Shivani Pinapotu is a spatial thinker and designer interested in how space intersects with story, society and our sense of self.


Her earliest memory of a space was a pillowfort that her aunt had built when she was young. The experience of having a space that fit her and a place to call her own fascinated her beyond measure. She has since then been driven by the impact of empathy, wonder and a story well-told, and always finds herself reaching for these virtues to position herself within a project. Her practice is, therefore, an attempt to humanise the built environment.

She holds an MDes. in Interior Studies from the Rhode Island School of Design, where she concentrated in Exhibition and Narrative Environments, and has extensive experience in architecture, interiors, exhibitions and theatre design across India and the States.

She is presently working at Home Studios, Brooklyn.

Reach out to spinapot@gmail.com or find her on Linkedin, if you have anything in mind!

WORK ︎︎︎

Genesis, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, 12” x 3”

“It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?”

Tempest, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, Collage, 5” x 7”

“The Sun came up upon the left,
Out of the sea came he!
And he shone bright, and on the right
Went down into the sea.”



Tyranny, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, Collage, 9” x 5”



Tyranny, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, Collage, 9” x 5”



Tyranny, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, Collage, 9” x 5”

“And now the storm blast came, and he
Was tyrannous and strong:
He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
And chased us south along.”



Moonshot, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, 7” x 12”

'God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends, that plague thee thus!—
Why look'st thou so?'—With my cross-bow
I shot the albatross.”



Drowning, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, 9” x 12”


Blood, Monotype intaglio single-edition print, 7” x 12”
Running on Cargo