The unfolding new year only witnesses creativity, learning, and celebrations at the JD Institute of Fashion Technology. January 2025 was as much about some very interesting mix of academic showpiece events and cultural and festival celebrations reminding us once more about the strong commitment of this institute towards the creation of design excellence in academic life. Let’s check some of these mileposts one by one:

Material Sourcing Dsiplay – Diploma in Interior Designing (June 2024 Batch)

Date: January 8, 2025

Objective: The ideas thought up turn into practical in the selection of materials themselves.

The Diploma in Interior Designing (June 2024 batch) organized the Material Sourcing Display, an interactive exhibition that brought out the role of materials in design. The event included a carefully selected set of samples, architectural models, and industry literature, giving the attendees valuable insights into contemporary material trends.

Key Features of the Exhibition:

• Material Board: A rich visual choice of laminates, hardware fitting, veneers, acrylic sheets, and more.
• Architectural Models: Student models at scale representation of material used.
• Industry Literature: Carefully selected a set of magazines and catalogues that reflect all the latest finds in material acquirement.

During the event, demands made by aesthetics and functionality together with the need for sustainability were well met.

Pongal Celebration

Date: 13/01/2025

JD Institute celebrated the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu with a potluck feast full of authentic South Indian delicacies. The faculty bonded over a whole evening of cultural performances and community gatherings around the traditional games of the event, which again showcased the spirit of inclusiveness of the institute towards culture.

JD Design Awards 2025

Date: 23rd January 2025

Theme: “Live in the Moment”

It was an excellent opportunity to showcase fresh talent, innovation, and artistry at JD Design Awards 2025. The event would bring together upcoming fashion designers, industry stalwarts, media celebrities, and scholars to witness this marvellous display of cutting-edge designs.

Highlights

• Themes: E-sports culture, Japanese philosophies, sustainability, urban sophistication, celestial beauty and avant-garde aesthetics
• Partners: Strategic partnership with TheStyle.world (Content Partner) and Lakme Makeup Academy for model styling.
• Directed by show director Ms Suma, whose expertise lies in choreography and visual narrative.

An event in which designers take a chance out of their comfort zone by trying new things, industrial exposure, and a stress-free yet competitively supportive environment. The JD Design Awards reinstated JD Institute’s role in the making of future fashion design in innovation and collaboration.

Fine Jewellery Design Display – July 2024 Batch Diploma in Fine Jewellery Design

The CAD Module Display was organised for two distinctive jewellery collections by the July 2024 batch of the Diploma in Fine Jewellery Design:

Collection with Western Influence: Straightforward, uncluttered patterns with flowing forms.

Traditional Rajasthani Collection: Inspired by Jaipur’s Meenakari and Kundan Jewellery. Intricate enamel work and detailed settings of precious gems.

Learning Outcomes:

• Making jewellery mock-ups on Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Traditional Jewelry Techniques and How to Integrate into Modern Design with 2D CAD.
• Technical drawings and Digital Renderings, Professional-grade.

This heritage craft meets innovation with digitals. So, here students have been allowed to come up with precision technical skills along with their artistic visions.

Adobe Substance 3D Event

Date: January 30, 2025

Speakers

• Prashant Alagiya – Lead Edu South & Sri Lanka
• Sharrom Yezdegardi-Head of Enterprise Growth India, Adobe 3D & Immersive Division
• Sai Melapudi – Technical Artist, Substance 3D

JD Bangalore organised an Adobe Substance 3D session that provided great insights into the ever-changing landscape of the 3D workflows in the fashion, interior design, and jewellery design fields.

Agenda: Introduction to Adobe Substance Portfolio: use cases across various design industries.

Technical Deep Dive: Tips, tricks, and advanced features of Substance 3D Apps.

Sharrom Yezdegardi has an international business and technology background. He has strongly marketed 3D workflows in the Media & Entertainment, Fashion, and Industrial Design industries. Knowledge of immersive technologies and a sense of innovation made this session extremely enriching for faculty as well as students.

January 2025 was highly action-packed in JD Institute of Fashion Technology with academic showcases, cultural celebrations, and the latest partnerships from the industry. Material Sourcing Display, JD Design Awards, and the Adobe Substance 3D session were some events that repositioned JD into innovation, creativity, and the readiness of the industry. The institute continues to empower its students through experiential learning, networking, and exposure to the latest trends, and it has become a forerunner in the design education sphere.