Vedant Manwadkar

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About

Interaction Design and Creative Tech

I build multimodal systems where physical objects, sound, and user behavior meet. Through iterative electronics prototyping, software control, and field research, I turn complex interactions into intuitive tangible experiences.

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Systems, Situations, Soul.

Interaction Design and Creative Tech.

I am a designer, researcher and maker with a drive for turning behaviors into meaningful interactions and systems of the desirable future. My work often explores the space between deep contextual research, interaction design, and sound.

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Anuraag — Screenless HMI & Ambient Soundscapes for Elder Care

An interactive armrest that plays emotion-sensitive soundscapes through simple finger movements. Co-created with older adults, caretakers and healthcare professionals to encourage active aging, emotional comfort and healthy social interaction.

Physical Computation

Multimodal Interaction

Assistive Tech

Anuraag — Screenless HMI & Ambient Soundscapes for Elder Care

An interactive armrest using finger movements to create calming soundscapes for older adults.

Physical Computation

Multimodal Interaction

Assistive Tech

Anuraag — Screenless HMI & Ambient Soundscapes for Elder Care

Physical Computation

Multimodal Interaction

Assistive Tech

Backbench Orchestra — Distributed Acoustic Network & State Machine

An ensemble of tables that respond to your rhythm and jam with you—only until the bell rings. Surface transducers turn tabletops into instruments, inviting visitors to knock back and create music together.

Creative Technology

Experience Design

Interactive Audio

Backbench Orchestra — Distributed Acoustic Network & State Machine

Interactive tables that respond to your rhythm and invite you to make music together.

Creative Technology

Experience Design

Interactive Audio

Backbench Orchestra — Distributed Acoustic Network & State Machine

Creative Technology

Experience Design

Interactive Audio

Laya — Circular Material Innovation & Acoustic Product System

End-to-end circular design initiative engineering performance-grade acoustic instruments from scrap waste routes to build sustainable livelihoods; awarded the BIC B.Lore Grant.

Participatory Research

Social Design

Instrument Making

Laya — Circular Material Innovation & Acoustic Product System

Exploring music as a pathway to dignity and alternative livelihoods for waste-picking communities.

Participatory Research

Social Design

Instrument Making

Laya — Circular Material Innovation & Acoustic Product System

End-to-end circular design initiative engineering performance-grade acoustic instruments from scrap waste routes to build sustainable livelihoods; awarded the BIC B.Lore Grant.

Participatory Research

Social Design

Instrument Making

Flockers — Bio-Mechanical Wearable for Social Affordance & Boundary Signaling (Coming Soon)

A physical earpiece prototype integrating physical actuation and glanceable display cues to negotiate personal boundaries and civil inattention in dense public spaces.

Speculative Design

Context-Aware UI

Physical Interaction

Flockers — Bio-Mechanical Wearable for Social Affordance & Boundary Signaling (Coming Soon)

Socially sensitive earphones exploring eyes and expression. Project details coming soon.

Speculative Design

Context-Aware UI

Physical Interaction

Flockers — Bio-Mechanical Wearable for Social Affordance & Boundary Signaling (Coming Soon)

A physical earpiece prototype integrating physical actuation and glanceable display cues to negotiate personal boundaries and civil inattention in dense public spaces.

Speculative Design

Context-Aware UI

Physical Interaction

Gunjan — Service System Architecture for Assisted Living Communities

A scalable service blueprint and operational model designed to bridge care-provider workflows, community engagement, and psychological well-being for elderly residents.

Design Research

Service Design

Problem Solving

Gunjan — Service System Architecture for Assisted Living Communities

A digital community supporting active aging through physical upkeep and social connection.

Design Research

Service Design

Problem Solving

Gunjan — Service System Architecture for Assisted Living Communities

A scalable service blueprint and operational model designed to bridge care-provider workflows, community engagement, and psychological well-being for elderly residents.

Design Research

Service Design

Problem Solving