ADW + WDO

Panel Discussion

19 . 01 . 2020 | 2.00 – 5.00 PM
Exploring
Design – Culture & Society

About ADW WDO
Panel Discussion Design –
Culture & Society

The Ahmedabad Design Week 2020 and World Design Organization have joined hands to create this segment of ADW. Design – Culture & Society is a panel-based discussion on the future of design and sustainability in the context of culture & society. The panel was conceived to be a discursive platform that brings together leading policymakers, designers and educators to map and investigate the role of design in sustainable development, in the global context.

This event is being moderated by the President of WDO, Srini Srinivasan.

In the words of Srini, “Design has been around for thousands of years and is deeply rooted in our society. Even before the industrial revolution communities have used design to create much needed tools, arms, utensils, jewelry, art, and entertainment to make a living. Culture played a major role in influencing the design. The influence of culture on design can be seen from early works from Africa, China and India among other countries. The industrial revolution started re-defining design for new machinery with the goal of increasing efficiency in production of essential goods and services. New technological development brought new solutions. As we move into Industrial RevolutionÂ 4.0, let us discuss the influence of Culture on design and society in our current life.”

Panalists

Niraj Shah

Co- Founding Partner & Design Director, IDO Design Solutions and Curator & Mentor, Ahmedabad Design Week

Rishav Jain

Associate Professor- Program Chair- B.Des, CEPT University

Hardik Gandhi

Architect, Men’s Sartorialist, Owner & Curator, I am Mr. – The Store

Priyanka Thaker

Architect, Artist & Founder, House Of Berserk

Vaibhavi Thakkar Desai

Proprietor & Principal Designer, TV Studio Designs & Consultants LLP

Ira Gosalia

Interior Architecture Photographer, PHXINDIA

Vyom

Sculptor & Artist

Ishita Sitwala

Architecture Photographer, The Fishy Project

Jwalant Mahadevwala

Founding Partner & Principal Designer, and Black Design Studio

Jwalant Mahadevwala

Jwalant Mahadevwala is the founding partner and principal architect/designer at andblack design studio. Jwalant along with his partner Kanika Agarwal started andblack in 2012 in their chosen city of Ahmedabad. The journey of last 12 years of andblack has been nothing less than a story of growth, strive and experimentation. Jwalant has pursued masters in Architecture and Urbanism at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London in the Design Research Laboratory. He furthered his professional experience at Zaha Hadid Architects in London for the next 4 years.
andblack design studio is an interdisciplinary design studio which works in the field of architecture, interiors, furniture design and art installation. In this journey of unapologetic attention to the design process, Jwalant has managed to complete about 70 odd projects ranging from architecture design of schools, farmhouses; interior design of homes and offices; along with unique furniture and art pieces. The studio focuses on use of parametric tools and physical modeling as the primary ways to evolve design. andblack tends to use materials like metal, wood, bamboo, paper, etc. in ways that haven’t been explored generally in the larger context of design in India. Jwalant’s research at the AA and his work at andblack has been widely published in National and International magazines and books.
“Everything that moves us, emotionally inspires us. We draw our inspiration from complex interactions present in nature. We strongly believe in collaborative work and for every project and try to bring in individuals with relevant expertise in specific aspects of design and construction. We pride ourselves in conceiving and delivering projects that can be both iconic and meaningful." - Jwalant

Ar. Surya Kakani

Principal Architect Kakani Associates & Dean Of Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University

Moksh Thapar

Designer, Artist & Co-Founder, Studio SmitaMoksh

Jwalant Mahadevwala

Jwalant Mahadevwala is the founding partner and principal architect/designer at andblack design studio. Jwalant along with his partner Kanika Agarwal started andblack in 2012 in their chosen city of Ahmedabad. The journey of last 12 years of andblack has been nothing less than a story of growth, strive and experimentation. Jwalant has pursued masters in Architecture and Urbanism at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London in the Design Research Laboratory. He furthered his professional experience at Zaha Hadid Architects in London for the next 4 years.
andblack design studio is an interdisciplinary design studio which works in the field of architecture, interiors, furniture design and art installation. In this journey of unapologetic attention to the design process, Jwalant has managed to complete about 70 odd projects ranging from architecture design of schools, farmhouses; interior design of homes and offices; along with unique furniture and art pieces. The studio focuses on use of parametric tools and physical modeling as the primary ways to evolve design. andblack tends to use materials like metal, wood, bamboo, paper, etc. in ways that haven’t been explored generally in the larger context of design in India. Jwalant’s research at the AA and his work at andblack has been widely published in National and International magazines and books.
“Everything that moves us, emotionally inspires us. We draw our inspiration from complex interactions present in nature. We strongly believe in collaborative work and for every project and try to bring in individuals with relevant expertise in specific aspects of design and construction. We pride ourselves in conceiving and delivering projects that can be both iconic and meaningful." - Jwalant