Craft Design in India

Useful resource e-links realated to 'Craft Design' in India

Indian Resources
Industry
Artisans
NGO's
Designers
Technical Firms

Craft Councill of India
Apex body for crafts in India
welfare of Crafts person
development of handicrafts
craft documentation
traing of crafts persons

Crafts Revival
- guide and resource base for the craft and textile sector - with an artisan information base.

Resources
Resorces on Crafts in India at D'source
Business Standard writings on Crafts in India
National Design Policy
Bambu Studio at IDC, IIT Bombay
Arts and Crafts of North East India by IGNCA

. an encyclopedia on crafts by Aditi and M P Ranjan

Organisations
Associations
InDeAs
Standards, IPR

Ministry
Handlooms
Handicrafts

D'source
- resource base for the craft and design sector with photographic documentation of the people, process, etc.

Writings, Works, etc.
Crafts in India
'From there till now' by Jasleen Dhamija
Writings by Prof. M P Ranjan, NID Ahemdabad
Craft and Weaving Techniques and Processes
Works by activist-designer K B Jinan

e-Groups
Design India
IDCian, IDCians
NID Folks
Sristi Schoo

Institutions
All Schools
IICD
NIFT
NID
Sristi, Bangalore
IDC + more
Museums

CD at IICD, Jaipur
. 4 year Graduate Diploma
Programme and
. 2 year Post - Graduate
Diploma Programme in
Design in Craft Design
. Admission through
Entrance Examination +
Interview

CD at IDC, IIT Bombay
. 2 year Master of Design (M. Des)
. Doctoral Degrees (Ph. D)
. Admission through CEED
Entrance Examination + Interview

CD at NID, Ahmedabad
. 4 year Graduate Diploma Programme (GDPD) and
. 2 1/2 year Post - Graduate Diploma Programme in
Design (PGDPD) in Product and Textile Design, etc.
. Admission through Entrance Examination + Interview

CD at NIFT, Delhi....
Degree, Diploma,
Certificate courses in
Fashion Design, Textile
Design, Fashion and
Information Technology,
etc.
. Admission through
Entrance Examination + Interview

NGO's
The Ant (The Action Northeast Trust)
Avani - for people in Central Himalayas
Dastkar - A Society for Crafts
Indian NGO's.com - Resources for NGO's
India Social - Resources for NGO's
Indus Tree - Crafts Foundation
Kala Madhyam - connecting markets
Kala Raksha - Preserving Arts in Kutch
Karmayog- directory for NGO's
Maya Organic - for Informal Sector Workers
Mojari - for Traditional Footwear
Orupa - for Artisans in Orissa
Paramparik Karigarr - Promotes Crafts
Sabala - Reviving traditional Lambani Crafts
Seva Mandir -Tribal Development in Udaipur
Sahaj - Women's Development
Sasha - Association for Craft Producers
Sewa - Self Employed Women's Association
Women's India Trust