Nidhi Singh Rathore is a designer, researcher, and educator who explores the application of design methodologies to civic engagement and social innovation. As a brown foreign-born woman living in the United States, Rathore continually explores her position and privilege, reflecting it in her creative practice. Through her work, she intends to dive deeper into the hidden complexities and economies of the virtual and physical world in order to redefine how we interpret our relationship to the political, cultural, and digital landscapes—grounded in the relationship between the global north and south. With a value-centered approach, her work deconstructs nebulous concepts, brings people together, and breaks down intricate challenges to create better and more equitable interventions.

Rathore is an Assistant Professor of Design, at Corcoran School of Arts & Design at George Washington University, and is interested in forwarding the discussion on design’s relationship with power hoarding to critique design practice through a lens of race, gender, and privilege.