Nimna Wickramasinghe

Designer

Nimna is a designer who likes to make characters. Her work revolves around merchandise, and visual narratives on all mediums and little distractions that take away from the weight of the world. She likes to make things that you look at to feel good and then move on. It's a simple formula, yet entirely necessary for the human condition.

 

“I studied fashion & textiles for my BA at AOD; exploring menswear, and started a brand 'NIMNA' featuring my characters. Through the AOD ecosystem I also got to  explore product design, homeware, merchandise, animation and other mediums before expanding NIMNA and the BORN Series into comics, toys and finally into a video game during my MA at AOD. My experience at AOD was a ticket to exploring the potential of the characters I made in every situation I saw fit, allowing me to tell stories that only I could tell.”

Education

• De Montfort University - Master of Arts ( Design Innovation )

• Northumbria University - BA (Hons) Fashion & Textile Design

• The Chartered Institute of Marketing - Post Graduate Diploma ( Certificate Level )

 

Nimna doesn’t believe in imposing or enforcing an opinion about her work. In fact,she finds it more fascinating to watch  people interpret her work in a way that accommodates their narrative.  A NIMNA piece is whatever you want it to be. You'll find NIMNA at the supermarket, and you'll find it at fashion week, because purpose is a social construct.My characters follow the same ethos. They are ambiguous. They are absurd. They depend on you. To her , Blue Astro is an underground DJ. To you, he could be a lottery ticket salesman; that's what makes him yours.