Krishna Muraleedharan is an India-based surface and textile designer and founder of Quirkyouup, a surface design practice built around lively, experimental pattern work. She holds advanced qualifications from two of India's leading design institutions and brings deep technical expertise in weaving and print, alongside a commercial background across fashion and interiors. She operates as a freelance designer, taking commissions across womenswear and home decor categories.

Muraleedharan describes her work as "lively and quirky," favouring unique surfaces for the experimental and fun-loving. Her practice spans traditional textile techniques and contemporary pattern design, with painting as a strong parallel creative discipline that feeds into her print sensibility. The portfolio features a wide stylistic range consistent with her experimental, multi-medium approach.

Specialist skills in technical and experimental weaving alongside surface pattern design. Training at NID Ahmedabad encompasses advanced textile disciplines including woven construction. She also takes pride in an artist identity - painting and print-making as related creative practices. Listed on PatternBank and Behance for industry visibility; Spoonflower-adjacent through Society6 presence.

Background spans womenswear and home interiors. Career includes work at Raw Mango (New Delhi) - a high-end Indian fashion house known for handwoven silks - where she served as Head Textile Designer. Also freelanced for Myntra and completed internships in block printing (Aavaran, Udaipur) and interiors (Ode Interiors, Chennai). Currently freelancing; open to commissions.

B.Des from National Institute of Fashion Technology (2007-2011); M.Des from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (2012-2015). Post-graduation: Head Textile Designer at Raw Mango, New Delhi (2015-2017); freelance consultant for Myntra; design internships at Chamundi Silks (Bangalore), Aavaran Echoes of Rural India (Udaipur, block prints), and Ode Interiors (Chennai). Founded Quirkyouup as an independent practice.

Experimental and technically grounded - specialises in both woven textile construction and surface pattern design. Background in India's artisan textile traditions (block printing, handloom) informs a practice that spans heritage technique and contemporary surface work. Selected patterns reflect a broad contemporary surface aesthetic.