Nokil Singh

nsingh@aud.ac.in

Post-graduation in Lifestyle Accessories Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad, India (2007 to 2010, degree awarded in convocation-2014).
MFA- I (Sculpture), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India (2007).
BFA (Sculpture), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India (2002 to 2006)

Experience as Design Educator:

Asst. Professor and Program Coordinator: M.Des Social design, School of design, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi (Since 21st of December 2022)
Asst. Professor and Department Mentor Product Design, Presidency University (10th of Agust 2020 to 20th of Dec.2022 )
Sr. Faculty and Coordinator Craft & Product Design, (from 20th of August 2018 to Feb. 2020).
Assistant Professor – Nift, Raebareli (5th of January to 18th of August 2018)
“System Design Course” as visiting faculty, MRID (Baroda University)- March 2018
Mentoring on “Product Collection”, NIFT, Raebareli16th August to 2017 to 5th November 2017
Course on “Composite Materials” as visiting faculty, MRID (Baroda University)- August 2017
Design Educator at pearl academy, New Delhi. (Since Sept. 2014 to March 2017).

Experience as Designer

Sr. Designer, Jayanita Exports, responsible for R&D Hard goods and Design Management.(Feb 2014 to August 2014)
Sr. Designer at 17o1, (K-Jahanvi), responsible for leather accessory and product development (August 2013 to January 2013).
Consultant (freelance) with DCS, NID, Ministry of MSME,Jan 2011 to July 2013
Souvenir Design – (light weight accessories in stone) Government of Madhya Pradesh with Gatha Pvt. Ltd. (August 2010 to November 2010)
Backpack cum Freezer Design- Onio Design Pvt.Ltd, Feb 2010 to June 2010 Accessories for Fashion designer (Lakme) Digvijay Singh(2010)
Accessories for Fashion Designer (Lakme) Digvijay Singh(2010)
Collection Design for Jain Handy Craft Society, Jaipur India,2009
Foldable Shoes for Fashion Designer (Lakme) Mr. Anuj Sharma (2009)
Freelance Art work for Cantonment Church, Varanasi, Under the Lilha & Company Pvt. Ltd.
Commission works with Archicraft (January 2004 to April 2007): Model and Antique Sculptures for Sarnath Museum (Archeology Department of India), First Proposed Model of Beautification of Kashi Vishwnath Temple (Varanasi, UP, India).

Foundation Design: EOD & POD, Design Elements in Historical Context, Form Study, Visual Representation, Material exploration.
Product Design: Advance Visual Representation and Rendering, Digital Drawings and Rendering, System Design (Craft and product), Digital Product Design/UI/UX design, Design Research Methodology, Advance form Study and Clay Modelling for Product Design.
Accessories Design: Personal Accessories Design, Space Accessories Design, Design Research and Trend Foreseeing/Forecasting,
Craft and Accessories Design: Terracotta Craft and Accessories, Metal Craft and Accessories, Stone Craft and Accessories, Wood Craft and Accessories.
Social Design: Design Thinking, Form and Experience of Aesthetics, Service Design, Social Design Project Studio, Material Techniques and Processes, UI/UX.
Graphics Design: Branding, Illustrations, Design Thinking
Sculpting: Fiberglass, Metal Casting, Wood Carving, Terracotta, Mix media.
Digital Design: 2D drawings, 3D drawings, Rendering, Image Editing, Creative Visuals/Artwork.

Core Competencies:

Selection and Display in Annual National Art Exhibition AIFACS 2025.
Display in National Art Exhibition ‘Keya’ -2024
Lalit Kala Academy, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, Annual Art
Exhibition, Faculty of Visual Arts, BHU-2007 Merit Scholarship, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University 2003- 06
Selection (The Collections Represented NID) in IIJS (Indian International Jewelry Show) Mumbai.
Selection (The Collections Represented NID) Jewelry Show by Gujarat govt. Surat, Gujarat
Selection of a Jewelry Collection (The Collections Represented NID) in an international exhibition Organized by Gujarat govt. Surat, Gujarat

NORASA Paperback written by Nokil Singh, Ravish Kumar and Sahebram Tudu, Publication-Vidya Prakashan Varanasi, ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9381750920, ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9381750926
Illustrated Book “Mujhse Bhala Na Koy” written by Padma Shri Poet and Author Surendra Sharma ji, 1 January 2020, Publication: Avyakt Publications, ISBN-10 8193735412, ISBN-13 978-8193735411

Speaker- Role of design in stone products and accessories for better market opportunity, Rae Bareli.
Speaker- Design interventions in leather for micro scale Industry, Jagdishpur, Amethi, UP.
Speaker- Design interventions in battery design for microscale Industry, Jagdishpur, Amethi, UP. • Guest Speech-Raebareli, Marble Craft Industry Development, organized by DCS, DIC & EDII, India.
Guest Speech-Raebareli, Wooden Craft Industry Development, organized by DCS, DIC & EDII India
Workshops and Lectures as guest faculty on metal craft for Pareo craft cluster, Patna, Bihar
Lectures as An Expert on printing and packaging(KPPIA) Karnal, India .
Panellist- “Role of design and expectations of industries from design education”, NID, India