| 17th Feb, 2024 | D Block Auditorium | G Block | Workshop |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Samvit Blass | ||
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Gautam Vazirani | ||
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Lakshmi Subramaniam Murugesh | Sinbad Phgura | |
| 10:45 - 12:30 | Mud Work | ||
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Karam Bir Singh Rohilla | ||
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Ankur Choksi | ||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Vijaybahu Joshi | ||
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Lakshmi Subramaniam Murugesh | ||
| 13:30 - 16:00 | Gajesh Mitkari | ||
| 13:30 - 16:30 | Ellis Bartholomeus | ||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Saptarshi Prakash | ||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Rogan Art | ||
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Stephen Masceranhas | Dr. D Udaya Kumar | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Riya Majumdar |
About the Ahmedabad Design Week
Ahmedabad Design Week [ADW], in its glorious journey of four years, has honored and highlighted key areas which have impacted the field of design and art in the global arena and as we gear up to welcome the fifth edition, our focus concentrates on the contribution of ‘Indian legacy’ in the ideas, designs, skills and capabilities of the modern world. ADW 5.0 aims to untangle the complex structures of modern designs and applications and take everyone a step back in the past to appreciate and celebrate the original inspiration behind today’s design abilities.
+ Know MoreIndia is more than just a country. It is infact the personification of human life itself, its evolution and progression. It is an embodiment of a civilization where knowledge has successfully been passed on from generation to generation and vivid applications in each era have proven its worth for the society and mankind.
Today the world recognizes India as an inclusive thought-leader and a shining light showing the world the road to a bright future. This acknowledgement is testimony to centuries of consistent efforts by our ancestors to preserve and pass on the knowledge, skills, understanding and achievements of their times to us, so that we and our future generations can build upon them and contribute our part towards a better world to live in. What we see around us today is not just the craft of our generation, but a harmonious blend of the heritage and legacy of our Indian ancestors and the contemporary application of technological advancements, all in a suitable manner so that the world is able to create meaningful products and structures.
The theme of Ahmedabad Design Week 5.0
INDIABLE
INDIABLE is a conscious attempt to collate different eras of the creatively thoughtful Indian mindset and its progression through the annals of time, thereby bringing forth a structured and animated pattern which highlights the Indian character, creativity, potential, capabilities and design identity – all blended together in a perfect mix. With a string of dignitaries and experts from different areas in the world of design connecting with young and creative Indian minds through interactive sessions and workshops over a span of three days, ADW 5.0 is ready to illuminate the path for future generations of global design enthusiasts, in the Indian style.
Collaborative Workshop
Exploring
Pedagogy | Sustainablity | Interaction Design
ADW
Installations
Wood Installation
Created by Bram Rouws and Vincent Roy
Wood Installation
Created by Bram Rouws and Vincent Roy
Other
Attractions
Food Fiesta
Curated by Foodaholics in Ahmedabad
Vintage Car Exhibition
By Gujarat Vintage & Classic Car Club (GVCCC)
Inaugural Ceremony
Chief Guest
Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram
Chairman, School for Advanced Studies in Nuclear Science and Technology, BARC
Guest of Honour
Vincenzo Iavicoli
Professor, Former Chair of Product Design, Global Strategist, College for Creative Studies
Why Register and Attend the ADW?
Attending the Ahmedabad Design Week is an unmissable opportunity for design students and industry veterans alike. For students, it’s a gateway to learn from industry pioneers, gaining insights and perspectives that textbooks can’t offer. With tailored workshops and engaging talks, it’s a chance to expand skills, network, and gain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving field. Till date design experts from 21 countries have participated as esteemed guest speakers. Beyond the learning and networking, Ahmedabad Design Week is a celebration of creativity and imagination. It’s a space where ideas flourish, where students find mentors and veterans discover new inspirations. Join us in this vibrant convergence of talent and experience, where each attendee contributes to shaping the future of design. For students, it’s a gateway to invaluable learning, a chance to glean wisdom from the luminaries shaping the design landscape.
