Onkar Singh Kular, born 1974 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, studied Product and Furniture Design at Kingston University before going on to the Royal College of Art to complete a masters in Design Products. Onkar uses design as a medium to engage with a broad range of social and cultural issues, from the quest for domestic perfection to baking super functional bread. His work has been exhibited internationally in London, Tokyo, Jerusalem, Rotterdam and Barnsley and is sold and distributed by Droog Design in Holland and Trico in Tokyo.

He is currently a visiting tutor in the department. Onkar also leads platform 13 in Design Products and teaches architecture at the London Metropolitan University.