School of Interior Design
The School of Interior Design at UID views design as a cultural practice that fosters critical thinking and situates it’s pedagogy in relation to contemporary conversation of the profession within the global context. The Interior Design programme, both at the Bachelors and Masters level is focused on promoting a deeper understanding of the potential and actual value of the spaces we inhabit.
Why study Interior & Furniture Design at UID?
- Our curriculum encourages a broad exploration of the design practice with an emphasis on user-centred approach.
- We enable our students to develop critical, technical and managerial skills that align with the contemporary conversation within the industry.
- The course is focused on process-driven work that examines all aspects of interior design from conception to completion.
- We equip our students with a wide-range of design skills that allow them to articulate their design ideas and thinking.
- Our exemplary infrastructure and workshops support model making and prototype building for different kinds of design briefs.
Course Structure
- Design & Cultural Studies-1
- Communication Skill-1
- Drawing
- Basic Design-1
- Material Exploration
- People & Environment
- History of Interior Design
- Communication-2
- Aesthetics of Design
- Visualization & Representation-1
- Advance Basic Design
- Advance Material Exploration
- Theory of Interior Design
- Interior Styling
- Visualization & Representation 2: CAD
- Interior and Furniture Technology 1
- Interior Design Studio 1
- Interior Services
- Elective-1
- Colour, Material, Light Design
- Craft Design Studies
- Design Lab
- Visualization & Representation 3: CAD
- Interior and Furniture Technology 2
- Interior Design Studio 2
- Visualization & Representation 4: CAD
- Interior and Furniture Technology 3
- Interior Design Studio 3
- Interior Graphic Communication
- Elective-2
- Brand & Design Management
- System Thinking & Human Behaviour
- Visualization & Representation 5: CAD
- Interior and Furniture Technology 4
- Interior Design Studio 4
- Portfolio Development
- Design Management
- Industry-Internship
- Design Research
- Graduation Project
Career Prospects
The programme works in partnership with organisations, practices and key individuals from the design industry which support student learning and mentorship throughout their years at UID. We prepare our graduates for not only the design of future environments but also a range of creative industries associated with interior products, furniture and interior styling. Our students go on to start their own firms, work in reputed design studios as spatial designers and interior stylists or become entrepreneurs in related fields.
Learning Model of B.Design Interior & Furniture Design
The learning model at UID is incubated to create and adapt to an appropriate environment of learning that facilitates our students with new experiences. We make sure our learning model engages the learner into new dimensions of work. This model provides an environment for interactive student engagement and enhances the system thinking ability.
At UID, we believe that the experiential knowledge gained while developing and implementing this unique learning model is transferable to other disciplines as well.
School of Interior Design
Hariesh Sankaran
Associate Director - School of Interior Design and Associate ProfessorM.Sc. in Architecture (Urban Landscapes), Milan, Italy M.Des (Industrial Design), Domus Academy + University Of Wales, Milan, Italy B.Arch., Madras University, Chennai
Dr. Bhavesh Shah
External GuidePh.D. (IIT, Roorkee), M.Des. in Visual Communication (IIT Bombay), Master of Architecture (University of California)
Ankita Trivedi
Assistant ProfessorM.A., Narrative Environments (Central Saint Martin's, University of the Arts, London); Bachelor of Interior Design (CEPT, Ahmedabad)
Shweta Narang (Tiwari)
Assistant ProfessorBachelor of Interior Design, School of Interior Design, CEPT, Ahmedabad
Samhita Gandhi
Assistant ProfessorMaster of Design in Interior Architecture (Edinburgh Napier Uni. Scotland UK), Bachelor of Interior Design (CEPT)
Meera Patel
Assistant ProfessorBachelor in Architecture & Interior Design, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad
Padmavati Mokaria
Adjunct Assistant ProfessorAdvance PG Diploma (Teri Uni.-Delhi), B.Architecture (Guj. Uni.)
Ruchita Mistri
Assistant ProfessorMaster in Urban Planning, HNGU, Patan Bachelor of Architecture, M S University (Baroda)
Industry experts invited last semester
- Marina Puyuelo Cazorla
- Bram Rouws
- Sonkehoof
- Meetu Akali
- Niraj Shah
- Chirashree Thakkar
- Devdutt Pandya
- Moksh Thapar
- Anand Vishwanathan
- Anuj Ambalal
- Shweta Balasubramoni
- Jenny Andrews
- Rishit Shroff
- Shailesh Manke
- Hemal Shah
- Falguni Pathak
Industry experts invited this semester
- Nirmit Zaveri
- Yatin Pandya
- Shantanu Garg
- Sameer & Shilpa Balvally
- Ayaz Basrai
- Megha & Keyur Vadodaria
- Lipika Sud
- Kavya Sheth
- Gerard Rebello
- Pavitra Rajaram
The Interior Design department at UID conducts various workshops for students in the campus where they get to explore CNC machines, lathe machine, 3D printer, computer-aided machines, hand drills, table drills, table saw cutter, thermocol modelers, grinding machines. They work with different materials like wood, metal, glass, and hardware in these workshops to come up with interesting elements like furniture and lights. Students thus get to explore their creative ideas and construct them to reality by working hands-on in workshops inside the campus with workshop people.
