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Course - Overview
As the word suggests, this Lifestyle Accessory Design specialism pertains to the design of accessory objects that define someone’s style of living. Lifestyle Accessory design pertains to understanding users’ personal preferences, way of living & style in order to create works of design. Design that functionally and aesthetically complements, enhances, highlight and define users’ themselves or their immediate surroundings. Lifestyle accessory specialism gives a student the opportunity to explore and create a wide variety of wearable as well as non-wearable accessory objects. Lifestyle Accessory Design includes the design of Bags, Shoes, Watches, Eyewear, Home Décor Objects, Craft Objects, Office Accessories, Giftware, and Tableware. A student is trained to understand users, markets, and trends and work with a wide variety of materials and techniques encompassing the design and making of objects that define a lifestyle.
Curriculum
Visual Culture | Material Culture | Media Culture | Design Culture
Design Culture & Language | Material and Making | Basic Design Representation | Design Methodology | Materials and Production | Advanced Design Representation
Object & Body (Leather Accessories) | Object Stories (Table Top Accessories)
Conscious Luxury + New Materials | International Experience | Industry Live Projects | Envisioning Design Directions | Mass Customisation | Small Scale Manufacturing | Footwear Design| Visual Merchandising& Packaging |
Business Tools for Designers | Social Enterprise Projects | FutureLabs | Developing Specialised Product(s) | Career Mentoring | Final Design Projects | Making A Professional Portfolio Every student will undergo a Professional Practice and Final Project session before their final portfolio display.
Career Path
Our 360° comprehensive learning-based model opens up multiple avenues and opportunities for students.
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Accessory Designer
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Luggage/Footwear Designer
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Trend Researcher
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Design Trend Forecaster
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Lifestyle Designer
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Craft Design Specialist
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Accessory Design Blogger
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Accessory Design Educator
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Material Specialist
