NEWSLETTER | APRIL, 2017 - IICD · module being conducted by Ms. Meghana Singh for P.G.-2nd Sem-Soft Material Specialization. Artisans are often invited during the modules as skill

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CRAFTS & DESIGNAn initiative of Government of Rajasthan and managed by Ambuja Educational Institute

NEWSLETTER | APRIL, 2017

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1INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CRAFTS & DESIGNJ-8, Jhalana Institutional Area, Jaipur – 302 004

Newsletter | April, 2017

IICD was setup as an autonomous Institute by the government of Rajasthan in 1995 to act as a catalyst of change in the craft sector. In October 2007, the Institute was taken over, to be managed and funded, by Ambuja Educational Institute (AEI) as a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative. As its mandate notes: “The main objective of IICD is to generate knowledge, upgrade skills and foster attitudes in order to develop highly motivated change agents in the craft sector.” IICD has come a long way since its inception, establishing itself as the leading institution in the area of craft education and in shaping a new generation of craft professionals. It has not only grown in terms of activities, programmes and number of students, but also has created footprints in the wider craft community through various outreach programmes.

IICD’s unique pedagogy which synergizes traditional knowledge and skills with contemporary methodologies attracts students from diverse backgrounds with a common passion for crafts and design.The Academic Year 2016-2017 started with taking in new students. The intake of students was better than any other year. 112 were selected, 95 joined and 91 are continuing the second semester. 2 new faculty members, Ms. Mamta Gautam and Ms. Sumita Choudhary joined IICD. Mr. Rahul Choudhary joined as the Accounts Manager.A practice of monthly course committee meetings (CCM) with the CRs and teachers teaching in the batch has been initiated which helps in timely ironing out any issues that the students may be having with their academics.

ABOUTIICD

IICD was established to realize the potential of the Indian craft sector, to foster innovation and creative thinking for well-crafted quality products, to facilitate effective strategies and efficient processes to give a better quality of life to artisans.



National Film Award3rd May 2016

IICD alumnus Ms. Keya Vaswani and Ms. Nidhi Kamath, producer and director of Storyloom Film, were awarded the National Film Award for their film “Weaves of Maheshwar” under the best Promotional Film Category on 3rd May 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

IICDACHIEVERS

CLLB ProgrammeMs. Sneh Hazra won the best project of CLLB Batch 2016! Through her project she has shown us a possible successful business with innovation, craftsmanship and aspirational design celebrating the crafts and master artisans of India. She checked the key values of consciousness, Indian-ness and product excellence. They are fine examples of the exciting opportunity and immense potential waiting to be explored harnessing our rich Indian heritage of arts and crafts.

Rajasthan Heritage Fashion WeekIICD alumnus Mr. Abrar Ahmed received the “Best Block Prints” awards for his hand block printed sarees at the Rajasthan Fashion Week, Diggi Palace.

Jaipur Art on Run 2017 Mr.Priyank Agarwal and Ms. Sukansha Agarwal won 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in drawing and painting competition organized at the event.

Ms. Khushboo Bharti, Assistant Professor• was awarded Rashtriya Vidya Gaurav Puraskar for outstanding achievements in the field of education by Indian Solidarity Council New Delhi, India – 25/07/16 • was interviewed by Indian Express, Mumbai on art in public space can produce intense emotions in audience – 09/02/2016• received IIAS(International Institute for Asian Studies, Netherland-CSEAS Grant to participate in a workshop on “Mapping the Aesthetics of Urban Life in Asia: A Dialogue with the Arts” Kyoto, Japan, 01/2016• held a ceramic exhibition “Five Fires” at Samanvai Art Gallery, Jaipur – 2016



International InternshipSelyn, Sri Lanka Jun - Jul 2016

IICD students Ms. Khushboo Sen and Ms. Laksha Sirohia of U.G.-7th Sem-Hard Material Application did their internship in Sri Lanka at Selyn, which is Sri Lanka’s only fair trade guaranteed handloom company and works extensively with post-war zones among women communities. The internship projects of the students were much appreciated by the company.

