Timeline

2016-2025

2025

10.04.2025

 Dream Big podcast hosted by Deasra

9.04.2025

 Pune Pulse- Dhruva’s Interview was published

29.03.2025 

‘Brand Dhule’- Dhruva was invited as a keynote speaker and chief gust at the Khandesh Udyog Prabodhini’s ‘Brand Dhule Talk 2025’ along with Mr. Indraneel Chitale.

25.03.2025

Dhruva was interviewed at the First Row podcast by Pune Pulse.

03.03.2025

Pune Design Festival- Dominix Sponsored the Lifestyle category of ADI PDF Battle of Project Awards- Dhruva was invited to hand over the trophies to the winners

24.02.2025

NASSCOM SEAP - Dhruva talked at the Nasscom Seat - Industry Academia Conclave at VIT Pune.

12.02.2025

WAII Podcast- Dhruva was interviewed at the Wait innovations - Inspire Podcast Series.

10.01.2025

Sakal Money- Dhruva and Dominix were published in Sakal Money - a business magazine by Sakal Group

2024

15.10.2024

Swayam Sakal- Dhruva was interviewed at the Swayam x Sakal edu connect in Solapur.

05.09.2024

IAPPI Lucknow- Dhruva gave a talk at the IAPPI (Indian Association of Amusement Parks and Industries) in Lucknow.

25.08.2024

i-Connect Avantika- Dhruva gave a talk at I-connect - Avantika University Ujjain

22.06.2024

Rangkunchala- Dhruva was called as a chief guest for the inauguration of the ‘Rangakunchala Art Gallery’ along with the famous calligraphist Padmashree Mr. Achyut Palav in Mumbai.

03.04.2024

Udyojak Katta- Dhruva was interviewed at the Udyojak Katta by ‘Yashaswi Udyojak’ Magazine

2023

04.12.2023

SWAYAM - Dhruva delivered the prestigious ‘Swayam Talk’ in SambhajiNagar.

15.10.2023

TEDx SCMS - Dhruva gave his 2nd TEDx talk at Symbiosis college of Management Studies at the TED RED Day.

21.09.2023

MIT ADT- Dhruva received the ‘MIT got Talent’ award as one of the best MIT Alumni at the University Induction Program

09.09.2023

RIT - Dhruva was declared as the ‘Entrepreneur of the Month’ by Rajarambapu Institute of Technology Islampur.

06.09.2023

ProdIT - MITADT- Dhruva talked at ProdIT - PD Connect Season 3 at MIT Institute of Design

23.08.2023

‘Yashaswi Udyojak’ Magazine

19.08.2023

Odd Podd- Dhruva was interviewed at a famous local podcast channel Odd Odd.

04.06.2023

Anand Deshpande-Tech Billionaire Anand Deshpande joined as an advisor for Dominix

28.03.2023

Marathi Keeda- Dhruva was interviewed at one of the best local platforms ‘Marathi Keeda- Vaicharik Keeda’- He talked about Brand Experience Design

19.03.2023

G20 Delegation- Dhruva gave a keynote speech at the ICSI (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) G20 Delegation as India was hosting the G20 Summit.

02.03.2023

National Award - Ace Space got a National Award at the National Architecture & Interior Excellence Awards held at Banglore

27.02.2023

VU Advisory Board - Dhruva attends the first Advisory Board meeting as the youngest advisory board member in University History

25.02.2023

JPP Nigadi and Solapur - Dhruva gave a Keynote Speech on Careers in Design online for the JPP Institutes Nigadi and Solapur

12.02.2023

ET 30 Under 30- Dhruva receives the ET 30 Under 30 -class of 2023 recognition.

24.01.2023

APAC INSIDER- Dominix Global won the APAC insider business awards for the category Best Newcomer in Design Strategy in Acia Pacific Region 2022.

2022

02.10.2022

MIT SOM- Dhruva got a standing ovation at a keynote speech delivered at the MIT School of Management annual Festival

25.09.2022

BUSINESS CONNECT- Dominix Global was featured as the Creative Company of the year 2022!

04.09.2022

RADIOMIRCHI- Dhruva was invited for an interview about deisgn on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM - Pune’s leading Radio Station

19.08.2022

VU- Dhruva gave a keynote speech for the Vishwakarma University’s new graduation batch induction programme.

