International School of Design: The Epicentre of Craft and Culture

Raman Balakrishnan
Sunjey Aggarwal, Founder & CEO International School of Design
As India's one of the multicultural hubs for arts, culture, design and business, Delhi provides International School of Design (INSD) students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond its corporate centre inGujranwala Town. Established in 2011, INSD has now grown close to 40+ flagship centres spread all across India making significant contributions in the development of the Indian Design Industry and has excelled in thought leadership by providing a pool of creative genius and technically competent professionals. "Our prime focus is to make students industry-ready for achieving success and we work closely with the fashion industry in order to evolve a unique fashion identity, which is universally relevant and acceptable to a global audience," says Sunjey Aggarwal, Founder &CEO, INSD.

Providing students with unparalleled training facilities,INSD aims to take education a level higher for the students and make them industry ready.The institute enables students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in an expeditiously dynamic society by inviting several prominent speakers from the industry to hold interactive workshops andseminars. At INSD, the students collaborate with peers, industry partners and communities around the world, making the institute a global centre of design and innovation. "We give more importance to the foundation, where students who aspire to become a popular fashion designer will be trained from basics. For instance, the students will start learning free-hand drawing on paper and then we advance into working with other mediums including digital," explains Aggarwal.

The faculty members of the INSD articulate a sense of expertise and dynamism, inspiring the students to realise their full potential.

To develop skills and cultivate new talents,INSD has strengthened their programmes with an increased relevance to the fashion industry in India and with a mission to create a global identity in design. "We give off-campus training as well as on-campus training where our students work with the professionals and trainers in the fashion industry. The programmes are designed to offer students with an understanding of design skill needed in today's fashion industry," claims Aggarwal. Being a part of an institution that has already made over 30 industry tie-ups, the INSD students are updated with the ongoing trends in the fashion industry. Aggarwal adds, "Our programs are unique because we combine practical workshops with intellectual studies in design, culture and technology. By the end of two years, our students would have their own mini-collections to display."

The faculty members of the INSD articulate a sense of expertise and dynamism, inspiring the students to realise their full potential. The students enhance their skills by working with the faculty members with a wide range of projects and contexts. "In our institute, we ensure that the students work on real-life projects, which are supported by the faculty.

We enhance the skill-sets of every individual studying in our college by ensuring that they understand Industry needs," says Aggarwal.

The curriculum of the INSD hones design sensitization, which balances global fashion aesthetics with an Indian soul. It addresses the needs of the export market as well as both couture and pr-t---porter clothing in India, expanding and categorizing apparel design into niche segments. In tandem with the shifts in the industry where design has become even more significant, the students are trained to anticipate and address relevant concerns and issues. A logical, sequential, hands-on experience enables students to conceptualize designs, make patterns, drape and construct garments of impeccable quality.

"We have set our own challenging benchmarks and goals where we are able to gradually climb every rung of the ladder. Living up to our own expectations, we are now one of the prominent players in the design education sector in the country. With a clear vision for contributing back to the national and International design scenario, which transpired into the best opportunities for our young designers to participate in the real world of Interior, Fashion, Jewellery ,graphics , animation and Textile design," shares Aggarwal. The training modules of the INSD are best suited to make aspiring designers a perfect fit to not only most promising brands of the globe, but also setup successful businesses after pursuing their course of study.

"Over the years, our association with big companies have made startling placement records. Our overall placements ratio has been growing constantly,as we are sustaining an exquisite record of successfully placing over its students," says Aggarwal. The INSD is finishing its way to the top in the education industry by offering best of the placements assistance and opportunities to all its students, assuring that the learners are able to achieve their goals and stand at top of the ladder."International School of Design takes delight in its past achievements and headstrong approach and look forth to a rewarding future for our students.Take your first step towards glory. It all begins here. Belong to the future with INSD. We believe that the best way to predict the future is to create it," concludes Aggarwal.

Sunjey Aggarwal

Sunjey Aggarwal is the Founder &CEO of International School of Design, which is now considered as one of the fastest growing design schools in India. With his special skills in entrepreneurship & leadership he has achieved many milestones in his professional career. His design school now has 40+ branches all across India including places like, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and other prominent Tier 1,2, & 3 cities in a short span of 4 years. He now plans to open INSD centres in other Asian countries too and already in talks with investors in Singapore and Malaysia.

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