School of Design

About School

The School of Design programs are about creativity for purpose - educating students to be design leaders who address real-world challenges through balancing high levels of creativity and technical capability with contextual insight and empathy for people. The curriculum provides a platform for students to conceptualise and validate ideas by canvassing, provoking, challenging and questioning people, places, things and systems. Through team and individual projects involving external partners and tutored by practising designers and design researchers, students determine their own design culture whilst building a portfolio of work that will locate them in their desired professional context. Graduates are creative catalysts and visionaries who go on to become leaders in their respective fields.

The school offers B. Des (4 years) and M.Des (2 years) programs, which prepares the learners with technical skills through the completion of hands-on, practical work alongside presentation and pitching skills, and knowledge of the conceptual design process.

Courses Available

Product Design

4-year BDes

This flagship program of WUD gets students to understand the various approaches, processes....

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Interior Architecture & Design

4-year BDes and 2-Year MDes

Interior Design program at WUD focuses on designing and planning of interior spaces for all kinds of human....

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Industrial Design

2-year MDes

Industrial Design as a profession empowers the professional to design consumer centric products...

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Transportation Design

4-year BDes and 2-Year MDes

Mobility has always been a basic human need. The rapid economic growth of India demands a...

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Professional Automotive Modelling

1-Year Diploma

This diploma program prepare you for employment as a 3D modeler in the transportation...

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B.Des UX & Digital Product Design

4-year BDes

Given the growing application of digital technology across most sectors and domains, ...

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User Experience & Interaction Design

MDes/MSc 2-year

This professionally focused, design-led course equips with the specialist skills to conceive, prototype and...

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PEOPLE

A strategist, multidisciplinary designer and educator who’s delivered creative and engaging solutions across home fashion, interiors, exhibition design, event management, brand strategy and communication design. Balbir is a Master’s in Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Delhi, besides being CSIR UGC NET qualified, IBM certified - Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner and having over twenty-four years of professional experience in design. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching as a visiting faculty in NIFT, Delhi. Projects undertaken by him span over twenty countries throughout North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He has been involved in country branding and designing spaces for events like the World Economic Forum WEF, Davos, Switzerland; AfricaIndia Summit at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia; and The India Shows in Pakistan, Indonesia, Ghana, Tanzania, Canada, Bangladesh, South Africa, Singapore, Czech Republic, Sri Lanka. His work has been featured in WGSN, Trend Bible, Condé Nast Traveler, Elle Decor India, Design Sponge, Verve Magazine, lifestyleasia.com and lbb.in. When not on the job, he enjoys practicing boxing and hiking.

Having a PhD from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, and a Masters in Machine Design from Punjab Technical University, and a teaching experience of about two decades at various Higher Education Institutions, Dr. Shakun's expertise in the area of Design and Manufacturing. Apart from teaching, Dr. Shakun is a member of WICCI: Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; National Council for Higher Education; and is a qualified internal ISO auditor. She is on the editorial board of various Journals and has published in National / International Journals. Projects mentored by her have won accolades at various design competitions.

A masters in Product design from National Institute of Design, Abhinav holds a junior engineering diploma in Electronics, a bachelor degree in Electronics and communication. As an international fellow under Digital Media Zone he got an opportunity to work on his own start-up idea at the Ryerson University CANADA. He has worked with Samsung R&D Bangalore as UX intern where he contributed in IOT projects like Personal Physical Assistant for Home which is controlled by Voice. He has also worked with a startup named Sylvn Studio as a Lead Product Designer. He believes that a combination of knowledge of engineering and designing can bring in a different perspective in his teaching methods. He has taught at GLS Institute of Design and Nirma University Ahmedabad.

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Kunal Dahiya is an Industrial designer from National Institute of design with specialization in Ceramic and glass design. He has extensive experience of designing lifestyle products, product design, glass design, and ceramic design and decor accessories for indoor and outdoor amongst other. In an enriching career, Kunal Dahiya has worked with ISRO museum Ahmedabad, Ekal foundation and Bollywood art project (BAP). His photography and art direction are also warmly embraced.

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A Master of Technology (M.Tech - CSE) from DCRUST, Ruchi is an engineer with specialization in designing, development and maintenance of digital systems. She is a UGC NET qualified educator. She's a digital product designer with more than 7 years of experience in academics and software development. She has published many research and review papers in national & international journals. Her major areas of interest are Data Structures, Algorithms, Programming languages and Machine learning.

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With a degree in Interior Design from Punjab Technical University and subsequent Masters in Social Design from Ambedkar University, Karan is an accomplished designer, who works with the requisites of space, resources, and environmental management. His areas of interest include the psychology and philosophy of home, sustainable living, social issues and rights to the city.

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Aastha Deshpande is an Accessory Designer from NIFT. She has worked as a Visual Merchandiser & Space Planner in prominent retail companies such as Pantaloons, Fabindia & Citylife after pursuing MBA. She has 7 years of industry experience in creating window designs, space layouts, Store Designs for retail sector, integrating design with the retail , marketing & consumer experience.

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Bachelor of Design (Product Design) - Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Australia. He has devoted his skills in academic and professional fields of design. His approach towards design is process oriented and research driven. He got the opportunity to design products for fields of lighting and furniture design companies, and has been awarded as a Winner - DEW Student Design Challenge 2014 held by IIITDM, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

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Mr. Rajesh has a B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arunai Engineering College, Tamil Nadu and Masters in Communication Design from IIT Bombay. He has over 8 years of experience including teaching and practice. His core expertise areas are in the field of Design Thinking, User Experience Design, Graphic Design, Typography and Service Design.

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Mr. Digvijay has a B.Arch degree from DCRUST Murthal and Masters in Urban Design from CEPT, Ahmedabad. He is also a member of CoA. He has a field experience of 5 years as a site and project architect with expertise in Interior & Planning. He has won many accolades including Laure Baker Trophy, Nari Gandhi Trophy, Product Design Trophy among others.



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Amisha Jangra is a landscape architect graduated from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and did her under graduation in architecture from DCRUST, Murthal. She possesses good knowledge of nature, sustainability and integrated designing activities. Her focus areas are landscaping and Planting design.

A post graduate of DYPDC Center Of Automobile Research & Studies, Pune with masters in Automobile Designing, Arghyadeep has several years of experience in the design and education field. He has worked as a lead designer at Sankul Design and worked on multidisciplinary projects from Automotive, Product, Graphics, UI/UX, Branding, Industrial and brought the experience of working with OEM's and startups. Arghyadeep also provided design solutions to Indian EV startups and acted as design consultant. He mentored many students from different universities in India in the UX Design and research methodology while working at ImaginXp. His core field is Automobile Design and UX Design methodology.

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Aditi Parikh possesses vast experience in the field of Architecture and design in association with various reputed firms in Ahmedabad and New Delhi. Her formal education includes Bachelors in Architecture from SVIT, Vasad, Gujarat University and Masters in Industrial Design from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Her Thesis project in masters, based on the design of an educational toy for preschool children, done with Playgro Toys India Pvt Ltd and sponsored by Design Clinic scheme for MSME by NID, was a highly acclaimed student design project which was manufactured and launched in Nuremberg Toy Fair ‘2013. In 2014, Aditi started her own consultancy firm, focusing on Space Design, Product Design and Graphic Design.

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