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An Initiative by Studio 1947

Local Design Wisdom.
For Global Impact.

A platform we built to discover young creators, preserve local design knowledge, and bring free design-thinking workshops to rural India.

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What We Do

Competitions & Awards Coming Soon

Design challenges that invite students and young creators to solve real problems and imagine better futures. Winners get recognition, mentorship, and a platform to show their work.

Free Workshops for Rural Communities

Design-thinking workshops brought to small towns and villages at no cost, teaching problem-solving, teamwork and hands-on creative skills.

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Archiving Local Design Knowledge

A public archive of India's local tools, crafts and everyday innovations, documented to preserve design wisdom and inspire future generations.

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Community

A growing network of young creators, craftspeople and mentors sharing work, feedback and opportunities with each other.

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Design Challenges Coming Soon

We're building a real challenge cycle.

Timed briefs, submissions, and a leaderboard. Nothing's live yet, so there's nothing to show here. In the meantime, explore what's already in the Archive.

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Our Mission

A platform that celebrates design excellence rooted in local wisdom, while fostering global collaboration.

We run design challenges and build community archives that give local designers a platform and hill heritage a lasting record: work that starts local and is built to travel.

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For Artists & Craftspeople

Have a story worth telling?

If you're an artist, craftsperson or community keeping a local tradition alive, and you want your story documented and shared, we want to hear from you. Submissions become part of the Local Design Archive: photos, video, oral histories, the work itself.

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