INDUSTRYCOLLABORATIONS

Class room design projects that were conducted in collaboration with the industry helped the students to get in touch with the realities of industry functioning, constraints and timelines while also giving them an opportunity to develop

prototypes for a real client.

Claycraft Pvt. Ltd. 1st Aug-24th Sep 2016

The design project for P.G. -3rd Sem-Fired Material Specialization was conducted in collaboration with Claycraft Pvt. Ltd. and coordinated by Ms. Mamta Gautam.

Dileep Industries3rd Oct-26th Nov 2016

The design project for P.G. -3rd Sem-Fired Material Specialization was conducted in collaboration with Dileep Industries and coordinated by Mr. Mangesh Afre.

Dileep Industries13th Sep-29th Oct 2016

The design project for U.G.-5th Sem-Fired Material Application was conducted in collaboration with Dileep Industries and coordinated by Ms. Mamta Gautam.

Jaipur Bloc 10th Nov 2016

Mr. Vikram Joshi, CEO Jaipur Bloc visited and gave feedback to U.G.-3rd Sem-Soft Material Application on their assignments in Print design module and discussed the possibility of sponsorship for a class room design project

Sameer Wheaton Designs 13th Sep-12th Nov 2016

The design project for U.G.-5th Sem-Hard Material Application was conducted in collaboration with Sameer Wheaton Designs and coordinated by Mr. C.V.Singh.



FIELD VISITSCRAFT ORIENTATION12th Feb-20th Feb 2017

54 students of U.G. -2nd Sem-Foundation along with their faculties Mr. Rajesh Kumar and Ms. Sumita Choudhary and Mr. Dharmendra Singh visited The Barefoot College at Tilonia and Jawaja leather cluster. They were introduced to the traditional wooden furniture and stone carving clusters of Jodhpur and also saw lehariya and ajrakh. Their next destinations were the textile clusters of Balotra for natural dyeing and printing and the NGO SURE in Badmer for appliqué and traditional embroidery. The trip closed with an exposure to stone carving of Jaisalmer and relaxing in the serene expanse of the Sam.

CRAFT ORIENTATION21st Jan-29th Jan 2017

Students of P.G.-2nd Sem-Hard Material Specialization accompanied by Mr. Dharmendra Singh and Ms. Khusboo Bharti visited Udaipur to get introduced to the crafts of Damascus, Koftgiri and stone architecture and Pratapgarh for Thewa jewellery. They saw the manufacturing of raw material for Damscus sword blades and daggers at Bhinder and woodcarving, metal engraving, furniture and stone sector at the RIICO area.

KALADERA & CHOMU11th Feb 2017

Students of P.G.-2nd Sem-Soft Material Specialization and U.G. 4th Sem-Soft Material Application with their faculties Ms. Meghana Singh and Ms. Shalu Rustagi visited Kaladera to experience the natural dyeing and hand block printing. They visited Narsinghpura and Mallickpur to understand the nuances of handloom weaving and carpet weaving on vertical looms. The last stop of the day was at the leather cluster of Udaipuriya.

Field visits are conducted as an added input to the class room learning to sensitize the students to the socio-cultural environment of the artisans and the work culture practiced in the field

RAMGARH ALWAR4th Feb 2017

Students of U.G.-4th Sem and U.G.-6th Sem-Fired Material Application and P.G.-2nd Sem-Fired Material Specialization visited Ramgarh Alwar terracotta pottery cluster with their faculties Ms. Mamta Gautam and Mr. Mangesh Afre.



ARTISANOUTREACH

SURFACE FINISHES13th Feb-18th Feb 2017

Two artisans from Jaipur who do zari and zardozi work, an artisan couple from Badmer who to the traditional appliqué and embroidery work were invited during the Surface Finishes module being conducted by Ms. Meghana Singh for P.G.-2nd Sem-Soft Material Specialization.

Artisans are often invited during the modules as skill trainers for the students to understand that the real strength lies in knowing and learning hand skills. This also helps the students to develop respect and humility towards the artisans with whom they build life-long relationships.

