Looks like you have JavaScript disabled. For the full Twine experience, you will need to re-enable it.

Textile design graduate from NIFT Kolkata with a minor in Home & Living accessories, focused on creating aesthetic yet practical home furnishings and textile solutions. I’m drawn to craft-led work, where fabric behavior, materiality, and real production constraints shape the final design. I’ve collaborated with artisan communities and industry partners to develop handloom (Ponduru-Jamdani) and Kalamkari collections, digital print sarees, and tactile soft-furnishing prototypes. My approach blends site-based design exposure, sampling and production coordination, and detail-oriented execution within time-bound timelines.…Textile design graduate from NIFT Kolkata with a minor in Home & Living accessories, focused on creating aesthetic yet practical home furnishings and textile solutions. I’m drawn to craft-led work, where fabric behavior, materiality, and real production constraints shape the final design. I’ve collaborated with artisan communities and industry partners to develop handloom (Ponduru-Jamdani) and Kalamkari collections, digital print sarees, and tactile soft-furnishing prototypes. My approach blends site-based design exposure, sampling and production coordination, and detail-oriented execution within time-bound timelines.

Navya Deepthi Darla

Textile Designer, Designer, Merchandiser, +1





Textile design graduate from NIFT Kolkata with a minor in Home & Living accessories, focused on creating aesthetic yet practical home furnishings and textile solutions. I’m drawn to craft-led work, where fabric behavior, materiality, and real production constraints shape the final design. I’ve collaborated with artisan communities and industry partners to develop handloom (Ponduru-Jamdani) and Kalamkari collections, digital print sarees, and tactile soft-furnishing prototypes. My approach blends site-based design exposure, sampling and production coordination, and detail-oriented execution within time-bound timelines.…Textile design graduate from NIFT Kolkata with a minor in Home & Living accessories, focused on creating aesthetic yet practical home furnishings and textile solutions. I’m drawn to craft-led work, where fabric behavior, materiality, and real production constraints shape the final design. I’ve collaborated with artisan communities and industry partners to develop handloom (Ponduru-Jamdani) and Kalamkari collections, digital print sarees, and tactile soft-furnishing prototypes. My approach blends site-based design exposure, sampling and production coordination, and detail-oriented execution within time-bound timelines.

Available to hire

Textile design graduate from NIFT Kolkata with a minor in Home & Living accessories, focused on creating aesthetic yet practical home furnishings and textile solutions. I’m drawn to craft-led work, where fabric behavior, materiality, and real production constraints shape the final design.

I’ve collaborated with artisan communities and industry partners to develop handloom (Ponduru-Jamdani) and Kalamkari collections, digital print sarees, and tactile soft-furnishing prototypes. My approach blends site-based design exposure, sampling and production coordination, and detail-oriented execution within time-bound timelines.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Telugu

Fluent

Hindi

Advanced

Work Experience

Design Intern at Archana Jaju

December 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026

Developed a menswear ethnic handloom collection (MIRAAS) through fieldwork in Ponduru, collaborating with weavers and loom processes. Designed a womenswear prêt collection (ORDINARY SUMMER) in the Srikalahasti Kalamkari cluster, blending traditional craft with contemporary design. Supported end-to-end product development for multiple menswear and womenswear collections, coordinating with artisans/weavers/vendors across handloom and handcrafted textile clusters. Managed sourcing, sampling, costing support, and production follow-ups while ensuring feasibility, quality, and timely execution.