The Lifestyle Accessory Design (LAD) postgraduate programme educates and trains professional designers to visualize and create lifestyle accessories and systems using different materials, processes and technologies. It relates to people's way of living and the products they interact with, which form an essential basis of their day-to-day lives—focusing on personal and space accessories and products. The students are encouraged to build emotive connect and conceptual experiences for the consumers through the products they create. The designers from this programme aspire to drive the market by Designing for Changing Needs and Designing for Future Needs and make 'Designed in India' a premier global brand.
The Lifestyle Accessory Design discipline at NID focuses on creating innovative, culturally relevant accessories that enhance daily living. It emphasises human-centred, sustainable, and future-focused design, blending diverse materials and technologies to craft products that resonate emotionally and functionally with modern consumers, while reflecting India’s rich socio-cultural heritage.