Pearl Academy Noida hosts annual graduating showcase Portfolio 2019

GURUGRAM MAY 7: Pearl Academy hosted Portfolio 2019 - its annual graduating showcase in its Noida campus. The 2 day event witnessed a diverse range of innovative projects being showcased to industry guests, media personnel, design intenders and parents.

Eminent personalities like Neelam Arora, Creative Head, Fab India Overseas Ltd; Sundeepa Bamval Mandal, Head Designer, Zara; Samant Chauhan, Founder Designer, Samant Chauhan Fashion Label; Nishtha Gill, Founder & Creative Principal, Treemouse; Lakshmi Chand, Partner, RLDA and Founding Partner, HomesByDesign and Preeta Agarwal, Jewellery Specialist took center stage and shared their valuable inputs with the students.

Students presented their final projects in an exhibition format and shared their thoughts on the role of innovation in design and fashion.

The exhibitions were followed by a panel discussion on the topic - D for Design | D for Deadlines. The discussion focused on indulging in creativity within the confines of time and how the best of designers continues to excel and innovate within the constraints placed by the ever growing market and industry.

Different kind of immersion workshops on jewellery design, communication design, journalism and photography, were also organized for young school students thereby making them aware of the various creative domain. The event ended with an award ceremony felicitating the works of the students.

Students with their outstanding work were also felicitated. Tanmaya Bhatnagar and Rishieka Gupta from Communication Design were awarded for their projects title - Supriya My Mother and Sexuality & Gender Acknowledgement respectively; Ishita Gupta and Nikita Ahuja were from Interior Architecture & Design were felicitated for their projects - Nature Escape and Customizing a Car Club respectively and Jewellery Design student Shailja Tandon was awarded for her project Carnival of Love.

Commenting on the occasion, Prof. Nandita Abraham, President, Pearl Academy said, “As an educational institution, we provide our students a culture of innovation, design and creative thinking along with the right mentors to make them successful. Portfolio empowers our students to utilize their creative thinking potential and set trends for the future. It is a proud moment to see the work of the graduating students today and I wish them the very best for their future endeavors. I would also like to congratulate the Campus Director, Alok Baraya and all the faculty members of Pearl Academy Noida for bringing out the best in students.”