ArtTown Podcast Series

Every great design begins with an even better story. Accessory design from NIFT, then product design from RCA. Award-Winning Design Leader (18+yrs exp.) Dean G.D. Goenka School of Fashion & Design Srishti Bajaj. Rookie to design master to full to educator.

Today we have scientist Bill Wei on our show. Been an engineer in his earlier life but tennis somehow indulged him towards cultural heritage and he has been the senior conservation scientist for almost 30+ years. Here you will learn about the journey from aircraft building to using those simple yet effect mechanisms and techniques to perfect art conservation world. Presenting you, Senior conservation Scientist, Bill Wei

Design is everywhere from the outfit you are wearing to the smartphones you are holding and the feeling/experience which it gives is user experience design (UX). Today we have with us Mr. Anshuman Kumar who has post-graduated from IIT Bombay then landing in Yahoo followed by 9.5 years in Google and now he's head of design in adoption and growth in asanaa We are going to touch the depth of user experience in collaboration with technology while he takes through his life journey. Presenting you Anshuman Kumar on atps.

Everytime we hear the word Jewelley we are reminded of Indian tradition, handmade crafted work and the one who makes them. Today we have with us a unique person  who started her own ventures, Sayalee Marathe the founder of house of aadyaa, a unique brand name that embodies everything originality, creativity, old traditions, respect for nature and its element. Sayalee and her team aspires to work with pure elements to shape jewelry design that resonate with the universe. Be it be motif of flower , ray of the sun or a simple geometry transformed into a piece of art.  Lets learn about her ventures enterprenial journey, what goes behind making a jewelry and many more. If you are someone who loves Indian culture and heritage. this is the conversation for you. And honestly who doesn't love jewelry. Brought to you Sayalee Marathe on Arttown podcast series.    

Feat. Rohit Lalwani

Do you remember seeing clouds that's almost in shape of camel or seeing a scrambler paper in shape of dog. This phenomenon is known as pareidolia. Today we have Kunal Kundu, who is a paper scrambling artist which simply means to scramble paper and unlock your imagination to create wonderful animals out of it. Kunal is an award winning artist, represented by Anna Olswanger literary agency, USA and Illusalon, China. Before we proceed with our episode, we have a small announcement from this episode onwards we are going to release two part series on Friday and Sunday at 6 pm. Now let's continue the conservation with Kunal kundu learning about his struggles and design process involved in making these beautiful art pieces.

Dilwale, Chennai Express, Golmaal: Series, Singham You must have all watched these blockbaster movies of Bollywood. Today, I am glad to announce that we have the person who has Art Directed and done production design for these blockbaster movies. He is  Narendra Rahurikar. He started with adverisiting then stepped into tvserial and now into Bollywood industry. He has worked with many great directors like mahesh bhatt, rohit shetty and many more. He has been a managing director at  D'fine Art. D'fine Art Pvt. Ltd. is a leading provider of Entertainment, Media & Educational Services in Set Designing, Interior Designing, Multimedia, Graphics & Animation. This is slightly a lengthy conversation, but  if you like watching bollywood movies then you will surely love hearing about the behind scenes from the man himself. Conversation with Narendra Rahurikar on ArtTown Podcast Series.

Service Design which focuses on improving quality and interaction between service provider and its user was our main focus of today’s podcast. Clive Grinyer, who is the head of Service Design at Royal College of Arts, London which is one of the most prestigious college. In past three decades he has worked with renounced brands such as Cisco Barclays, Samsung and many more. Even if you are not a designer this conversation will enlight you on the need of design from Industry as well from a common man perspective. Stick till the end as we talk about Different elements of design from a Specialist. Enjoy this conversation with one of the most learnt men in the industry. Clive Grinyer for you on ArtTown Podcast Series.

Gopi Kukde is an advertising genius who needs no introduction, for his work speaks volumes for him. We have seen his creation throughout the years in the ads of Onida, Asian Paints, Pan pasand, Hawkins to name a few. He is a veteran of the Indian Advertising industry and a gold medalist from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art. He has produced and directed many ad-films at Avenues for various brands, and has also won several CAG and Ad Club awards in recognition of his creativity. In this conversation, listen to Gopi Kukde, go beyond the concepts of advertising and talk about his life learnings & anecdotes. He also digs deep into the type of thinking that young advertising professionals should develop in order to make an impact in today’s times. Trust me, this is a very fulfilling and fun episode and I’m sure it’s going to open up your minds in many ways!