Why is Design important? Is Design a necessity?

Опубликовано: 15 Май 2026
на канале: Khyati School of Design
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A Panel Discussion on Design - Education & Profession with 10+ Prominent Personalities from Ahmedabad, India & Netherlands!

That time of the year, when the exams are over, and over 1000+ of students face the most important decision of their lives, is here! So, for all the students and their parents who’ve ever thought, about how is it to have a career or education in the Field of Design, here is your chance!

Khyati School of Design brings to you a peek into the world of Design, with the best of the field, coming together under one roof! It is a Panel Discussion with more than 10 prominent personalities from the field of design, coming from Ahmedabad, India & the Netherlands all under one roof!

This panel discussion is for students, parents, academicians, designers and design enthusiasts in general who are concerned about design education & profession.

As an academician or practicing designer, get to know where design is headed, what needs to change to stay abreast with the fast changing world of design.

Here is glimpse of the Panelists:
Kaushik Ramanathan: Graduate of NID in Product Design, headed Titan's design studio and spearheaded products for many brands.

Canna Patel: Chairperson, HCPID. Architect, Interior and Lifestyle product designer, alumni of CEPT and Berkley.

Amit Sheth: Founded “MINDs EYE DESIGN Pvt Ltd” in 1988. An alumnus of BITS Pilani and NID in Product Design.

Erwin Slegers: Course Leader Graphic Design, HKU University of the Arts, Utrecht.Alumni of Gerrit Rietveld Academie.

Jwalant Mahadevwala: Co-founder of AndBlack Studio. He did his post graduation from Architectural Association, London following which he worked with Zaha Hadid Architects in London for about 4 years.

Santosh Zokarkar: Media, Brand Management and Creative Consultant. Alumni of Holkar Science College & Symbiosis Institute.

Pravin Mishra: A graduate from Government College of Art, Calcutta University and post-graduate from National Institute of Design (NID). Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Crafting Creative Communication (CCC) programme at MICA.

Willem Woundenberg: Founded Brand Dialogue, Amsterdam. A alumni of Political science and Communications, University of Amsterdam.

Dr. Parag Mankeekar: Leads the global scaling of 'Reallives' and founded Neeti Solutions. Public Health Professional & Anthropologist.

Priya Shah: Heads the design department at Axio Bio. Product and Graphic Designer. Alumni of interior Design, CEPT University.