Niranjana Mani (Nira) is a US-based licensed surface pattern designer and self-taught watercolour artist. By day an engineer, she has focused on surface pattern design since early 2023, combining hand-painted watercolour and hand-drawn digital illustration to create patterns for wallpaper, fabric, and paper goods.

Style and Aesthetic Her practice blends the soft, organic feel of watercolour with digital illustration tools, working with classic repeat layout styles reimagined with a personal perspective. Patterns are designed to bring calm, playfulness, and storybook charm into interiors - cosy, imaginative, and artfully layered.

Pattern Focus Botanical and nature-inspired patterns rendered in watercolour and digital illustration - calm, storybook-inflected compositions suited to wallpaper and fabric. Classic layout structures reimagined with a handmade warmth.

Markets and Clients Wallpaper, fabric, and paper goods. Open to licensing enquiries via Instagram DM or email. Separate art account (@ nira m_) for personal creative work.

Techniques and Tools Hand-painted watercolour and hand-drawn digital illustration, often combined in a single design. Works with classic repeat structures and reinterprets them with fresh composition and colour. Presents work via Adobe Portfolio.

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Career Path Professional engineer with a creative practice in surface pattern design developed since early 2023. Self-taught in both watercolour and digital illustration. Focused on building a licensing presence across wallpaper, fabric, and paper goods.

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