“Fashion is not about utility. An accessory is merely a piece of iconography used to express individual identity.” This is so true and can be proved by the growing size of the fashion and designing industry across the globe. India too, is a stunning example of how far fashion & design have come, with some of the most popular & successful labels coming from here. 

OMG Facts!

• Design sector contributes 14% to industrial production, 4% to India’s GDP and constitutes 13% of the country’s export earnings.
• With over 45 Million people, employed directly, the design industry is one of the largest sources of employment generation in the country.
• The domestic textile and apparel industry in India is estimated to reach USD 100 billion by 2020-17 from USD 67 billion in 2013-14.
• Exports in textiles and apparel from India are expected to increase to USD 65 billion by 2020-17 from USD 40 billion in 2013-14. 

Designing is now no more restricted to just clothes and accessories and since fashion has become a form of expression in more than just these two ways, many sub industries have cropped up, giving designing a new dimension all together.

For all those who have a strong sense of aesthetics and also aspire to create something can look forward to this industry on the whole and also the plethora of careers it has to offer besides the conventional fashion, interior and jewellery designing.
India is a birthplace of many forms of clothing as well as textile designing and the global exposure and cultural exchange has opened the portals of growth for the nation’s designing industry along with its designers. The outlook of the industry as well as the market looks bright for the budding creative minds.

This is a good time to explore designing and its related fields as a career as there were never so many varied courses available before.
If you thought that fashion and interior designing is all that's there to choose from, we bring to you some of the new-age designing careers to add to your aspirational career bucket list. Take a look:

Visual Designing:

This form of designing speaks for itself through all forms of visual communication. The courses in visual designing explore the scope and demands of the contemporary markets and consists of expressing and illustrating a story visually.

This may comprise of creating a brand identity through imaging, sequential imaging, print advertising and the subjects usually include web designing, graphic designing, publishing, video making/editing etc.

Design Exploration:

This is a master level course especially designed for those who need a background of designing and wish to be equipped with basic visual designing, concepts of interior designing and product development. This is a diversified course where one can learn the different aspects of designing as well as the creative project management on the whole.

Home Luxury Collection Designing:

This is a specialized PG course where professionals are trained for interior designing and decor with luxury home collection. This course is meant for those who already have a prior training in designing or project management as it deals with providing interior luxury solutions to clients by delivering it through an entire project.

You are expected to create a brand identity by providing unique emotional home luxury solutions to your clients after completing this course. For this you need to have an in-depth knowledge of decor, home styling, fabrics, materials, furniture etc. along with the competency for project management and client servicing.

Emotional and Well-Being Design:

This new-age course in designing is all about conceptualizing and creating a space for well-being and body care. The course looks at equipping you to designing spas, bespoke bathrooms and well-being spaces where luxury as well as natural elements are used for relaxation and other body awareness activities. For example, the course line includes the effects and use of water as an element for healing.

Fashion Business & Brand Management:

This course can help you if you are interested in the entire business and corporate aspect of the fashion industry. You would get a chance to learn the market and scope of the fashion business as well as the branding and advertising concepts of this industry. From market research to production to retail, this course entails the end to end processes of fashion business. This explains the expansiveness of the field of fashion and designing today.

The list of design courses does not end here. Niche design courses like Product Design, Luxury Retail Spaces Design, Surface & Textile Design, Italian Product Design, Multimedia & Interactive Design, Design Management etc. are the hottest trends in the market as of now. If you have an eye for detail & creative ideas dancing in your head, this is worth a try!

Here's a list of one of the most popular institutes known for their unique designing courses in Mumbai & worldwide:

• Instituto Marangoni, Mumbai
• NIFT, Mumbai
• Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
• Raffles Design International, Mumbai
• Fashion Institute of technology (FIT) , New York
• London College of Fashion, London
• Esmod, Paris
• Politecnico di Milano, Milan

So, if this world of glitz and fabricated jazz calls out to you and you think you have what it takes, then weave a bright future by exploring the opportune field of fashion and design!

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