Chitkara University organises 2-day Chandigarh design festival

NEW DELHI: Chitkara International School organised the a two-day Chandigarh Design Festival. The event brought professionals from the design industry to hold discussions on the future of design.

The second day of the event was organised in an academic partnership with Chitkara Design School. The event had keynote addresses on ‘designing a new era: India's impact on the global design landscape’ by World Design Organisation president David Kusuma; moderated panel on ‘putting life centricity and sustainability at the heart of your choices’ and a panel discussion on ‘designing a bold future: opportunities and innovations in India's design landscape’ among others. The panels discussed how technology is changing the way we design and how innovation can be used to create new solutions to old problems.

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The event was attended by fashion designer Masaba Gupta. She delivered an insightful session in interview by Sanyukta Shrestha on ‘fashion forward: charting the course for India's fashion design industry on a global stage’. In this talk, Gupta shared her insights on how India's fashion industry can gain a foothold on the global stage and how designers can use their creativity to push boundaries and break stereotypes.

The event ended with a felicitation of Robin Aggarwal from TiE and Lalit Kala Akademi by David Kusuma, and a vote of thanks by Festival Director, Ankur Malhotra. "Who knew fashion was more than just beautiful models in beautiful clothes walking on the ramp," said the mother of one of the students at Chitkara Design School.

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