Manini Banerjee is a multi-disciplinary,
nature + human centric,
scale and medium agnostic designer.
Currently creating products that look toward making
pluriversal sustainable futures and technologies accessible.
She is equipped with a diverse skill set that spans:
Design Strategy, Industrial Design, and Biodesign Research.
"Civilization has long been measured by the distance between
humans and nature. Through the exploration of resilient
nature-based technologies we can reintroduce our impermanence
and innate Biophilia"
- Manini Banerjee
Work History
Hyundai Motor Group HQ
Grow Your Own Cloud
RISD Research
RISD Nature Lab
CVS
Brown University
Design For America
Naya Studios
Awards
-> Grant Recipient: Somerson Sustainability Innovation Grant
-> Scholarship Recipient: Mary E. Wardwell Scholarship
-> Honors Designation: RISD
-> Exhibited artist: KIA Sustainable Futures
-> Exhibited artist: A+D Museum - Future of Space
Hyundai Motor Group HQ
Grow Your Own Cloud
RISD Research
RISD Nature Lab
CVS
Brown University
Design For America
Naya Studios
Awards
-> Grant Recipient: Somerson Sustainability Innovation Grant
-> Scholarship Recipient: Mary E. Wardwell Scholarship
-> Honors Designation: RISD
-> Exhibited artist: KIA Sustainable Futures
-> Exhibited artist: A+D Museum - Future of Space
Project details
Automotive and Robotic design
Product Design - DNA Data Storage
Grant Recipient - Living Machines
Biodesign consultant
UI/UX + Sustainable Systems design
Biomedical Device Design
Leadership + Project Management
UI/UX + Project Management
Recognition
-> TEDx: Dissecting the Living Machine
-> Popular Science Journal: A look at the weird intersection of taxidermy and car design
-> Dezeen Magazine: RISD researchers create floating mycelium pods to cleanse waterways
-> A+D Museums topical Exhibit explores the ‘future of space’
Automotive and Robotic design
Product Design - DNA Data Storage
Grant Recipient - Living Machines
Biodesign consultant
UI/UX + Sustainable Systems design
Biomedical Device Design
Leadership + Project Management
UI/UX + Project Management
Recognition
-> TEDx: Dissecting the Living Machine
-> Popular Science Journal: A look at the weird intersection of taxidermy and car design
-> Dezeen Magazine: RISD researchers create floating mycelium pods to cleanse waterways
-> A+D Museums topical Exhibit explores the ‘future of space’
Location
Seoul, Korea
Paris, France (Remote)
Providence, USA
Providence, USA
Providence, USA (Remote)
Providence, USA
Providence, USA
Boston, USA
Education
︎︎︎ RISD (2019 - 2023)
BFA Industrial Design
Minors: Computation + Sustainability studies
-> Massachusetts institute of technology (2023)
Course: Computing Fabrics
︎︎︎ Brown University (2019 - 2023)
Courses: Social Impact of Emerging Technologies,
Fluid Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering Design
︎︎︎ Harvard Business School Online (2020)
Courses: Business Analytics,
Financial Accounting, Economics for Managers
Seoul, Korea
Paris, France (Remote)
Providence, USA
Providence, USA
Providence, USA (Remote)
Providence, USA
Providence, USA
Boston, USA
Education
︎︎︎ RISD (2019 - 2023)
BFA Industrial Design
Minors: Computation + Sustainability studies
-> Massachusetts institute of technology (2023)
Course: Computing Fabrics
︎︎︎ Brown University (2019 - 2023)
Courses: Social Impact of Emerging Technologies,
Fluid Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering Design
︎︎︎ Harvard Business School Online (2020)
Courses: Business Analytics,
Financial Accounting, Economics for Managers
