Manoj is a practicing designer and educator trained in Product & Furniture Design, Branding & Advertising, and its Management. Manoj’s practice is predominantly embedded in grass-root-level innovation and design development. He has done several rural livelihood development and design projects across the country, he organized and conducted field-based learning expedition for art & design students, he predominantly worked with micro and small sector of the country. His area of work mostly inclined towards designing for Sustainability in-terms of materials, lifecycle of the product/furniture, and for the small/unorganised sector (craft sector). In SMI he manages M.des. IADP and facilitates studios, workshops, learning expeditions for students for M.Des., B.Des. programme.