[ edit ] Siddhartha Das has worked on cultural projects across the world for over 20 years. He has both conceived and implemented them across various disciplines of design, architecture, art and crafts. Das is an alumni of Rishi Valley School , Hindu College , University of Delhi and subsequently the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad , specializing in exhibition design. He is an Asia Society , Charles Wallace and Nehru Trust Fellow and has received various international fellowships for study tours to Japan, France, Poland and Scotland. Siddhartha was awarded the British Council’s International Young Design Entrepreneur in 2009 and Indian Young Design Entrepreneur in 2008.
Das is the Vice-Chairman of the JD Centre of Art , Bhubaneswar and has overseen all its work across disciplines from construction, interiors, programming to conservation. He has also organised its International Film Festivals on Art and Artists, among other art programmes.
Das has designed various books, scenography for plays and credit titles in films. He has worked with over 2,500 craftspeople in 15 states of India. Das has extensively worked in Europe and other parts of the world. He has been part of art residencies in Canada and Japan . A featured speaker in India and around the world, he is a visiting faculty at various institutions including Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) and National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad ; Central Saint Martins , London and Willem de Kooning Academie (WdKA), Rotterdam . He has been a contributor to the Arts Illustrated magazine for three years until recently.
Siddhartha Das did his schooling from Rishi Valley School (Krishnamurti Foundation ) in Andhra Pradesh (1984-1991) and graduated in History from Hindu College , University of Delhi (1991-1994). He did in Exhibition Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (1996-2001); Exhibition and Museum Design from Domus Academy , Milan, Italy (2000).
In 2002, Das founded the multi-disciplinary Siddhartha Das Studio that works on responsible design and cultural spaces across the world. They lead or collaborate on different aspects of strategy, curation and design for cultural institutions, museum complexes, thematic exhibitions; art projects and installations; and livelihood programmes rooted in crafts communities. They offer a wide variety of in-house design expertise and their team includes architects, industrial and graphic designers, art historians and cultural professionals.
Museum and Interpretation Centre Projects [ edit ]
Year
Project
2019
Interpreting Temples, Curation, design and execution of the thematic exhibition, India International Centre , New Delhi
2018
Design, curation and execution of the exhibition of Indian Hand fans from the Collection of Jatin Das ,
at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) , New Delhi
2018
Curation and design of the Jodhpur State Museum .
Ongoing
Curator, and designer of an art museum to house the artist, Jatin Das ’ collection, for JD Centre of Art, designed by Pritzker winning architect, BV Doshi , Bhubaneswar
2006
Design of Amarushataka , Amourous delights, palm leaf manuscripts, curated by Dr Eberhard Fischer and Dinanath Pathy , Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland
2005-06
Design, curation and execution of the exhibition of Indian Hand fans from the Collection of Jatin Das , at the Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland
2010
One of nine museum designers and architects from across the world shortlisted and commissioned to create a concept design to redesign the museum for the International Red Cross Museum (MICR ), Geneva, Switzerland
2003-04
Co-designer of Encounters: Meeting of Asia and Europe, as a part of the Design Dept., Victoria & Albert Museum , London, UK
Cultural and Public Spaces Projects [ edit ]
Year
Project
2011
Scenography of Interior Space and conceiving all in-situ art for the 18th century historic building, Jal Mahal , Jaipur, Rajasthan
2018-19
Curation, Design and Execution of 40,000 sq ft event and performances in Mumbai at the Taj Hotel for Xynteo, Norway
2017
Masterplan and design of College Campus for India Institute of Art and Design, Delhi
2010
Concept Design of a public space in Monterrey, Mexico and in Chiba, Japan
2012
Golden Jubilee Exhibition: Form and Spirit, IIC at 50. Curation, design and execution, India International Centre, New Delhi
2010
Khalsa Heritage Centre, signage and way-finding for architects, Moshe Safdie and Ashok Dhawan. Anandpur Sahib , Punjab
2010
Set Design for Between the Lines, Play by Nandita Das
2010
Set Design for Guide, Play by Sanjoy Roy, Teamwork Arts
2016
Flagship retail stores, Lotus House for Mumbai and Bangalore International Airports , GVK
