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Founder, Design Director
New Delhi, India
Apr 2015 - Present (9 years 7 months)
SWAKRIT
Embedding thought into material
Swakrit intends to innovate and contemporise Indian traditional art and craft techniques combined with artisanal skills, technology, parametrics and old - new materials to fit cohesively into a variety of spaces - residential, corporate, commercial etc. Bespoke pieces that take art into design and give spaces (interior and exterior) a character.
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Visiting Faculty Member
Aug 2015 - Sep 2015 (1 month)
Representation Techniques, 3 weeks, Exhibition and Spatial Design - 5th Semester
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Head Designer
Studio4397
New Delhi, India
Mar 2011 - Apr 2015 (4 years 1 month)
Space design, Exhibition Design, Graphics, branding and packaging, Illustration projects
Handcrafted space treatments, Kinetic installations
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Visiting Faculty
Pearl Academy, Noida
Noida, India
Aug 2014 - Nov 2014 (3 months)
Part of faculty team to conduct Content Design and Promotional Design course - Space inputs
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Art Resident - Sculpture, Installation and New-media Art
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013 (1 month)
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Design Consultant
Zoya, Titan Industries
Mar 2012 - Aug 2012 (5 months)
Trunk show Design - Space planning, furniture and accessory design for a travelling luxury boutique display.
Mumbai and Delhi shows for launch of Benaras collection by Zoya at the Taj
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Design Consultant
Zoya, Titan Industries
Jul 2012 - Jul 2012
Window display design for Zoya jewellery at the Taj hotel Mumbai
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Visiting Faculty
National Institute of Design
Jul 2012 - Jul 2012
Part of a team conducting a Form course for Foundation (1st year) Post-graduate students as introduction to design and design principles.
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Collaborator
Mother Goddess Religion museum display
Sep 2011 - May 2012 (8 months)
Space planning, Graphic language development and panel format design for a permanent exhibition.
Collaboration with Ar. James Hick, New York
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Lecturer
Mit Institute of Design, Pune, INDIA
Jun 2011 - Dec 2011 (6 months)
Planned and co‐ordinated Outdoor exhibition course and Spatial Graphics course for students of Retail and Exhibition Design department.
Involvement in Rural exposure course with first year students.
Involvement in organisation, design and setup of exhibitions and workshops
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Invitee, Workshop conductor
Typography Day
Mar 2011 - Mar 2011
Planned and conducted a workshop for participants of the Typography day 2011 organised by Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at the National Institute of Design (NID, Ahmedabad) with support from India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya.
'3D type ‐ paper quilling’ to initiate expression and experimentation in type
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Freelance Designer
Self Employed
Feb 2009 - Jun 2010 (1 year 4 months)
Space design projects‐ interiors, stage, signage
Graphic design projects‐ logos, illustrations, collaterals
Self initiated projects and competition entries in space and graphic design
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Apprentice
Natural Constructions workshop
Apr 2010 - Apr 2010
Classroom spaces designed and built at Aman Setu School using natural
materials, available resources and self‐help earth construction methods
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Organising team member
Pune Design Festival 2010
Mar 2010 - Mar 2010
Chief involvement in organisation of Design for Heritage seminar
Volunteer at the 4‐day event organised by the Pune Design Foundation.
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Freelance Designer
Artha Studio
Jan 2010 - Jan 2010
Space planning and display design concept for the renovation of the
Ahmednagar District Historical Museum and Research Centre, Ahmednagar,
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Visiting Faculty
Mit Institute of Design, Pune, INDIA
Sep 2009 - Sep 2009
‘Thematic installations’ - a 3 day design workshop designed and conducted with Ar. Jitender Arora for third year students
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Space Design consultant
Tanishq, Titan Industries Limited | Bangalore
Mar 2009 - Jun 2009 (3 months)
Space planning and design for a travelling exhibition for Tanishq jewellery.
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Independent Spatial Design Consultant
Integrated Design Services, National Institute of Design | Ahmedabad
Oct 2008 - Feb 2009 (4 months)
Space planning and design, Environmental installations for IIJS Goa ’09 for the Gems and Jewellery Export and Promotion Council of India
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Visiting Faculty
VIT College of Architecture | Pune
Oct 2008 - Oct 2008
‘Cross-over 2D to 3D’ - a 4 day design workshop designed and conducted with Ar. Saurabh Malpani for First year students
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Designer
Lokusdesign Pvt. Ltd | Pune
Mar 2008 - Aug 2008 (5 months)
Retail Design for modular furniture
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Intern
Integrated Design Services, National Institute of Design | Ahmedabad
Jul 2007 - Feb 2008 (7 months)
Environmental installations for IIJS Goa ’08 for the Gems and Jewellery Export and Promotion Council of India
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Intern
Lokusdesign Pvt. Ltd | Pune
Apr 2007 - May 2007 (1 month)
Trade-show stall display design for City Group Corporation