Master of Design 2025

Graduating Mid-Year Showcase

Mithila Mariya Many

Rooted in India’s rich textile heritage, I’m a fashion enthusiast passionate about traditional crafts like Ikat, Ajrakh, and Bandhani. My journey blends cultural preservation with sustainability; exploring natural dyes, zero-waste design, and biodegradable fibers. With experience in visual merchandising, marketing, and designing with materials like Piñatex and fish leather, I’ve worked to make fashion more responsible and meaningful. Now, as I pursue my master’s, I’m expanding into branding and animation, merging creative storytelling with strategy. For me, textiles are living art, threads that connect tradition, innovation, and purpose.
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Mithila Mariya Many, 'Shadows of the straits'

Shadows of the Straits is a title sequence for a noir-inspired crime thriller set in 1960s Singapore. Fully illustrated, the sequence captures the moody tension of the era drawn from the film’s storyline. Influenced by classic noir, the visuals use high contrast, textured layers, and symbolic imagery to hint at themes of secrecy, betrayal, and shifting identities. The sequence acts as a visual prologue, immersing viewers in the film’s gritty world before the narrative unfolds.

Mithila Mariya Many, Style Scape

The Style Scape is a promotional poster designed for a fictional toothpaste brand that features fruit-flavored pastes. The concept plays with the unexpected fusion of freshness and fantasy, using bold visual cues and a vibrant color palette to evoke taste, energy, and curiosity. The composition creates a surreal landscape made of fruit textures and exaggerated forms, transforming everyday oral care into an imaginative experience. Designed to instantly connect with viewers, the poster balances playfulness with visual clarity, aiming to attract a young, trend-conscious audience through bold storytelling and color psychology.

Mithila Mariya Many, 'The Starry Gospel'

The Starry Gospel is a kinetic motion video inspired by the quote, “Stop worrying about growing old and think about growing up” by Philip Roth. This personal exploration uses the visual language of Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night to evoke the emotional weight of growth and time. The video adopts the painting’s swirling textures, bold brushstrokes, and vibrant blues and yellows to create a dreamlike, introspective atmosphere.

Mithila Mariya Many, 'Bauhaus Dreamscape'

This 3D dreamscape video is a visual exploration inspired by the Bauhaus movement’s architecture, art, and design philosophy. The immersive space blends iconic Bauhaus elements like textile patterns, functional furniture, and minimalist forms into a surreal, stylized environment. Designed with attention to material authenticity, it features surfaces like tubular steel, concrete, and natural fibers, reflecting the era’s tactile language. The result is a spatial narrative that merges geometry and abstraction, celebrating the Bauhaus ethos of unity between art, craft, and design in a modern, meditative form.