The India Design Confluence (IDC), a three-day design festival, is scheduled to take place at the Unitedworld Institute of Design in Ahmedabad on November 23-25, 2018. Presiding the event as chief guest will be Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani.
The aim is to promote a shared understanding of the practices in design, exchange of knowledge and future trends within the booming design industry. The event will be dedicated to bringing a balanced ecosystem for the collaterals of design in the dimensions of offering sustainability in academics, businesses, people, and the environment.
Inspiring talks, experiential workshops and presentations will give young, aspiring designers and creative professionals an industry insight. The itinerary includes lectures and master sessions from creative powerhouses in the design industry, hands-on workshops that focus on knowledge generation and idea development, paper presentations that involve visual props and illustrations, and panel discussions to trigger a constructive exchange of views.
The sessions will cover myriad sectors in design, mainly animation, visual communication, interior design, architecture, automobile design, product design, jewellery design, lifestyle and accessory design, photography and fine arts.
The IDC will host a list of speakers including Sunil Sethi, president, Fashion Design Council of India; Rajeev Sethi designer, scenographer and art curator; Angela Guzman, design lead, Google; Peter Bi’lak, graphic and typeface designer; Carol Hanlon, founder, Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc; Julian Roberts, fashion designer and academician; Rajesh Kutty managing director, Design Kite Ltd and lead interior designer, Bentley Motors Ltd and many others.
Participants will also have a chance to unwind with a plethora of live performances, a craft village for art lovers, and much more.
A highlight of the event will be the students from BHU, UID, Sir JJ College and School of Planning and Architecture displaying their record breaking number of installations created from recycled products at one venue.
The event will proudly bring together national and international experts, academicians, artisans and craftspeople in the design industry to share their own journey, creative process, case studies, perspective and style of working — giving students access to fresh inspiration and diverse opinions from the stalwarts of design as mentioned above. The event is expected to be attended by more than 6,000 students.
For registration and ticket information, visit www.indiadesignconfluence.com