NANDAN PEMMARAJU
Linkedin Profile / Instagram / Email at - nandanofdesign@gmail com
EDUCATION:
M S in Graduate Spatial Experience and Furniture & Fixtures Design - 2022
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, California, USA
course highlights: Retail Experience Design/ Branded Spaces/ Spatial Scenography/ Workplace Design/ Furniture & Lighting Fixture Design/ Car Interiors design/ Exhibition Design/ Trade Show Design/ Restaurant & Hospitality Design
Bachelor of Architecture - 2018
School of Architecture, GITAM University, Andhra Pradesh, India
course highlights: Architectural Design/ History of Architecture/ Interior Design/ Hand Rendering/ High-rise Building design/ Hospitality & Resort Design/ Construction Management/ Structural Engineering/ Pavilion & Exhibit Design
WORK:
DESIGNER - 2025
Andrea Claire Studio
Los Angeles, USA
May 2023 - Present Participated Press: https://wwwvogue com au/vogue-living/interiors/dylan-farrell-design-sydney-house/image-gallery/8ccfcbd21b40cb694fe6a42d4c1da 752 - Look for image 4/8 - showing Cassiopeia / https://wwwarchitecturaldigest com/gallery/greek-revival-memphis-pitch-perfect-blend-of-young-and-old - Look for image 8/17Cassiopeia Chandelier is by Andrea Claire Studio / https://luxesource com/article/modernist-inspired-renovation-california-amy-meier - Look for image 6/9 - described as “mobile-like chandelier by Andrea Claire Studio”
● Contributed to design development, 3d and physical model modelmaking, technical construction drawings, presentation drawings, and fabrication for architectural spaces
● Played the key designer role collaborating directly with Andrea Claire, the principal
● Worked with multiple high-profile clients, architects, and Interior designers in LA, ranging from studio like Commune, Rockwell, Olson Kundig and many other large scale studios in the field of Interiors and Architecture
● Developed project management strategy for the studio
● Proficient in 3D tools like Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite and AutoCAD
● Developed presentation decks and edited studio photographs for the website - More about Andrea in the Recommendations section of this document
● Products I worked with - Cassiopeia, Constantin, Galaxy, Ivy, Cloudbreak, and Thorn
CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER - 2024/5
PITCHWOLF, startup
Los Angeles, USA
August 2024 - Present
● Led the complete redesign of the cricket tech company
● Developed a swift app experience for the collaboration with world famous Cricket bowling coach - Steffan Jones
● Hosted data design sprints for the company’s end products ranging from analysis reports, and other multimedia reports
● Brought in a value of approximately $70 for each report (250-300 reports are developed in a span of three months)
● Designing the website and the web app - website and the app scheduled to launch end of 2024
FREELANCE DESIGNER - 2024
Self Employed
Los Angeles, USA
December 2018 - Present
● Led the product development for a Glass maker/designer Responsible for delivering a fully functioning architectural lighting fixture
● Assisted in rendering, conceptualisation, and design development of multiple architectural scale exhibits for an artist in New york - Jason Peters
● Associated with multiple architectural, interior, and graphic designers on multiple projects around the last eight years
GUEST CRITIC - Design Studio - 2024
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, Pasadena, Los Angeles, USA
ArtCenter College of Design is a private art university in Pasadena, California It was incorporated in 1930 as a degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual arts and design I critiqued DINING
ILLUMINATED FINAL 2023 Fall course - Invited by DanielGottlieb Art Center College of Design is one of the top private universities in Pasadena, United States It is ranked #14 in QS WUR Ranking By Subject 2024
CO-FOUNDER - 2023
PIVOT, startup
Los Angeles, USA
April 2023 - Present
● Designed a modular furniture system tackling the global college furniture waste
● Led design and development of the furniture system
● MENTORS - Balachandar Ramamurthy (Ex Director SpaceX Flight Safety) and Bridgette Hyde (Nike Retail Lead)
● Led the development of a YC (VC) pitch
● Notable achievements: The project was selected for MIT Venture Mentoring Services
