AALA DESIGN CONVENTION 2022

Anuj Sharma

Anuj sharma works mainly in areas of craft development and sustainability. Sharma’s other areas include teaching fashion and understanding human behavior with the help of fashion. He has previously shown collections in Japan, UK, Sweden, and Bangladesh. He was also a regular at Lakme fashion week in Mumbai. Anuj Sharma has come up with a unique method to construct clothes without any machine, tools or stitches technique. It is titled Button Masala. The method has led to the Button Masala collection, which has been shown internationally. as part of the traveling exhibition Connecting Concepts by Dutch design DFA, and part of the exhibition Bliss at the Taiwan design expo 2011. He has taught the technique of Button Masala to over 20000 people across the world.

Manimaran Rajapandian

Manimaran R is a fine art graduate and holds a masters in design from NID. He is a visual artist specialising in Fashion Photography and Films. He has worked with various leading fashion brands and created successful campaigns for them. Instagram work profile: @photosbymaran.

ABU (Mohammed Abubakkar)

ABU (Mohammed Abubakkar) is A designer, Fashion stylist and makeup artist by profession, he is the CEO of Abustylingandmakeup. He has done his Masters in Makeup course from Lakme Chennai and Fashion designing Certified in Tailoring unit institution in Delhi. His expertise lies in fashion events as a Sponsor for Makeover, Garments collaboration for models and Training them in Grooming & Styling. He has been a jury for a couple of Fashion shows and won several awards in styling and makeup!

Gaurav Juyal

Gaurav Juyal has over 12 years of expertise in both formal and independent education techniques and is best recognised for his role as the host of Disney Channel's Art Attack India. Gaurav is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, with specialities in design foundation studies, material intelligence, animation, student-centric curriculum creation, art integration, multi-disciplinary learning, and student culture in academic systems. Gaurav was a founding faculty member at the Jaipur Institute of Design, where he also mentored and taught Bachelor of Design students. His sessions are immersive, heartfelt, and mind-expanding because he enjoys simplifying learning and focusing on sense re-sensitization and a hands-on minds-on approach. He is currently employed as a learning experience designer, where he can continue to do what he enjoys most: mentoring and interacting with students.

Samvit Blass

Samvit Blass taught Design at Raffles University in Shanghai and Mumbai after graduating from the Massachusetts College of Arts in the United States, where he worked for six years. Lighting, industrial design, packaging, prototype, small-batch manufacturing, and other design services are available. LiGHT-FiSH also makes jewellery in partnership with Ritu-Nosywood. From concept to design and manufacture of bespoke limited-edition items, LiGHT-FiSH engages with a diverse range of sectors.

Nina Sabnani

Nina Sabnani is an Indian animation filmmaker, illustrator and educator. She is known for her films which blend together animation and ethnography. Collaboration with diverse ethnic communities as well as storytelling with words and imagery have been her research interests.

Sathyaseelan G

Sathyaseelan Gangaasalam is the current Design Head of Ashok Leyland. He is a positively charged M. Des graduate from IIT Delhi. He has consulted and led automotive styling teams at Tata ELXSI, and general motors before joining Ashok Leyland. Apart from working for the industry, he finds time to curate young and upcoming talents. Out of his 24 years of experience in professional life, he has spent 16 years in design and 7 years in teaching. He has also participated in more than 25 vehicle programs for organizations including General Motors, TATA motors, TVS motors and TATA Elix. He is also a public speaker on subjects such as design and Tamil literature.