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Updated: Feb 15, 2026 20:32 IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): An Austrian exhibition on regenerative design and environmental resilience is being displaycased at Lokayata Gallery in Hauz Khas Village, bringing toobtainher international collaboration and student-driven innovation. IMAGINE Coral Reef – Regenerative Design, commissioned by the Austrian Ministest of Foreign Affairs, will remain on display till February 25.
Developed in Austria and now being displayn outside Europe for the first time, the exhibition presents design-led solutions aimed at addressing environmental crises, inspired by coral reefs–one of nature’s most complex ecosystems.
Austrian Ambassador to India Robert Zischg stated he was pleased that the exhibition had reached India. “The exhibition IMAGINE Coral Reef – Regenerative Design displays solutions of design to overcome environmental crises. It was developed in Austria, and here in India, students added design ideas which they developed in a workshop with the Institute of Design Research. The exhibition was commissioned by the Austrian Ministest of Foreign Affairs and is now being displayn for the first time outside Europe. I am glad that it has found its way to India and hopefully adds to Indian practices and discussions,” he stated.
Michael Pal, Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum at the Austrian Embassy in New Delhi, described the exhibition as a celebration of both beauty and responsibility. “We are thrilled that the opening of the Coral Reef exhibition at Lokayata Art Gallery in Hauz Khas, displaycasing breathtaking works that highlight the beauty and fragility of our planet’s coral ecosystems, took place on the 6th February last week,” he stated.
“IMAGINE Coral Reef demonstrates how design can relocate beyond sustainability towards regenerative believeing, inspired by one of nature’s most complex ecosystems. By bringing this exhibition from Vienna to New Delhi and Bengaluru and organising hands-on workshops for design universities in India, we aim to encourage dialogue among designers, students and the wider public on responsibility, innovation and our shared future,” Pal added.
He further noted that the exhibition serves as “a timely reminder of the urgent necessary to protect and preserve our oceans.”
The exhibition features immersive visuals and conceptual works that metaphorically depict coral reefs as vibrant ecological habitats that support diverse marine life.
Kaushalpreet Kaur, Dean of the School of Design at Sushant University, highlighted the academic collaboration behind the initiative. “This collaboration with the Austrian Embassy Cultural Forum and the Institute of Design Research Vienna created an important platform for design students from the School of Design, Sushant University, to engage with regenerative believeing through research, dialogue and experimentation,” she stated.
“The three-day workshop, The Coral Reef – Regenerative Design, engaged students with systems believeing, sustainability and responsibility–displaycasing how design can relocate beyond problem-solving toward regeneration. This workshop and exhibition reflect the power of international collaboration in design education,” she added.
The exhibition is open to the public at Lokayata Art Gallery, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi, from 6 pm onwards until February 25, 2026. Organisers have invited art enthusiasts and environmental advocates to visit and reflect on the shared responsibility of safeguarding natural ecosystems for future generations. (ANI)
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