The Design Village

Designing for Transformation: From India to Italy

We are proud to share that The Design Village has officially made history as the first Indian design school to open a dedicated overseas campus in Europe.

​The launch of TDV EU has captured the attention of major global and national media houses, from The Wire and News18 to The Tribune and The Week. This widespread coverage reflects the significance of this "act of love" and our commitment to a truly internationalized design education.

Design doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s a global conversation that we’re lucky to lead from here. ✨
Over the course of our journey, these are the hands we’ve shaken and the minds we’ve collaborated with, names we’re proud to be associated with, ensuring our students have the world at their fingertips.

We’ve always said design has no home, but if it did, it would probably look a lot like this 💫
Our new campus in Italy is finally live, bridging the gap between our roots in Noida and the heritage of Italian craft. Here is a glimpse of the launch and the space where our next big ideas will live!

Design doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s a global conversation that we’re lucky to lead from here. ✨
Over the past year, these are the hands we’ve shaken and the minds we’ve collaborated with, ensuring our students have the world at their fingertips.

A quick look at the folks who trust us to build, break, and reinvent.
We don’t just work for these brands; we work with them to solve real-world design challenges.
Proud to see these names on our board this year 💫

We looked into what goes in the process of how a space is conceived, developed, and built from the first idea to its final ex*****on. ✨

A Masterclass by Professor of Practice Sourabh Gupta, Principal Architect at Studio Archohm, where we got to see what all goes in the process of designing a space through concept sketches, choosing material, weathering challenges, to its final completion.

Craft is never created in isolation, it is shaped by people, processes, and purpose. ✨

Join us for a Masterclass with Professor of Practice Mandeep Nagi, Design Director at Shades of India.

In this session, she unpacks what it truly takes to bring a craft-based collection to life, from design and artisanship to markets, audiences, and the larger ecosystem that supports it.

Date: 18 March
Time: 11:00 AM onwards

🔗 Registration link in bio.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Some milestones feel extra special because they belong to all of us. We’re incredibly proud to share that The Design Village has been ranked #3 among Private Design Institutions in India by the IIRF 2025. 🏆

It belongs to every student who dared to think differently, every faculty member who guided with passion, and every member of the TDV community who believed in building something meaningful together.

Your creativity, curiosity, late-night ideas, studio discussions, and constant push to do better are what make TDV what it is today. Thank you for being part of this journey.

Here’s to dreaming bigger, designing better, and growing together. 🌱

Design is not just about objects, it’s about the stories they hold. ✨

Join us for a Masterclass with Professor of Practice Aarti Aggarwal, Founder-Director of Knock on Wood, as she shares insights on crafting meaningful stories through products and furniture.

A conversation on design, materiality, and the narratives that shape the things we live with every day.

Registration Link: https://luma.com/2p7tmvai

Everything begins with a sound.

The cosmos is in constant flux, traveling in circular patterns. Every thought, every object, and every breakthrough resonates at its own unique frequency.

For the India-France Year of Innovation 2026, we looked to the “अणु” (Anu) — the molecule. It is the catalyst of existence and the elixir of thriving life.

We are proud to announce that TDV is the official design partner for this landmark year, working in close collaboration with the Embassy of France in India, the Ministry of France, Business France, and the French Institute in India (Institut Français en Inde).

The identity was officially launched yesterday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron at the AI Action Summit in India.

At TDV, we do not just teach design; we build the language of the new world.

The Visionaries:

Leadership: Mridu Sahai and Sourabh Gupta

Concept: Vatsal Agrawal

Design: Saansh Arora

Support: Mayank Raj, Anusha Dhawan, and Souvik M.

Witness the unison of universal vibrations.

NewWorldBuilding AIIndia IFI FrenchEmbassy BusinessFrance

Driven by instinct and bound by a common dream, we navigate individual paths only to recognize where they converge. This moment marks a gathering of identities shaped by a decade of Villaging, a period defined by rigorous inquiry and the quiet pull of shared currents.

Sharing Currents
Felicitation 2026
14 February 2026 | 1100 hours