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Designers avoid using cluttered surfaces, harsh lights, bland palettes, excessive patterns, plastic decor and big tvs. The focus is on a sleek, simple yet appealing design that interior designers are recommending. Unlike the previous decade trends, designers are suggesting to opt for warm lights, real plants, clean walls, decent furniture and mix fabrics to create an appealing bedroom that is inviting as well as comforting. 

There are different types of bedroom designs– from minimal to spectacular. Some choices can quickly age a place, break tranquility, or even cause the luxurious design to feel bland. Which is why the news trend of stylish bedrooms is more inclined towards familiarity, durability and customization. So, the next time you go through a bedroom makeover or plan to design the bedroom, avoid these out-dated features because it might not reflect the new-age look that is easy going and welcoming. 

7 mistakes to avoid while designing a stylish bedroom

Clutters/Cluttering Surfaces and Oversized Furniture

Why Avoid: Cluttered nightstands, crammed shelves and clunky wardrobes will make a room smaller aesthetically and disrupt peace. Bed or storage furniture that is oversized takes up the space and restricts movement.

Designer Tip: Select minimalist multi-purpose pieces of furniture and hide all the extras. Floating nightstands or small dressers can be used to keep things open and should not be congested. Use under-bed storage to keep away clutter-sleek contemporary bedrooms are all about efficiency in terms of space and comfort.

Severe Lighting Fixtures

Why Avoid: Cool lights above the head or un-shaded bulbs can turn luxurious looking surroundings run dry and unaesthetic. Single-source or flat lighting does not pose a good visual effect and cannot serve a practical purpose.

Designer Tip: The trend of 21st century is layered lighting- combine the use of ambient, task and mood lighting. Consider architectural lighting such as sculptural lamps, warm LEDs behind beds, and bedside sconces that are able to be controlled or dimmed to set a relaxing mood.

Cool Gray Palettes and and Uninteresting Color Schemes

Why Avoid: Old dull-colored new grey or all-white solutions are on the way out. These may cause your bedroom to feel cold or lack inspirational themes especially in our move to cocooning and nature themes in design.

Designer Tip:Earth tones, or muted greens, taupes, terracottas or deep caramels are colors of the year. They establish a stable, balanced atmosphere- consider layering bedding and using organic materials.

Loud Wallpaper and Excessive Patterned Walls

Why Avoid: Too much prints or a loud color wall is a strict NO. Bold wallpaper will make it look tawdry and cluttered, and will outdate your place quickly.

Designer Tip: Ask for textured paints and soft wall coverings, or one statement art object. And, when you are all about pattern, consider tone on tone designs or light, fine art work to create a contemporary soothing influence.

Matching Bed sets and Things

Why Avoid: Matching sets of comforters that strictly match pillow shams, throws, and curtains make a bedroom look impersonal and drab.

Designer Tip: Combine fabrics, stack quality cotton sheets with textured throws and patterned pillows. Whisk together delicate prints and solids to add depth without frenzy. Curated versus formulaic layering is a true source of luxury.

Fast Furniture, Plastic Decor

Why Avoid: Bargain plastic, and disposable furniture not only clogs the environment, but automatically devalues your room with a single glance.

Designer Tip: Sustainable decisions count. Select wood, stone, natural fibers and upcycled treasures. Vintage or craft work gives it a special touch and lasts a long time- stylish and green.

Too Many Gadgets & Big Televisions

Why Avoid: The gargantuan monitors, bright digital clock displays, and obnoxious smart speech devices interfere with the peaceful setting that is required of bedrooms in the contemporary world.

Designer Tip: Keep the tech out of sight as much as possible. Have a small music system or a charging station hidden away, but keep the screens out of the way or hidden. Pass a retreat where mindfulness, relaxation, and healthy sleep are achieved.

In conclusion, a stylish bedroom in the 21st century is decluttered, welcoming and personal. The focus of bedroom interior is on comfort, organic tones, sustainable design, and details. Avoid stuffing the room with harsh, cluttered, and useless things, and let the bedroom tell your story in a precise, pleasing way, and with a touch of exquisiteness. This way, you can be certain that your bedroom is not just stylish, it is welcoming and classic, which will definitely amaze (and outlive) the most popular trend.  

