A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RESIDENCY PROGRAMME THAT BRIDGES INDIAN ARTISANSHIP AND GLOBAL DESIGN.
SHAKTI DESIGN RESIDENCY
1–25 November 2025 Jaipur, India
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SHAKTI MEANS POWER, ENERGY, OR STRENGTH IN SANSKRIT, SYMBOLIZING EMPOWERMENT, CREATIVITY, AND THE UNIVERSE'S DYNAMIC FORCES.
THE SHAKTI DESIGN RESIDENCY, FOUNDED BY RENOWNED INTERIOR ARCHITECT SHALINI MISRA, IS A PIONEERING PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS EMERGING GLOBAL DESIGNERS WITH SKILLED INDIAN ARTISANS AND ATELIERS. TAKING PLACE IN DELHI, JAIPUR AND MUMBAI, THE MONTH-LONG ANNUAL RESIDENCY BRINGS HERITAGE CRAFTS AND DESIGN INNOVATION TOGETHER TO DRIVE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE EXCHANGE.
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Jury
DISCOVER THE MEMBERS OF THE JURY OF 2024, WORLD LEADING DESIGN AND CREATIVE MENTORS.
Shalini Misra
Jesse Lee
David Alhadeff
Yves Béhar
Alexis Georgacopoulos
Benjamin Paulin
Sonali Rastogi
Marcin Rusak
Nina Yashar
Residents
DISCOVER SHAKTI’S 2024 RESIDENTS—TRAILBLAZING DESIGNERS TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL CRAFT INTO CONTEMPORARY BRILLIANCE.
SHAKTI’S 2024 RESIDENTS—A DYNAMIC GROUP OF DESIGNERS WHO ARE REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF CONTEMPORARY DESIGN.
EACH RESIDENT BRINGS A UNIQUE VISION AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH, BLENDING TRADITIONAL INDIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH MODERN SENSIBILITIES. AS YOU EXPLORE THEIR PROJECTS, YOU'LL ENCOUNTER A DIVERSE ARRAY OF GROUNDBREAKING IDEAS THAT CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL NORMS AND SET NEW STANDARDS IN THE DESIGN WORLD.
THESE TRAILBLAZERS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF A CREATIVE REVOLUTION, SHOWCASING THE EXTRAORDINARY POTENTIAL THAT EMERGES WHEN PASSION, SKILL, AND CURIOSITY COME TOGETHER. THEIR WORK NOT ONLY REFLECTS THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS BUT ALSO PAVES THE WAY FOR THE FUTURE OF DESIGN.