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Shifting Paradigms: Design Education Next revisits the legacy of DETM 2005 to reflect on the transformed landscape of design across disciplines, industries, and governance. It argues that design’s expanded role demands a critical rethinking of education beyond incremental reform toward a reconstitution of its scope, intent, and impact. The abstract calls for a shift from inherited pedagogies to deeply situated, practice-led approaches grounded in socio-cultural contexts. It emphasises design’s potential to generate alternative imaginaries and challenge dominant narratives through its own histories and contradictions. Ultimately, it positions educators as active knowledge producers, shaping new directions for design practice and discourse.

Drawing is a dialogue between inner and outer worlds, where mark-making reflects perception and reception. Rooted in drishti (seeing) and anubhava (experience), it frames drawing as central to design thinking and creation. “Drawing Dialogue: Calibration and Celebration of Drawing in Design” explores this process as a mediator between self and world, shaping ideas through reflection and embodied knowledge.

Drawing is a dialogue between inner and outer worlds, where mark-making reflects perception and reception. Rooted in drishti (seeing) and anubhava (experience), it frames drawing as central to design thinking and creation. “Drawing Dialogue: Calibration and Celebration of Drawing in Design” explores this process as a mediator between self and world, shaping ideas through reflection and embodied knowledge.

The Inauguration of the Incubation and Innovation Centre at the National Institute of Design (NID), Gandhinagar Campus, was held on Sunday, 17 May 2026. The prestigious occasion was graced by Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Government of India, in the august presence Shri Bhupendra Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat and Shri Jagdish Vishwakarma, Hon’ble State President, BJP Gujarat.

The NID team accompanied a group of artisans and weavers from North Eastern States as they called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. These artisans and weavers played a significant role in crafting the invitation kit and showcasing the diverse artistic and cultural heritage of the North Eastern region of India during the ‘At Home’ Reception held on January 26, 2026. NID is proud to have participated in the journey of designing and mobilising the artisan community to develop and produce this invite.