Design is a practice based discipline and SID has established "Symbiosis Design Cell" within the institute to encourage industry to collaborate and seek consultancy services from our esteemed faculty members.
Design cell at SID is a consortium of faculty members which provides consultancy and training to the corporate. Projects are led by individual or a group of faculty members and collaboration is made with external professionals, technical staff and students, based on the requirement of specific project. The facilities at SID have been planned in such a way that it can function as a large design house.
The revenue generated by this activity is shared with the team that works on these projects. This is an important part of SID and is a revenue generating enterprise.
This activity is run as an independent profit centre with its own annual budget.
Following are the specific areas of consultancy for various faculty members:
| Sr.No. | Name | Designation | Area of Consultancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Sanjeevani Ayachit | Director | Collection Development, Design Research, Pattern Development, Surface Creation |
| 2. | Dr. Pranita Ranade | Deputy Director | Digital Graphic Design, Publication Design, History of Art & Design, Design Research, Digital Typography, User Interface Design |
| 3. | Dr. Manohar Desai | Associate Professor | Calligraphy, Identity & Brand Design, Publication, Environment Graphic |
| 4. | Keyur Sahasrabudhe | Associate Professor | Photography, Product Photography, Fashion Photography , Commercial Photography |
| 5. | Neetu Singh | Assistant Professor | Merchandising, Marketing, Information Collection & Garment Manufacturing |
| 6. | Tushar Amin | Assistant Professor | Automotive Design, Architectural Design, Interior Design |
| 7. | Sandip Deore | Teaching Assistant | Animaton, Backgrounds, UI/UX Design, Interactive Design, Interactive E-Books, Graphic Design, E-learning, Games |