My Design Projects

Explore my original design projects — from product and interaction design to experimental builds and prototypes. Each project documents the process, materials, and lessons learned along the way.

Bedside Raspberry Pi voice note device (Thought Catcher TC-01) placed on a nightstand next to a bed, designed for capturing late-night ideas without using a smartphone, featuring a physical button, microphone, and screenless interaction for distraction-free idea capture and better sleep.

TC-01 : A Bedside Thought Catcher Capturing Ideas Without Opening Your Phone

Thought Catcher (TC-01) is a screenless, bedside voice note device built using a Raspberry Pi to capture late-night ideas, tasks, and reminders—without opening your phone. Designed for those moments right before sleep, TC-01 replaces the привычe of grabbing a smartphone (and inevitably doom-scrolling) with a calm, intentional ritual: press a button, speak your thought, hear a beep, and go back to rest. At its core, TC-01 is about digital wellbeing, calm technology, and inten

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Jan 257 min read

Green parrot perched on a window rail with urban buildings in the background. The sky is cloudy, and the mood is curious.

The Parrot That Stopped Coming—and the Bird Detection System I Designed to Find It

When a parrot that regularly visited my window disappeared, I built a Raspberry Pi–based bird detection system to find out if it was still coming. What started as curiosity became a design experiment in observation, hardware, and restraint.

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Jan 153 min read

How I Learnt Acoustics by Building Ugly Speakers - DIY Speaker Design

You’d think building a speaker is about wiring and electronics. It ultimately comes down to air leaks, incorrect materials and your own humility. My first two prototypes looked perfect and sounded like regret. However, every buzz, rattle, and thud taught me more than any YouTube video could.

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Nov 4, 20253 min read

What if Memories Could be Held?

Membo is an exploration of this question. It's a capturing device and viewing system that fuses digital photography and physical keepsakes, making memories tangible- and the act of capturing mindful!

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Jul 20, 20252 min read

Technical sketches and tools on a dark surface, featuring a yellow utility knife, gears, and a green device. Plans depict mechanical concepts.

What Happens When You Overthink Buttons?

Buttons look innocent. I thought so too, until I sewed 50 of them by hand. Never again! This project started with “Why does sewing a...

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Jul 20, 20252 min read

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