WEAVING13th Feb-18th Feb 2017

Two young artisans from Badmer who do Pattu weaving and two from Ramgarh who weave punja durries were invited during the weaving module which was conducted by Ms. Shalu Rustagi for u.G.-4th Sem-Soft Material Application.

ANAVARANStudents initiated and organized film screenings under the Students’ Film Club – Anavaran. Screenings so far:

15.11.2016 - Samsara20.01.2017 - First Monday in May27.01.2017 - The Next Black03.02.2017 - Animation Agenda17.02.2017 - Why Beauty Matters23.02.2017 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone



EVENTSAT IICD

GUEST LECTURE27th Feb 2017

Mr.Arun Cherian, a MIT Design Lab Fellow ,consultant to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the founder of Rise Design Labs, a social enterprise developing cost effective, high quality devices for the physically challenged in developing nations conducted a session for the students highlighting his work with artisans a using design effectively in prosthetics. Arun is also partnering with multiple worldwide organizations to indigenize and test devices to cater to the masses in developing nations.

IICD AT DASTKAR NATURE BAZAAR24th-25th Feb 2017

Ms. Mamta Gautam and Ms. Meghana Singh from IICD participated in the Basant Utsav at Dastkar Nature Bazaar, New Delhi and disseminated information about various programmes offered at IICD and special provision it has for artisan wards.

NATIONAL DESIGN SEMINAR BY MSME23rd Feb 2017

IICD partnered with MSME in conducting the National Design Seminar at Hotel Souvenir, Jaipur. Ms. Meenakshi Singh and Ms. Mamta Gautam from IICD were invited as guest speakers.Mr. Dhruv Saxena, an IICD alumnus was also invited as a young entrepreneur speaker.

GUEST LECTURE21st Feb 2017

Mr. Prasanta Mukherjee, a sculptor from M.S.U.-Baroda with over 25 years of experience who has showcased both at national and international level and Ms. Ela Mukherjee, ceramist from Newcastle University-UK, who have a vast experience in teaching, organizing camps and workshops and outreach programmes presented their work.

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS6th Feb 2017

Paris based designer, Ms. Astrid Hauton made a brief presentation and interacted with the students.

INSTITUTIONAL VISITS6th Feb 2017

Students and faculty of Department of Design, Doon University visited IICD to see and understand various facilities and craft techniques.



WORKSHOP – IMPACT TALKS13th Jan 2017

The talk organized in collaboration with Startup Oasis had an expert talk followed by a panel discussion of IICD alumni for aspiring social entrepreneurs and early stage craft and heritage startups that wish to bring positive change in the society. Panel Discussion on "Prototyping / Piloting a Craft Based Business Model" moderated by

Mr. Chintan Bakshi, COO – Startup Oasis.Studio Kassa – Mr. Arpan PatelStudio Saswata – Mr. Shamit DasAK Textile – Mr. Khushiram PandeyAtelier Ds – Mr. Dhurv Saxena

DESIGN COMPETITION5th Feb 2017

IICD was also invited to put up an installation during Jaipur Art On Run 2017 in AU Jaipur Marathon organized by Kalaneri, their Art Partner. With the help of faculty and students an installation was prepared and set-up at JLN road by the Institute. Footfalls received at the promotional booth set-up by the Institute were appreciable. Around 60-70 prospectus were distributed and more than 100 verbal enquiries were addressed by Mr. Basu Vansit, Ms. Meghana Singh and Ms. Anuja Kumar.

NATIONAL CONCLAVE ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION31st Jan-1st Feb 2017

Ms. Meenakshi Singh from IICD was invited by EDII, Ahmedabad to deliberate on “Mainstreaming of Social Entrepreneurship Education in India”. EDIIshowed keen interest in collaboration so that the rationale of Social Entrepreneurship education, training and capacity building can be carried forward.

CULTURAL EVENTS – SARASWATI PUJA1st Feb 2017

Saraswati Puja was followed by cultural programme organized by SAC (Student Activity Council). Ms. Lavina and Ms. Arya were recognized for their outstanding performance by the Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the occasion of Basant Panchami and awarded by Ms. Sudha Arwind, chairperson Women Forum-RCCI.

