‘Asthara’ – an exhibition, jury & display of artistic craftsmanship of the students of Foundation Batch-2024 was conducted at FDDI, Hyderabad Campus from 15th to 23rd May 2025.
As part of their second-semester coursework, Foundation Batch–2024 students demonstrated their artistic craftsmanship by designing and developing captivating utility products under various subjects, including Design Project–2, Leather Technology, Design Thinking & Design Methods, Drawing & Visualization, Fabric Structure & Design, Ergonomics & Usability, Still & Motion Media Editing, and Advanced 3D CAD.
Students presented & explained about their product’s design concept, techniques, creative ideas to eminent external jury members namely, Mr. R Manikandan-CIPET, Hyderabad, Mr. D Pramod-CIPET, Hyderabad, Mr. Siddharth P, NID-Alumni, Creative Director-Sacred Fig Design, Mr. Shashi Kiran Kukudala; Experience Designer-IBM India Pvt. Ltd ; Ms. Lavanya Babbar, NIFT-Alumni & Creative Head & Strategist (Krishna Jewellers); Ms. Shubhi-NIFT Gandhi Nagar Alumni; Mr. Avinash Kumar, Design Faculty & NIFT Alumni; Dr. Deepali Vanaparti, Head-BTEC & Fashion Design-Hamstech College of Creative Education; Mr. Suresh Gopal Krishnan Mendon(Design Mentor/Design Consultant)-BITS Hyderabad Alumni; Mr. Masood Shaik, NID Alumni, Principal-Deccan School of Planning & Architecture, Ms. Samiksha Singh; Founder-HUVU Design Studio [NIFT & NID-Alumni], Ms. Gorati Aruna Kumari, HOD- GILT, Hyderabad, Mr. Shivam Sharma, Manager-Planning & Merchandising, Landmark Group, FDDI Alumni, Former-Centro Footwear division.
Students experimented with creativity and innovation, producing stunning theme-based products that reflected their growing mastery of the skills required to succeed in the global market and upcoming academic sessions.
The external jury members conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the students' performances, carefully assessing their design concepts, creativity, execution, functionality, and presentation skills. Their feedback provided valuable insights, helping students understand industry expectations and areas for further improvement.
