Amresh Panigrahi has 16 years of work experience and has been teaching at NID since June 2010. He is PGDPD in Lifestyle Accessory Design from NID. He has also participated in the master of Strategy Design from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He holds a Diploma in Advanced Computer Arts from the NMRC at the Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from College of Engineering and Technology, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar.

At NID, Amresh has taught courses in social innovation by system design approach, Craft Design, form studies, social Trends & Design Research, Space design & Material design.

At NID, Amresh Actively contributing to New curriculum development, implementation & governance for the Lifestyle accessory design disciplines in the capacity of coordinator and senior associate Design faculty. During present tenure at NID, he is motivated to discover the Design Research and Practices in the Indian context. An avid researcher working with many national and international level of academic collaborative, industry projects to establish design as a tool for social reform.

As part of the Design Practitioner, he involved with a passion for many ambitious Nation-building projects. The Design Intervention to Empower women Basket weavers of Ethiopia-An initiative taken under the India - Africa forum summit ii. The project was commissioned by the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India & NID as a knowledge partner. The project headed by him has completed successfully with a significant impact on the participants in Ethiopia. Under the NID Outreach activities, he was also heading the project, Design intervention for bamboo and Cane artisan in Bhutan - A craft Design initiative by APIC, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan & United Nation Development Program with NID as a knowledge partner. He is also involved as a project for the soft stone craft of Varanasi in Project USTTAD, an initiative taken by the Ministry of Minority Affair, Govt. of India with NID as a knowledge partner. As part of the NID’s industrial design services activity, He and his team also contributed towards the space planning ergonomics development for Warships INS Kochi.

Before coming to academics he also actively involved as A founding member of an MNC, setting up their design studio in Ahmedabad, as India's operation. He involved himself in multiple roles such as Team building, branding, and management of a design studio while working as an industrial designer. As a design researcher assistant with the Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay, he and his team designed a model petrol pump for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.which is eventually replicated across India.

Amresh Panigrahi has 16 years of work experience and has been teaching at NID since June 2010. He is PGDPD in Lifestyle Accessory Design from NID. He has also participated in the master of Strategy Design from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He holds a bachelor's degree in Architecture from College of Engineering and Technology, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

At NID, Amresh has taught courses in social innovation by system design approach, Craft Design, form studies, social Trends & Design Research, Space design & Material design.

At NID, Amresh actively contributed to new curriculum development, implementation & governance for the Lifestyle accessory design disciplines in the capacity of a Course lead and Associate senior Design faculty. During his present tenure at NID, he is motivated to discover the Design Research and Practices in the Indian context. An avid researcher is working with many national and international level of academic collaborative, industry projects to establish design as a tool for social reform. In NID As an additional responsibility, he is heading the International Centre for Indian craft,(ICIC) NID, Ahmedabad and NID DESIS Lab, NID Gandhinagar.

As Design Practitioner in Outreach, NID, he contributed to many ambitious Nation-building projects and passionately indulged himself as projects lead. Some of the significant impact projects are - the Design Intervention to Empower women Basketweavers of Ethiopia commissioned by the Ministry of External Affairs, Design intervention for bamboo and Cane artisan in Bhutan - an initiative by APIC, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan & UNDP, a project for the soft stone craft of Varanasi in Project USTTAD, an initiative taken by the Ministry of Minority Affair Govt. of India. As a team member, he has contributed towards the space planning ergonomics development for Warships INS Kochi.

As a design practitioner before beign as an acdamcian, he involved himself as a founding team member of an MNC -Lumium Design, India operation in Ahmedabad. As a design research assistant with Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay, he and his team designed a model petrol pump for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. later replicated across India.

Amresh Panigrahi is a Design Educator at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. A Design Practitioner, an avid researcher working with many national and international level of academic collaborative, industry projects to establish design as a tool for social reform.Some of his most impactful project where he contributed as Project lead and Designer are “Empowering women Basketweavers of Ethiopia-An initiative taken by Ministry of External Affairs,Govt. of India, “Design intervention for bamboo and Cane artisan in Bhutan - A craft Design initiative by APIC,Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan & United Nation Development Program,“Design development for soft stone craft of Varanasi under project USTTAD, an initiative taken by Ministry of Minority Affair,Govt. of India.Above where Outreach activity of NID supported all the program as knowledge partners on the field.He is also one of the Nominated educators for “Bharat Vikas award” for the year 2017.You can reach him Amresh@nid.edu.

And his website https://sites.google.com/a/nid.edu/amreshpanigrahi/

Amresh Panigrahi is the Design Educator, Practitioner, & an avid researcher aims to help learner by developing their design knowledge and system thinking ability. He is a motivated explorer to discover the most diverse socio-cultural setting like India.

Amresh teaches professional Courses in the area of social innovation through system Design approach, Craft Design, form studies, social Trends & Design Research, Space design & Material design. Mostly he is motivated to extend his domain expertise by research & practice in many National and International level, Nation-building projects.

Amresh Panigrahi is Mdes in Lifestyle Accessory Design from NID, Ahmedabad. He has also participated in the master of Strategy Design from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is an associate senior faculty in Department of Lifestyle Accessory Design, NID Gandhinagar and holds a position of course lead in the same department. He contributes to additional responsibility as head of the international centre of Indian craft, NID Ahmedabad and NID Desis LAB Gandhinagar.

Amresh Panigrahi is a Design Educator at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. A Design Practitioner, an avid researcher working with many national and international level of social innovation projects to establish design as a tool for social reform.

Some of his most impactful project where he contributed as Project lead and Designer are “Empowering women Basketweavers of Ethiopia-An initiative taken by Ministry of External affairs,Govt. of India, “Design intervention for bamboo and Cane artisan in Bhutan - A craft Design initiative by APIC,Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan

Apart from his design teaching he serves as a course lead to Dept of lifestyle accessory design,NID gandhinagar and Head of the international centre for Indian craft, NID Ahmedabad.

Amresh Panigrahi is an Associate Sinor Design Educator at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India. A Design Practitioner, an avid researcher, working with varied National and international social innovation projects on the ground to establish Design as a systemic approach for social reform. He Actively participates in Research Groups such as Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability Lab (NID DESIS LAB), Craft future Lab in the international centre for Indian craft (ICIC).

He has published research articles and book chapter in scientific events and journals nationally and internationally. He works and is interested in the following topics: Systemic approaches in Design; Eco System thinking, Social Innovation and sustainability, Craft Design, Space and Environment design, Form studies, and New Material design.

Amresh Panigrahi is a Design Educator and currently a doctoral candidate at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. A Design Practitioner, an avid researcher, working with varied National and International level of social innovation projects to establish Design as a tool for social reform. A few of his most impactful project where he contributed is the “Empowering women Basketweavers of Ethiopia-An initiative taken by the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, and Small is beautiful, Design Intervention Initiative for uplifting the life of small business owners, MSME Govt. of India. Currently, he serves as a course lead to Dept of lifestyle Accessory Design, and Head of the International centre for Indian craft, and coordinator of NID Desis LAB , NID Ahmedabad.

Prof.Amresh Panigrahi is a Design Educator at National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad, India. A Design Practitioner, an avid researcher working with Nation building projects nationally and internationally to institute design as a tool for socio-cultural reform.