Satyendra Pakhale

Satyendra Pakhale (born India), International Industrial designer. Popularly known as “Satyen Pakhale”. He studied Mechanical engineering at VNIT, Nagpur. Master of Design at Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Advanced Product Design at Art Center College of Design in Switzerland. He worked at Philips Design - creating innovative products in the areas of digital communication and transportation. In 1998 he set up his own design practice in Amsterdam and active in Europe, North America and Far East.

Recently two solo Industrial design exhibitions of [his works [http://www.satyendra-pakhale.com] , took place- one in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and another at Otto Gallery Bologna, Italy curated by Paola Antonelli, curator of Museum of Modern Art New York. He conveys a message that could be defined ‘universal’ through his designs and ranks him among the most influential designers at work today.

A book on his [http://www.satyendra-pakhale.com] oeuvre “From projects to products” published by Modo, Milan. Currently he has been invited to Head the department of Master of Design for Humanity and Sustainable Living Program at Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands. He is in great demand internationally. Often he has been on juries of international architecture and design competitions. He is invited to give talks / lectures on current design issues. He has active international design practice based in Amsterdam with international workload consisting of range of projects worldwide from industrial to cultural fileds. His design works are widely published and he is considered to be one of the important opinion leader on international design scene. His works are in several public collections, among others Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.

External links

* [http://www.satyendra-pakhale.com/ Satyendra Pakhale - Cultural Nomad]
* [http://www.biz-community.com/Article/196/13/9460.html Democratic Design]
* [http://www.slideshare.net/promateria/20070924-global-city-satyendra-pakhale-short-version Global City - Human City]
* [http://davidreport.com/blog/200704/david-and-satyendra-talks-about-design/ Humanistic and cultural values - Satyendra talks with David about design- part 1]
* [http://davidreport.com/blog/200705/david-and-satyendra-talk-about-design-part-2/ Sustainable design - Satyendra talk with David about design - part 2 ]
* [http://www.stedelijk.nl/oc2/page.asp?PageID=391 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam]
* [http://www.dwell.com/peopleplaces/profiles/4992756.html Pure and Simple - The Craft of Design]
* [http://challenge.visualessence.nl/C2063922860/E1313921908/index.html Magical world of Satyendra Pakhale]