Ms. Kimberly Manners is an Asst. Professor in the Fashion Design Department at NIFT, Shillong. She completed her B.Des in Fashion Design at NIFT, Mumbai, and M.Des in Communication Design at IDC, IIT Bombay. She is an Interdisciplinary Designer and has worked in the areas of Apparel Design, Systems Design and UI UX. She has previously worked as an Asst. Professor at NID, Assam for 3 years, with an affinity for Design Education. She is keen on pursuing research in Design Pedagogy.