Nandita Mehrotra
Architect, Interior & Furniture Designer — Ahmedabad, India
About
I am an Architect and Furniture / Interior Designer from India. I did my Bachelors in Architecture from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and Post Graduate Diploma in Furniture and Interior Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. A multidisciplinary designer at heart, I am interested in Barrier Free Architecture and Interior Design, and Design of Healthcare / Senior-living spaces including aspects of Furniture, Lighting and Way-finding.
- Experience:
- 4 years
- Education:
- • Post Graduate Diploma in Design (Furniture and Interior Design) from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India (2006-2009) with an overall Grade Point of 7.88 (on a scale of 1-10)
• Bachelors in Architecture from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India (2001-2006) with an overall Grade Point of 8.50 (on a scale of 1-10) - Affiliations:
- Council Of Architecture (India), Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority
- Awards:
- • Assisted in the organization of and Participated in the Access Audit of the Academic Building of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
• Was selected to represent National Institute of Design at the Expo 2015 Cluster International Workshop held at Politecnico di Milano, the 2011 Young Designers Workshop at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, and the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress 2011
• Was Awarded the First Prize in Students Category (Product Design) In Jindal Stainless Innovation Award (2007)
• Participated in ICOGRADA Design Week 2007 (at Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay) through competitive entry, and attended Graphic Design Workshop with Designers Sudarshan Dheer and Leila & Massimo Vignelli
• Contributed as a Graphic Designer to the Organization of Thomso 2005 (the Annual Cultural Festival at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee)
• Was Awarded the Third Prize in Architectural Quiz, Cognizance 2004 and the Third prize for Paper Presented on Solar Passive Architecture during Cognizance 2003 (the Annual Technical Festival at IIT Roorkee)
• An active member of the IIT Roorkee team for the competitive entry of Documentation of Historical Indian Architecture in an All-India Competition from 2001 to 2005 and as Team Co-ordinator in 2003
• Was an active member of the Programme Management Group, Intra-University Event Management team from 2002 to 2005, and the Information Management Group, a team formed to manage the institute intranet and website from 2002 to 2004, at IIT Roorkee
