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Aditi Ranjan
Aditi Ranjan (née Shirali; born 25 February 1952) is an Indian textile designer, educator and researcher involved in the field of Indian crafts. She taught textile design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad from 1974 to 2012. Ranjan is known for her book ''Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts'' based on Indian arts & crafts that she edited along with her partner and fellow design pedagogue, M. P. Ranjan. Work She is involved in the study of weave structure and fabric construction. She also documents and researches on textiles, crafts, and the diverse material and visual culture of India. Some of her notable works include: * ''Textile and Bamboo Crafts of the Northeastern Region'' (1983) * ''Chikankari Embroidery of Lucknow'' (1992) with Ashok Rai * ''Navalgund Durries of Karnataka'' (1992) with Chandrashekar Bheda * ''Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts'' (2009) with her husband M. P. Ranjan. Aditi Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Design, Ahmedabad
The National Institute of Design (NID) is a Public university, public design university in Paldi, Ahmedabad, with extension campuses in Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. Regarded as one of the foremost design schools in Asia as surveyed by ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' in 2009 and on Ranker, it is ranked 51-100 among the top art and design institutes in the world as of 2022 by ''QS World University Rankings, QS''. The university, along with the other National Institute of Design, NIDs across India, functions as an autonomous institute under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. NID has been accorded an Institute of National Importance under the National Institute of Design Act, 2014. History As a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956, the Government of India invited the design team of Charles and Ray Eames to recommend a program of design to serve as an aid to small industries in India. Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
