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


My earliest memory of a space was a pillowfort that my aunt had built when I was young. The experience of having a space that fit me and a place to call my own fascinated me beyond measure. I have since then been driven by the impact of empathy, wonder and a story well-told, and always find myself reaching for these virtues to position myself within a project. My practice is, therefore, an attempt to humanise the built environment.

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

I am presently working at Home Studios, Brooklyn.

Reach out to spinapot@gmail.com or find me 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