Ms. Meenakshi Singh

Ms. Meenakshi Singh trained at the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad in the area of Apparel and Textile Design. She has more than 30 years of experience in various areas of Craft and Design ranging from design education, outreach and training, product development, retail and others. She retired as Dean Academics from the Indian Institute of Crafts & Design Jaipur in 2023.

Besides teaching at the premier institutes of the country like NID, NIFT, Pearl Academy, IICD and others she has worked extensively in the craft and the khadi sector particularly in Rajasthan and Gujarat working with artisans, training them for quality and product development. She has worked with Fab India as their first store manager in Rajasthan and was also instrumental in setting up a Museum shop The Palace Atelier in the City Palace Museum Jaipur. Her interest is to work in the area of sustainability and development. Currently she works as Co- Founder at Khatu Designs- a home grown lifestyle & accessories brand based out of Jaipur, Rajasthan also curates Khatu Culture Trails as an offshoot of Khatu Designs. She continues to conduct training programs in the craft sector on Design and other subjects related to design.