SHAKTI DESIGN RESIDENCY
SHAKTI DESIGN RESIDENCY
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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE NOVEMBER 2026 SHAKTI DESIGN RESIDENCY.
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NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, THE PROGRAMME WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS FROM DESIGNERS WITH AN ESTABLISHED BODY OF WORK, RIGOUR IN THEIR MATERIAL AND MAKING PRACTICE AND A GENUINE CURIOSITY ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND CRAFT TRADITIONS OF INDIA.
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SHAKTI MEANS POWER, ENERGY, OR STRENGTH IN SANSKRIT, SYMBOLISING EMPOWERMENT, CREATIVITY, AND THE UNIVERSE'S DYNAMIC FORCES.
THE SHAKTI DESIGN RESIDENCY IS A PIONEERING PROGRAMME 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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DISCOVER OUR 2026 JURY MEMBERS - WORLD LEADING DESIGNERS, EDUCATORS, CURATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS.
KARISHMA SWALI
SUCHI REDDY
ARIC CHEN
RODMAN PRIMACK
NADA DEBS
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DISCOVER SHAKTI’S RESIDENTS—GLOBAL DESIGNERS FROM DIVERSE DISCIPLINES WHOSE WORK REPRESENTS THE FUTURE OF DESIGN.
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.