Curated By
Pravinsinh Solanki (Curator & Juror)
Pravinsinh Solanki is an Industrial Designer with 16 years of experience working on Retail
store design and luxury interiors in India and Italy.
At present he is an Associate Senior Faculty/Designer in Furniture and Interior Design
discipline and Head - Skill Development Labs at the National Institute of Design,
Ahmedabad. Solanki teaches courses like Design Thinking, Space Planning, Furniture Design,
Collapsibility, Construction and Fabrication, Materials, Social Innovation, and Bamboo Craft.
He also offers hands-on workshops on bamboo and sustainable materials.
He has received many National and International awards for his innovative Bamboo
Products. Few of his designed products are on permanent display at the world bamboo
museum, Damyung South Korea. His innovative products are exhibited internationally,
published in various magazines, newspapers, and telecasted on television. He is a Jury
member for various design competitions, a Guest speaker at various design platforms, and
also a TEDx speaker.
Registration Guidelines
Who can participate?
The Furniture Design Competition invites all architects, designers and allied specializations, both student and professional to participate in the competition.
Note: Team registrations are accepted for the competition, but maximum 2 participants are allowed in a team
Students Category ( Individuals or Teams)
Students pursuing architecture, design or any allied design degree from an accredited college. All graduates of 2020 are eligible for the student category.
Professionals category (Individuals or Teams)
Young architects and professionals from the field of design, architecture, engineering, and other allied fields of architecture under 30 years of age qualify for the 'Professionals Category’
Jurors and Mentors
Dhruvkant Amin
Dhruvkant Amin
Dhruvkant Amin
Founder & Designer
TECTONA GRANDIS Furniture
Nehal Bhatt
Dhruvkant Amin
Dhruvkant Amin
Proprietor of STUDIOWORKS
Vritima Wadhwa
Dhruvkant Amin
Vritima Wadhwa
Creative Head
PROJECT 810 Furniture & Interior Design
Important Dates
Early Bird Registrations
Ends on 18th April 2021
Regular Registrations
Ends on 16th May 2021
Expert Session on Furniture Design and Production*
Commencing on 27th March 2021
Submission Deadline
11.59 PM IST on 23rd May 2021
Results Announcement
04th July 2021
Expert Sessions on Furniture Design and Production
Conducted by Furniture Design Experts
Exclusive and Free for the Furniture Design Competition Participants
Expert Sessions are specially designed for students and professionals to provide deeper insights into the design and production of furniture. From these sessions, participants would be learning from the renowned furniture design experts about joinery, characteristics
of various materials used in furniture and the challenges that come designers way during the
production of a furniture piece.
Partners
TECTONA GRANDIS
Architect's Diary
Architect's Diary
Production partner for the best furniture design
Architect's Diary
Architect's Diary
Architect's Diary
Publishing Partners for winning entries and honourable mentions