Nithin Jacob Eapen

Nithin Jacob Eapen

Nithin is a product designer, who graduated in 2012 from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bangalore, India and worked in the retail product design industry for about four and a half years. Till 2016, he was the co-founder of a brand that upcycled products for about a year. His Master’s degree in Industrial Design from Scuola Politecnica Di Design (SPD) in 2017 opened new opportunities, working with professionally acclaimed designers. At the initiative ‘Essential’ from SPD, under the guidance of the designer Matteo Rani, Nithin exhibited his product in the Milan Design Week 2017.  After a few years of experience, he returned to India, indulging in academics and practising design. He taught Design at NIFT Kannur for M Des. students and at the College of Architecture Trivandrum for B Des. students. He is a designer by heart and has a curious mind that has pushed him to have hands-on experience in various areas of design education, practice and business.