About IMS-DIA

Design & Innovation Academy was established in 2005 with a vision of nurturing and training design professionals with the right expertise, attitude and creative thinking skills.

Established to foster a design education revolution in India, IMS-DIA has been unique from the very start. It is the first academy to have its own production house and retail showroom. With a team of dedicated faculty from national and international institutions such as NID(Ahmedabad), NIFT, Delhi School of Art, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, Domus Academy, Milan and Central St. Martin’s, London. The faculty bring with them a plethora of industry connect through their own work, design projects, years of experience and their distinguished alumni, who have worked with top fashion designers like Tarun Tahiliani, Satya Paul, Manish Arora, Sabyasachi, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Raw Mango, Charcoal, Reliance, Van Heusen etc.

Interior Design Faculty have also worked with prestigious architectural and interior design firms like STUP Consultants, Royston Hanamoto Alley and Abey, Morphogenesis, L &T, Haworth, Studio Lotus, IREO etc.

Fine Arts Faculty have exhibited their work in Kiran Nadar Museum, Venice Biennial, UNESCO Artists Residency, Kochi Biennial, Township Art Projects, DMRC Art Installations etc.

All the programs at IMS-DIA provide international exposure to commercial, retail and industrial centres abroad along with linkages to various international institutes and universities.

It is one of the very few design colleges to award dual certification, a bachelor’s degree recognized by UGC and a diploma awarded by IMS-DIA.