ADVISING DESIGNER - 2023
INDIA HOME, Nonprofit New York, USA
October 2022 - April 2023 7 mo
Participated Press: I acted as an Advising Designer for the Queens Senior living project published on Curbed“ A Desi-Specific Senior House”
● Planned and designed senior care and residential facilities - 87-86 253rd Street, a Senior Housing Facility in Jamaica, and other senior housing projects
● Contributed and led design and construction management for two senior co-living projects
● Project involvement: Multipurpose community facility for seniors in Jamaica, New York
● Advised in FF&E strategies for multiple senior care projects
● Development of senior care and co-living properties in and around Queens
GUEST CRITIC - Interior Design Studio - 2022
PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL
New York, USA
Interior Design Studio 2022 Summer/ Fall courses - I have been invited by Shaumyika Sharma, a lecturer at the School of interior design thrice in a span of one year for design critiques for midterm and finals I have had the privilege to advise and guide three whole classes of students (10-15 each) for the three critique sessions Parsons School of Design at The New School is one of the leading private universities in New York City In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, it is ranked #4
References: QS Ranking PARSONS / Parsons School of Design Named Best Art and Design School in the Country 5th Year in a Row
PROJECT MANAGER / SPACE PLANNER - 2022
VITRA
New York, USA
June 2022 - September 2022 4 mos
Participated Press: https://wwwregionalgatewaynet/pteparis-vitra-develops-seating-specifically-for-public-spaces/ - I was a part of the product launch - Soft Wait - a new airport seating system launched
● Client Management: Administered and maintained relationships with high-profile clients ranging from airports
● Project Management: Space planning and budget management for big-budget projects (over 1M USD)
● Project Types: Airport, Office, Retail, and Residential projects in the USA
● Expertise: Executed space planning with Vitra’s products, including recent introductions like Soft Work and Soft Wait, and classics like Airline and Medagate
● Routine Tasks: Using tools like SketchUp, Salesforce and SAP, Designing spatial layouts, Managed client co-ordination,organized studio events, and design tours for college grads
● Notable Projects: Designed and developed project budgets for over ten airports(JFK, Laguardia, Toronto Pearson, and DFW) , workplaces, stores - for companies like Apple and Kvadrat(LA store)
● Collaboration: Worked with leading architecture & design studios in New York, such as Nbbj, HOK, etc
● Storefront Design : Designed storefronts for product launches, including JeanProuve22
CO-FOUNDER / Chief Architecture & Interiors Designer - 2021
Project SANAN
Vizag, India
April 2018 - July 2021 3 yrs 4 mos
Website: https://wwwprojectsanan com/
● Leadership: Led a unique multidisciplinary design team in the city
● Project Diversity: Designed and developed various projects including retail spaces, high-end residential, branded environments, apartment complexes, graphic design, furniture design, brand strategies, hospitality, healthcare, and exhibition design
● Specific Project Types: 2 Retail Spaces, 6 High-End Residential, 2 Branded Environments, 2 Multistorey-Apartment complexes, 3 Graphic Design projects, and 3 Hospitality
● Notable Achievements: Developed (design & construction) over five private residences, created branding for Harvard-based research project Logic IBD and a budding Film production company called WALTAIR PRODUCTIONS
PUBLISHED/ EXHIBITS: 2024
LA
2025
BOLD JOURNEY
WANTED DESIGN - Exhibit/Magazine - 2022
Selected for Student Work Exhibit- VALUE - lighting object design
NIO x ArtCenter
NIO's sponsored project with Artcenter College of Design
GRAD SHOW MANAGER - Art Center College of Design, California, USA - 2022
ArtCenter Grad Show - Exhibition design - Student Work
Designed and built an 800 square feet exhibit booth for the in-person GradShow accommodating four booths and a central exhibit
LA Auto Show - Volunteer Manager - 2021
Team managed and hosted the ACCD booth at one of the world’s largest auto show arenas Conducted live sketching
Tracing Narratives - Exhibition - 2017
Exhibition design and management of the curation