Aafini Kamal is an Indonesian production and scenic designer based in New York City. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and an MFA in Production Design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Her love for making began in her mother’s home-based garment production studio, where she grew up surrounded by pattern makers, seamstresses, and artisans specializing in embroidery and beadwork. This early exposure to hands-on creation shaped her instinct for craft, material, and detail. She maintains a tactile approach to design through model making and continues to explore new crafts, including crochet, beading, and scenic painting

Aafini is drawn to telling diverse, layered stories through her work, with a focus on uncovering shared humanity across different worlds. Grounded in an early interest in mathematics and geometry, she uses spatial logic to shape environments while embracing materiality, cultural context, and lived history.