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SHWETA RAI

Design Educator-Assistant Professor
Bareilly/New Delhi /Jaipur/Gandhinagar
SHWETA RAI

Summary


13 years creative professional journey could be segmented as luxury product specialist, social innovation & design and design academician.

Industrial Design has evolved from tangible product centric design to intangible design interventions for systems,social, participatory design. My ideology as a facilitator is to create Design pedagogy methods that enable the learners to create scope for inclusive design interventions for communities .

I would aspire to contribute to pedagogy approach for evolving education from products, experiences ,services that strengthens local economy.



  • Design Practice -Luxury Design
  • Design Practice-Social Innovation
  • Design Academia




Overview

13
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Karnavati University

Assistant Professor -Design
06.2019 - Current

Job overview

Currently contributing as, Assistant Professor at Industrial Design Department & Lifestyle Accessory Design Department at Unitedworld Institute Of Design ,as faculty and mentor for all cohorts


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Academics Achievement

  • Presented Research Article at on ‘Challenges of Design Practices and Role of Design Thinking in Convergence of Post-Pandemic Design Education’,at, Fifteenth Annual Conference Design Principles and Practices,at Monterrey, Mexico(March ,2021)
  • Curriculum Writing and Edit Team for Choice Based Credit System 2022-26 Curriculum as per NEP, at Karnavati University
  • Department Mentor,for filing Patents and Copyrights,at Karnavati University
  • Guide and Mentor (Design,Concept & Development) at Karnavati Incubation and Innovation Center
  • Key Contribution at NAAC and IQAC filing and academic development
  • Department Mentor,for filing Patents and Copyrights,at Karnavati University
  • Publication Samdarshi,ISSN: 2581-3986,Vol -16 Issue 04 ’Interdisciplinary Design Pedagogy for Transformative Learning’
  • SEED Fund 1,70000 INR issued for proposal to development ‘Neuro-Wellness Smart Lifestyle Product for Inclusive Utility’





Pratibimb Jewellers

Design Consultant
12.2017 - 05.2019

Job overview

At Mumbai based fine jewellery Industry, designed for their domestic/overseas clients based in Europe and Middle East,managed their handcraft based fine jewellery manufacturing unit based in Jaipur

Lalsons Jewellers

Senior Design Consultant
03.2017 - 06.2018

Job overview

LUXURY DESIGN

With New Delhi based jewellers , designed for domestic clients in fine jewellery. Designed for finest clients, and managed their retail clientele and manufactured craft based jewellery pieces from Jaipur

Manipal University

Adjunct Faculty
11.2016 - 04.2018

Job overview

Faculty Of Design

Design Process

Packaging and Brand Studies

Trend Forecast

Visual Merchandising

DELL FOUNDATION (ACCESS Development Services-Design)

Design Head and Design Coordinator,Project Writer
04.2013 - 11.2015

Job overview

Social Innovation Based Design Intervention -

In a national livelihood support organisation, which aims at incubation of innovative projects and products, for sustainable livelihood for the under privileged communities and craft clusters.

  • The leather craft cluster project with CARE INDIA,

UUMPCL,identified clusters in Udaipuria ,Bagru and Jaipur

  • The sustainable craft jewellery project aimed at developing innovative supply chain model for urban poor-UPLIFT

The sustainable craft jewellery project aimed at developing social framework model through design intervention for urban poor-UPLIFT funded by,Michael and Susan Dell Foundation


Blinglane

Senior Designer
07.2011 - 02.2013

Job overview

LUXURY DESIGN

Got the opportunity to work for international celebrity clients - Deborah Turner,Lisa Cotten,who have their fine jewellery label,the erswhile actress and Victoria ‘s Secrets’ model, target red carpet and celebrity clientele.I developed fineness and understanding of luxury products and services.

The organization grew into e-commerce for the domestic market,I could design for both b2b (fine jewellery) and b2c (fashion jewellery) clientele.

Education

Suresh Gyan Vihar University
Jaipur

MBA from Strategic Management
06.2020 - 07.2022

University Overview

Nottingham Trent University, Pearl Academy

BA (Hons) from Jewellery Design
07.2007 - 07.2011

University Overview

Dayanand Anglo Vedic School-C.B.S.E

06.2006 - 07.2007

University Overview

Course Era , Skill SHare
Online

Certificate Course from Design For AI-Midjourney , DALL-E
04.2023 - Current

University Overview

Skills

    Curriculum Development

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Timeline

Course Era , Skill SHare
Certificate Course from Design For AI-Midjourney , DALL-E
04.2023 - Current
Suresh Gyan Vihar University
MBA from Strategic Management
06.2020 - 07.2022
Assistant Professor -Design
Karnavati University
06.2019 - Current
Design Consultant
Pratibimb Jewellers
12.2017 - 05.2019
Senior Design Consultant
Lalsons Jewellers
03.2017 - 06.2018
Adjunct Faculty
Manipal University
11.2016 - 04.2018
Design Head and Design Coordinator,Project Writer
DELL FOUNDATION (ACCESS Development Services-Design)
04.2013 - 11.2015
Senior Designer
Blinglane
07.2011 - 02.2013
Nottingham Trent University, Pearl Academy
BA (Hons) from Jewellery Design
07.2007 - 07.2011
Dayanand Anglo Vedic School-C.B.S.E
06.2006 - 07.2007
SHWETA RAIDesign Educator-Assistant Professor