Designer
& Educator
Based in Nagpur
Creative Chief @ EnVisionAr Design Atelier
Bhuleshwar
Mate
Fifty years of design, branding & teaching.
Professor of Fine Arts, former Vice Chancellor of Assam University, and today the creative chief of EnVisionAr Design Atelier. Shaping identities for hotels, film festivals, clinics and companies since the 1970s.
( 01 ) Design practice
EnVisionArDesign Atelier
Nagpur, India
envision · enhance · elevate
Brand identity, print, exhibition, signage, packaging, publications and 3D design, from a studio built on fifty years of applied arts practice.
- 01Brand identityLogo systems, brand guidelines, social identity and web design specs.↗
- 02Print designBusiness cards, letterheads, brochures, catalogues, packaging, decks.↗
- 03Exhibition & eventsExhibition panels, launch kits, backdrops, reception and stage branding.↗
- 04Signage & hoardingsStorefront boards, public hoardings, wayfinding, environmental graphics.↗
- 053D printingBranded desk items, custom awards, name tags, models and props.↗
- 06PublicationsVernacular Branding, the studio's book on identity and cultural memory.↗
Studio C-7, Neeri Road, Barlinge Layout, Laxminagar, Nagpur 440022 Call +91 712 222 8989
Vernacular Branding
A book co-authored by Prof. Bhuleshwar Mate and Kaushambi Mate: identity, cultural memory and postcolonial representation in contemporary branding.
Work
All works ↗
( 02 ) Selected work
Studio
projects
| Project | Client | |
|---|---|---|
| IFFI ’93 | Directorate of Film Festivals, Govt. of India | |
| Dr. Priya’s PMC | Dr. Priya’s Pain Management Centre | |
| NAP | Neeru Art Printers | |
| Century Travels | Century Travels | |
| Datamines | Datamines | |
| Vernacular Branding | Self-published |  |
( 03 ) Career
From art
director to
vice chancellor
| Years | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 – | Founder & CEO | Atelier EnvisionAr, Nagpur |
| 2015 | Vice Chancellor | Assam University, Silchar |
| 2007 – 2012 | Pro Vice Chancellor | Assam University, Diphu Campus |
| 1999 – 2007 | Dean, School of Humanities | Assam University, Silchar |
| 1996 – 2015 | Professor of Fine Arts | Assam University, Silchar |
| 1984 – 1987 | Art Director | Hyatt Regency, Delhi |
| 1982 – 1984 | Design Manager | Holiday Inn, New Delhi |
| 1978 – 1982 | Professor of Applied Arts | Govt. College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 1976 – 1978 | Lecturer in Applied Arts | Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai |
( 04 ) Explore
Everything
else
- 01ProfileServices offered, from corporate identity to packaging and photography.↗
- 02Design practiceCommissions from 1987: hotels, festivals, hospitals, ministries.↗
- 03Teaching & outreachThree institutions and five Ph.D. scholars supervised.↗
- 04Administrative rolesDean, Pro Vice Chancellor and Vice Chancellor at Assam University.↗
- 05Public engagementConferences, workshops, symposia and national committees.↗
- 06AwardsEight recognitions between 1973 and 2010.↗
- 07Work33 projects across identity, print, packaging and signage, plus an archive.↗
- 08Professional summaryThe full career on one page, as a PDF.↗
( 05 ) Recognition
Awards &
recog-
nitions
| Year | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| ’10 | Rashtriya Gaurav Award | New Delhi |
| ’99 | Mother India International Award | International Business Council, New Delhi |
| ’98 | International Man of the Year | IBC, Cambridge, England |
| ’97 | Professional Recognition | Mothers International, New Delhi |
| ’76 | Award for Graphic Print | State Art Exhibition, Mumbai |
| ’75 | Award for Magazine Design | GIPT, Mumbai |
| ’74 | Award for Poster Design | Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur |
| ’73 | Award for Poster Design | Nagpur University |
On stage
| Year | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Advertising Graphics | International Advertising Conclave, Spikes Asia, Singapore |
| 2004 | Spiritual Buddhism | International Conclave on Buddhism and Spiritual Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, New Delhi |
| 2001 | Indian Symbolism: its syntax and semantics | Artist Conference of Eastern Region, Imphal (session chair) |
| 1999 | Tribal People Script Systems | International Conference on Indian Languages and Writing Systems, Delhi University (session chair) |
Design is a creative juxtaposition of scales, dimensions and philosophies. This creative power lets you Globalize Local Ideas & Localize Global Ideas.
Every brand begins as a mark on a blank page.
Available for
selected projects