Hello! 

I’m a senior at Carnegie Mellon University studying Industrial Design and minoring in Physical Computing and Human-Computer Interaction. I’ll be graduating in May 2025!

To me, design is a process of empathy, reflection, and discovery. I believe design should go beyond function, enriching our experiences and connections. I hope to craft objects that invite creative participation rather than create barriers or plan for their own obsolescence.

At CMU, I work at the crossroads of design, engineering, and technology. I love collaborating with students from dissimilar backgrounds to build electric FSAE race cars, and with HCI and Robotics researchers to explore fabrication technologies and shape-changing structures.

I’m always making something. Some of my current endeavors include learning blackletter calligraphy (the third hand I’m learning after Roman and Italics!), and flameworking marbles!

I’d love to get in touch :D 

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linkedin.com/in/sapnatayal

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sapnat@andrew.cmu.edu

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