Promotion: interior architect Shalini Misra has announced the inaugural and free-to-enter Shakti Design Residency, a month-long creative programme in India with a strong emphasis on craft.
Planned to take place between Delhi and Jaipur from 1 to 25 October 2024, the Shakti Design Residency is open to graduates and postgraduates in design.
Applicants are invited to submit a digital portfolio of work, a CV and a statement explaining their practice.
Participants of the Shakti Design Residency will visit workshops and ateliers across Delhi and Jaipur
The programme was created to immerse graduates in Indian craft. It will provide exclusive access to local workshops and ateliers, allowing participants to collaborate with skilled local artisans and develop a capsule collection informed by Indian design and marketed to a global audience. Misra will select four candidates alongside an international panel of  "world-leading design and creative mentors" including Swiss designer Yves Béhar and Polish designer Marcin Rusak.
Among the other panelists are the Iranian-Italian curator of Milan's Nilufar Gallery, Nina Yashar, and Greek-Swiss designer Alexis Georgacopoulos, the director of the Lausanne design school ÉCAL.
The programme is "an opportunity for the next generation of designers"
"This initiative will be a catalyst in order to reveal both talented craftspeople and designers alike," said Alexis Georgacopoulos, director, ECAL, Lausanne.
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