About
Once upon a time, maia woke up in the middle of the night after a vivid dream of papaia. As the story unfolded, Fate, under the guise of serendipity ensured they were soon united. Two peas in a pod, two drifters, off to save the world, one beautiful artwork at a time…
Our world is increasingly driven by visual communication and the need to stand out. maia papaia is a boutique design studio that loves helping startups & multi-national corporations succeed through exceptional, functional design & strategy. Our work is based on insights and evaluation of how you can differentiate your work via graphic design strategies. Creating a perception of consistency is all-important, our graphic design solutions do exactly that, while saving you time and precious resources.
Core Crew
We are industry experts with more than
25 years of experience combined.
Aditi – Founder & Hue Mixologist
Aditi is a graphic designer with over 10 years work experience & a degree in visual communication from SAE Dubai. Graduating university at the age of 18, her career in advertising started early. Having grown up and worked in Dubai and Bangalore her client list spans from restaurants in Ibiza & London, to FMCGs in India.
Akshai – Head of Strategy
Akshai is an award winning disruptive marketer & musician. He setup energy drink Red Bull’s Culture Marketing function for India and was awarded 2 global best practices during his time there. Other honours include Confederation of Indian Industry ‘GES 2016 Award’, IIM-B and British Council’s Top 20 Young Creative Entrepreneurs in India.
Clients
Leadership
We had the amazing opportunity to spearhead sessions with women entrepreneurs who are part of EmpoWer – an accelerator run by Zone Startups in Mumbai. We led individual sessions with women entrepreneurs on understanding their challenges in design & communication and how to make it more investor ready.