Pune Design Festival from Friday

PUNE: Celebrating the power of creativity and design thinking, the Association of Designers of India (ADI) will present the tenth edition of Pune Design Festival (PDF). Based on the theme of ‘DesignX’ this year PDF 2016 will start from morning 9 on February 26 and will conclude at on February 27 evening.
A statement issued by the organisers said that, this two-day fest will showcase and rejoice the power of design which contributes in creating communications, products and provide a great impact on quality of living.Considering it as the need of hour, the tenth edition of PDF will be offering exciting interactive sessions, workshops and a better platform for connectivity.
Beginning the festival with an interesting note, there will be a unique way of reinterpretation of music by Indian composer, Rajat Dholakia and design by the guru of animation, Suresh Eriyat in a very unique style. Later the festival will have a keynote session of political columnist and design activist Uday Dandavate, followed by Mickey McManus’.
The highlight of the tenth edition of PDF will be a memorial session on Late MP Ranjan, a highly respected design thinker and a senior faculty member of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad by Swati Ramanathan. Catering to the five problems of modern society: Ageing, Healthcare, Energy, Mobility and Education.