For academicians, this conference extends beyond networking; it’s a treasure trove of evolving trends and practical applications. Gain firsthand knowledge from industry leaders, enriching classroom discourse and fostering an environment of progressive learning. For industry veterans, this conference offers a reservoir of innovation and networking. Engage with like-minded professionals, delve into cutting-edge trends, and share experiences that enrich both craft and career. Ahmedabad Design Week is about harnessing collective wisdom, nurturing creativity, and amplifying individual potential. Join us in this celebration of design, where students grasp the blueprint for their futures, and veterans chart the course for innovation.
Guest Speakers at ADW 5.0
Panel Discussion
Guest Workshop Masters at ADW 5.0
Design Workshops
Evening Entertainment
Along with the specially curated speaker sessions, workshops and panel discussions, Ahmedabad Design Week 5.0 will be hosting an evening entertainment affair to mesmerize and engage the audience with spoken words, poetry and stories of a lifetime!
Writer & Poet
Corporate Storytelling Coach
Event Schedule
Inauguration (16th February, 2024, 10:30 AM onwards)
Venue :- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Convention Centre, North Extension Campus, Karnavati University
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| 16th Feb, 2024 | D Block Auditorium | G Block | Workshop |
| 12:30 - 17:00 | Samvit Blass | ||
| 13:00 - 16:00 | Achyut Palav | ||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Abhimanyu Nohwar | ||
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Sathiyaseelan G | ||
| 13:30 - 16:30 | Prof. S Ram Kumar | ||
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Garima Maheshwari | ||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Blue Pottery | ||
| 14:45 - 15:45 | Uttam Pal Singh | ||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Manish Bhatt | ||
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Björn Dahlman | ||
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Gaurav Juyal | ||
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Aaquib Wani |
| 18th Feb, 2024 | D Block Auditorium | G Block | Workshop |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Samvit Blass | ||
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Panel Discussion- ( Topic :- Unplugged: Jazz, Pixel and Life Tales ) | ||
| 10:45 - 12:30 | Eco Printing | ||
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Sanath PC | ||
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Susan Kralovec Gajesh Mitkari | ||
| 13:45 - 15:45 | Riya Majumdar | ||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Hariom Seth & Mohammad Shaahkar Siddiquee | ||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Bamboo Workshop | ||
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Closing Panel ( Topic :- Design for the Gods- The Ayodhya Story ) |
Lunch Break :- 01:00 PM To 02:00 PM
Event
Partners
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Glimpses of Previous editions
Ahmedabad Design Week 5.0 Media coverage
Previous edition Media Coverage
Past Speakers
Peter Knapp
Chairman & Global Creative Director, Landor
Surya Vanka
Founder & Chief Designer, Authentic Design
Rasmus Holscher
CEO & Partner, Holscher Design
Cristhian Salamanca
India-LATAM Business Consultant, Designer and Speaker
Chris Messina
Inventor of #hashtag, Product Designer & Technologist Google I/O & TEDx Speaker
James ‘Jim’ Jeffers
Sr. Director & Sr. Principal Eng., Adv. Rendering & Visualisation Arch., Intel Corp.
Daniela Paredes Fuentes
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Gravity Sketch
Paul Sandip
Industrial Designer, Founder - Paul Studio
Anil Reddy
Founder & Design Director Lollypop Design
Yehuda & Maya Devi
Illustration ArtistCreator of the web comics "One of those days"
Dr. Reet Aus, Ph.D.
Fashion, Theatre and Film DesignerFounding Partner, Aus Design OÜ
Gaurav Jai Gupta
Textile & Fashion DesignerFounder, Akaaro
Suhasini Paul
Toy Designer and TEDx Speaker
Prof. (Dr.) P. V. Madhusudhan Rao
Head, Department of Design, IIT Delhi
Prof. Sudarshan Khanna and Surabhi Khanna
Designer, Educator, Pioneer-toy research & design (KEYNOTE SPEAKER)
Dadi Pudumjee
Padma Shri recipient; Puppeteer; President, UNIMA (KEYNOTE SPEAKER)
Adrian Light
Director, ONE20 Group Architects
Paul Budnitz
Founder & CEO, Superplastic
Katerina Kamprani
Architect / Designer
Miguel Wilson
Toy & Product Designer
Johnathon Strebly
President, International Council of Design
Mahendra Chauhan
Head of Design - Watches, Wearables and Accessories, Titan Company Ltd
Anita Savicka
Director, Anita Sondore Inc.
