Making it big on the fashion front isn't as difficult as they've always made it seem. A series of design workshops helps you decode the deal

So, you thought you were always creative, but landed up in that crappy corporate chair. Or were too apprehensive to tread the tricky path.Worry not; it's never to late to find or follow your calling, especially when colleges in the capital get to the task of bringing you back to basics. In this case, starting a career in designing just about everythingu00a0-- cars, furniture, clothes and the works.


A furniture designing workshop in progress

Opening up
The open house, being conducted by Raffles Millennium International institute, encompasses a number of fieldsu00a0-- fashion, product, graphic and interior designing, apart from furniture designing, movie screenings and a comprehensive seminar. "The purpose of holding this affair is to propagate design among those who don't know what to choose for their career, or are in the wrong one. It's to urge them to think beyond boundaries and thus widen their horizons," says Harpreet Singh, President, Higher Education, Educomp Solutions.

Biggie business
The topics of interactive discussion range from design opportunities in India and abroad by eminent designers from all verticalsu00a0-- Dilip Chhabria, Sonali Bhagwati, Payal Jain, Sumeet Nair, Timsy Anand and Sanjay Sharma, to name a few. One can also be a part of the week-long exhibition showcasing innovative designs created by students of the institute. "The students have done a wonderful job in thinking out of the box and creating new designs, keeping in line with the International standards," signs offu00a0Singh.

At Raffles Delhi Campus, 9B Rajendra Park, Pusa Road
May 14: Movie screening and a Q&A session with director David Winkfield, live from NYC.
May 15: Design Conclave: Designing Your Future, 10 am to 1 pm
Call 9582250565