Sustainability & Social Innovation Lab
Design for Sustainability (DfS) is an emerging and significant domain. It is also one of the prime needs of the hour considering the burden of human consumption and production. In order to create sustainable human consumption and production, a complete revamp of the consumption structure is needed. Through the SSI Lab, the Department of Design at IIT Guwahati, aims to foray into this domain.

Updates

Looking for PhD candidates in the following areas:
1. Design for sustainability 
2. Frugal design and social innovation
3. Designing for children
New Project: A look into the lives of Indian Dhobis
We successfully completed the project on understanding the life and work of the washermen community in Guwahati.
Partnership with LeNSin
We joined the Learning network in Sustainability International, an Erasmus+ funded project.

News

June 2022
Pragnya Ramjee received the Governor of Assam Gold medal from honorable Governor of Assam during 24th Convocation of IITG.
June 2022
IF Design Talent Award 2022 for our MDes alumnus Mr. Achyut Shanbhag who worked under the supervision of Dr. Pankaj Upadhyay.
March 2022
New Publication- Banerjee S., Upadhyay P., Punekar R.M. (2022). ‘‘Designerly Ways’ for Sustainable Livelihoods’. In: Melles G.B. (eds) Designing Social Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods. Design Science and Innovation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8452-4_4.
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The Learning Network on Sustainability - LeNSin
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On-field Ginger-Turmeric Processor
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Redesign of 2 Wheel Power Tiller Based Bed Planter