REPUBLIC DAY26th Jan 2017

68th Republic Day was celebrated with flag hoisting at 9:30 am.

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS25th Jan 2017

Ms. Sky Morrison discussed about what she was reading and researching on and encouraged the students to start a reading club.

GUEST LECTURE23rd Jan 2017

Mr. Pradyumna Vyas, Director, NID, addressed the students.



CULTURAL EVENTS – TRADITIONAL HANDLOOM DAY13th Jan 2017

U.G.-Sem 4-Soft MaterialApplication students organized 'Traditional Hand-Loom Day ' to showcase traditional handloom textiles from all over India and everyone supported the event by wearing handloom apparels.

RAJASTHAN HERITAGE WEEK29th Nov-3rd Dec 2016

‘Rajasthan Heritage Week’, is a unique initiative created to celebrate the traditional artisans and to revive the art of handloom and traditional weaves. It is part of the textile development programme that reaffirms the Rajasthan Government’s commitment to the traditional textile weavers of the State, who have tirelessly worked to continue the legacy of their forefathers. The designers who showcased their collection used fabrics made by handloom, khadi and other weaves famous in Rajasthan. The famous textiles of Rajasthan like tie &Dye, Shibori and block printing were also clearly visible in the designs. IICD alumni participated in fashion week as well put up stall as budding designers and entrepreneurs spreading the richness of Indian crafts. Our in-house faculties and staff Ms. Anuja Kumar, Ms. Sumita Choudhary, Mr Basu Vansit and Mr Dharmender Singh represented the Institute.

DESIGN COMPETITION26th Nov 2016

An inter school design competition was organized by IICD at its campus in which 18 teams from various reputed schools of Jaipur participated. This competition was unique in it execution as students were encouraged to explore different materials such as wood, POP, found objects. The emphasis was on creating relief murals.The theme for the competition was ‘Jaane Kya Dikh Jaaye’. Participants enjoyed working with the materials to express the theme as many of the students were handling the varied materials for the first time.

GUEST LECTURE15th Dec 2016

Ms. Teekshana Prasad, IICD alumnus presented her work after the successful completion of her module.

INSTITUTIONAL VISITS 6th Dec 2016

A group of 19 first year design students along with 3 faculty members from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore visited IICD to see and understand various facilities and craft techniques.

FACULTY FORUM3rd-4th Jan 2017

Faculty Forum, chaired by Ms. Meenakshi Singh was organized to reflect on the past semester for achievements and challenges faced and to apply the learning in the next semester functioning.



WORKSHOP – FACULTY DEVELOPMENT18th-19th Nov 2016

2 days faculty development workshop was conducted by Ms. Rashmi Korjan and Ms. Lakshmi Murthy to find out the requirements at IICD in the area of faculty development.

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS15th Nov 2016

Ms. Jennifer Angus, Professor, Design Studies, Affiliate Faculty Art Department, University of Wisconsin – Madison visited IICD to continue discussion about starting an exchange program between the two schools.

INSTITUTIONAL VISITS21st Sep 2017

Students of Fashion and Apparel, Surat Technical Education and Research Society, Surat visited IICD to understand the possibilities of creative career, social impact, fashion and crafts. They also had the opportunity of seeing live demonstrations of weaving, wood carving and clay modelling.

GUEST LECTURE23rd Sep 2016

Mr. Irfan Khan, Sr.HR Executive from Jaipur Rugs visited IICD to plan out the hiring drive for Jaipur Rugs. In this regards a session with UG & PG SMA students and FD students with Mr.Irfan Khan was organized where Mr. Khan shared the journey of Jaipur Rugs with the students and discussed possibilities of class-room projects.

