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The ARThink Southasia Fellowship in Germany

The ARThink Southasia Fellowship in Germany

A year ago I applied for the ARThink Southasia fellowship programme. A unique arts management programme open to cultural practitioners from 8 different countries, the objective of the initiative is to build competencies and networks that will benefit the cultural sector in the region. At Kahani Designworks we’re very passionate about working with museums, galleries...
Creating Change: Design Writing from India

Creating Change: Design Writing from India

Over the last year British Council and creative network Kyoorius have conducted a series of Design Writing workshops and events across the country over the span of the last year. I’ve been a part of the initiative since it first began at Kyoorius Designyatra 2012 and that process recently culminated in the release of the...
New Indian Designscape

New Indian Designscape

The emergence of design as a major point on the global agenda for sustainability and responsible growth has brought attention to contemporary design practice in India. The output of the country’s creative minds is keenly watched by a global audience, eager to know their responses to an ever-changing power balance between West and East. The...
Zine Press at UnBox2013

Zine Press at UnBox2013

With regularising familiarity, the new calendar year is coming to signify the advent of design events around the country. Starting with the Pune Design Festival moving on to UnBox, India Design ID (a.k.a. Elle Decor), the India Design Forum and Fashion Week, the stretch between January and March unleashes an avalanche of new ideas, brave...
Interview: Sudhir Sharma

Interview: Sudhir Sharma

Sudhir Sharma is a man of many facets: he is a designer, an entrepreneur, a teacher and a publisher. He is the founder and chairman of Indi Design, a rapidly growing brand and creative consultancy with offices in three countries and is best known for being a passionate spokesperson for design from India. Back in...
Interview: Sandeep Sangaru

Interview: Sandeep Sangaru

At a time when design is being examined as a force for social change, Sandeep Sangaru is a name that often comes to mind. He is best known for his innovations in bamboo and this multi-disciplinary designer has been closely associated with initiatives to provide training and skills to people in norther-eastern India since 2004....
Creating Postage to Celebrate 50 Years of Design Education in India

Creating Postage to Celebrate 50 Years of Design Education in India

The tiny postage stamp is an often overlooked piece of communication design particularly in an increasingly electronic world where fewer letters are written every year, and fewer cards sent. From being an ubiquitous carrier of images on the corner of every envelope, it has taken on a more symbolic role as an object that commemorates...
Interview: Ashish Deshpande

Interview: Ashish Deshpande

Founded in 1989 by NID graduates, Elephant Strategy + Design is one of India’s pioneering design consultancies. Headed by Ashwini Deshpande, Ashish Deshpande and Partho Guha, this Pune-based firm specialises in Communication Design, Industrial Design and Environment Design. Perch caught up with Founder-Director Ashish Deshpande to ask him a few questions about his experience in...