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Adityakumar Shrimali

Fashion Diversity and Inclusion Designer
About

Hello, Currently, I am working on Futuring textile expressions and communication among people through braille, textiles, crafts and haptic senses. I am a trained Textile and Apparel Designer, graduated from NIFT Gandhinagar, contributing with a research interest in Socio- Responsive Textiles/Designs and Emotions, Inclusivity in Design, Socio-cultural context of textiles, Life centered design, and Creative Sustainability. Thank you. Happy Weaving✨

Previous Brands
BHANSALI PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Connecting Dreams Foundation
IICD-Indian Institute of Crafts And Design
Jagriti Yatra
Loomlight designs
Office Of Development Commissioner For Handlooms and Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Delhi
Ritika Private Limited (RITU KUMAR)
SvaKatha
Venture Center (Official Account)
Work Experience
Craft Business Incubatee
Feb ‘23 - Jun ‘23
IICD-Indian Institute of Crafts And Design

Crafts Business Incubator Programme 2023 The program focuses on building the business capabilities of early-stage craft entrepreneurs through guidance from faculties, experts, industry leaders, and mentors. IICD with funding from Kalhath Foundation and in collaboration with iStart (DoIT&C, Govt. of Rajasthan), IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad & Pilani Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Society (BITS Pilani)

Jagriti Yatra Fellow 2022
Dec ‘22 - Jan ‘23
Jagriti Yatra

1 TRAIN | 15 DAYS | 500 ENTREPRENEURS | 12 ROLE MODELS | 8000 KMS | 12 STATES Jagriti Yatra is an ambitious train journey of discovery and transformation that takes hundreds of India's highly motivated youth, from all over India and world, on a 15 day, 8000 km national odyssey to meet the role models - social and business entrepreneurs - of the country. The vision of Jagriti is 'building India through enterprise'. Jagriti Yatra is a confluence of change-makers, leaders, problem-solvers and innovators. It focuses on the themes of Agriculture, Health, Technology, Handicraft and Apparel, Women Empowerment and Urbanization and interlinking entrepreneurship with nation-building.

Global Changemaker Fellow
Jun ‘22 - May ‘23
Connecting Dreams Foundation

NIDHI Entrepreneur In Residence Fellow
Jun ‘21 - Oct ‘21
Venture Center (Official Account)

Founder and Designer
Jan ‘21 -
Loomlight designs

Optimizing the sustainable efforts in making handloom textiles and adaptive apparel using technology and crafts. Inclusive Design | Craftsmanship | Net Positive Impact

Fashion Designer
Jan ‘20 - Sep ‘20
Office Of Development Commissioner For Handlooms and Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Delhi

Sponsored graduation design collection for the development of the "Tangaliya weaving" craft of Surendranagar, Gujarat under the National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP).

Design Internship
May ‘19 - Jul ‘19
Ritika Private Limited (RITU KUMAR)

Costume design intern
Mar ‘19 - Mar ‘19
BHANSALI PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Designer
Jan ‘18 - Jan ‘20
SvaKatha

Costume design intern
Aug ‘17 - Aug ‘17
BHANSALI PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Chalo Jeete Hain (Come Let's Live) is a 2018 Indian short film directed and produced by Mangesh Hadawale. The short film is said to be based on the early life of prime minister of India, Narendra Modi. Inspired by a quote, a young boy naru becomes aware of the unfair world around him and gets on a quest to find purpose in his life. This film got the Best Film on Family Welfare award at the 66th National Film Awards in 2019.

Languages
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Education & Training
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
‘23 - ‘24
Master of Arts - MA
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, GANDHINAGAR
‘16 - ‘20
Bachelor of design
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
‘15 - ‘16
Bachelor of Engineering - BE