Faculty

Graduate of NIFT, Mumbai. She worked at Chanakya International, Mumbai as an embroidery designer for Luxury brands.

Her skills include Pattern Making, Draping, Surface Embroidery Development, Creative Thinking, etc.

A postgraduate from Pearl Academy, New Delhi with a bachelor and masters degree in Fashion Design. She has completed her masters from Domus Academy, Milan and has showcased her final year project in Amazon Fashion Week, 2018.

Her strength lies in draping, fashion illustration and CAD skills.

NIFT design graduate is the founder of ANUBHUTI which produces sustainable, up cycled clothing and accessories which she retails through various multi designer stores across India including cities like Mumbai, Pune , Kolkata and Bangalore.

Tanisha Das is a Bachelor of Fashion Design, from NIFT Kolkata. She completed her PGDM from Symbiosis, Pune in Entrepreneurship Management and currently working as a Regional Visual Merchandiser,East.

She has an eye for art and design and appreciates the detailed minuscule beauty and importance of it in our lives.

Passionate, Hard-Working, and Team-Spirit, she has completed her course in Bachelors of Design (Fashion Design) from Woxsen School of Arts & Design, Hyderabad.

She loves the entire idea of Designing and she has always been open to explorations to know more about this contemporary design world.

Architect, Artist, and graphic designer. Architect graduate from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, he has been involved in the restoration and renovation of the writer’s building in 2015.

His main work and passion is in graphic designing and 3d venturing , working in various projects such as the international photo exhibition on Victoria Memorial Grounds (2017).

A sustainable interior designer, possessing an innate desire to create and design unique and environmentally conscious interiors by practicing sustainable trends including recycling, up-cycling and repurposing.

A designer who strongly believes that one designs for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future that is essentially unknown.

Completed his Master’s from Jadavpur University in Urban Design under the guidance of Prof. Shivashish Bose. He was awarded the GATE Scholarship in the year of 2016.

He is currently working with his own firm Akriti Architectural Consultants, Kolkata on a varied range of numerous projects from urban design to architecture and interior design.

He has completed his post graduation from CEPT UNIVERSITY,one of the old and prestigious University of Asia based in Ahmedabad,Gujarat.

As a motivator Arkadeep Roy has started as a collaborator with a young organisation called Rhizomorph where he is conducting workshops and seminars and gradually promoting Architectural Tourism.

Professor, Architect and Interior designer being an Architect he started his career in 2014. His main interest or passion is in the teaching profession.

His expertise with Interior Designing projects in Kolkata such as Indian Army, Tata Steel, RBI and so many residential and commercial projects too. He received the excellence awards from ABID interior in 2017 and 2019 in education and teaching.

Pooja Gupta – Lakme Fashion Week Designer, is a Founder and Proprietress of the brand, “Door of Mai”, serves as our Design Faculty. She is a Core Team Member of the Fashion Revolution Movement, India.

With international exposure, she brings a wide range of Ideas and Education to our board.

Sneha Saha – Lakme Fashion Week Designer, is a Designer and Curator of the Fashion and Lifestyle Pop-up event. Her brand, “Siyahi”, was selected to showcase at the Prestigious Lakme Fashion Week 2013.

She is also the Founder Partner at Avoire– A multi-designer Fashion Retail Store. Her knowledge of Design, as well as Marketing, gives an edge to our curriculum.

Saibal Karmakar – Painter and Printmaking Expert, is an award-winning Artist from the prestigious Govt. College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, is a Core Member of our esteemed team of Faculties.

Saibal has been exhibiting his Solo Exhibitions at various Art Galleries such as Residence Artistic Movement and Palm Lounge, Taj Bengal.

Ankita Dokania – Fashion Designer, has graduated from NIFT, Kolkata with a Masters Degree in Fashion and Environment from London College of Fashion, University of Arts, London, UK.

She has w­orked on a project with Procter and Gamble on ‘Classic’ perfumes and a shoe project with Helen Storey on the topic of addiction. She has also done extensive research on sustainable/organic materials.

