- Leading members from the design fraternity to function mentors within the sixth version of Lexus Design Award India 2023
- The mentors comprise of Satish Gokhale, Praveen Nahar, Michael Foley, Anuj Sharma, Dinesh Korjan, and Dr. B.Okay. Chakravarthy
BANGALORE, India, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Lexus India is delighted to announce its main panel of mentors who will additional add worth in enhancing the works of the designers for Lexus Design Award India 2023. The rigorously chosen finalists by the eminent Jury might be supported by a number of the most famous & revered personalities within the discipline of design.
Following the announcement of ‘Call for Entries’ from 28th July to twenty-eightth September 2022, earlier this yr, the mentorship program will cater to a one-to-one steering and assist from the mentors, primarily based on the 4 key design rules of Anticipate, Innovate, Captivate & Happiness for All, to bringing their creativity and concepts to the ultimate stage for analysis.
Now in its sixth yr, the distinguished Lexus Design Award India has been rising quickly because it acknowledges distinctive expertise amongst design professionals and people whose designs are poised to assist craft a greater tomorrow. The annual occasion engages with each established and upcoming artistic expertise throughout the nation, aspiring to win the coveted LDAI trophy for his or her state-of-the-art ideas & designs.
Under the steering of famend and skilled mentors, the finalists might be supported in refining their works for his or her closing entry to be evaluated by the Jury. The mentor panel this yr contains of:
Praveen Nahar – the Director of National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad with its extension campuses in Gandhinagar and Bengaluru, in addition to a former college member in Industrial Design and Discipline Lead of Product Design at NID since 2002, Mr. Praveen is an academician by way of and thru. He has Juror expertise throughout the IF Design Awards, Germany, India’s Best Design Awards, and the National Design Competition. Mr. Praveen has additionally been on NID’s Senate and Policy Planning Committee.
Satish Gokhale – Founder and Director of India-based design firm – Design Directions. Mr. Satish is a founding member of the Association of Designers of India (ADI) and a former member of the Indian Design Council. He has been on the jury for a number of design awards in India and abroad together with IDSA (USA), South African Design Council, Singapore Design Council, and ‘I’ Mark.
Micheal Foley – Design graduate from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Mr. Micheal joined Titan Industries as a product designer and in lower than a decade, rose to move the Titan Design Studio, to change into Chief Creative Advisor to Titan Industries. The one behind the Lexus Design Award India trophy design, Foley’s design stint at Titan Industries addressed merchandise like wristwatches, sun shades, and style jewelry, in addition to retail design, and visible merchandising. He has been related to LDAI since its first version because the LDAI Trophy designer, Winner (LDAI 2019), Juror (LDAI 2019), in addition to Mentor (LDAI 2020).
Anuj Sharma – With an space experience in textile design, Mr. Anuj is a designer. Apart from being on the LDAI Jury for its 2021 and 2022 editions, he has labored for six consecutive Lakme Fashion Weeks. Mr Anuj has taught practically 20,000 people to be self-sufficient by stitching their very own garments by way of his model initiative that employs buttons and rubber bands to create baggage, garments and sneakers.
Dinesh Korjan – Mr. Dinesh is taken into account as one of many pioneers of the Indian product design business, the founder and companion of the erstwhile Studio Korjan in Ahmedabad. A member of the jury for India’s Best Design Awards and a Mentor for LDAI 2022, he has amassed recognition because the winner of PlastIndia 97 Award for Best Product/ Design.
Dr. B.Okay. Chakravarthy – Dr. Chakravarthy is a professor and mission head for the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at IIT Bombay, and the founding father of Shenoy Studio. Specialises within the space of innovation by design which encompasses new innovation processes and methodologies, with an purpose to create a brand new breed of designers who can give you novel merchandise focusing on humanising technology.
Mentor Satish Gokhale commented, “I am truly honored to be part of the Lexus Design Award team, supporting, and providing my guidance and expertise to our aspiring designers who will cater to empowering a better tomorrow. There’s never a stop to brilliant new ideas and seeing what our participants have in store will unquestionably be a great learning and a fruitful difference for our society.“
Speaking on this event, Naveen Soni, President of Lexus India mentioned, “I am delighted to announce the acclaimed panel of mentors for this year’s edition of the Lexus Design Award India, who will further guide and support the finalists and take their design proposals to a much higher level. The last five successful editions of the LDAI have focused on bringing out the talent that will contribute to the betterment of society & the world at large. We are certain that this year’s participants will showcase an array of well-conceptualized ideas that will aid to inspire and craft a better tomorrow.“
The closing winners might be introduced at an unique Lexus Design Award India occasion which might be held later this yr.
ABOUT LEXUS DESIGN AWARD INDIA
The Lexus Design Award India (LDAI) seeks to acknowledge and reward the perfect industrial design executed by Indian designers, establishments, design consultancy corporations, and in-house design groups of corporations. Good design is outlined by LDAI because the synthesis of ergonomic, aesthetic, business, industrial, and scientific disciplines to create merchandise that simplify, enrich and higher human existence. Lexus, as a model, has at all times stood for excellence in design, ergonomics, sustainability, technological superiority, and accountable consumption; and the LDAI will mirror these model values.
ABOUT LEXUS DESIGN AWARD
First launched in 2013, the Lexus Design Award is a world design competitors that targets up-and-coming creators from world wide. The award seeks to foster the expansion of concepts that contribute to society by supporting designers and creators whose works might help to form a greater future. It supplies a singular alternative for the finalists to work with globally acknowledged designers as a mentor to create prototypes of their designs, after which exhibit them at one of many design calendar’s most necessary occasions.
ABOUT LEXUS
Lexus launched in 1989 with a flagship sedan and a visitor expertise that helped outline the premium automotive business. In 1998, Lexus launched the posh crossover class with the launch of the Lexus RX. The luxurious hybrid gross sales chief, Lexus delivered the world’s first luxurious hybrid and has since offered over 2 million hybrid autos. Since its debut in India in March 2017, Lexus has aimed to craft a greater tomorrow and redefine luxurious on the planet’s fastest-growing main economy. The model strives to persistently ship distinctive design and high quality to the discerning Indian visitor with a portfolio of 6 autos, 5 of that are self-charging hybrid electrical autos. In 2020, Lexus’ presence within the Indian market was additional strengthened with the introduction of its first regionally produced mannequin, ES 300h. A worldwide luxurious automotive model with an unwavering dedication to daring, uncompromising design, distinctive craftsmanship, and exhilarating efficiency, Lexus has developed its lineup to fulfill the wants of the subsequent technology of worldwide luxurious visitors and is at the moment obtainable in over 90 nations worldwide. Lexus associates/crew members the world over are devoted to crafting superb experiences which can be uniquely Lexus, and that excite and alter the world.
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