About Me

Kristina Suryani

Growing up, I wanted to be an architect. I've always admire beautiful buildings and houses. My appreciation towards architecture started when my parents took me to the Old Town (Kota Tua) in Jakarta - a square where most of the buildings are influenced by Dutch and Portuguese architecture. I started to love the combination between the old and the new, and it grew more ever since I started to travel around Europe, and finally pursued my studies in the UK and Italy.


I ended up studying Product Design,  as I realised that I'm more of a maker - I could design, innovate, and hand make any products that come to mind, while being responsible of the function, durability, and material that I choose.


As I've gained interest towards sustainbility in highschool, it led to endless research about Indonesia's waste management system and how designers could help tackle our wate crises. We have little to none waste management system. I'm still exploring more possibilities of what designers can do to help eliminate waste, and have connected with other designers and engineers in regards of this issue. Recently, changes have been made, not just specifically for designers, but also business owners and the general public - we have become more sustainable. There's still plenty of room for positive movements, changes, and innovations; we're all designers and the future is in our hands.


Do check out my sustainable brand - we create goods from used plastics called Kreasi by DSP let's get in touch!

Education:


- Global Jaya International School Jakarta, Indonesia (2008 - 2014)

 IB (International Baccalaureate) (2013 - 2014)


- Central Saint Martin London, UK (Summer Course 2013)

 Product Design & Architecture


- Nuova Academia di Belle Arti (NABA) Milan, Italy (July-August 2015)

 Product Design Summer Course


- University for the Creative Arts Rochester, UK (2014 - 2017)

 BA (Hons) Product Design (First Class)


Name      :  Kristina Suryani

Interests :  traveling, illustration/graphic                         design, photography, fitness

Experiences:


- iGuzzini lighting live project (March - May 2015)


- Quinine live project (December 2015 - February 2016)


- Argo Pantes (Brand Marketer) (Dec 2017 - Dec 2018)


- Lindungi Hutan (Product Developer) (2019-2020)


- Yayasan MPati (freelance Graphic Design) (2019)


- KREASI (Founder + Product Developer) (2019-)


- MAERSK (freelance Graphic Design) (2020 - 2023)