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Faculty - SSD
The SSD team is an integrated body of creatives, trained in the finest design schools in India and abroad which
includes the Mecca of design: the Royal College of Art London, Central St. Martins, Camberwell and Chelsea Colleges,
the New York School of Visual Arts and National Institute of Design Ahmedabad.As with any great design institute, all
the members of faculty are recognized and successful designers in their own right and their work is regularly featured
in leading design journals both in India and abroad. The SSD faculty, following the same league, have also scholarly
articles to their acclaim which have been published by some of the world’s top journals including Architectural Digest,
Dwell Asia, Surface Asia, Home Trends and Living etc.
The faculty of SSD has always been pushing the boundaries of the design course development, which not only
continues to upgrade the right route for aspiring young students but also seeks to develop programmes for special
need students. Not to miss that we champion the power of the great crafts folk of India, encouraging a continuous
conversation between Designers and Makers.
Whereas many schools of design are content with graduating technicians, it is essential for us to produce design
thinkers, unique creative minds that will one day dominate the worlds enlightened movement. The launch of our
powerful and unique Masters in Design (M Des.) in Design Thinking and Management is a symptom of the same.
Because of our visionary approach, we have attracted an Advisory Board and Executive Board which boasts the
presence of some of the world’s leading design gurus, both academicians and practitioners. With our prowess,
we have also attracted the University of the Arts London, the finest collective of creative schools, to work with
us on a Study Abroad programme.
There is an integrated commitment to design education at the very highest level that dovetails perfectly with our
collective belief that design is at the very heart of society and that great designers build great civilizations.
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