09.06.2022

MANTHAN SCHOOL- Dhruva gave a keynote speech at the Manthan School of Art and Design- Graduation Show. The talk was about the Future of young designers

13.03.2022

RIDE 2022- Dhruva gave a keynote at the MIT WPU Ride event about Design Thinking in Business"

16.02.2022

WTEF - Dhruva Talked at the World Talent Economic Forum (Malaysia) panel discussion representing India - Business, Finance and NFT was the broader topic. Was sharing the platform with Mr. David Smith, American Physicist, Mr. Hugh Chan- Founder Post Science Institute, Mr. Paul Sladkus - Founder World Water Forum and Mr. Marshall Mermell- Founder - Advanced Resilient Tech Systems, compared by Dr. Sharif Uddin Ahemed Rana

26.01.2022

IIC - MIT WPU- Dhruva led the 3 person jury at the Innovation Hackathon 2022

2021

05.05.2021

SILICON INDIA- Silicon India Magazine named Dominix Global the company of the Month.

08.04. 2021

DESIGN ICON AWARD- Dhruva Received India’s Design Icon Award by Brand Opus.

2020

01.09.2020

D&S- Dhruva’s profile and work wa featured in a digital magazine- Designs and Stories.

31.07.2020

BEGINUP- Dhruva’s profile and work were featured on the global online platform www.beginup.com .

13.06.2020

FACE MAG- Dhruva’s work was featured with a big interview spread on Dhruva in the Global FACE Magazine.

13.06.2020

Success magazine interview in success magazine

3.5.2020

ENCUBAY- Dhruva was invited to become the listed design mentor at Encubay in collaboration with Greenhouse Capital (South Africa).

2019

28.03.2019

MIT WPU- Dhruva was invited to talk at the “Startup Success Summit” at the MIT World peace University. Dhruva talked about the business and design!

8.9.2019

CF DUBAI- Dhruva represented Dominix at the creativity forum, Dubai.

15.10.2019

INAUGURATION- Dhruva was invited to inaugurate the business week at the MIT School of Business

18.10.2019

PANEL- Dhruva was invited as to be on the panel discussion about the future of business in India at MIT SOB.

23.11.2019

KARIMX- Karim Rashid visited India. Dhruva was invited as a guest for his appearance at Mumbai.

6.12.2019

TED- Dhruva delivered his first TEDx talk at the TEDx Flame University. He talked about Paradigm- Impact of design.

2018

25.11.2018

MENTOR MIXER- Dhruva was appointed as a mentor at the Venture Centre (India’s largest incubator)

24.11.2018

MIDAS - Dhruva gave an empowering talk at the MIDAS institutes. The talk was about the importance of design in a business!

8.11.2018

PRABHAT ROAD- Dominix expands into a bigger and a better place- Inaugrated by design Guru Prof. Dhimant Panchal and pioneer in product design in India Mr. Satish Gokhale, Dominix shifts HQ at Prabhat Road, the most prime location in Pune.

4.10.2018

Dhruva became the design mentor at the JKKN (Jammu & Kashmir Knowledge network) - an initiative by the Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

24.9.2018

YOUNGEST- Dhruva was appointed at the Industrial Advisory Board of the reputed Vishwakarma University (VU). Dhruva became the youngest Advisor in the University history

26.08.2018

Dhruva was invited to the MIT School of Management to talk about design and entrepreneurship.

25.08.2018

MIDAS- Dhruva became the Design mentor at esteemed MIDAS Institutes, Florida Estates. Dhruva works closely with Mr. Parag Shah, founder MIDAS.

06.04.2018

PEPPERFRY- Pepperfry invited Dhruva to exhibit his products at the Pepperfry studio Koregaon Park and PS S.B. Road!

24.03.2018

FLAME- Dhruva was invited at the FLAME University to judge international business pitch projects. Dhruva later gave a talk about his journey as an entrepreneur.

19.02.2018

FEATURE- After the successful exhibit of Dhruva Paknikar Luxury Design Pvt. Ltd., Dhruva was featured in the National news paper Hindustan Times.

01.02.2018

BACK TO COLLEGE- DPLDPL exhibit was so applauded that Professor Dhimant Panchal, the director of MIT ID requested Dhruva to exhibit it at the institute to inspire the aspiring young designers. It was exhibited for a month till the Graduation ceremony of the 2018 batch.

