About
Tadpole is an initiative of a team of designers that aims at promoting design.
Our Areas of Focus
Workshops
Short duration workshops on different design disciplines such as woodworking, photography, graphic design, clay and pottery, animation, fashion design etc. are being conducted by the experts. The aim is to elucidate the participants on the topic and impart skills on the subject. Learn more.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions showcasing the creations of designers from different disciplines would be held from time to time.The disciplines would range from Lifestyle and accessories, apparel, furniture to photography, textiles, ceramics and many more.
Academics
An academy that would prepare the young students desiring a career in Design. For the current academic year the preparatory sessions are specially modeled for the Undergraduate Program in Design. Our programme prepares aspiring students to successfully clear the National Entrance Examination for Design (NEED) conducted by NID, Ahmedabad. This exam qualifies students for the Undergraduate Program at:
- National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
- D. J. Academy of Design, Coimbatore
- IILM School of Design, Gurgaon
- Wigan & Leigh College, New Delhi
- Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi
Our Team
Alumni from NID, practitioners of Design, felicitated by the highest design awards, promoters of Design firms, inventor with registered patents, faculties at various design Schools and worshippers of Nature is what describes us.
Going far from the maddening crowd, we have setup our base in the scenic and peaceful city of Dehradun.
We want to propagate design amongst people around us, for which we have created TADPOLE.
Samarth Mungali
Samarth holds a post graduate degree in Design Management from National Institute of Design (NID). Samarth also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and telecommunication from the Delhi College of Engineering and currently runs a design firm. He's an innovator and design thinker at heart, has won international accolades and has been assiting businesses grow through design.
Chiranjit Borah
Chiranjit attended National Institute of Design with his specialization in Visual Communication. Chiranjeet has numerous years of experience in visual communication ranging from branding, packaging, illustrations and gaming. He specialises in developing and designing innovative educational tools for various levels.
Bhavna Bahri
Bhavna is the co-founder of No Formulae, a design firm that helps businesses innovate and harp on the power of design. She is a Post-Graduate in Strategic Design Management from National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad and a Commerce graduate from University of Delhi.
Prior to her entrepreneurial venture, Bhavna has worked in Dubai for several years.She has been involved in bringing international brands like Tuc Tuc & Agatha Ruiz de la Prada to the Middle East and creating their brand communications.
Anuj Sharma
Anuj did post graduation in Apparel Design at the National Institute of Design (NID), India. He was then awarded prestigious Charles Wallice India trust scholarship in 2002 to study Masters in High performance Sportswear Design from the University of Derby, UK.
Mainly working with areas of craft development and performance wear, Anuj’s other areas have included teaching fashion and understanding human behaviour with the help of fashion.
Ashish Verma
Ashish verma has a MFA in Photography from University of Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham (UK) and is a Post-Graduate in Photography from National Institute of Design (NID). His work has been a part of many national and international exhibitions. He has keen interest to work with people & social issues.
