MNC's, Startups, Entrepreneurs, MSMEs & Universities.
      Services we provide:

      1) USP creation through Design Research
      2) New Product Design / Styling
      3) Surface finishes / color / Patterns
      4) Mock-up & Prototype Development (MVP)
      5) Creative Engineering
      6) Tooling & Mass manufacturing Liaison
      7) Product Graphics / Packaging solutions
      8) Intellectual Property (IP) Creation & Protection
      9) Innovation Seminars / Ideation Workshops
    • New Product Development
      LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
      Jan 2005 - Sep 2013 (8 years 8 months)
      Have led experimental, hence 'First in India' kind of projects in the following categories:

      A) Home Appliances
      - Washing Machine
      - Microwave Oven

      B) Living Electronics
      - Split Air Conditioner
      - Active Speakers / Woofer System
      - Portable Karaoke
      - LCD / LED TV
      - Monitor / Monitor TV

      Enroute visited several Indian households across the country to unearth latent consumer needs. Converted insights into design opportunities and co-created products for global and local market with LG Design Center in Seoul. Managed completely new product developments with overseas vendors while co-working with R&D, Sales and Marketing counterparts...to create IMPACTful design.
    • Design Speaker / Jury
      NID, IIT, NIFT, EDII, CII
      Jan 2005 - Apr 2013 (8 years 3 months)
      - Jury Member for the India Design Mark Award 2013
      - Expert panelist: Color Next 2012, workshop with Asian Paints, Delhi
      - Discussion: The Clip story at MIT, Pune
      - Workshop host: Creative Methods at NID, Gandhinagar
      - Speaker at Annual Design Exposition, IIT Kanpur
      - Seminar on Disposable Mug at IIT Roorkee
      - Speaker at 9th CII Design Summit, Delhi
      - Guest jury at IILM Design School, Gurgaon
      - Speaker at IILM Design School, Gurgaon
      - Design Business Interaction at EDII, Ahmedabad
      - Guest Lecture: "My Philosophy of Design" at NIFT, Delhi
      - Design Talk on "differential thinking” at ITPO, Delhi
    • Signature Collection
      Useful Art
      2002 - 2013 (11 years)
      I initiated "Useful Art" a philanthrophic pursuit of excellence in turning daily-use products into desirable everyday objects by imagining and implementing creative methods and approaches to product design. The objects designed ranged from Electrical Accessories, Lighting, Furniture, Kitchenware, Tableware, Toys, Stationary, Bath accessories to Footwear.

      Differential Design is my philosophy of being the differential factor -"Use Less Do More". It is a mission to take Indian design sensibility to a global platform.

      Useful Art has won several design awards including the most prestigious international recognition Red Dot Award in 2007& 2010.

      View the products here: www.differentialdesign.blogspot.com
    • Product Innovation + Styling
      GM Modular Pvt. Ltd.
      Jul 2004 - Dec 2004 (5 months)
      Designed over 100 innovative electrical / electronic accessories for "Four Five" series along with an innovative range of modular switch plate called Grado 90 which has 90° rotatability.

      Products from the range which are earning huge revenues as "Best Sellers" are:

      - Bulb holder (PLAY... with invisible screws!)
      - Universal Multiplug (Angular)
      - Ebook Spike Guard
      - Deepam (LED Diya)
      - Planet G (Night lamp with dimmer)
      - Prism (Night Lamp)
      - Shloka (Religious Tune Door Bell)
    • Consumer Research + Concept Design
      Whirlpool of India Ltd.
      Apr 2004 - Jun 2004 (2 months)
      Designed a low cost / aesthetically pleasing "dry storage" pedastal for Direct Cool Refrigerator for 2 purposes:
      1) To increase the height of the refrigerator for better accesability.
      2) Create space for storing potatoes and onions.

      Product patented and made available in Indian market since 2005.
    • Sub-Editor / Cartoonist
      Lokmat Times
      2000 - 2001 (1 year)
      Night job while I was pursuing my electrical engineering.
      Initiated a cartoon strip in a daily pocket column called : "Not as you see" by Paul Sandip
    • Internship (Electrical Engg.)
      Crompton Greaves Pvt. Ltd.
      May 2000 - Jun 2000 (1 month)
      Worked towards self awareness of electrical motors/pump sets used in both urban and rural locations and experienced trouble shooting methods.
    • Freelance Author / Cartoonist
      The Statesman, Calcutta
      1994 - 2000 (6 years)
      Have written several short stories and anecdotes while i was studying in school. My career as a freelance cartoonist began here. :)
  • Awards

    Red Dot Award'10 / EDIDA'10 / LiteOn Award'10,Taiwan / INDEX: Award '09, Denmark / MACEF'09 / Opus Award'06+'09, Japan / Red Dot Award'07 / Organic Award'07, San Francisco,CA / Jindal Stainless Award'07, India /

    Chief Ministers Award'05 /

    Business World Design Excellance Award'04









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    • Consumer Electronics
    • Kitchen, Bath & Home decor
    • Lighting
    • Medical & Scientific Equipment
    • Eyewear
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    • 3D Modeling
    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design
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