Soham Das | Profile
focused on new media design and creative technology, to design and actualize new physical and digital interactive crafts.

Some other obsessions are playing football, chess, books, poetry, painting, music and an avid lover of new foods. 

>> cooking now                                                                     _tech : Agentic AI 
_book : Illsutrated guide to AI - welch labs 
             : the old Patagonian Express, Paul Theroux
_music : lofi amibience
_weather : calm yet rainy
       
Education
Master in New Media Design
National Institute of Design
Gandhinagar, India
2024-2027

Master in Interaction Design
Domus Academy Milano
Milan, Italy
2021-2022

Bachelor in Electrical Engineering
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, India
2011-2015

Fine Arts | Painting - Ratna (6th Year)
Bangiya Sangeet Parishad
West Bengal, India
1998-2010


Employment
Creative Technologist & Interaction Designer
Studio Riccardo Mantelli
Milan, Italy
2022-2023

Visual Design & Research
Yoaatma.com
Bangalore, India
2019-2020

Cloud Development
IBM India
Bangalore, India
2016-2019


Skills
Conceptualization
Speculative & Critical Design
Design Research & UX Research
Ethnographic Research
Multi sensory Experience Design
Multi sensory Product Design
Interactive Installation
Creative Technology
HCI
Digital & Physical Prototyping
Web Design
Electronics and automation
Tools
Research & Collaboration & Visualization
Figma & Miro for Research & mapping
Figma, canva & Adobe Ps, Pr, Ae for Visual Design

Physical prototyping
Microcontrollers ( Arduino, ESP32,Raspberry Pi etc ) , Sensors and Actuators for interactive prototyping, Laser & CNC Fabrication

AI Tools
Vizcom, Cursor & other contemporary AI tools for Visualization, Prototyping, Research & Coding,  AI Agent Architecture & Tool Calling

Digital prototyping
html, css, js | node.js, git | Three.js, p5.js, Processing | Python | Cursor, VS Code etc for AI assisted coding
Exhibitions
Time for Bed
Interactive Art Installation
Studio Riccardo Mantelli
Milan Design Week
Milan, Italy
June, 2022

Il bosco che non c’è
Interactive Art Installation
Studio Riccardo Mantelli
Sacro Monte di Orta - Chapel 21
Orta, Italy
February, 2022


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designing new technologiesand new mediums ofexpression

Soham Das
New Media Design
Creative Technology


designing new technologies and new mediums of expression speculative and critical design, human-computer interaction, research and future technology in society at the intersection of Design, Technology, Art and Philosophy

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UX for
Artists Imagination Studio
the unsaids | things left for imagination
NID, India (2025)

to convey the beauty of the unsaid things, the things that are left for imagination — the pauses, the white spaces, the taken-for-granteds, the unexpected acts of goodwill or love, the dark patches between road lights, the unsent drafted texts.
Digital Storyteling
UI/UX & AI Mixed Media
for  diverse
artististic expressions

Concept, Design & Creative Technology : Soham Das
Acting : Priya Sharma, Mihika Saha, Vedant Manwadkar, Amal Pinheiro
Camera : Sana Khan
Conceptual Guidance & Faculties : Dr. Jignesh Khakhar, Kaushal Sapre, Purav Bhardwaj, Saurabh Srivastava, Akshat Gulati
Technical Guidance & Support : Arshad Pathan, Ravishekar Aradhya, Hemraj Koshthi, Maulik Sutariya, Nirmalsinh Rathod, Ganesh Bhai, Rahul Bhai
Special Thanks : Dhanjibhai Dantani, Paresh Bhai, Security, mess, cleaning, shifting and all other staff members, and NID community 
4.0 Ai Generator UI
4.0 Prompt UI
4.1 Prompt UI with  Generation
4.20 Camera & Upload UI
4.3 Sketch and Story Upload UI
4.21  Mobile UI
Mobile UI in Use
Mobile UI in use.
4.4 Refresh for Story Refresh
4.7 Gallery
4.5 UI progression with generated Image
4.6 Starting UI
as an Experience Design project, the process started with an abstract concept of the expression of “nothing” or  the “things left for imagination”, As Muneer Niyazi wrote, 
..
ik rangeen anbani duniya par,
ik khidki ankhuli rahne do.