WORKSHOP – ART TEACHERS’ MEET7th Oct 2016

IICD conducted an Interactive workshop for art teachers and career counselors at its campus, where reputed schools of Jaipur came together to plan series of activities. They made a commitment to address issues and concerns of parents for their wards at school level and set role models for more young minds to choose creative careers to help SKILL INDIA and contribute to India’s economy. The interactive workshop at IICD concluded with the beginning of a MOVEMENT - a movement to foster and nurture creativity which begins at home, what better than Jaipur city, the city known worldwide for its living crafts and traditions. “Art in the classroom not only spurs creativity, it also inspires learning.”

VASTRA-INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE & APPAREL FAIR20th-23rd Oct 2016

Amidst live demos of traditional textile crafts, business fashion shows, concurrent conferences and networking events, our students presented new product offerings in textiles and apparel for enhanced business opportunities for all stakeholders, exporters buyers and end consumers at B2B and B2C meet at Vastra - an International Textile & Apparel Fair organized by Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. (RIICO) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)



IICD ON DOORDARSHAN1st Apr 2016

The “Prashnottari” Programme hosted by Mr. Mahendra Surana in which IICD students participated at Doordarshan Kendra, Jaipur was telecast on 2nd Apr 2016 on Doordarshan National Network.

FOUNDATION DAY1st Sept 2017

Like every year the Foundation Day of IICD was celebrated with great fervour with customary hawan followed by cultural programmes and traditional Rajasthani lunch.

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME8th-9th Jul 2016

2 days Orientation Program for UG &PG Foundation Students (UG-Batch 2016-20 and PG-Batch 2016-18) Programme was conducted to familiarize them with IICD.A team building and ice-breaking workshop was conducted by guest faculty Mr. Neeraj Kadela.

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS22nd Jun 2016

Ms. Jennifer Angus, Professor, Design Studies, Affiliate Faculty Art Department, University of Wisconsin – Madison visited IICD to conduct a session on textile design.

WORKSHOP – CURRICULUM REVIEW13th-14th Jun 2016

A Curriculum Review workshop was held with senior academicians like Ms. Madhurima Patni, Mr. Jatin Bhatt, Ms. Archana Shastri, Ms. Kristine Michael, Mr. Pravinsinh Solanki, Ms. Neelima Hasija, Ms. Swasti Singh, Ms. Chaula Patel and Ms. Aarti Srivastava

ENTRANCE TEST29th May 2016

The Entrance Test-2016-17 was conducted at Ahmedabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata, Raipur and Jaipur in which 316 students appeared for 160 seats.

WORKSHOP12th Apr 2016

A communication workshop 'Sociocracy' was organised at IICD facilitated by Mr. Shammi Nanda.

GUEST LECTURE16th Mar 2016

Mr. Himanshu from ‘Cartist’ made a presentation to show the work his company is doing in converting cars into art pieces. He offered a project for IICD students where a car will be converted into an art piece through the use of crafts.

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS5th Apr 2016

An interactive session with Mr. Jeremy Fritzhand, Partner - Studio Bagru was organized where he shared information about his experience of setting-up an enterprise and possibilities of internships.

GUEST19th May 2016

Mr. Nayab Khan from RHDC visited IICD to see the project work done by students to possibly promote weaver's children to study at IICD. He would like to push the case forward to the Government of Rajasthan on lines of Chatisgarh Government sponsored candidates.



PROJECTS

IICD is also engaged in various development projects supported by various ministries and departments of the Central and State Governments. The central idea of the institute is to evolve a sustained programme of growth and development of both the crafts sector and craftsmen in an integrated manner, i.e. to generate requisite knowledge, to upgrade relevant skills and to foster right attitudes in order to develop high quality, motivated human resource and change agents, in a vibrant climate of experimentation and innovation.

SKILL UPGRADATION TRAINING OF LEATHER ARTISANS FROM DAUSAOrganization: Rajeevika, Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad21st Nov-8th Dec 2016

Ms. Meghana Singh with technical assistant Mr. Suresh Manohar from IICD conducted a skill training and upgradation programme for women artisans from craft clusters of Bisenpur and Bhandarej in Dausa as an implementing agency for Rajeevika, Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad. The women artisans support their men folk who are juti artisans in pasting and machine embroidery on jutis for the local market.RGAVP is an autonomous society that aims at creating financially sustainable and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor, enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial and selected public services and to build their capacities to deal with the rapidly changing external socio-economic and political world.A range of handbags, wallets, purses and accessories was developed for which the artisans learnt the entire process from the beginning making the pattern to the end finishing of the product for the Jaipur Literature Fest to be held in January 2017.

