Hi I’m Riya
Product designer from Nepal, now based in New York. I’ve always liked making things, from sketching to designing products, but I’m just as curious about people and why they do things a certain way.
That curiosity has shaped my work over the past five years, across learning platforms, business software, and AI tools. I enjoy working through complicated problems, asking questions, and trying out ideas until things start to make sense.
I own a mask brand with my sister in Nepal
Timeline
2026–Present
Graduated from Parsons with a 3.94 GPA and started working as a UX Consultant at Kyxstart.
2025
Studied Masters in Communications Design at Parsons School of Design and also came to NY!
2024
Worked as a Sole Designer at Clevero and also taught as a UI/UX Instructor at Crest Technologies.
2020–2023
Started as a Freelance designer at Programiz and stayed there for 4 years while getting promoted to Senior Designer.
2017–2022
Graduated after 5 years of my Bachelors in Computer Science because of Covid.
I shot this on an Iphone X in my bedroom with cardboards, bedsheets and a vision as you can clearly tell.