How to Leverage the Innovative & Creative Sides of ADHD

Reianna Shakil is a London-based, multidisciplinary designer and the founding director of Studio ZRX - a circular design practice that seeks to balance experimental playfulness and timeless functionality, whilst focusing on the nuances of materiality. She dabbles between furniture, product, object, and the odd biomaterial concept. Studio ZRX offers design consulting as a service and is open to commission work and collaboration with other creatives. Reianna is a member at Makerversity, following on being part of their Under 25s residency cohort in Autumn 2022. Through the residency, she was lucky enough to have the opportunity to exhibit her work during the London Design Festival. Reianna is working on a furniture piece – a niche chair design, and an ubiquitous domestic appliance, redesigned for today’s modern user. Shortly after starting the residency, Reianna was awarded the UKRI Young Innovator’s Award 2022/23 by Innovate UK to begin research and development for the redesigned product. Having had a successful year on the award programme - and growing a small team, Reianna now seeks further grant funding to continue the journey of bringing her innovative concept to fruition. Innately inquisitive by nature, Reianna finds joy in making the ‘everyday' more accessible and starting conversations through discursive design. She has an avid interest in sustainable design processes and the circular economy; and seeks to apply these methodologies to her practice. Reianna also has lived experience of ADHD - and is passionate about advocating for neurodivergent people to get the help and support they so rightly deserve in the workplace and beyond.