2017

09.12.2017

NATIONAL- Dhruva gave a talk at the JPN to the kids of Arunachal Pradeshabout design and design thinking- it was a Jnana Prabodhini and Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh initiative.

14.11.2017

EXPANSION- Dominix started its operations in Dubai at the Mancus Premises, Bur Dubai.

12.11.2017

Dominix Global Directors Mr. Dhruva Paknikar and Mr. Vyom Paknikar represented DGDPL at the Design Week Dubai.

13.10.2017

Dominix donated their Diwali bonuses and celebrated Diwali at the NGO Saavaliwith specially abled people

12.09.2017

Dhruva gave a talk at Jnana Prabodhini Pune. He talked about how everyone is creative!

25.07.2017

Dominix launched its first lifestyle robot designed for Automiza India.

05.07.2017

E-SAKAL- Dhruva was interview by E-Sakal- a leading local news paper. It was viewed by more than 1,00,000 people!

22.06.2017

GROWTH- Dominix grew bigger and bigger day by day needed bigger offices. The HQ was moved to Paud Road in Pune.

12.06.2017

Dhruva became the design mentor at ATAL Tinkering Labs - A Government of India initiative. He addressed 32 school principals (schools selected for the ATAL program in Maharashtra) about the importance of design and design thinking at an early age

2.06.2017

JUROR- Dhruva became the youngest Juror panelled on the pre graduation Jurys at MIT Institute of Design.

25.03.2017

DPL STELO- Stelo, the first and the flagship product of Dhruva Paknikar Luxury Design Pvt. Ltd. was launched in Dubai at the hands of Mr. Sagar Kulkarni- President CEC Dubai.

23.03.2017

BODINI Launch- Bodini- a clothing brand by Dominix was launched in Dubai.

16.03.2017

D3- Dhruva represented Dominix at the Design Days Dubai - a 3 day design event at the Dubai Design District in UAE

08.03.2017

AWARDS- Nothing makes us happier than our clients getting awards for our designs- the first Q award was gotten by Leela’s Kitchen for the Onion Bhaji Packaging

1.03.2017

HQ-KOTHRUD- Dominix moves its HQ to Kothrud.

25.02.2017

MUMBAI- After a lot of work pouring in from Mumbai, Dominix finally has an office in South Mumbai- this is the view from the office!

3.2.2017

DIVERSIFICATION- Out of Pure passion of design, Dominix completed its first Interior design at the Director’s Bungalow at the NCL previously owned by India’s renowned scientist Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar

1.02.2017

THOUSANDS! - Dhruva celebrated the sale for first 10K units across the globe of the Microtemp designed by him with the owner of SRL Probes, Italy - Mr. Marco.

2016

13.12.2016

GOI- Dominix started its first government project with the University of Pune. Dominix was responsible for the way finding design of the entire University.

2-12-2016

EXHIBIT - Dhruva was invited to showcase his photography at the Pune Photography exhibition at Raja Ravi Verma Art Gallery.

12-10-2016

EXPANSION- Dominix expands to its first office overseas in Douglas, United Kingdom. (In frame- Dhruva with Nik Gallagher- representative at Douglas office)

16.08.2016

Dominix Starts its first business methodologies research, design principles research.

03.08.2016

INDUSTRIAL- Dominix built its first product- The Agnisolar tree!

06.06.2016

IP- DOMINIX receives its first Design Patent for ripples collection.

09-05-2016

DP Dominix web-launch- Mr. Sateesh Paknikar, Dhruva’s dad and a well known and prolific photographer in India held a huge event to celebrate his 33 years in business and launch of dominix and DP websites.

08.04.2016

DOMINIX INCORPORATION- Dominix was incorporated on 8 April 2018 as a partnership firm first. 4 days after Dhruva’s convocation ceremony held at MIT Institute of Design.

01.04.2016

CREME MAGAZINE - Dhruva was covered in the leading elite magazine ‘Creme’ titled - ‘Designing for a better tomorrow’. An interview that was widely acknowledged and attributed!

15.01.2016

KARIMXPERIENCE - Our Creative Director Mr. Dhruva Paknikar becomes the first Indian designer to work with one of the world s most influential designers- Karim Rashid. At his studio in New York, Dhruva worked with multi national clients like Alessi, Pepsi, Horm, Arlight, Shiffa.