Niveditta Umasankar - MA/MSc Product Design
Eternal Evolution reinterprets ancient Ayurvedic wisdom into a modern family of wellness objects designed to nurture calm and reflection. Drawing on the sensory principles of Ayurveda—touch, sound, scent, and sight—the project transforms rituals into minimal, inclusive, and contemporary forms. Each object offers micro-rituals for grounding, bridging cultural heritage with today’s emotional design needs, and making wellbeing accessible across contexts.
In Advaita, truth is beyond time. Similarly, my project reinterprets rituals not as relics of the past but as timeless practices reimagined for the present and future.
I am an architect and product designer who believes design is not just about objects or spaces, but about shaping experiences that feel timeless and human. My journey began in Chennai, India exploring interiors and materials with cultural depth, and grew at Manchester Metropolitan University during my Master’s in Product Design. Learning alongside Design Innovation peers helped me think across disciplines—blending research, design thinking, and storytelling into service, product, and spatial design.
Inspired by Advaita philosophy, I see design as a bridge between contrasts: local and global, functional and emotional, tradition and innovation.
