Nikhil Dayanand - RV University

Nikhil Dayanand

Assistant Professor, School of Design and Innovation


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I like to describe myself as someone who finds joy creating objects. I have a keen interest in the subject of geometric solids, and I tend to create my objects through the forms and structures I find while exploring this subject. I did my undergraduate study in product design from DJ Academy of Design in Coimbatore in 2013. After completing my masters in furniture design from CEPT University in Ahmedabad in 2017, I started my own practice in furniture design, which I still continue today. As an enthusiast of Steampunk, I acquired a hobby of creating miniature sculptures emulating that genre; that, which delves in the realm of anachronism and fantasy. My teaching journey started in 2019 when I conducted courses on 3-D geometry at NID Gandhinagar and my teaching experiences increased to the point where I am now an assistant professor here at RV University School of Design and Innovation.

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"With gratitude, optimism is sustainable. And if you can find something to be grateful for, then you can find something to look forward to. - Michael J. Fox"

A versatile all-purpose chair that can be stacked for movement or storage. A unique optional design feature allows the chairs to be linked, to create rows of ganged seating, for lecture rooms or multi-purpose halls.


  • Platonic solids in Furniture.
  • The extent to which platonic solids can be used in the designing of furniture.
  • How it can encompass the various requirements of design, i.e., ergonomics, efficiency, functionality and manufacturing process.
  • The scope of the subject of geometric solids being structural as well as aesthetic.
  • Academic Excellence for the first year (2015-2016) CEPT University

  • Academic Excellence for the second year (2016-2017) CEPT University

  • Best Thesis 2017 CEPT University

  • GICEA Gold Medal for best thesis in PG Furniture Design, 2018

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