Assistant Professor & SDAC

Department: Textile Design

Additional Role: SDAC

Email: saradwati.datta@nift.ac.in

Contact: 044-22542755/56

Portfolio/Drive: Google Drive

Research Interests

• Creative Textiles
• Textile Art in Public Spaces
• Textiles for Commercial Sector
• Textiles for Luxury Market/Creative Spaces
• Printing Technology
• Innovative Design Methodologies
• Aesthetic Study on Cultures
• Graphics
• Trend Study & Forecast
• Techniques in Art/Painting/Medium explorations
• Creative Surface Embellishments
• Craft Interventions in Design
• Weave Design
• Exhibition Design
• Creative Portfolio
• Material Study
• Screenplay & Cinematography
• Creative Journaling
• Typography

Area of Expertise

• Design Process Methodologies
• Craft Culture & Intervention
• Print Design
• Surface Design
• Weave Design
• Portfolio Development
• Non Loom Techniques
• Home Furnishing Industry

Educational Qualifications

• M.DES (Textile Design), 2012 – NID Ahmedabad
• B.DES (Textile Design), 2006 – NIFT Chennai
• Senior Diploma in Painting, 2004 – Bangiya Sangeet Parishad, Kolkata
• Junior Diploma in Painting, 1998 – Bangiya Sangeet Parishad, Kolkata

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor & SDAC, NIFT Chennai (Oct 2021 – Present)
• Adhoc Faculty, NIFT Chennai (TD Dept.) (Jun 2019 – Sep 2021)
• Design Head & Operations, Print Designer – HIMATSINGKA SEIDE Ltd. (2018 – 2019)
• Design Manager – CHAMUNDI SILKS Pvt Ltd. (Exports: 2015 – 2018; Domestic: 2014 – 2015)
• Assistant Designer – CHAMUNDI SILKS Pvt Ltd. (2011 – 2012)
• Assistant Designer – LIVING ART LIFESTYLE Pvt. Ltd. (2010 – 2011)

Publications

• Contributor for Weaves and Print Patterns in VisioNxt PRANA”
• NIFT Hindi Souvenir 2023 – Vol. 1 (Articles, Poetry & Illustrations)
• NIFT Hindi Souvenir 2024 – Vol. 2 (Articles, Poetry, Prose & Illustrations)

Conference Papers

• ICORD’25 – Paper ID 521: “Contribution of Textile Crafting towards Skill Enhancement, Personal Growth, and Mental Well-being of Gen Z”

Projects

• Ongoing: Prakash Silks – VisioNxt NIFT – Foresight & Design Head

Honors & Awards

• USA Market Week 2017 – Best Creative Surface Design
• Heimtextil Frankfurt 2016 & 2017 – Global Honors in Textile Art
• Multiple awards in Hindi Pakhwada – 2022, 2023, 2024 (Essay Writing, Drafting, Typing)
• Best Graduation Project 2 – Textile Design, 2010
• Painting Competitions – Multiple first and second positions (2001–2006)
• Distinction in Hindi – Matriculation 2004
• Student Meritorious Awards – 1994 to 2004

Languages Known

• English
• Bengali
• Hindi

Hobbies

• Drawing, Sketching, Painting
• Mixed Media Art
• Crochet, Hand Embroidery
• Recycling-based Art
• Cinematography & Screenplay
• Storytelling Journals
• Gardening
• Travel Journals
• Photography