Archive · 14 Sep 2025
NID-AP Students Offer Design Insights at Handicraft Event
Students from the National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh, visited a handicraft exhibition.
They examined the crafts, focusing on how they could be improved for today's markets.
These students, specializing in design, gave feedback to the artisans.
The students are part of a program with the Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation.
Their ideas centered on better design, packaging, and ways to sell the crafts to more people, both locally and abroad.
NID-AP students attended the Lepakshi Handicrafts Design Competition & Masterpieces Exhibition.
Students evaluated handicrafts, focusing on design, usability, and presentation.
They offered insights to help position products in modern markets.
The visit was part of a collaboration between NID-AP and APHDC.
Students shared ideas on packaging and marketing.
- Who
- NID-AP students and artisans
- What
- NID-AP students provided design perspectives at a handicraft event
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Vijayawada
- Why
- To bring innovation and global relevance to Andhra Pradesh’s handicrafts sector.
Artisans
Design Students
Traditional Crafts
Artisans
Focus on preserving traditional techniques
Design Students
Adapting crafts for modern markets while preserving their cultural heritage
- Event
- Lepakshi Handicrafts Design Competition & Masterpieces Exhibition
- Location
- Vijayawada
- Participants
- 25 NID-AP students
- Focus
- Product design, finishing, usability, presentation
- Collaboration
- NID-AP & APHDC
