Director
Warren Greving has been doing product research and development since 1986. He consults on the challenges of international R&D organizations working in the global mixture of developed and developing markets with a focus on the US, India,...Read more >
Director of UBD Innovation
Dr. Girish Prabhu joined the Labs team in April 2010. Girish has a deep understanding of local and international consumers, regularly mentoring ethnographic research projects. Girish has 20 years of experience in user, business, design innovation, new product & business development, and product internationalization & localization...Read more >
Principle designer - Furniture and Industrial Design
John Matthew brings extensive experience in the furniture, Industrial and Interior Design sectors. Graduating from the National Institute of Design he went on to found Studio line Interior Systems in 1985 and Dovetail Furniture in 1990 in Bangalore, John has... Read more >
Principal Design - Product and Retail Design
Janak’s work experience as a Product Designer began in 1988 in New Delhi after graduation from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He partnered in setting up a furniture design, manufacture and retail company between 1990 and...Read more >
Principal Designer - Product and Interaction Design
Silas Grant studied Product Design at Central St Martins in London. He then went on to work in Fashion Accessories designing and overseeing manufacturing of a wide range of Sunglasses, Watches and Bags for high end street wear brands in Australia and Europe...Read more >
Principal Design Lead - Trans-cultural Design
Violaine Kumbera had a degree in both the Science of Education and Sign Language before choosing Industrial Design, which she studied at ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris. Working in Bangalore India since 2008 Violaine has worked with a variety of clients... Read more >
Senior Innovation Consultant
Atul has executed more than 50 projects delivering world-class user-centered design solutions for a number of fortune 500 companies from sectors like Banking, Telecom, Government, Healthcare etc. His experience in architecture, communication, and a User Experience Design make him a versatile professional... Read more >
UX Design Consultant
Michelle A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Michelle has worked as an Interaction and Visual Designer with museums, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies such as Yahoo!, Adobe, and Intuit. After moving to India in the fall of 2008, Michelle has held exhibitions at the Bangalore galleries... Read more >
Cultural Anthropologist
Pranav Borgoankarhas travelled to many parts of India, to understand cultural diversity and has studied the effect of Social, Technological factors on the tribes. Pranav has a sound understanding of technology. Pranav has a Masters Degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Mysore, 2008 (Gold Medallist)... Read more >
Design Innovation Specialist
Priyanka Kodikal graduated in Product and Interface Design from the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore in 2011. Her work expands from interactive installations and exhibition design for the Kabir project to product and service system design... Read more >
"Innovation and Design is an endeavor where people matter for two very fundamental reasons. Creative output requires great creative individuals. Great user research requires deep understanding and empathy for people. Our staff embodies both. We are a hard working staff drawn from the best in industry complemented with the best young minds. " - Warren Greving










