Nikhil Kunnath
Product Design & Educator
Nikhil is a design educator and practitioner bridging modern lifestyle needs with authentic, craft-rooted solutions. Grounded in material exploration, circular design, and play-based innovation, his work empowers artisan communities while creating contemporary, culturally conscious products for everyday living. Specializing in bamboo and its craft techniques, his multidisciplinary practice spans tactile toy design focused on play-based learning, functional lifestyle accessories that contemporize traditional heritage, and scalable furniture pieces celebrating structural integrity. Through hands-on workshops and training modules, Nikhil bridges traditional artisan skills with modern design frameworks, mentoring young designers while fostering sustainable, economically resilient craft ecosystems.
Toys & Play
Nikhil specializes in open-ended play, focusing on minimal geometric form and animal abstraction. By blending vibrant color theory with tactile material exploration, the designs transform structural building blocks into engaging tools that bridge traditional craft with early-childhood development-extending to other products of play for kids like DIY baby walkers and bicycles featuring replaceable bamboo frames.
Lifestyle Products & Accessories
This domain explores the intersection of personal identity and everyday utility through lifestyle accessories. Focus areas include Craft collectibles, organizers, contemporary jewelry, and sustainable eyewear design, emphasizing precision craftsmanship, Sustainable material applications, and high-aesthetic utility for the modern urban lifestyle.
Furniture Design
Focused on modular, flatpack furniture systems, this domain merges high-efficiency democratic design with localized production. The work champions smart joinery, material sustainability, and "Ikea-inspired" knock-down logic to create scalable, space-saving furniture solutions for conscious living environments.
Workshop & Skill Development
Bridging the gap between conceptualization and production, this area centers on batch-manufacturing and hands-on material literacy. Through structured technical training and jig-making, the curriculum empowers makers to scale design ideas into viable manufacturing processes while preserving the unique value of skilled craftsmanship.
