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This is the public profile of THOMAS ABRAHAM, click here to view our interview with THOMAS ABRAHAMAbout THOMAS ABRAHAM : Thomas Abraham graduated with an Honors Degree in Architecture from IIT Kharagpur. He is the Founder director of a global design studio that specializes in furniture and fashion design. He is an architect with a social and environmental conscience, focusing on sustainability, recycling, reduction of carbon footprint and employing indigenous people of color. He also runs IDeA World Design School in Bangalore which is among the oldest private run design institutes in India, having educated over around 9000 students in the last few decades.
ORGANIZATION:IDeA World Design College
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Fashion designer Media, graphic, printing, culture, design
EDUCATION:
1988, Architecture, Bachelor Of Architecture(Honors), IIT Kharagpur/ India
EXPERIENCE:
1990- present, Founder Director, IDeA World Design College, Bangalore/India
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
Art Asia Fair, Miami/United States
Victoria and Albert Museum, Mumbai/India
Alliance Francaise, Bangalore/India
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
•2018, Miss India, Mumbai/India
• Bombay Times Fashion Week, Mumbai/India
•Metamorphosis Collection, Bangalore Times Fashion Week, Bangalore/India
•2019, The Transformer Collection, Architectural Digest Design Show, Mumbai/India
AWARDS:
1.2018 - Emerging Icon Award for IDeA Design House by Times of India (the world’s largest circulating English daily)
2.2018 - IDeA World Design School, founded by Thomas Abraham won the award for Best Design Education at the Business Times Awards
3.2019 - Awarded Best Science Educator at the Economic Times Award for Giraffe Learning. 2020 - IDeA World Design School won the award for Top and Most Creative Design for Quality Infrastructure and Facilities
4.Nominated ‘Trailblazer’ and ‘Most Likely to Succeed’ by The Times of India for his work in Art aka Writism.
5.Instituted IIT Kharagpur’s first peer to peer award, The April Ann Prize for the Highest Achievement in Creative Enterprise which celebrated its 25th anniversary recently.
List of Fashion awards
1.Silver Winner at Muse Design Awards – Metamorphosis Collection – Sustainable Category - 2022
2.Gold winner at Muse Design Awards – Metamorphosis Collection – Runway Category- 2022
3.Honorary Mention at International Design Awards- Metamorphosis Collection - Textile and Materials-Handmade Category- 2021
4.Honorary Mention at International Design Awards- Metamorphosis Collection – Apparel Category- Runway Collections – 2021
List of Architecture awards
1.Finalist at Indian Institute of Architects award – The Crystal Hall -2021
2.Gold winner at Muse Design Awards – The Crystal Hall – Residential Category- 2022
3.Platinum winner at Muse Design Awards – The Crystal Hall – Conceptual Category- 2022
4.Platinum winner at Muse Design Awards – The Crystal Hall – Sustainable Category- 2022
5.Finalist at World Architecture Awards- The Crystal Hall- Residential Category-2020
6.Honorable Mention at International Design Awards- The Crystal Hall- Residential Building Category -2021
7.Honorable Mention at BLT Built Design Awards- The Crystal Hall -2021
8.Honorable Mention at Architecture MasterPrize Award – The Crystal Hall- Single Family Category for residential architecture – 2021
9.Selection Winner at German Design Council's Iconic Awards– The Crystal Hall - Residential architecture category-2021
List of Interior awards
1.Winner at World Architecture Awards – The Crystal Hall- Interior Design Realized Category 2021
2.Winner of the Bronze A’ Design Award – The Crystal Hall- Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category-2022
3.Platinum winner at Muse Design Awards – The Crystal Hall – Residential Category- 2022
4.Platinum winner at Muse Design Awards – The Crystal Hall – Sustainable Category- 2022
5.Honorable Mention at International Design Awards- The Crystal Hall- Residential Category -2021
6.Honorable Mention at BLT Built Design Awards- The Crystal Hall -2021
List of Furniture awards
1.Finalist at SBID International Design Awards – Transformer Collection -2021
2.Silver Winner at Muse Design Awards – Transformer Collection – Furniture Sets Category - 2022
3.Silver Winner at Muse Design Awards – Transformer Collection – Miscellaneous Category – 2022
4.Honorary Mention at International Design Awards- The Optimus – Home Interior Products Category- 2021
PRESS APPEARANCES:
His design house has been featured on the press and media across the world including in NBC, International Business Times, The Morning Star etc in USA, Vietnam, Australia, China, and South Africa.
ACCOLADES:
•2018, Miss India, Designed gowns for all the 30 finalists of Femina Miss India
•2018, Emerging Icon Award, Bangalore /India
• 2012, 28 Persons of the future, India
•2018, Best Design Education Award from Business Times, Bangalore, India
•2021, Finalist, SBID (Society of British and International Interior Design) Furniture Award, Britain
•2021, Selection Winner, Iconic Awards by German Design Council, Germany
•2021, Finalist, World Architecture Awards,
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English(Near Native)
Malayalam(Native)
Hindi(Intermediate)
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
AIA
FDCI, INDIA
COA, INDIA
COLLECTIONS:
My signature art style Writism has also been exhibited at Art Asia, Miami which is in subsidiary to Art Basel, Miami.
HOBBIES:
Writing, Reading, Designing, Teaching, Art
CLIENTELE:
2018, Miss India, Designed gowns for all the 30 finalists of Femina Miss India
REGISTRATION DATE:
2021-07-28 14:09:17
COUNTRY/REGION:
India
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by THOMAS ABRAHAM
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The Crystal Hall Residential Interior Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category in 2021 Thomas Abraham for Thomas Abraham |
Runner-Up status designs by Thomas Abraham
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Metamorphosis Red Carpet Wear Runner-Up for Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Category in 2022 THOMAS ABRAHAM |
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