India’s Interior Market Is Booming. It Needs Designer-Entrepreneurs.

The Opportunity

India’s interior design and styling market is growing rapidly, with the premium and luxury segment projected at an 11.79% CAGR through 2030. Hospitality, real estate, retail, and residential sectors are driving demand for designers who combine creativity with technical and business skills.


Most postgraduate programs separate design, styling, and entrepreneurship, and restrict entry to design backgrounds. This programme integrates all three and is open to graduates from any discipline.

What Makes This Different?

Design, Styling, and Business. Integrated From Day One.

how we think about learning

Design, Styling, and Business. Integrated From Day One.

INTERIOR DESIGN + STYLING: ONE INTEGRATED PRACTICE

Learn to design and style spaces as a unified skill—spatial planning, materials, and visual storytelling. Use digital tools and AI to enhance workflows, presentations, and client communication.

MATERIAL AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT PRACTICE

Build hands-on knowledge of materials, finishes, and craft through direct engagement. Apply craft and sustainability as strategic tools in contemporary interior projects.

THE BUSINESS OF INTERIORS: FROM DAY ONE

Develop skills in client management, costing, branding, and project execution. Graduate prepared to build and run your own design practice.

A FOUNDATION THAT MEETS YOU WHERE YOU ARE

Start with a strong foundation in spatial design, styling, and technical skills. Progress from basics to confidently handling complex design projects.

INDUSTRY-EMBEDDED IN GURGAON’S DESIGN ECOSYSTEM

Engage with live projects, industry experts, and real-world design environments. Build networks and gain professional experience while you study.

Each Year Adds to Your Portfolio.

4 semesters. Each builds on the last. Every semester produces tangible, portfolio-worthy work and includes industry immersion outside campus.

YEAR 1

Spatial Design and Styling Foundation

An immersive, studio-intensive semester that builds spatial literacy, material awareness, drawing skills, digital tools, and styling fundamentals. Designed to bring all students—regardless of prior background—to a shared professional baseline.

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An immersive, studio-intensive semester that builds spatial literacy, material awareness, drawing skills, digital tools, and styling fundamentals. Designed to bring all students—regardless of prior background—to a shared professional baseline.

Core courses

Spatial Thinking & Design Principles

Drawing & Visual Communication

Materials & Construction Basics

Colour & Light Fundamentals

Art, Design History and Design Styles

Digital Tools

Design Research Methods

Skills

How Space Works: Scale, Proportion, Circulation, Enclosure, Threshold

Drawing and Model Making, Measured Drawing, Perspective, Spatial Sketching

Introduction to Building Materials, Finishes, Surfaces, Basic Construction Methods, Workshop Practice, Craft Collaborations & Material Sourcing

Colour Theory for Interiors, Introduction to Lighting Design, Natural and Artificial Light

Styling Foundations, Visual Narrative, Curation, Object Selection, Composition, Mood and Atmosphere

AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop for Interior Visualisation, Photography for Interior Styling

Site Analysis, Observational Research, Precedent Studies, Representation and Documentation techniques

Integration Project

Design and style Residential Interiors—from site observation and brief through space planning material selection lighting concept styling and photographic presentation Your first portfolio piece

Industry Immersion

Material exploration visits design firm visits practitioner-led studio sessions furniture and finish supplier immersions

YEAR 2

Applied Practice & Entrepreneurial Foundations

Move to more complex projects. Develop your design and styling voice. Begin building the business skills to monetise your practice.

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Move to more complex projects. Develop your design and styling voice. Begin building the business skills to monetise your practice.

Core courses

Interior Styling Practice

Advanced Styling

Sustainable Interior Practice

AI & Contemporary Tools

Business of Interiors

Skills

Commercial Spaces, Multi-Room Projects

Editorial and Photographic Styling, Set Design, Event Styling, Visual Storytelling for Social Media and Client Presentations

Working with Artisans, Commissioning Bespoke Pieces, Developing Custom Finishes, Craft as a Design and Sourcing Strategy

Responsible Material Sourcing, Lifecycle Thinking

Virtual Staging, Real-Time Rendering

Pricing Projects, Managing Vendors, Building Your Brand, Fee Structures, Introduction to Running a Studio

Integration Project

Design and style a complete residential or a commercial interior for a real client—from brief and site survey through concept material specification styling, and professional presentation

Industry Immersion

Live client project design firm collaborations material and fabricator visits craft cluster field trip

WORK SHOWCASE

The Work, The Impact And The Minds Behind It.

Mostly Dad Project Preschool Space Design Project

Spatial Planning in Early Learning Environments by Ananya Malhotra

A preschool redesign transforming a residence into an open, play-based learning environment using zoning, spatial strategies, and tactile elements to support cognitive development.

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Retail Space Design Project

Reimagining Retail Experiences in a Post-Pandemic World by Nupur Agarwal

A Levi’s retail store redesign integrating immersive storytelling, experiential retail, and café spaces to strengthen customer engagement while balancing physical and digital shopping experiences.

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Mostly Dad Project Hospitality Interior Design Project

Heritage Haveli in Jodhpur by Manya Udainiya

A heritage boutique haveli inspired by Jodhpur’s architectural character, blending traditional craftsmanship, local art forms, and minimalist interiors to create an authentic luxury experience.

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Experiential Retail Design Project

Reimagining The Shop as an Immersive Craft Experience by Arshia Mehta

An experiential retail space redesign that brings artisans and their stories to the forefront, fostering meaningful connections between consumers, craftsmanship, and cultural heritage.

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Career paths

Where Communication Designers Go.

Design Studios

Designer Senior Designer Design Lead Creative Director

Landor Codesign Elephant Design Nicobar Lopez Design Titan Godrej Tata Group Jio Creative Labs Asian Paints Tanishq Fabindia Marico

Advertising & Creative Agencies

Art Director Senior Art Directo Associate Creative Director Creative Director

Ogilvy DDB Mudra Leo Burnett BBDO McCann Dentsu Creative Wieden+Kennedy Animal

Editorial & Publication Design

Designer Art Director Design Director

HarperCollins India Penguin Random House National Geographic Scroll Caravan Magazine Katha

Digital Product & Interface Design

Visual Designer UI Designer Senior Product Designer Design lead Head of Design

Google Flipkart Zomato Swiggy PhonePe CRED Razorpay Amazon Microsoft Adobe Lollypop Design Studio

Motion Design

Motion Designer Senior Motion Designer Art Director Creative Director

Wieden+Kennedy Adobe Zomato BBC News Jio Hotstar Noon Animal

Social Impact & Cultural Institutions

Designer Senior Designer Design Lead Creative Director

Serendipity Arts Foundation India Art Fair Katha Labs Purpose NGOs government design initiatives brand CSR teams cultural trusts public sector design programmes

Design Entrepreneurship

Launch your own design studio brand consultancy type foundry creative agency or design-led venture.

UDIT incubator seed funding access mentor network cross-school business support from the School of Management

Every memorable design experience, digital or analog, was shaped by someone. Every design strategy that changed how the world thinks was driven by someone. Every visual identity that shaped a culture was designed by someone. Be that someone.

Practice by Making Intuitive and Iterative Rigour and play Own your design position AI as your creative instrument Design Leadership Build Your Creative Agency
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Practice by Making Intuitive and Iterative Rigour and play Own your design position AI as your creative instrument Design Leadership Build Your Creative Agency

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Fee, Admission Eligibility and Scholarship

Annual Fees

5,95,000 INR

Eligibility

10+2 in any stream with a min 50% aggregate.

Scholarships

Merit-cum-means scholarships.

Eligibility

10+2 in any stream with a min 50% aggregate.