Pravinsinh Solanki

Pravinsinh Solanki is an Industrial Designer with specialization in Furniture and Interior Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He has worked for various high profile Architecture, Interior and Event Design Projects in India. In 2006 he started working with ‘Grottini Srl.’, a leading Italian Retail Design company in Porto Recanati, Italy. After gaining rich experience in Designing and Executing Retail Stores around the world, Solanki joined “CRS Strategic Designs” in Torino, Italy as a CEO. He returned back to Delhi to set up the Furniture Manufacturing Company for the CRS. He has shown great expertise in setting up furniture units, sourcing, production, execution and cost-cutting. With all his rich experience he was invited to teach at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 2013. He Heads the Furniture & Interior Department and teaches Space Planning, Retail Store Design, Design Detailing, Construction & Fabrication, and Design Management. He also looks after restoring the classic prototypes at NID which were designed by world-class designers. Solanki was also a Jury member for India Design mark and visiting faculty for various Design schools. Pravinsinh is also the founder of Scrap Design Innovation through which he inspires people to Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. He’s conducted many courses and workshops in India and abroad to educate the masses about conserving resources and create Wealth out of Waste. Pravinsinh is also the Head of International Centre for Indian Crafts which works on Craft documentation, skill development and design innovation in Crafts.