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- Bachelor in Fashion Interiors – B. Des (Fashion Interiors)
- Bachelor in Fashion Design – B.Des (Fashion Design)
- Bachelor in Fashion Communication- B. Des (Fashion Communication)
Bachelor in Fashion Interiors – B. Des (Fashion Interiors)
This course is being introduced for the first time at NIFT and Varanasi campus will be beginning the first batch.
Vision of the course
To cultivate visionary interior designers who transform spaces into experiences. Our graduates will be at the forefront of shaping human interaction with the built environment, fostering well-being, functionality and a deep connection to aesthetics and sustainability.
Mission of the course
To nurture students’ artistic vision and technical expertise thereby empowering creativity through global perspectives and sustainability. To equip the students with the skills and knowledge to thrive in the dynamic interior design industry and become leaders in the field.
About the course
Fashion Interiors deals with the design of interior spaces with a focus on fashion trends. It would blend a learning of interior elements in tandem with the fashion industry, including textiles. Our graduates will be at the forefront of shaping human interaction with the built environment, fostering well-being, functionality, and a deep connection to aesthetics and sustainability.
The field of Fashion Interiors presents diverse career opportunities for individuals possessing creativity, design prowess, technical acumen, and a fervour for crafting aesthetically pleasing and practical spaces. As the need for inventive and sustainable design solutions expands, so does the scope for skilled professionals in this vibrant and fulfilling arena. With an ever-evolving landscape, Fashion Interiors adds a layer of prominence to fabric and offers a platform for continuous growth and innovation, where talents can thrive amidst the challenges and opportunities of today's dynamic world. Embracing this journey empowers individuals to contribute meaningfully to shaping environments that inspire, enrich, and positively impact the lives of others.
Career Pathways
- Interior Designer
- Interior Project Managers
- Craft Decor Designer
- Lighting Designer
- Interior Landscape Designer
- Colour Consultant
- Interior Stylist
- Education sector
Bachelor in Fashion Design – B.Des (Fashion Design)
Fashion Design has been the flagship programme of NIFT and has played an influential role in shaping the Indian fashion ethos through generations of successful entrepreneurs and designers who lead the industry through their creative and business acumen. Over the last 35 years, it has continued to create a resource pool of multi-faceted graduates who address the challenges of the dynamic industry by leveraging the transformative capacity of design in fashion and allied areas, creatively and responsibly.
Adequate opportunities are offered to each student to envision and develop design abilities by encouraging questions, reflection and experimentation to discover one’s unique aesthetic bent of mind. Original interpretations balanced with real-world learning generate fashion that addresses current human needs with a future-facing vision.
The overarching objective of the department is to enable the integrated development of future professionals so that they contribute to the directional growth of the apparel industry through a global outlook with an Indian soul. This is achieved by a triple-pronged approach towards fashion education through periodic dynamic curricular changes, technical experimentation and collaborative linkages with the industry.
With a focus on the specific requirements of the industry in couture, prêt-a-porter, exports, niche segments and handcrafting sectors, the curriculum develops through defined pathways from the second to the fourth year.
Career Pathways
The Fashion Design programme imparts a spectrum of multidimensional inputs to capacitate the graduating batch for pursuing career options by their aptitude and choices. Graduates find employment opportunities with fashion designers, in-house design teams of textile mills, export houses, buying agencies, the retail sector, design studios in the couture, and bespoke and ready-to-wear segments for women, men and children.
Some of the notable employers are fashion designers Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Ritu Beri, Gaurav Gupta, Amit Agarwal, Suket Dhir, Manish Arora, Rahul Mishra, Anita Dongre, Manish Malhotra, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal and others; export and buying houses such as Shahi Exports, Orient Craft, Span India, Modelama, Li & Fung, Triburg, and Impulse; retail sector employers include Reliance Retail, Raymond, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., Taneira, Landmark, TCNS, Pantaloons, Good Earth, Blackberry. There are opportunities with textile mills with inhouse design labels such as Arvind Ltd. and Raymond Ltd., and NGOs working in the crafts sector.
E-commerce platforms like Amazon, Myntra, Ajio, Tata CLiQ and First Cry; trend forecasting companies such as WGSN and Patternbank, digital and virtual fashion design consultancies offer creatively challenging career options.
The department strongly encourages entrepreneurship. While several graduates have their own fashion labels, some also branch out as independent fashion stylists for individual clients, events and fashion shows. Costume design for cinema, television and theatre is another niche area.
There is scope for design consultants in fashion and allied areas of exhibition design and scenography, content writers, bloggers, and freelance fashion illustrators. After years of industry experience, some alumni return to academics to pursue teaching.
Bachelor in Fashion Communication- B. Des (Fashion Communication)
In the ever-growing world of fashion, the Fashion Communication design programme at NIFT happens to be the single most cutting-edge, exciting, and increasingly essential pathway to open up in the fashion and lifestyle industry. The significance of brand identity has come to be seen on par with what the brand sells i.e., the product. Numerous prêt and luxury brands keep appearing in the Indian retail scenario, and it has become essential for each one of them to develop a unique brand identity for maximum impact and visibility. Fashion Communication has made it feasible for these brands to communicate their products, identity, and strategy, by providing a platform for these very brands.
Career Pathways
Fashion Communication graduates emerge as dynamic professionals qualified to offer the most effective and financially viable communication solutions for the fashion, lifestyle industry and beyond. The fast-moving digital revolution has opened Fashion Communication design to new disciplines that require students to excel not only in traditional design skills but also, in exploring and designing human-centred concepts and system design processes linked with information technology.
