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Nihar Manwatkar

Nihar Manwatkar

Founder & Principal Designer at The Banana Design Collective

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Goa, India
Joined November 2025
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Summary

Founder and leader of a distributed, multidisciplinary design collective focused on product UX/UI, brand identity and communication design; the studio works across digital product and brand engagements and lists clients such as Myntra, Tata Sky, Accenture, PwC, Bira 91 and People Matters. thebananadesign+1
Public-facing design practitioner who writes and speaks about the craft and practice of design; publishes practical guidance for clients (e.g., Medium post on giving designers useful feedback) and has participated in events/interviews about building a gig-oriented creative business model from Goa. medium+2
Community-builder and local creative organizer — helped create Clay, a coworking cafe in Goa, and positions the studio around a gig/collective model that leverages distributed creative talent while maintaining a lean core team in Goa. thebananadesign+1
Maintains a public portfolio of product and brand work (Behance) showing client projects and experience in e‑commerce and platform design, indicating hands‑on product and visual design capability. behance

Work

Projects

Writing

Dear clients, here's how you give good feedback to your designers — Part 1

May 1, 2020

Medium post by Nihar providing practical advice to clients on how to brief and give constructive feedback to designers, reflecting his views on design process and client–designer collaboration.

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Hobbies

Musician — singer‑songwriter and active in music alongside design work. instagram+1