Department of Interior

HOD Message

It is a privilege to lead the Department of Interior Spaces at Vishwakarma University in Pune. The department strives to ignite young minds by building a strong knowledge foundation. The students are encouraged to have hands-on experience through internships, guest lectures, industry-sponsored projects, and other experiential learning opportunities while studying at the department. The programmes offered in this department enhance the artistic, intellectual, analytical, and technical talents of the students. We are dedicated to providing a broad-based liberal arts education.

Departmental Activities

DETAILS OF THE ACTIVITY	TYPE	DATE	VENUE	REPORT
Guest Lecture on Principles & Applications of Vastushastra	Guest Lecture	14/02/2024	VU Campus	Click Here
Insightful Guest Session on Acoustic Materials by Mr. Tushar Dastane and Mr. Francis, CEO Diligent Enterprises	Guest Lecture	21/02/2024	VU Campus	Click Here
Immersive Case Study Visit to BRACT Office: A Journey into Corporate Interior Design	Site Visit	13/02/2024	BRACT office, Pune	Click Here
Industrial Visit to Crecimiento Modular Components	Industry Visit	14/02/2024	Pisoli, Pune	Click Here
Industrial Visit to Featherlite Collections	Industry Visit	15/02/2024	Sangamwadi, Pune	Click Here
Transformative Workshop on Fundamentals of Site Handling & Execution	Workshop	12/02/2024 to 22/02/2024	VU Campus	Click Here
Mandala Painting Workshop	Workshop	02/02/2024	VU Campus	Click Here
Case Study Visit to Pantaloons	Site Visit	17/01/2024	Paud Road, Pune	Click Here
Case Study Visit for Principles of Vastushastra in Residential Spaces	Site Visit	24/01/2024	Dhayari, Pune	Click Here
Understanding the Indian Green Buildings Rating Systems for Interior Designers	Webinar	9/10/2023 to 11/10/2023	Online	Click Here
Warli Painting Workshop	Workshop	19/01/2023	VU Campus	Click Here
Introduction to set design	Webinar	25/11/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar on Johnson Porselano Products	Webinar	4/8/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar on Restaurant Project "Dhonewada"	Webinar	8/8/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar on Environmental Branding: Thought-Provoking Transformation.	Webinar	11/8/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar on Lights and LED	Webinar	28/7/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar on Wastewater Treatment Systems and Rain Water Harvesting	Webinar	27/7/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar on Electronic Security Systems and Smart Home Automation.	Webinar	22/7/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar on Elevators.	Webinar	16/7/2020	Online	Click Here
Webinar with Coolex Air conditioning & LG on Air conditioning & VRF	Webinar	17/7/2020	Online	Click Here

Industry Connect

Project Title

Industry/ Institute Name

Nature of Collaboration

(Student Project/ internship/ research project/ consultancy etc.

No.of Students/ Faculties involved

Design of Water purifier

Willo water purifier

Internship Project

2 Students
1 Faculty

The Sign Interiors

Interior Designing

Consultancy Internship(6month)

2 students

Collaborations & MOUs

Center of Excellence - Design Thinking

MoU collaboration with A&I Digest for Strengthening Industry-Academia Engagement in the field of Interior Design

Nanyang Technical University, Singapore

Bamboo Tales

Advisory Board

Name of the member	ROLE	Affiliation
Dr. Avadhut Atre	Chairman	Dean, Faculty of Architecture Vishwakarma University, Pune
Mr. Abhijeet Nene	Member	Director, Aroha Media
Ms. Aditi Deo	Member	Design Head, Doodle Factory
Mr. Amit Danait	Member	Founder, A&I Digest
Mr. Bharat Oswal	Member	Chief Happiness Officer, Botree Communications Private Limited
Ms. Dhara Kabaria	Member	Founder & Co-owner, Studio Alternatives
Ms. Karishma Shah	Member	Creative Director, Ka-Sha
Mr. Mangesh Lohapatre	Member	Founder Director, Studio Mars Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Saagar Lalka	Member	Founder, Skill Key India
Ms. Seema Rungta	Member	Founder & Co-owner, Seema Rungta Studio
Mr. Vikrant Aragade	Member	Director, 24 Media Films
Mr. Vivek Pawar	Member	Founder & Co-owner, Vivz Finishing School Mr. India
Mr. Dhruva Paknikar	Member	Founder, Executive Director, DOMINIX Global Design Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Chaitrali Dhole	Member	Director- UX Design, Ogee Studio
Mr. Rishikesh Raut	Member	Founder & Principal Designer, Bucket Design Pune
Prof. Amol Randive	Member	Head - Placement and Career Progression Office, Vishwakarma University Pune
Prof. Reena Pandey	Invitee	HoD - Fashion, Vishwakarma University Pune
Prof. Prashant Acharya	Invitee	HoD - Design, Vishwakarma University Pune
Prof. Rahul Honrao	Invitee	HoD - Interior Spaces, Vishwakarma University Pune
Prof. Mandar Naik	Invitee	HoD - Animation, Vishwakarma University Pune
Prof. Omkar Rane	Member Secretary	HoD - Product Design, Vishwakarma University Pune

Board of Studies

Name of the member

Affiliation

Designation

Prof. Shraddha Jadhav

HOD and Chairperson

Chairperson

Hemant Mahajan

Chairperson Group PHI

Member

Suraj Bhunje

Open Bowl studio

Member

Ar.Mirang Hulbatte

Chairperson Arch Interio

Member

Department of

Interior Spaces

About the
Department

HOD Message

Programme Details

BA (Bachelor of Interior Spaces)

MA (Master of Interior Spaces)

Doctor of Philosophy

Academic Infrastructure

Faculty

Faculty of Architecture

Ms. Shraddha Jadhav

Faculty of Architecture

Ms. Apurva Thosar

Faculty of Architecture

Ar. Ateka Nulwala

Faculty of Architecture

Ar. Amruta Gangakhedkar

Faculty of Architecture

Samruddhi Sameer Chitnis

Faculty of Architecture

Dr.Rahul Honrao

Departmental Activities

Industry Connect