Ang Nayyar
| Ang Nayyar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Angad Nayyar 1994 (age 29–30) Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | New Zealand |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Entrepreneur, Artist |
| 🌐 Website | mrgeometric |
Angad Nayyar, originally from India, is a New Zealand entrepreneur and artist.[1]
Career[edit]
Entrepreneurship[edit]
Nayyar co-founded StrutFit in 2016 together with three software engineers.[2] The company developed a software platform which lets users scan their feet with their phones to get personalized measurements for online shoe shopping.[3][4]
Artist[edit]
Nayyar is an artist known professionally as MrGeometric. His works are known for using human forms and geometric shapes.[5] In 2019, MrGeometric colaborated with Ikonick to work with the estates of Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, and Elvis Presley.[6]
In 2020, MrGeometric hosted an interactive art exhibition called Symbolically Kiwi. This exhibition showcased large interactive artworks featuring prominent New Zealanders: Helen Clark, Kane Williamson, Michelle Dickinson, Nick Mowbray, JessB, Joseph Parker, Kirsten Dodgen, Peter Beck, Ranjna Patel, and Joe Daymond.[7]
Awards[edit]
Nayyar was named in the Asia New Zealand Foundation's 25 to Watch in October 2019.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Nayyar studied Software Engineering at the University of Auckland.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Entrepreneur and Artist merges worlds with new exhibition". University of Auckland Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ Williams, Shani (22 September 2017). "App measures shoppers feet to see if the shoe fits". Stuff. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Junn, Jihee (11 April 2019). "What's my size? How StrutFit is taking the guesswork out of buying shoes online". The Spinoff. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ "Running This NZ Tech Start-Up Takes Self-Belief and Mum's Indian Cooking". Vice Media. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ↑ "Symbolically Kiwi with Ang Nayyar". Kea New Zealand. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ↑ Nacelle. "MrGeometric". Ikonick. Retrieved 2021-01-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Seabrook-Suckling, Lee (9 September 2020). "Asian Kiwis feature in exhibition Symbolically Kiwi". Asia Media Centre. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ Inoue-Palmer, Rebecca (17 October 2019). "Youth take the lead on New Zealand-Asia relations". Asia Media Centre. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ang Nayyar - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2021-01-22. Unknown parameter
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