I start where the easy answers stop.
The problems that excite me are the ones where the obvious solution already failed — that's when the real designing begins.
I came to the UK from Sri Lanka to study communication design. Eleven years making Montessori learning materials at Nienhuis Asia taught me what happens when you design inside serious constraints. An MA at Falmouth sharpened the conceptual edge. Now I take that discipline into an independent practice — brand systems, installations, campaigns, product design, and problems that don't have a category yet.
I research deeply before I make anything. I'm strongest in the space between an idea and a real object — the moment a concept has to survive real constraints. I've worked in plywood, bronze, biopolymer and code; with screen printers, laser cutters, CNC operators and Raspberry Pi sensors.
The thread across everything — from Montessori puzzle maps to an AI-ethics card system — is the same: making invisible things visible, abstract things holdable, complex things legible.
The discipline stays. The material changes.
The constraints taught me to read a problem before I reach for a tool. That's why the hard briefs don't scare me — I've spent eleven years proving that the tighter the framework, the sharper the outcome.
Led the design and print team and directed the creative and art direction on the Nienhuis Montessori global catalogue, distributed to 100+ countries — around 30–40 new products a year.
Taught the Adobe suite and guided branding projects from concept to execution. Mentored around 80 students a year, with a 98% pass rate.
Production
- Laser cutting & engraving
- Digital & screen printing
- Technical file prep
- Colour & ICC profiling
- Python
Design
- Brand identity
- Product design
- Creative direction
- Educational design
- Strategic design thinking
Software
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Figma
- Maya · ZBrush
- Framer
Open to the brief that hasn't been solved.
Senior design roles, creative direction, educational design. Open to relocation anywhere in the UK. Full UK work rights — no sponsorship required.