Tip: For more design tips and interior design trends, use AI tools and research about it before finalising the bedroom interior. Remember,  your bedroom shouldn’t only be instagram-perfect but relaxing, comforting and YOURS

Manika Vishwakarma, in a spectacular ceremony held in Jaipur, Rajasthan, won the crown of Miss Universe India 2025 and took her place in the limelight to represent India in the 74th Miss Universe pageant in November this year in Thailand. Rhea Singha, the former queen, handed over the prestigious crown in this highly extravagant event that promoted talent, brains and advocacy.

Who is Manika Vishwakarma?

Manika Vishwakarma, 22 year old girl, a native of Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, currently resides in Delhi, where she is in the final year of her Political Science and Economics degree. Manika is not only a beautiful woman, her path is also characterized by a great number of accomplishments and a richness of talents that spans academia, advocacy and the arts.

In an interview, Manika told about her journey: "My journey started from my hometown, Ganganagar. I came to Delhi and prepared for the competition. We need to inculcate confidence and courage in ourselves. Everyone played a big role in this. I thank all those who helped me and made me what I am today. Competition is not just a field; it is a world of its own that builds the character of a person." 

• She has been practicing modelling in Delhi before earning the Miss Universe title. 
• Trained in classical dance and a skilled painter, Manika’s artistic talents have been recognized by prestigious institutions such as the Lalit Kala Academy and the JJ School of Arts.
• Beyond the stage, she has represented India at BIMSTEC Sewocon, an initiative under the Ministry of External Affairs, showcasing her aptitude on international forums.

Why did Manika Win? 

Manika advocates to the fullest extent as demonstrated in her initiative, Neuronova which is a platform aimed at spreading awareness and redesigning the discussion related to the topic of neurodivergence, in this case ADHD. She actively advocates the perception of such conditions, as special cognitive abilities but not as disorders, and this attitude is evidence of her appeal to social change.

In the much awaited final question round, Manika left the judges and audience with a teary-eyed and clever answer to the question: “If you had to prioritize between advocating for women’s education or providing immediate economic aid to impoverished families, which would you choose and why?”

Her answer was thoughtful and touching: “I would choose women’s education because education doesn’t just change one life, it changes generations. While economic aid is important, education empowers long-term sustainable change, transforming communities and the future of the nation.” This answer earned her the crown and won the hearts of the nation.

Other Winners in the Competition

The pageant also celebrated remarkable talent across India with these runners-up:

• Tanya Sharma from Uttar Pradesh: First runner-up  
• Mehak Dhingra from Haryana: Second runner-up  
• Amishi Kaushik: Third runner-up  

Their success and style are a manifestation of the variety and potential of the young generation in India that has something to contribute.

What’s  the next  step for Manika?

Manika will now move on to participate in the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand this November, where she will pit against other contestants from other parts of the world. With her mix of sophistication, brilliance and activism, she is in a good standing to be a competent candidate.

Manika Vishwakarma is an emerging breed of well-educated socially conscious representatives as well as the blending of beauty with brains and a thirst to enact meaningful change. To the readers concerned about education, women empowerment, and youth leadership, her story is an ideal example of the role that education plays in raising confident leaders.

In her focus on the education of women, she is in tune with the current national agenda and international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and helps many young Indians to realize the power of education to empower themselves and help build the nation.

In the 21st century, product design is moving fast as lighting by the influence of technology, sustainability, and user demands. As a design student, whether you are creating a research project or planning your next entry to the portfolio, it is important to adopt new innovative ideas in order to become unique. The following are five exclusive and innovative product design concepts that are quite applicable to a student's research based on the most popular trends and queries made by professional designers across the globe.

1. AI Driven Customized Products

Design Idea: Create items that utilize artificial intelligence in delivering bespoke and flexible experiences. Whether it is a smart device that adapts to what the user likes (think a kitchen appliance or a wearable assistive device powered by AI) or it is a mobile application that is customized based on AI, the designs are finding their popularity in the increasing consumer demand of personalized offerings. Conduct a study on responsible AI, data protection, and more people-oriented AI design.

