Built for screen
Every piece is designed for how it will be shot: the lens, the light, the stunt and the close-up. If it does not read on camera, it is not finished.
/ The StudioInside the
Inside the
studio.
A multi-creative team of a design geek and an extraordinary stylist, with formal fashion education and a decade of industry work behind it. We provide design consultation, aesthetic direction and technical support to clients across film, OTT, events and brands.
From the most imaginary costume designs to the most practical mass-oriented uniforms, we bring justice to the brief. Sci-fi, fantasy, futuristic, period, armour, performance and functional genres are our specialty.
/ Why DesignmanFour
Four
pillars.
Taskmasters
We treat every brief as a mission. Deadlines, budgets, impossible references. We take the pressure so directors and brands can dream bigger.
Craft at scale
From a single hero suit to a full department for a series, we scale fabrication without losing the hand-finished detail that reads on a close-up.
One of a kind
India's specialty studio for superhero costumes, spacesuits and armour. Years of complex builds have made difficult ideas our normal.
Engineering meets couture. We are the studio directors and brands call when the reference is a Marvel frame and the deadline is next month.
- Years
- 8+
- Credits
- 700+
- Clients
- 40+
- Verticals
- 5
/ How we workBrief to
Brief to
on set.
Seven steps, in this order, on every build. The numbering is the schedule.
- 01
Brief
Character, plot, action, schedule and budget. We ask the awkward questions early.
- 02
Concept & sketch
Multiple directions as sketches and mood references, narrowed with you.
- 03
3D & render
Approved directions are modelled and rendered so everyone sees the same suit before anything is cut.
- 04
Prototype
Parts or whole pieces are prototyped to surface fit, weight and movement problems before final build.
- 05
Fabrication
Materials are procured or made in-house. Strict quality control at every step.
- 06
Fitting
On the performer, under movement, with the stunt team where relevant.
- 07
On set
Dressing, repairs and duplicates. We stay until the last shot is in.
/ TeamThe people
The people
behind it.
Nikhil Sharma
Co-founder · Design & fabrication
The design geek. Formal fashion education, a taste for sci-fi, fantasy and armour, and a habit of saying yes to impossible references.
Sanjana Champanerkar
Co-founder · Styling & production
The stylist. Wardrobe, character and the practical craft of getting a costume onto a performer and through a shoot day.