Swati Piparsania (she/her) is an interdisciplinary designer and educator specializing in spatial object-based approaches. Her practice centers community engagement and social experiences. She delves into collective behaviors that shape one’s perceptions of identity, bias, and positionality, with a particular focus on how built environments are tools of spatial surveillance and oppression. Incorporating her expertise in transformative pedagogies, interactive forms, and equity-based approaches, Swati collaborates with public school teachers, attorneys, environmental activists, and community organizers to create meaningful interventions that promote social change.
Swati (b. Bhilai, India) has worked as a furniture designer at two leading modular interior firms in India: Homelane and Livspace. Her work has been showcased at prestigious venues including Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, PACT Zollverein in Essen, Kenyon College in Ohio, and School of Form in Poland. Swati holds an MFA in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI, and a BFA in Furniture and Spatial Design from Srishti School of Art, Design, and Technology, Bangalore. Currently, she serves as an Assistant Professor teaching Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in New York.
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