About

Savio M. Mukachirayil is a designer, artist and educator with an interest in the philosophy of good design, to understand the broader implications of design on human development and human flourishing.

His motivation is to do good, and he believes designers have a duty to design meaningful and responsible solutions for the development of persons. Through his projects, lectures, and writings, he explores the intersection of design with human nature, perception, consumerism, and sustainability. His experiences working in London, Essen, Dubai, Chennai, Seoul, Singapore, and currently Illinois have provided him with a diverse range of perspectives from companies, design consultancies, and academia. This includes curating workshops, self-initiating, and leading exchanges with multiple institutions internationally.

Education

Royal College of Art

MA Global Innovation Design
2021 - 23
UK

Imperial College London

MSc Global Innovation Design
2021 - 23
UK

Nanyang Technology University

Semester Exchange
Aug - Nov 2022
Singapore

Tshingua University

Online Semester Exchange
Apr - Jun 2022
China

Loughborough University

BA Industrial Design
2017 - 21
UK

Experiences &
Responsibilities

University of Illinois

Reseracher-in-Residence
Aug 2024 - Present
USA

Teach, conduct research, and engage new audiences and partners to expand the scope of perspectives currently offered in the Industrial Design program at the University of Illinois.
After the success of the first two semesters, was given the responsibility of creating syllabi to teach two classes in Sping 2024, ensuring the objectives, deadlines and overall quality of teaching is kept consistant across its different sections.

Research Areas: Bio-based polymers; Analysing aesthetics; style derived from the emotional appetite

Classes taught:
ARTD201 Industrial Design I (Fall 23),
ARTD228 Computer Applications (Spring 24),
ARTD225 Design Drawing (Fall 24),
ARD326 Sustainability & Manufacturing (Fall 24)

Design From Futures ™

Founder.
Jun 2022 - Present
United Kingdom

Curating and teaching workshop on Speculative Design.
So far we have conducted workshops with Seoul Women’s University, Technology University Korea, and Samsung Art & Design Institute.

Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre

Industrial Designer
Jun 2022
Indian Institute of Technology Research Park, Chennai.

Responsible for designing the user interaction for the finger probe of an over-the-counter low-cost device for people to use at home to check their heart health, specifically for those living in rural villages as they have difficulty accessing medical checkups.

WILDDESIGN GmBh.

Jr Industrial Designer
Feb - Jul 2020
Germany

Worked on client projects involving medical products, supported the design team through concept sketches, CAD modeling, rendering visualizations, presentations, 3d printing, and rapid prototyping. Worked on a research project regarding the single-use plastic products in medical design.

QUADRANT2DESIGN

CAD Designer
Jul - Nov 2019
UK

Supported the CAD team to design, visualize and manage exhibition spaces.

Metalec Engineering Workshop

Tool & Die CAD intern.
Jun - Jul 2018
Dubai, UAE

Supported engineers with CAD modelling of molds for unique jerrycans. The molds were manufactured and cans injection molded on site .

Accomplishments, Publication & Exhibitions

Front Cover Artwork

Swirling Lipids & Platelets
Published by The Royal Society of Chemistry, London.
May 2024
USA

Artwork by Reiss Christensen, directed by Savio Mukachirayil, reflecting the work of researchers Braulio A. Macias-Rodriguez, Krassimir P. Velikov et al. The front cover was chosen by The Royal Society of Chemistry for their Soft Matter Journal vol. 20.

Industrial Design Exhibtion Curation

Rising Thoughts
Link Gallery, University of Illinois
May 2024.

Exchange Curation

GID peers, RCA X MITID
May 2022
Pune, India

Organised and led an international exchange between fellow students in the MA Global Innovation Design programme at the Royal College of Art, and MA UX Design students at Maharashtra Institute of Technology .

RCA X NTU Exhibition

Art, Design & Media School, NTU
Sept 2022
Singapore

Exhibted our works, “Cocoon II” and “Sound to Form” based of our learnings in Asian design principles at Nanyang Technology University.

Oppo X RCA Finalist

Competition sponsored by Oppo at the Royal College of Art
“Cocoon”
2022

Grand Challenge Finalist

Competition at The Royal College of Art
“Ocean Ears”
2021