2. Sustainable and Cyclic Design

Design Idea: Create sustainable products or packaging that not only exist as a part of the circular economy, but also have a life cycle. This consists of products made with biodegradable materials, modularity that allows ease of repair or upgrade, and packaging that minimizes wastes. Seaweed packaging, decomposable containers or even products that you take apart is a great place to start- wreaking havoc as a researcher.

3. Modular solutions for urban life

Design Idea: As city space shrinks, there is high demand for modularity and multi-purpose products. Such research designs as modular furniture, space work that can transform to generate the maximum utility with minimum square feet, or even stackable storages. Use durable materials and even smart technology to perform better.

4. Smart Health and Wellness Wearables

Design Idea: The designing of products is more and more centered on enhancing the well-being of the user in a holistic approach. Explore the latest types of wearable health tech that balance out between comfortability, beauty, and improved biosensors- stress trackers, checkers, hydration trackers, or sleep analytics that are not intrusive. Investigate how to make wearables more sustainable and intelligent through modular upgrades or a biodegradable strap.

5. Accessible Design & Emotional Design

Design Concept: Functionality is one feature that is going to be adorned by tomorrow's products, which are focused on evoking emotional response and inclusivity. Find out how you can fuse narrative, playful touch points, or accessibility options that are tactile and visually engaging to various users. Examples of projects could utilize emotionally intelligent interfaces, products to help people with disabilities, or even sentimental objects that bridge the generations between them digitally.

Exclusive Tip: With every idea, base your research on up-today user needs, compared with case studies of award-winning designs, and use round-and-round testing and feedback which is essential in modern design work.

By choosing such innovative designs you will not only enable your portfolio to reflect content that will interest top design schools and potential employers, but also to assist in solving real-life problems in innovative and human-centered ways.

Ranked amongst the state of Gujarat's finest design schools is the NID Gandhinagar, which is actually quite well renowned for its experiential learning process across all areas of design. Being one of the finest amongst the design schools in course variety, faculty and campus quality at par with the world, the NID Gandhinagar is amongst the most premium ones amongst the students.

Courses offered

No courses offered at the undergraduate level

Postgraduate level: seven specializations: apparel design, lifestyle accessory design, new media design, toy and game design, photography design, strategic design management, and transportation and automobile design. The course lasts 2.5 years, and it is conducted full-time.

PhD level courses designed for three years full-time, five-year maximum extension; five years part-time, seven-year maximum extension

Highlights of placement

Maximum salary at NID Gandhinagar for 2023–2024 was Rs 23 lakh (LPA).

Mid salary is Rs 21.3 LPA.

Minimum LPA of Rs 12

Most preferred recruiters: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, BMW, Google, Microsoft

Why Join?

Great academics for its niche PG course, world-class campus, and specializations in niche streams of design such as Toy & Game Design, Transportation & Automobile Design, and Strategic Design Management

Global exposure with academic exchange with 50+ leading world universities

NID Gandhinagar is DPIIT-government-sponsored Institute of National Importance, i.e., well-funded by the government both sides, accredited, and quality faculty talent both sides and some decent recruiters, so much.

Whether 3D printers and CNC routers in quick-prototyping labs or Innovation Centre for Natural Fibre, campus has state-of-the-art facilities to let your imagination take shape.

Design is everywhere: the phone in your pocket, the chair you are sitting on, the websites you visit daily with the help of this world and many more. But how then can the word ‘design’ be defined and what are the various types of design? Have you ever asked questions about the world behind the things you use and see? If not, this article shall provide you with the answers you didn’t yet seek.

What is design? 

Design is essentially the practice of construction of usable solutions which are at the same time aesthetically pleasing. Design is the solution to a problem as well as the question to make life better and beautiful: that is whether in the form of an app interface, logo, or on a building.

What Do You Need to Know About Types of Design?

The understanding of the types of design can help people, students, professionals, or any other interested individual to learn about the roles and the skills that are required to design the world people live in. It can also advise your career choices in case you are planning to join design. 

Types of Design

1. Graphic Design

• Focus: Imagery.
• Examples: business cards, logos, book covers, posters.
• Scope: To convey messages using images, typography and layouts.
• The colours used in graphics and fonts and shapes are used to attract your attention and present information in a legible way.

