Harsha K — Product Manager
I’m Harsha an Industrial Designer crafting play spaces and child-centred environments shaped by how people truly live, move, imagine, and belong within a space. My way of thinking began long before design school , in the tiny homes I built under tables, the pretend villages my brother and I shaped in the yard mud, the chairs I drove around like vehicles, and the pretend-play worlds where I dressed up as the “adult” doctor, teacher, or chef, managing my own little universe of toys. Those early world-building moments stayed with me. That curiosity never really left. Today, they quietly shape how I understand space, behaviour, and belonging. I’m fascinated by the human side of environments , how children claim corners, negotiate space, invent rules, and turn everyday objects into stories, how families settle into routines…,how small rituals slowly become the identity of a room. At Gudgudee, I design indoor and outdoor play spaces where behaviour leads the design process. My work involves research, spatial planning, detailing, CMF, brand alignment, client collaboration, site visits, and closely working with vendors and execution teams to bring ideas to life. My practice sits at the intersection of design anthropology, play, and spatial design where small observations often shape the biggest decisions.I’m drawn to projects that treat play not as entertainment, but as a language a way children explore, express, test, imagine, and belong. If you’re building for children, behaviour, or human-centred spaces or if you simply enjoy slow, thoughtful conversations about design I’d love to connect.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Child-Centered Design Specialist with expertise in play environments and user experience.
Location: Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Experience: 10 mos
Skills
- Spatial Design
- User-centered Design
- Play Space Design
- User Experience Design
- Systems Thinking
- Visual Storytelling
Career Highlights
- Expert in designing child-centered play environments.
- Strong background in user experience and spatial design.
- Proficient in visual storytelling through illustration.
Work Experience
Gudgudee Designs Pvt Ltd
Industrial Designer (10 mos)
Industrial Design Intern (7 mos)
Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore
UX Researcher (2 mos)
AIIMS Mangalagiri
System Design Project | AIIMS Mangalagiri (0 mo)
Santham Masika Magazine
Freelance Illustrator for Santham Masika Magazine (10 mos)
Chandrika Weekly Magazine
Freelance Illustrator for Chandrika Weekly Magazine (1 mo)
Education
Bachelor's in design at NID Andhra Pradesh
