Satyendra Pakhale

Satyen Pakhalé born and raised in central Maharashtra, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Design Engineering from Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur(now Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology , Nagpur).He then studied Master of Design at Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Advanced Product Design at Art Center College of Design Pasadena.

Pakhalé is internationally active in the field of industrial design and architecture since 1993.

He worked initially at Philips Design—new business creation department on innovative products in the areas of digital communication and transportation. In 1998 he set up his own design practice in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

One of his solo industrial design exhibitions of his works took place in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and another at Otto Gallery Bologna, Italy curated by Paola Antonelli, curator of Museum of Modern Art, New York and at Gallery Ammann [1], Cologne, Germany.

Design manager and Marketing Executive Alceo Serafini described Pakhalé's work

"The refreshing difference to be found in Satyendra Pakhalé's designs lies indeed in the form he chooses, for his way of creating is not merely subjective, rather it is the sublimation of cultures in which he belongs. The resulting design language is beautiful to look at, stimulating and easy to interpret. In this way he gives to us a new identity, that belonging to all the people of the world."

In 2014, he is selected as one of the 10 Must-See Artists-Designers [2] at Miami Art Week 2014 for ‘Design at Fairchild – Satyendra Pakhale’ [3] exhibition at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Miami, USA.

• Red Dot Award, for Add-On Radiator, Essen, Germany, 2016
• Green Good Design Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, Chicago, USA, 2016
• Distinguished Alumnus Award IITB 2013, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Bharat Sammann, New Delhi, India, 2013
• NRI Award, for exemplary achievements, NRI – Non Resident Indian Institute London,UK, 2012
• Red Dot Award, for Add-On Radiator, Essen, Germany, 2008
• International Design Award, category Interior Furniture, Los Angeles, USA, 2007
• Editor's Choice Award, for Akasma, ICFF- International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York City, 2003

• Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
• M+, Museum of Visual Culture, Hong Kong / China
• Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
• Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Germany
• Museum het Kruithuis,‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
• F.N.A.C., Fonds National d’ArtContemporain, Paris, France
• Die Neue sammlung- The International Design Museum, Munich, Munich, Germany
• Musée départemental d'art contemporain de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France

Pakhalé regularly invited to give lectures and workshops in USA, Europe and Asia at universities and conferences. He has been visiting faculty at the department of Man and Activity from 1999–2006. and from 2006 to 2010 he has been the Head of the department of Master of Design for Humanity and Sustainable Living Program at Design Academy Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Satyendra Pakhalé – cultural nomad: From Project to Products – Dal progetto al pradotto, Editoriale Modo, Milano, 2002. ISBN No: 88-7419-002-6

Paola Antonelli, curator of Museum of Modern Art New York says introducing Satyendra Pakhalé's design works </ref 3.>,

"No matter how abstract the form, it shows Satyendra Pakhalé, who has studied in different countries, who has worked initially for Industrial purist Philips in the Netherlands and all the while has experimented with ancient Indian techniques, who is rich with talent in his own right, is a champion of new chapter in the history of design."