Arts and Crafts Project [ edit ] Craft and Livelihood Projects [ edit ]
Year
Project
2011-13
Bamboo Products, Tripura Bamboo Mission, Tripura
2004-12
Programme consisting of Seven Workshops with Stone Artisans Held across India, Crafts Council of India
Lectures and Jury Member of Institutions [ edit ]
Year
Institution
2020
Avid Learning, Essar Group
2020
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts , New Delhi
2020
Piloo Mody College of Architecture, Cuttack, Odisha
2019
Wissenaire’19, IIT Bhubaneswar [4]
2013-18
Centre for Environment and Planning Technology (CEPT) University
2017
Lecture in Sobole, Poland
2016
Lecture hosted by Dutch Culture Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2016
Yale University and University of Pittsburgh , USA
2014-15
Southbank Centre , London, UK
2014-15
Central Saint Martins , London, UK
2014-15
Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2015
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts , Lucerne, Switzerland
2015
MSU, Baroda organised by CEPT, Ahmedabad
2014
Harvard University , Graduate School of Design , Wellesley College , USA
2012-13
National Institute of Design , CEPT
2013
Indian Urban Conference in partnership with Yale University , Mysore
2012
The Lighthouse , Glasgow , Scotland
2011
Part of a series of Illustrated Talks by Architects and Designers, organised by the Alliance Française , Embassy of France in India
2010
Designing for Cultural Project, with a focus on collaborations and Crafts, Shorefast Foundation , Canada
2010
Designing for Crafts, an illustrated talk at Disseny (Design) Hub Barcelona , organised by 02 Spain
2009
Designing for Cultural Heritage and Crafts, at Northumbria University , Newcastle, UK
2009
Designing for Cultural Heritage: Built and Indigenous Crafts at Penang Heritage trust, Penang, Malaysia
2009
Designing for Public and Cultural Spaces, at National Institute of Design
2007
Designing in collaboration with Japanese counterparts at a meet organised by Japan Foundation , Waseda Hoshien University, Tokyo, Japan
2007
Designing for Crafts, for British Artists in Residency at the Sanskriti Foundation , New Delhi
2006
Crafts and Textile Traditions of India, at Institut Mode-Design (Department of Fashion Design), Basel, Switzerland
2003
Charles Wallace India Trust's Curatorship Award for the six month-long internship at the Victoria and Albert Museum , London
2002
Designing for a Museum, "Recreating the Indus- a challenge to the designer" Indian Museum, Kolkata
Year
Publication
2020
Article, Photo Essay and Cover for forthcoming issue of India International Centre ’s Quarterly Journal
2016-19
A travel column with photographs and articles for three years for the bi-monthly arts magazine, Arts Illustrated
Photography for Crafting Nature by Jaya Jaitly, Wisdom Tree
Photography for Threads and Voices, ed. Laila Tyabji , Marg Publishers
2007
Photography for Marg Magazine , Volume 58 Number
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Year
Awards, Accolades or Fellowships
2019
Certificate of commendation and awarded IIID Design Excellence Award for North India for Institutional and Public Spaces for the design of the Jodhpur Government Museum
2018
Training workshop (fellowship) by International Council of Museums (ICOM) on Museum Studies, Fuzhou, China
2016
Nominated for Inspired Leadership Award from The Performance Theatre, Xynteo London
2017
International Visitor’s Programme(study tour fellowship) grant by the Polish Institute , Poland
2016
International Visitor’s Programme (study tour fellowship) grant by the Dutch Culture Centre, Netherlands
2013
Short Term Travel Fellowship to design institutes in France, Embassy of France in India
2012
Part of a Think-tank for the Victoria and Albert Museum , for their forthcoming exhibition on India Design
2011-13
Museum advisor for Crafts Museum, Delhi
2011
Invited as the first international artist for an arts and design project as part of a larger geo-tourism project on Fogo Island , Shorefast , Canada
2010
Short Term Art Fellowship Program, 3 months, from Japan Foundation , Japan
2009
International Young Design Entrepreneur Award , an Award instituted in 21 countries by the British Council , London, UK
2008
Young Design Entrepreneur Award, India for innovative entrepreneurship from the British Council , India
2007
Asia 21 Young Leader Summit, Singapore. Organised by the Asia Society , New York
2007
Participant in the month-long South Asia Future Forum organised by The Japan Foundation , for “Emerging leaders of South Asia", Tokyo, Japan
2003
Charles Wallace India Trust's Curatorship Award for the six month-long internship at the Victoria and Albert Museum , London
2003
UK Travel Award from the Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum , London
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