Vinay Kumar Mysore

Senior Design Researcher and Project Lead, Openbox

New York

Vinay Kumar Mysore firmly believes that designers have a duty to find ways to collaborate with communities. They are devoted to leading projects and design research at Openbox, a design and research studio working at the intersection of people, cities, and the planet. Vinay centers inclusion in design as a proactive practice to account for the systemic barriers experienced by marginalized communities.

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