Manish Kukreja
President, TAITMA
Dr. Antal Kelle
Artist
Rahul Minda
Head of Product Design and Development – Skillmatics
Devanshi Kejriwal
Creative Director, Skillmatics
Dr. Kristóf Fenyvesi
STEAM Education Researcher, Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä; Experience Workshop Founder, Finland
Aishwarya Tipnis
Principal Architect, Aishwarya Tipnis Architects and Conservation Planner
Dr. Sanjeeb Kakoty
Associate Professor, IIM Shillong
Fabio Guaricci
Founder, TOY Design
Dr. Mariana Amatullo
President - CUMULUS Association, Vice Provost - The New School, New York
Prof. Lolita Dutta
Associate Director, School of Communication Design, U I D
Sanjoy K Roy
Entrepreneur of Arts and MD, Teamwork Arts
Krishan Jagota
Lead, Product Design, Sideways
Colin Giles
Head of Animation & VFX Vancouver Film School
Jared Wade
Senior Vice President, Design Innovation of Hasbro, Inc.
Sonam Gyaltsen
Founder, Echostream
Prof. (Dr.) Thomas Garvey
Associate Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa and Executive Board Member & Treasurer, WDO
Prof. Sangita Shroff
HoD, Dept. of Design, Nirma University
Siegfried Zoels
Co-Founder & MD, Fördern durch Spielmittel e.V. (Toys for Children’s Rehabilitation)
Philip Royappan
Deputy General Manager (Marketing), FUNSKOOL
Prof. Samir Shukla
Professor, Gujarat University Design Academy
Dr. Bhawana Vasudeva
Head, Dept. of Architecture, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Dr. Manish Arora
Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University
Shahrukh Mushtaq
Incubation Manager IIEDC (Innovation Incubation Entrepreneurship Development Center), NIT Srinagar
Suhasini Paul
Toy Designer and TEDx Speaker
General M M Naravane, PVSM , AVSM , SM, VSM, ADC
Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army
Shri Hari Babu Srivastava
Outstanding Scientist & Director General (TM) and (SAM), DRDO
Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
Secretary, Dept. of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO
Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM (Retd.)
Former Director General Defence Intelligence Agency
Major General M. Indrabalan
Additional Director General, National Cadet Corps, Bihar & Jharkhand
Rear Admiral Rahul Kumar Shrawat, AVSM (Retd.)
Chairman & Executive Director Naval Group India Pvt Ltd, Formerly , Chairman & MD , Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd ( MDL ) and Director General WESEE , Navy
Dr. Sudhir Mishra
Former CEO & MD, BrahMos Aerospace
Wg Cdr Saurabh Singh Chauhan
Indian Air force
Prahlad Kakar
Founder, Genesis Film Production
Harsha Kikkeri
CEO, HoloSuit Pte Ltd
Manish Bhatt
Founder Director, Scarecrow M&C Saatchi
Richard McCallum
Vice Chairman, UK India Business Council
Kshitiz Anand
Associate Vice President, Design, Paytm
Siddhartha Jayakar
Founder & CEO, Labyrinth Cinematic Solutions
Kedar Nimkar
Founder, Audiogyan and Vice President, Design, Jupiter
Bandana Jain
Founder, Sylvn Studio
Dr. R. Shivaraman
Co-founder, Big Bang Boom Solutions
Maxima Basu
Fashion Designer
Prakash Khanzode
Co-Founder & Head of Product Design & Engineering, Onio Design Pvt. Ltd.
Nitin Zihani Choudhary
Production Designer, Art Director and Illustrator.