2. Product Design

• Focus: Designing all types of products.
• Examples: smartphones, kitchen appliances, furniture, decor, etc.
• Purpose: Producing new products that are worthwhile, appealing, and intuitive.
• Product designers hear the voices of users and enhance the attributes of products to share the experience.

3. Web and UI/UX Design

• Focus: Online life.
• Examples: Web sites, applications, dashboards. 
• Mission: To simplify digital products and make them attractive.
• UI (User Interface): As regards the appearance: buttons, icons and displays.
• UX (User Experience): Makes the product effortless and pleasurable to utilize.

4. Interior Design

• Focus: Indoor spaces.
• Examples: Residences, workplaces, hotels. 
• Objective: To design comfortable, functional, and beautiful surroundings.
• Interior designers use space, lights, colours, and furniture to create inspirational interiors.

5.Fashion Design

• Focus: Fabric clothing, accessories.
• Examples: Clothes, jewels, purse, shoes.
• Purpose: To fuse fashion, comfort, and trends on wearable art.

6. Industrial Design

• Target: Mass-marketed products.
• Examples: vehicles, home appliances, electronics.
• Purpose: To be both efficient as well as cost effective and aesthetically appealing.
• Industrial designers make it so that mass-produced commodities are safe to use and can be manufactured in large quantities.

7. Motion Graphic Design

• Focus: Image visualisations.
• Examples: Titles of movies, animated videos, explainer videos.
• Use: To bring illustrations to life and to clarify concepts with movement.

8. Architectural Design

• Focus: Design the architecture 
• Target: Buildings and constructions.
• Examples: Houses, schools, shopping centers.
• Purpose: To unify purpose, safety and the art of our built environment.

New Types of Design

There are new forms of design that are becoming more significant as technology advances:

• Game Design: The design of the engaging game to mobiles, consoles, and computers.
• Service Design: To make services (banks, hospitals) more user friendly.
• Environmental Design: To design the environment including the indoors, outdoors, and other spaces. 
• AI-powered Design: Designing something like an ad, videos, graphics, etc with AI to make it more impactfully creative. 

Design touches our lives in ways we often do not recognize, whether in the design of simple items, or grand spaces. Knowing its forms assists us in knowing the ingenuity and work that went into the things we are using and makes us act as designers in our lives.

Whether your aim is to make a career or just be up-to-date, awareness of various kinds of design is step one. Keep your eyes open, you never know where the next awesome design idea will come.  

If you thought this was useful, recommend it to someone interested in learning about design. More creative minds are required in differential!

National Institute of Design (NID) Bengaluru campus is unique in that it is located in the midst of India's IT city and therefore provides the students with industry advantage as well as learn-to-innovate advantage. The institute, being internship-based, experiential school of design, is a practice-based practitioner putting the students in a role where they can solve actual design problems.

Courses Offered

While the Bengaluru campus is underdeveloped at the undergraduate level, it is well developed at the postgraduate and Ph.D. levels:

Master of Design (MDes):

5-semester postgraduate program with five specialist character specialisations:

Design for Retail Experience

Digital Game Design

Information Design

Interaction Design

Universal Design

PhD in Design:

Full-time: Max. 3 years (extendable to 5 years)

Part-time: Max. 5 years (extendable to 7 years)

Placement Highlights (2023–24)

The institute has a good placement record

Highest Package: ₹35 LPA

Average Package: ₹15 LPA

Minimum Package: ₹6.5 LPA

Lead Recruiters: Adobe, Axis Bank, Ashok Leyland, Myntra, Philips, Reliance, and others.

Why NID Bengaluru?

India's First and Only R&D Campus for Design: Postgraduate MDes and PhD courses in future-proof design specialisations.

Location Advantage: Bengaluru's tech and innovation capital provides special access and opportunities for industry interaction and project-based learning.

Global and National Reputation:

2nd in India among design schools in the 2024 IIRF Rankings

Top 51–100 in the world in "Art & Design" by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Unexperienced Teaching Staff: Domain subject experts with high levels of pedagogic intensity and creativity freedom.

NID Bengaluru then completes the journey with the right-amount mix of serious studies, industry readiness, and international ranking to be among India's leading institutions to study postgraduate and doctoral studies in design.