Vision · In Development
A holistic design ecosystem where nature, art, and design — and the people who practice them — come together as one living, working, creating community.
"NAD Village is not a destination. It is a way of living, making, and building — where design, culture, craft, and commerce are not separate activities but one continuous practice."
— Jayasri Priyadharshini, Creator of NAD VillageThe Spaces
Each space at NAD Village serves a different function — but together, they form a single integrated system where design is not a service but a way of life.
The creative core — where spatial, product, and material design happens, with clients and in solitude.
ActiveA living library of reclaimed, salvaged, and found materials — available for research, sourcing, and exploration.
ActiveFabrication, carpentry, painting, craft — hands-on making happens here. Where ideas become objects.
Not a shop. A designed experience where every product has a story and every object earns its place.
A designed space for gathering, conversation, and the kind of slow attention that good work requires.
Dedicated spaces for specific traditional crafts — Lippan, woodcarving, textile, metal — where artisans work and teach.
Outdoor and indoor site-specific art installations — permanent, rotating, and commissioned.
Design talks, craft markets, community gatherings, workshops — a programmed cultural calendar.
A designed residential experience — where guests live inside the philosophy, not just observe it.
FutureOpen to designers, artisans, architects, makers — a shared space for collaboration, cross-pollination, and building.
The System
The integrated whole
Spatial · Product · Material
Makers · Craftspeople · Teachers
Experience · Commerce
Content · Community · Store
Most design ecosystems are linear: client → designer → contractor → done. NAD Village is circular. The studio feeds the workshop. The workshop feeds the material yard. The material yard feeds the retail. The retail funds the craft labs. The craft labs train new artisans. The artisans come back into the studio.
This is what ecosystem means — not a collection of services, but a system where each part sustains the others. Where design is not extracted from culture but grown inside it.
It is a model that can be replicated. A village that can be built wherever design, craft, and community choose to meet.
Build Phases
Design studio, material sourcing, retail, and project delivery. The foundation from which everything else grows.
Physical workshop and dedicated craft lab spaces for fabrication, artisan residencies, and community workshops.
An open material library — available for designers, architects, and the public to source reclaimed and traditional materials.
A designed café and programmed event space — activating NAD Village as a cultural destination, not just a working studio.
An integrated digital presence — connecting NAD Village's physical work with an online community, store, and content platform.
Homestay accommodation and open community space — completing NAD Village as a place where people can live inside the work.