(English : In this colourful, unfinished world,
Let one window remain unopened.)

from that abstract concept of a poetry through conceptualization, that thaught tangibilized into a three frame UI and refined with many interations of UX. Parallaly, the development progressed through AI assisted coding with Cursor, Setting a backend Database for generated artworks to showcase in the gallery and Deployment with cloud hosting.

imagination-studio link ↗


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speculative
Future Tech Metaphor
Walking in our my shoe | NID, India (2026)

Speculation for the self-regulation of the social group of people in control or authority, for the behavioral tendency of over-protection or over-control
Affective Computing &
Positive Technology
for Self-Regulation

Design : Soham Das
Guidance :
Dr. Jignesh Khakhar
Jeena Chacko
Mochu
Suvani Suri
Mansi Parikh
NID -National Institute of Design,  Gandhinagar 
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As a Speculative and Critical design project, this project speculates a plausible near future where the phenomena of overprotection or overcontrol frequently present and the social group of people in control or authority, for example, parent at home to their child, teacher at school to their students or manager at office to their employees etc, needs a behavioural nudge for self-regulation of their over-protective habits.

The diagetic artifact in this phenomena, speculated as a shoe, measures their stress and anxiety levels, and through ML understands their behavioral patterns of moments of acting out of Anxiety or Stress and gives them a behavioral nudge through a contraction mechanism on the feet, to self-regulate.

more info ↗


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poetic
Product Design
Heere
Conversation fidget companion | NID, India (2025)

where long distance couples can subconsciously fidget with each other's hand gesture through dynamic air pressure, from any part of the world, subtly & naturally during their nightly video call conversations.
Invisible Haptic Communication
over long distance
for couples

Design : Soham Das
Guidance :
Mayukhini Pande
Subir Bhaduri
Shobhan S
Arshad pathan
Saurabh Srivastav
NID -National Institute of Design,  Gandhinagar 
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2.2
3.3
question was how might we facilitate the sense of presence for long-distance couples. The most fundamental need in long-distance relationships is simply each other — their presence, so, to symbolically communicate the feeling of their presence, while ethically acknowledging their physical absence, needed to be actualized.

solution statement : The point is not that someone or something is here, rather he or she is not here, yet here. 

Heere, a conversation companion where long distance couples can subconsciously fidget with each other's hand gestures through dynamic air pressure, replicated by sensors, blower fans, ESP32 etc during their nightly video call conversations.  


more info ↗

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interactive  
Art Installation
Il bosco che non c’e
the forest that isnt there | Orta, Italy (2022)

the elementals of Nature and its innate connection with Human nature, depicted through electronic rituals, forest sound scapes and performance art. immersive Performance Art
with Creative Technology
in a forest

Collaboration :
Antonella Cirigliano e Angelo Benedetto
text and mantra: Angelo Benedetto 
video: Stefania Carbonara 
creative technologists and electronic rituals: Riccardo Mantelli 
assistant creative technologists: Soham Das
sound designer: Guido Tattoni 
assistant sound designer: Natalia Polvani 
live sounds: Paolo De Santis 
special effects: Filippo Maria Pontiggia 
performers: Francesca Cinalli, Elisa Sbaragli, Sabrina Saporiti, Matilda Deidda, Filippo Maria Pontiggia, Paolo De Santis and with Antonella Cirigliano e Angelo Benedetto 
sets and objects: : Giulio Marco Olivero in collaboration with Angelo Benedetto e Christian Beck 
assistant sets: Sabrina Saporiti 
costume: Lucia Lapolla  
thanks to: Sara Topsoe Jensen, Marialuisa Bafunno 
production: LIS LAB Performing Arts/CROSS Project
co-production: Perypezye Urbane
In collaboration with NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano
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1.2
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1.4
Works of Electronic Rituals, as a Assistant Creative Technologist, with  collaboration with Performance Art, Sound Design, Scenography, Videography & editing, Wood Curving etc,  to create the beautiful depiction of Elementals of Nature and its innate connection with Human nature.

           The Beckground development was made with a Node.js server to connect ultrasound sensor, to measure the distance of the viewer from the panels. Then with Jetson Nano and Mac mini, a particle system was created using three.js (webgl libraries) with performance art visuals, On the other hand, a sound system was made with sounds recorded from the forest. So, as a whole, audience can interact to feel the spirit of being with nature through electronic rituals.

