A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PROGRAMME THAT BRIDGES INDIAN ARTISANSHIP AND GLOBAL DESIGN.
SHAKTI DESIGN RESIDENCY
1–30 November 2025, 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.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 PROGRAMME ARE NOW CLOSED.
Jury
DISCOVER OUR 2025 JURY MEMBERS - WORLD LEADING DESIGNERS, EDUCATORS, CURATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS.
Kulapat Yantrasast
Jen Roberts
Oliver Jahn
Valentina Ciuffi
Tarini Jindal Handa
NICOLAS BELLAVANCE-LECOMPTE
Professor Daniel Charny
Residents
DISCOVER SHAKTI’S 2024 RESIDENTS—GLOBAL DESIGNERS FROM DIVERSE DISCIPLINES WHOSE WORK REPRESENTS THE FUTURE OF DESIGN.
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.
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.