Product and engineering
Arnav Dhiman
Arnav leads product and engineering at Superlab: what gets built, how it is built, and the technical decisions behind it. He is a student in India and works on Superlab around school.
Studio
We build things, then show how.
Superlab is an experimental product studio. We design and build original technology products, physical and digital, starting with a desk companion.
What it is
A studio for our own products.
Superlab makes its own products. It does not take client work. The aim is to learn how real technology products are designed, built and tested, and to make a few that genuinely deserve a place on someone’s desk.
We are students in India. We build around school, in evenings and on weekends, so the pace is steady rather than fast. When something works, we say so. When it does not, we say that too.
Principles
Six rules we build by.
Honest progress
We show real work, including the failures. We never fake momentum, numbers or finish.
Useful before clever
Nothing gets built because it sounds impressive. A feature has to earn its place.
Warmth and precision
A friendly character inside a rigorous, minimal system.
Works without the internet
Core features should never depend on a connection. Anything online is optional.
Privacy is a design requirement
Collect only what is needed. Make it easy to switch things off and to leave.
Small experiments first
We test the cheap version before committing to the expensive one, and we do not buy parts without a plan.
FoundersListed alphabetically
Two founders, equal standing.
Story and video
Reyansh Manuja
Reyansh leads the public side of Superlab: how the work is shown, written up and filmed, and how people can follow along. He is a student in India and works on Superlab around school.
How we work
In public, one prototype at a time.
Every prototype, test and wrong turn goes in the journal. We aim for an entry every two weeks, a rhythm that fits beside school. Concept images are always labelled as concepts.
The loop is simple: build the smallest version that tests an idea, put it in front of people, and decide what deserves to be built next.