CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

DAY 1: Wednesday, 31 January 2018, Venue- Crafts Museum, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Programme

TIME

Venue

Curated Gallery walk of the exhibition entitled “A search in five directions” featuring hand-crafted textiles from the Vishwakarma exhibitions

5.00 pm

Gallery

Inaugural event presided over by the Hon’ble Minister for Textiles
Unveiling of the Tree of Knowledge
Launch of Digital Craft Bazaar
MoU between Trifed& NIFT

6:15 pm

Village complex

The fashion show by NIFT alumni is produced by the Fashion Design Council of India

7:00 pm

Village complex

 

DAY 2: Thursday, 1 February 2018,Venue- India Habitat Center (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi (Stein Auditorium, Silver Oak & Gulmohar)

Programme

TIME

Venue

Registration Hours

8.30 am onwards

IHC Hub

Address by Dean (A)

 9.15 – 9:30 am

Stein Auditorium

1st Plenary session - Keynote addresses by

  • Mr. Narendra Kumar 
  • Mr. David Abraham

9.30 – 11.00 am

Stein Auditorium

Tea Break

11.00 – 11.30 am

IHC Hub

Paper Presentations ( Three concurrent sessions)

Session 1: ALTERING THE SCRIPT : CULTURAL METAMORPHOSIS

11.30 – 1.00 pm

Stein Auditorium,

Session 2: SYNERGIES IN DESIGN

11.30 – 1.00 pm

Silver Oak1

Session 3: PEDAGOGY OF CRAFT-FASHION LINKAGES

11.30 – 1.00 pm

Gulmohar

Lunch

1.00 – 2.00 pm

IHC Hub

Paper Presentations (Three concurrent sessions)

Session 4: SUSTAINABILITY: THE WAY FORWARD

2.00 – 3.30 pm

Stein Auditorium,

Session 5: CRAFTING IDENTITIES

2.00 – 3.30 pm

Silver Oak 1

Session 6: INNOVATING DIGITAL RETAIL

2.00 – 3.30 pm

Gulmohar

Poster Presentation

3.30 – 4.30 pm

Stein Auditorium Corridor

NIFTA session: Integrating India's Design, Manufacturing and Retail strengths into a single powerful ecosystem

3:30 - 4.30 pm

Gulmohar

2nd Plenary session- ‘Design Journeys’ – Interactive session with designers

  • Mr. Manish Arora
  • Ms. Renuka Reddy

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Stein Auditorium

Cultural Evening followed by Dinner

6.30 – 8:30 pm

IHC Hub

 

DAY 3: Friday, 2 February 2018, Venue- India Habitat Center (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi(Silver Oak, Jacaranda & Gulmohar)

Programme

TIME

Venue

3rd Plenary session- Keynote addresses by

  • Prof. Kate Fletcher
  • Ms. Radha Chadha

9.30 – 11.00 am

Silver Oak

Tea Break

11.00 – 11.30 am

In Front of each hall

Paper Presentations (Four concurrent sessions)

Session 7: TECHNOVATION

11.30 – 1.00 pm

Jacaranda 1

Session 8: EMERGING NARRATIVES OF CHANGE

11.30 – 1.00 pm

Jacaranda 2

Session 9: GLOBAL BUSINESS MODELS

11.30 – 1.00 pm

Silver Oak

Session 10: TRADITION AND CONTEMPORANEITY IN FASHION

11.30 – 1.00 pm

Gulmohar

Lunch

1.00 – 2.00 pm

In Front of each hall

Paper Presentations (Four concurrent sessions)

Session 11: SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES

2.00 – 3.30 pm

Jacaranda 1

Session 12: CO-CREATION

2.00 – 3.30 pm

Jacaranda 2

Session 13: FASHION EDUCATION

2.00 – 3.30 pm

Silver Oak

Session 14: FASHION RETAIL

2.00 – 3.30 pm

Gulmohar

Industry session:Potential of Sportswear Design & Technology in India

3.30 – 4.30 pm

Gulmohar

4th Plenary session- ‘Design Journeys’ – Interactive session with designers

  • Ms. Swati Kalsi
  • Mr. Shani Himanshu

4.30 – 5.30 pm

Silver Oak

Valedictory Session

5.30- 6.00 pm

Silver Oak

 

Craft Demonstration & Crafts Showcase – 1st& 2nd February 2018 at Silver Oak Patio