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Rusudan Dushuashvili
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Designer working at the intersection of objects and storytelling. Her practice examines what things carry — the myths, identities, and belief systems embedded in the objects people make, buy, and surround themselves with. Drawing on anthropology and material culture, she approaches design as a way of reading the world: what a society values, fears, and performs is legible in the objects it produces.

Her thesis project, I Believe — an anthropological archive of consumer objects presented as a museum collection — explored how design operates as myth-making, ritual, and identity-building, and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award at RISD. She studied interior and product design at NABA in Milan and holds an MID (Master of Industrial Design) from RISD.

Currently based in New York.

Education

RISD (Rhode Island School of Design)
Providence, Rhode Island
Master of Industrial Design ( Fellowship Recipient )
September 2024 - May 2026

NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti)
Milan, Italy
Bachelor of Design
October 2017- May 2021

Employment

August (Short Film)
Providence, Rhode Island
Production Designer
2025

RISD (MID Program)
Providence, Rhode Island
MID Cultural Liaison / Exhibition Curator
2025

NS Product
Tbilisi, Georgia
Lead Designer
2021- 2024

R312 Architects
Tbilisi, Georgia
Junior Interior Designer
2020 - 2021

Skills

Industrial design
Furniture design
Packaging design
Set design
Concept development
Art direction
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
3D modelling (Rhino, V-Ray)
Rapid Prototyping
Design software (Adobe Suite, SketchUp, AutoCAD)

Selected Exhibitions

I BELIEVE
RISD Grad Show 2026
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2026

Unseen places
RISD Industrial Design Triennial 2026
Providence, Rhode Island,USA
2026

SAN Chairs by NS Product
The A/P Room
NOMAD ABU DHABI 2025
Abu Dhabi, UAE
2025

AN Chairs by NS Product
Isola Design Festival
London Design Fair 2025
London,UK
2025

Do.Re.Mi chess table by NS Product
Collectible fair 2025
New York, USA
2025

Playing House with Oscar Tangen
F@B (Fashion at Brown)
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2025

Skeleton: 2305
MID Biennale 2025 - Elements
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2025

Do.Re.Mi Games by NS Product
BIG Design Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
2024

NS Product Showcase
CROSTY Art Space
Tbilisi, Georgia
2023

Bring me flowers by NS Product
The Ro Plastic Prize
Milan Design week 2023
Milan, Italy
2023

Love, NS... by NS Product
N9 Gallery
Tbilisi, Georgia
2023

Awards

Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award
RISD Master of Industrial Design
2026

BIG SEE Product Design Award 2024 Winner
“Do.Re.Mi. Chess” by NS Product
2024

The Ro Plastic Prize 2023 Finalist in Art & Collectible Design
“Bring me Flowers” by NS Product
2023

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