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Explorations
Expressions over the years

Creative explorations from electronic art, creative technology, photography and visual design, creative coding, exhibition, storytelling etc.
Storytelling web experience

Concept, Design & Creative Technology : Soham Das
Acting : Priya Sharma, Mihika Saha, Vedant Manwadkar, Amal Pinheiro
Camera : Sana Khan
Conceptual Guidance & Faculties : Dr. Jignesh Khakhar, Kaushal Sapre, Purav Bhardwaj, Saurabh Srivastava, Akshat Gulati
Technical Guidance & Support : Arshad Pathan, Ravishekar Aradhya, Hemraj Koshthi, Maulik Sutariya, Nirmalsinh Rathod, Ganesh Bhai, Rahul Bhai
Special Thanks : Dhanjibhai Dantani, Paresh Bhai, Security, mess, cleaning, shifting and all other staff members, and NID community Poetry and Storytelling
Generative AI
UI UX
Web Experience Design
Digital Mixed Media
Artistic System Prompting

Imagination Studio, a Storytelling web experience
the unsaids | things left for imagination
November, 2025

to convey the beauty of the unsaid things, the things that are left for imagination — the pauses, the white spaces, the taken-for-granteds, the unexpected acts of goodwill or love, the dark patches between road lights, the unsent drafted texts.

experience
Electro-mechanical Kinetic Sculpture

Design & Creative Technology : Soham Das
Sound : Vedant Manwadkar
Camera : Atharv Kulkarni
Dark Room Construction : Bhaumik Amin, Ankan Kumar Saha, Navendu Sharma
Conceptual Guidance & Faculties : Dr. Bhaumik Nagar. Saurabh Srivastava, Dr. Subir Bhaduri, Dr. Miral Desai
Technical Guidance & Support : Arshad Pathan, Hemraj Koshthi, Ravishekar Aradhya, Hiren Gajjar, Karan Mehta, Maulik Sutariya, Nirmalsinh Rathod, Ganesh Bhai, Parth Bhai, Rahul Bhai
Special Thanks : Dhanjibhai Dantani, Jignesh Bhai, Paresh Bhai, Somnath Bhai, security, mess, cleaning, shifting,  and NID Community
 Electro-mechanical
Kinetic Sculpture
Creative Technology
Creative Coding
Experience Design
Art Installation
Electronic Storytelling

Roads. Attention. Affection. | an electronic Theatre
November, 2024

This kinetic sculpture explores the tangible and intangible dimensions of a relationship through one individual's perspective. Roads represent tangibility, Attention embodies intangibility, and Affection symbolises emotion. A rider's recurring journey reflects how experiences and memories are carried forward.

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Interactive Installation

Soham Das, Ajith Abiathar, Aleena Mahendra Patil, Chirag Ishn, Hemant Savadatti, Jaya Jyothi, Jayadrata Bala, Krushna Oza, Mayank Prasoon Tirkey, Navya Nova Chandalia, Rakshana A, Shivangi Suman, Siddharth Bharthy, Sowrya Mitra, Kolaka Sushma Reddy Aileni, Vaidehi Jha, Vamshik S, Vansh Patel, Vartika Subbarayan, Vasundhara Panda
Faculty: Nishant Upadhyay & Viorel Acsinte


 Interactive Installation
Algorithmic Forms
Architechtural Values
Conservation

Finding wakanda | A care through conservation 
Connecting Cultural Identities & Contemporary Ideas
January, 2025

To explore how contemporary design processes can respond to a monument from the 17th century using futuristic idea of algorithmic progressions.
Interactive Mechanical  Installation

Soham Das, Manuja Kadre, Princy Meegaa, Piyush Ranjan, Siddarth Barty, Rupesh Verma

Interactive Mechanical Installation
Indian & Western Art
Principles Fusion
Handloom Craft Mechanism

Visual Alchemy
"Roopbhedah pramanani bhava lavanya-yojanam | Sadrishyam varnakabhangam itichitram shadakam ||"
September, 2024

This interactive installation is an effort to explore the Indian principles of art called 'SHADANG - the six limbs of art', Roopbhedah - form, Parmanani - Proportion, Bhava - Emotion/Expression, Lavanya-yojnam - Composition, Sadrsyam - Resemblance, Varnika bhangam - (Colour and technique). For this installation, two western paintings have been studied and modified according to the six principles, 'Madonna in the Meadow' by Raphael (1505 - 1506) and 'Skeletons' Warming Themselves' by James Ensor (1889)Visual Art

Soham Das


Visual Art & Photography

Quarantine Colours
Impressionism in Digital Age
2020 

During lockdown and social isolation due to covid-19, people were being subconsciously habituated to the colours available in their nearby environment. To revive the hidden sense of normalcy of everyday commute and visual diversity, here colour theory, creative photography and editings are used to share a particular colour everyday.
Top @2026 by Soham Das