LEADERSHIP
Driven by Purpose.
Defined by Impact.
At the core of Lokusdesign is a leadership team combining museum storytelling expertise, brand strategy consulting, and experiential design leadership. With deep experience across industries and transformation stages, our leaders convert complex challenges into focused, design-led action.
Chandrashekhar (Shekhar) Badve
Founder & Director, Lokusdesign
Design-Led Transformation Expert | Brand Strategy Advisor | Museum and Experience Design Leader
With more than 25 years of experience in brand strategy, museum design, and experience design, Shekhar helps organisations simplify complexity, unlock growth, and build future-ready brands and institutions.
Selected work includes projects for Mitsubishi, Havells, Raymond, HPCL, Nestlé, ITC, Marico, Dabur, Cadbury, JnJ, Boston Scientific, and leading museums such as Abhay Prabhavana Museum, Gandhi Vatika Museum, Palakkad Heritage Museum, and Rashtrapati Bhavan Tribal Museum.
Education – Master’s in Industrial Design, NID Ahmedabad
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Capabilities &
Collaboration
Core expertise includes:
• Museum, exhibition & storytelling design
• Experience centre design & spatial storytelling
• Systems thinking & complexity reduction
• Strategic innovation & business growth
• Brand strategy & business transformation
Recognition:
• Juror Cannes Design Lions
• Juror India Design Mark, Govt. Of India
• Recipient Rado Fellowship, and Opus Design Award
• Member CII National Committee on Design
• President NIDAA
• Member Board of Studies WeSchool, MIT Institute of Design, World University of Design
Milind Risaldar
Founder & Director, Lokusdesign
Experience & Spatial Design | Immersive Environments | Museum & Exhibition Experiences | Experiential Retail | Spatial Storytelling | Design Innovation & Material Exploration | Experimental Spaces | Environmental & Wayfinding Design
With extensive experience across design and design management, Milind brings a multidisciplinary approach to creating meaningful spaces, environments, and experiences. As Founder and Director of Lokusdesign, he has worked across hospitality, real estate, consumer durables, engineering, automotive, banking, pharmaceuticals, travel, and telecommunications, developing a strong understanding of diverse business and user contexts.
Driven by an interest in materials, emerging trends, and historical environments, Milind combines research, experimentation, and design thinking to develop innovative and impactful solutions across commercial, cultural, and experiential environments.
Education – Master’s in Industrial Design, NID Ahmedabad
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Siddharth Kabra
Director, Lokusdesign
Design Strategy | Business Transformation | Product & Experience Strategy | Systems Thinking | Museum & Experience Design | Strategic Management
With more than 20 years of experience across design, product strategy, and business consulting, Siddharth brings together strategic thinking, design, and business leadership to help organisations solve complex challenges and create meaningful, scalable impact. His experience spans sectors including cybersecurity, healthcare, ERP, and EdTech, across 500+ projects.
As Director of Lokusdesign, Siddharth contributes to the strategy and direction of museum, experience, and design projects, bringing a systems-driven approach to creating engaging, purposeful, and future-ready experiences. He is also Trustee and Treasurer of the Association of Designers of India (ADI), contributing to the growth of India’s design community and ecosystem since 2014.
Education – Bachelor’s in Product Design, NID Ahmedabad | Strategic Management, IIM Calcutta
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