Ketan Mehta
Film Director and Founder, Cosmos Maya
Masahiro Hara
Inventor of QR Code and Awarded European Inventor Award
Dr. Greg Autry
Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business, Arizonia State University, USA and Former White House Liaison at NASA
David Kusuma
President, World Design Organization
Suraja Kishore
Chief Executive Officer – BBDO India
Honey Bajaj
Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer, Stealth Health-tech). She was awarded Inventor of the Year 2016
Vinita Michael
Founder & Creative Director, Vinita Michael LLC
Yakup Bayrak
System Designer, Entrepreneur
S Sivakumar
Head – Industrial Design , Royal Enfield
Sanjiv Waeerkar
Director, Ice Candy
Kadambari Sahu
Senior Vice President - Design, ValueLabs
Anand Jha
Chief Design Officer, Miko
Sanyukta Shrestha
Designer
Shruti Kamath
Co-Founder & Creative Director, Athlos Activewear
Samir Chabukswar
Founder & CEO at YUJ Designs
A pioneer in Sustainable Luxury Women’s Wear and Bridal, Sanyukta Shrestha is a multi-award-winning designer with a cult following of women across the world celebrating the organic, vegan, luxurious, cruelty free handcrafted designs. Winner of ‘PETA Luxury Vegan Wedding Awards 2021’, Nepalese born British Designer has been recognised by the media as “the dawn of the sustainable movement”, “Green Goddess” and “the Greta of the Wedding World” and was among the first to introduce sustainability to the UK bridal industry in 2011.
Honoured with several national & international awards for her graceful creations and innovative approach of empowering women in developing countries, one of the designer’s creations is preserved in The Fashion Museum, Bath UK since 2012 alongside pieces from Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Dior, and many historic treasures from the 16th century. Every design reflects many hours of meticulous work and pays tribute to the 1000 years old Nepalese Craftsmanship, creating a luxurious, sustainable and ethically made “one of a kind” gown.
Her designs have been worn by celebrities like Victoria’s Secret supermodel Candice Swanepoel, American girl band Fifth Harmony, Soprano’s Natalie Coyle and Laura Wright and Amy Nuttall to name a few. Also seen at ‘The Oscars’, ‘BAFTA’, ‘Cannes’ and notable red carpets like Top Gun’s world premier and British Fashion Awards, Sanyukta Shrestha collection from ‘haute couture’ to ‘made to order’ are available at the London Flagship atelier and through selected stockists in the UK. 
Prachi Sakhardande
Studio Head and Principal, Design & Research Microsoft
Lorenzo Imbesi
President, Cumulus
Tovi Sorga
Founder & Director, Tovi Sorga Design; Founder, ‘Alkemest Design
Harsh Wardhan
Innovation Program Lead, Google
Aman Mehta
Vice President - Product Design & User Experience, PharmEasy
Daniel Boey
Fashion Director & Creative Curator, Daniel Boey Creatives and Author
Sanandan Sudhir
President & CEO - On2cook India Pvt. Ltd.
Siddhartha Jayakar
Founder & CEO, Labyrinth Cinematic Solutions
Aparna Piramal Raje
Author, Working Out of the Box: 40 Stories of Leading CEO, MBA, Harvard Business School
Revathi Kant
Chief Design Officer, Titan Company Ltd.
Amitabh Shrivastav
Founder, The Art Kommune
Manjri Vade
Contemporary Artist
Anar Patel
Founder, Craftroots
Kulin Lalbhai
Executive Director, Arvind Limited
Irakli Rusadze
Fashion Designer
Rajiv Sethi
Designer, Scenographer and Art Curator
Rajesh Kutty
Lead Interior Designer, Bentley Motors Ltd.
Alain Monnens
Studio Alain Monnens
Angela Guzman
Design Lead, Google
Ar. Rajiv Mishra
Director, Directorate of Art, Government of Mahrashtra and Principal, Sir J.J. College of Architecture
Carol Hanlon
Founder, TCF Global & BEC Global
Sanath PC
Founder & Sr. VFX Supervisor, Firefly Creative Studio
Sunil Sethi
President, Fashion Design Council of India
Julian Roberts
Fashion Designer and Academician
Pallavi Foley
Jewellery Designer and Artist
JoAnna Pettit-Almasude
Executive Director, The Red cART Studio
Uttam Pal Singh
Head, Discovery Kids, Discovery Communications India
Peter Bil’ak
Graphic and Typeface Designer
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