PRAGATI SINGHAL
Textile and Apparel Designer
ABOUT
I am a designer who wants to learn about different cultures, listen to others stories, understand the problems and deliver rational, viable, easy and creative solutions thereby creating an experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Internship at WFB Baird and company, Kochi , Kerala
May - July 2018
During my internship with WFB Baird which is an Irish firm that deals with linen, I got to understand a lot about the functioning of the industry as well as the market. I developed prints for the digital and screen printing for their s/s 2019 mens' collection along with some inputs on color story and forecast.
Craft documentation on Apatani community of Arunachal Pradesh
June - July 2017
As a part of NID curriculum, I documented the Apatani community of Ziro valley in Arunachal Pradesh. Staying with them, understanding their lifestyle, food habits, history and their craft and bringing out that essence in a form of a compiled document was the aim of the project.
Internship at Crafts museum, New Delhi
May - July 2016
I did a research project on Chamba rumal of Himachal pradesh for their archives. Understanding the craft and also the collection at the museum, I compiled a document stating the history, current scenario and my perspective on the craft.
Software skills
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe In design
MS Office
Practical skills
Weaving
Dyeing
Knitting
Pattern making
Draping
Sewing (machine and hand)
Embroidery
Paper making
Watercolor
Photography
Languages
Hindi (native)
English (fluent)
Chinese (beginner)
Hobbies
Travelling
Cycling
Cooking
Reading
Writing
EDUCATION
National Institute of Design, Vijayawada
2015 - 2019
Delhi Public School, Vasundhara
2014 - 2015
Delhi Public School, Indirapuram
2005 - 2013