Aavya Nath – Fashion Designer, Stylist & Costume Designer, is an all-rounder, with multiple roles in the Industry of being a Fashion Designer, Stylist, Make-up artist, and Model.

She has also designed Costumes for few Bengali Movies like Chitrangada, Kagojer Bou, and a few more.

Sidharth Mallick – Textile Designer, is a NIFT Alumni. He has worked with various Export Houses and has also taught at Fashion Schools. A double graduate with Bachelor in Design and Bachelor in Packaging Technology, he is also a Post Graduate Diploma Holder in Appreciation of Indian Art.

Michael Crispin – Artist & Set Designer – Manchester, United Kingdom, is a professional Artist based in Manchester, UK.

Mike believes Art and design are important to society and to all individuals, and in that respect, it plays a pivotal role in promoting respect for our “Amazing and Beautiful planet”.

Sejal Kanoi – Fashion Designer, has graduated from NIFT, Bangalore. She has established Sejal Kanoi premium ethnic wear label for womenswear in the year 2002 and has also started zlato, a premium western couture label in 2019.

She has also worked with Levi Strauss Pvt. Ltd in Bangalore and currently is a director in Sezanie Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd based in Kolkata.

Gursharan Kaur – Lakme Fashion Week Designer, has graduated from NIFT, Kolkata with a bachelors in Fashion Design. She has also worked with Fashion Design Joy Mitra based out of New Delhi.

Having a thorough knowledge of different kinds of fabrics and an eye for new and innovative designs, she possesses an excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills.

Piu Sarkar – Textile Designer, has done her masters in Visual Communication Design from Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur.

She has 2 years of working experience in a high profile export house and MNC as a designer in India with Strong knowledge of Textile, Print, Graphics, Auto Tex, Ned Graphics, and more.

Saathi Roy Chowdhury – Textile Designer, has a wealth of experience in Textile design, both within the industry and in education.

As an expert in traditional and sustainable textiles techniques and processes, Saathi brings a whole range of skills for the students to experience and learn from.

Anita Heinberg – Fashion Designer – Berlin, Germany, is a designer, pattern cutter, consultant, entrepreneur, and lecturer from Vancouver, Canada.

She has partnered with Lectra Deutschland, Galeries Lafayette, and the European Institute for Participatory Media, as well as a number of independent designers worldwide – and is looking for new and exciting collaborations in the future.

Aniket Sengupta – Phd Research Scholar at Neoma Business School, France, has a Master of Science in Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles from University of Kentucky, Lexington Kentucky, USA.

His Skills lie in brand development, production merchandising, philanthropy, garment buying and sourcing, quality management, event organizing, and fund-raising.

Brian Oknyansky – Shoe Designer & Architect – London, United Kingdom, is an international award-winning product architect known for inventing pioneering products that have taken him around the world as a lecturer and speaker.

Bryan founded Shoes By Bryan in 2012 – a London-based fashion and technology start-up pioneering mass-market 3D printed footwear unique to every single foot in the world while also looking, and feeling, great.

Amal Kiran Jana – Apparel and Accessories Designer, is a young designer born in India; he completed his masters in accessories from Domus Academy, Milan, Italy in 2011 with a distinction.

Amal works extensively accross Europe and India, supplying small collections of bespoke designs to stores accross Europe.

A graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kolkata with a bachelor degree in Fashion Design. She has also completed her diploma on Web Design with a grade of distinction from Arena Animation.

She has also done styling in campaign fashion photo-shoot for magazines and social media uploads.

Completed Diploma in Interior Designing from Exterior – Interiors (pvt.) Ltd.

She has been associated with this profession for the last 14 years and has worked as a designer in Interior Designing firms also been part of projects for Axis BANK, HDFC Bank, etc.

Satabdi Gantait is an Interior Designer, an esteemed educator and researcher, having 11 years of experience in industry and academic sector.

Through her extensive skills and knowledge of Design, she promotes entrepreneurship and design thinking by offering unique students to her kitty.