for Best Retail Design for QSR chains Venky's Xprs & Krustys Bistro. Their long-time partnership with Axis Bank was instrumental in getting them the CMO Asia Award for Impactful Retail & Merchandising Program. Individual recognition and appointments Partho Guha, National Artist, Lalit Kala Akademi, 1996 Ashish Deshpande, Member, 2nd India Design Council, 2013-2016 Ashish Deshpande, President, Association of Designers of India, 2016-2018 Ashish Deshpande, Product Design Jury, Cannes Lions, 2016 Ashish Deshpande, Independent Director, Symphony Ltd., 2017-onwards Ashwini Deshpande, IMPACT 50 most influential women in media & advertising, 2014-2018 Ashwini Deshpande, Spikes Asia Jury, Singapore, 2012 Ashwini Deshpande, Graphic Design Jury, Cannes Lions, 2015 Ashwini Deshpande, Design For Asia Jury, Hong Kong, 2018 Ashwini Deshpande, The Young Guns Jury, New York, 2018 Mayuri Nikumbh, Impact 40 under 40 achievers in media advertising, 2018 Legacy and publications Ashwini Deshpande writes a column about design in an Indian newspaper called Sakal References External links Companies based in Pune Design companies of India Product design Design companies established in 1989 Indian companies established in 1989 1989 establishments in Maharashtra