Indian Institute of Crafts & Design

Indian Institute of Crafts & Design

• The Indian Institute of Crafts & Design, Jaipur was set up as an autonomous institute by the Government of Rajasthan in the year 1995 to act as a catalyst of change in the craft sector. Since October 2007, the Institute is being funded and managed by Ambuja Educational Institute (AEI) under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

Vision

• The Vision of IICD is to continue to invigorate the craft sector and to become the Centre of Excellence in Crafts & Design, encouraging research and bringing new life to the languishing crafts of India.

Mission

• To lead our country into the future with the design programmes focusing on the future and techniques of handicrafts.

• To keep the uniqueness and skill of crafts alive.

• To create visibility of craftsmen in the international sector.

• To sensitize budding designers to the issues of sustainability and awareness of eco-system for which solutions are designed.

• To cater to high level training in the craft sector.

• To develop Design-Techno Managers.