Krithi Nalla is a designer of interactions. Her curiosities in world-building, and design fiction drive her provocations through the lens of emerging products, nature and food. Through her writing, Krithi examines how technology generates shifts in our principles, values, and perceptions of human essence. Most recently, she told some fun stories with Ogilvy, New York.

Her body of work has been awarded the Young Ones ADC for Multidisciplinary Portfolio (2024) and Most Creative Use of Technology (2022) by IBM. Her work has also been featured in Microscope Gallery, New York, Forecast Journal, UAAD Magazine, AdAge, and Retail Wire. She holds a degree in Design & Technology from Parsons School of Design, New York, where she enjoyed challenging the peculiarities of today and exploring the design decisions of tomorrow.








AWARDS & HONORS

Young Ones ADC Winner, Multidisciplinary Portfolio, 2024
Young Ones ADC Merit, Design For Good — Stooper App, 2024
Most Creative Use of Technology, IBM — Quantum Brownies, 2022




TALKS

Designer Talk — University of Maryland, 2024
Designer Talk — Parsons School of Design, New York, 2023
Commencement Speaker — BFA Design and Technology, The New School, New York, 2023
TEDx Speaker: The Power of Perspective in Art, Design and Innovation — Hyderabad, 2019




GALLERY FEATURES 

PIXELMOUTH art collective, New York — enter here_, 2024
New Art City, New York — Alt-Alterity, 2023-24
Microscope Gallery, New York — Quantum Art Exhibition, 2022
Hold a Space For Me, New York — Sobre Mesa, 2022




PRESS FEATURES

Orange Art, New York — Featured Artist, Eclecticism, 2023
Forecast Foundation, Los Angeles — Featured Artist, Issue 11: Atmosphere, 2022
UAAD Magazine, New York — Interview and Featured Artist, 2023
UAAD Exhibition, Alt Alterity, New York — Interview and Featured Artist, 2023
Parsons School of Design, New York — Alumni Work Spotlight, 2023
Pink Essay, New York — Artist Feature, 2023

AdAge, New York, 2022  
Retail Wire, New York, 2022  
Little Black Book, New York, 2022  
CoynePR, New York, 2022  

The New School, New York —  The Art and Design of Quantum Computing, 2022
Microscope Gallery, New York — Press Release, Quantum Art Exhibition, 2022




RESIDENCY & EDUCATION

Forecast Foundation, Los Angeles, 2023
Arts Letters & Numbers, New York, 2023 

Parsons School of Design, New York — BFA Design & Technology, 2019-2023






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