WORKSHOP – INTERNATIONAL CRAFT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME – BRICS

Organization: National Centre for Design and Product DevelopmentExport –Import EXIM Bank of India6th-15th Sept 2016

The students, faculties and management at IICD welcomed 45 artisans and craftsmen of BRICS nation (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) for a collaborative workshop hosted and conducted by IICD’s team of experts in collaboration with National Centre for Design and Product Development (NCDPD) in association with EXPORT –IMPORT EXIM Bank of India. To host the BRICS artisan exchange programme on campus the students developed installations with the BRICS theme.Main objective of the workshop was to introduce, teach and expose different embroidery techniques to the participants through a formal design process. The 45 BRICS artisans created fusion of embroidered products inspired by the Universal theme of "Panch Tatva" the five elements- Water, Earth, Fire, Air and Space.



EVOLVING TREND OF CRAFTS IN INTERIORS Mr. Chandra Vijai Singh, Professor

Published an article in INSITE (www.insiteindia.in) – Oct 2016, being brought out under a collaborative arrangement with the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID)

GLOBALIZATION & HOMOGENIZATION OF CULTURESModernity & Rootlessness Mr. Binil Mohan

Abstract of paper presented at 'International Conference on Design Pedagogy and Contextual Aesthetic' at NIT, Calicut – 19th Jan-21st Jan 2017

The power of ‘storytelling’ is immense and widely acknowledged. In fact global capitalism has leveraged the power of storytelling to further its agenda in the form of marketing tool and as a key element of product differentiation. Stories have the power to construct meaning and are one of the crucial elements in identity creation. This power, if adequately leveraged, can be a disruptor in homogenization of cultures and will be an effective way to preserve and foster diversity in a globalised world. Crafts & Design education today needs to understand this and embrace stories at par with aesthetics and processes. Stories bring the crucial cultural value, authenticity and rootedness to products in a globalised world. An approach towards incorporating stories in design as an invariable part will go a long way in resisting homogenization of cultures, apart from meaningful translation of cultural value to a market economy. In a country like India where the array of traditional cultural assets are particularly impressive, the design schools have the responsibility to understand, document and build knowledge around these to consequently leverage the same in identity creation and cultural rootedness. The crafts and design education ecosystem should be driven collaboratively by stories, aesthetics and processes. An alignment of crafts and design education along these lines will enable it to be the fulcrum in preserving cultural diversity and rootedness in a globalised world and thus play a historic role.

ANALYZING AND UNDERSTANDING ASPECTS THAT INCREASE RECALL VALUE OF ART IN URBAN PUBLIC SPACES Ms Khushboo Bharti

Abstract of paper presented at ‘International Conference on Creativity and Cognition in Art and Design (ICCCAD 2017)’, National Institute of Design (NID), India and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS – Jan 2017

Art in public spaces fulfill the purpose of making art reach the common people and help create a discourse on art. As such public art further makes possible for different artists to reinforce the public spaces and transform them into functional areas and make art accessible directly to public. As an important form of communication, art in public spaces strive to form a connection with the audience. People do not have to make an effort to go and witness the creative elements in a gallery or to closed compounds for a select few. Public spaces are ‘a Democratic Space’ where the works are accessible to people all the time for them to enjoy and also overlook at their will.In more recent years there have been efforts to make these public art places more engaging and lot of good examples of the research have build an argument for or against them. This research paper is focused on understanding how people recall different forms of arts in public spaces of Jaipur

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NEWSLETTER | APRIL, 2017 - IICD · module being conducted by Ms. Meghana Singh for P.G.-2nd Sem-Soft Material Specialization. Artisans are often invited during the modules as skill