Swati Maskeri is a textile designer based in Bangalore, India. She has over 30 years of experience working in textile design and craft development. Currently, she is the Dean of the School of Foundation Studies at Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology. Previously, she has held roles as a faculty member and head of the textile design department at Srishti Institute, and has worked as a design consultant for various companies. She specializes in hand-woven fabrics and works closely with weavers in India.

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SWATI MASKERI
#001 A, ZED Collective, Avalahalli, Yelahanka Hobli, Bangalore 560 064
Mobile: +91 94480 51671 Email: swatimaskeri@gmail.com; swati@srishti.ac.in
June 2015: Appointed as Dean, School of Foundation Studies & Preparatory studies, Srishti Institute of Art, Design &
Technology, Yelahanka New town, Bangalore. http://srishti.ac.in/people/management-and-deans
October 2013 to April 2014: Worked on a three-part training programme for fifteen artists at Design Squad Pvt Ltd
September 2012 & March 2013: Awarded a Textile residency by ReSIde, which was a cultural exchange between
Scotland and India to produce artistic work in the area of Wool weaving.
September 2009 to May 2010: Part time Consultant in the capacity of Design Director with Design Squad Pvt Ltd,
Salem providing design & technical support to the parent company Tana-Bana, USA http://www.tana-bana.com
January 2007 to 2015: Part time Senior Faculty and Head of Programme for the Textile Design Department at Srishti
School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore (www.srishtiblr.org)
August 2006: Set up my own weave studio to explore and experiment in the area of hand-woven fabrics.
July 1999 to December 2006: Full time Faculty and Head of Programme for the Textile Design Department at Srishti
School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore (www.srishtiblr.org)
July 2002 to Dec 2005: Faculty and Coordinator for the Fashion Design Department at Srishti School of Art, Design and
Technology, Bangalore (www.srishtiblr.org)
1998 – 99: Guest Faculty at NIFT Bangalore, teaching Surface Embellishments and Basics of Indian embroidery styles
1996 – 98: Design Consultant for Market Place, an NGO in Mumbai, India working towards the empowerment of women
in urban slums by providing training in traditional craft-based skills.
1995 – 96: Textile Designer in charge of the Furnishing Fabrics section at The Bombay Store
http://www.thebombaystore.com/
1994 – 95: Design Consultant with Ritu Kumar based at their central design studio in New Delhi
http://www.ritukumar.com/
1990 – 94: Advanced Entry Professional Education Program from NID Ahmedabad, specialization in Textile Design
1987 – 90: Textile Designer with Himatsingka Seide Ltd at their Bangalore studio http://himatsingka.com/
1984 – 87: Diploma in Textile Design with specialization in Weaving from Sophia Polytechnic Mumbai
HIGHLIGHTS
Currently working on completing ‘Wool weaving stories’ - Kutch & Scotland, a ReSIde residency project sponsored by
Creative Scotland.
Currently working with two silk sari weavers in Yelahanka, Bangalore in an independent capacity to create contemporary
products for Fashion such as stoles & sarees as well as Home textiles. My label TUNI sells in select museum and gallery
shops in the USA and UK.
Participated as a Design expert in the INDEX design challenge 2010 Advisory workshop that took place in Copenhagen,
Denmark in February 2011.
Conducted a fifteen-day participatory Design development workshop in embroidery as a Livelihood generation
programme for Urban poor women in Bangalore, in February 2010 sponsored by DCH, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India.
Successfully completed a one-month course in Management for Women Entrepreneurs at IIM, Bangalore in May 2009.
Attended a four-day International Natural Dye Symposium organised by UNESCO, The Crafts Council of India &
Dastakar Andhra at Hyderabad in November 2006.
Facilitated a fifteen-day module on developing a collection & presentation skills with the Rabari embroidery women in
Kala Raksha Vidyalaya, Kutch, Gujarat in September 2006.

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Conducted a fifteen-day participatory Design development workshop for the Lambani embroidery crafts women at
Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra, Sandur, Karnataka in January 2006 sponsored by DCH, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India.
Designed and conducted a three-day workshop on design methodology and ideation for dhurrie and zamkhana weavers
from Kinnhal (Bellary District, Karnataka) sponsored by KHDC and organized by NID Bangalore Cell in April 2005.
Jointly conducted a three-day workshop on design methodology and ideation for weavers and tailors at DESI in Heggodu
(Shimoga District, Karnataka) in December 2004.
Participated in a workshop on Understanding Markets: Marketing Handlooms conducted by Dastkar Andhra, Hyderabad
in June 2004.
Helped document the workings of DESI, a rural-empowerment NGO based in Heggodu (Shimoga District, Karnataka) in
April 2004, for presentation at the June 2004 workshop on Understanding Markets: Marketing Handlooms.
Attended a one-week workshop on Master Class in Teaching Sustainable Design conducted by ICIS in Copenhagen,
Denmark in September 2003.
Assisted in the design and execution of a dynamic and participative seminar in August 2003, on design intervention for
craft development in South India. The varied interests of different group members like designers; NGOs, industry and
government governed the seminar content.
Conducted a workshop on facilitative design development with Kasuti embroidery craftswomen at Sandur Kushala Kala
Kendra (Bellary District, Karnataka) in August 2002.
Co-conducted a course titled Designer as Facilitator for a multi-disciplinary group of students in July 2002, aimed at
helping them effectively facilitate design development amongst craft groups.
Assisted in conducting a workshop called ‘Aagaman – Listening to Craft’ and an exhibition titled ‘Beyond the Crafts
Bazaar’ in May 2002, aimed at rejuvenating Government intervention in the area of craft development.
Facilitated a collaborative workshop in February 2002 between design students and DWARKA, an NGO assisting
Kalamkari craftspeople at Sri Kalahasti, to facilitate new product development based on traditional crafts. Products
developed during this workshop were displayed at the ‘Beyond the Crafts Bazaar’ exhibition in May 2002.
Attended Asia Pacific Embroidery Seminar organized by Crafts Council of India at Hyderabad in December 2000.
Conducted a one-day introductory workshop on Trends and Interpretations in Textile Design for the employees of Co-
optex, organized by NID Bangalore Cell in November 2000.
Conducted several workshops for urban slum-dwelling women between 1996 and 1998, to facilitate hand-embroidery
skill development as well as product development. Products developed by these women were sold through catalogues
across US and European markets by the company ‘Market Place’.
Worked closely with the traditional weavers of Shantipur (West Bengal) to design and develop multiple collections of
fabrics for Ritu Kumar between November 1993 and April 1994. (Student project)
Won the First Prize in the 1993 International Wool Secretariat Student Woolmark Shawl Design competition in December
1993. Prize included sponsorship by the International Wool Secretariat and the Wool Club to attend the 24th
International Fashion Week in Hongkong. Presented a report on the annual fashion trends in Hongkong.
Documented the traditional weaving styles of Kotpad and Mirganguda weavers in Orissa, and developed designs based
on these styles for Oxfam India in June-July 1992. (Student project)
Developed a full range of furnishing fabrics for a farm-house for the Vallabhdas family, with special focus on
personalized space design using natural colours, materials and lighting in January 1992. (Student project)
Developed a collection of woven fabric styles for suiting, trousers and jacket material for GSL Fabrics, Mumbai in August
1991. (Student project)
Languages Known:
English, Hindi, Marathi: Speak, read & write. Konkani, Gujarati, Kannada: Speak.
Personal Interests:
Travelling, Working with Rural Crafts people, Trekking & Music