Design Education: Tradition and Modernity

Language: English
Pages: 598 (20 B/W Illustrations)


About the Author

Vijay Singh Katiyar graduated as a Textile Designer from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 1989 before which he trained as a Textile Technologist at GCTI, Kanpur He began his professional career at Gujarat Spinners Limited and with Digjam Woollen Mills, before he joined NID in 1993 as faculty member in the area of Textile & Apparel Design. Currently, he is the Head, International Centre for Indian Crafts (ICIC). He has also been responsible for the development and execution of the 'System of Educational Excellence in Design' (SEED) at NID. He continues to be the Lead Designer and Project Head for several large design development, research, and academic projects at NID.

His specialisation is in the area of Yarn Design, Woven Fabric Design, Print Design, Surface ornamentation, Home Textiles, Soft Accessories, Made ups, and Design for Crafts. He has keen interest in the areas of Textile CAD, System Design, Visual Merchandising, Photography and Graphic Design.

He has been contributing to the industry at strategic level design planning, development and implementation for both domestic as well as global markets. He undertakes considerable amount of work in all aspect Design and Design Education. Vijai has authored number of articles and contributes to key professional committees in various capacities. He is also a Member, Governing Council, Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute, Jaipur. He has organised and anchored four national seminars and an international conference on Design Education.

Shashank Mehta A Mechanical Engineer and a Post Graduate in Industrial Design (Product Design), Shashank Mehta is a faculty of Industrial Design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Cur