Studio Residency — 111 Days
The Phool’s
Seat.
You don’t need another course. You need a seat inside a working studio.
APPLY FOR THE NEXT COHORT →111days inside a live studio.
You’re not a student here. You’re not an intern. You’re a Phool — and that’s exactly who we want.
01 — What It Is
Most designers graduate with a portfolio. No clients. No process. No idea what a real studio looks like from the inside.
02 — Why The Phool
In tarot, The Phool
isn’t naive.
The Phool is the only one willing to step off the edge without knowing what’s below. That’s not a weakness. That’s the beginning of every great thing ever made.
The designers who change things aren’t the ones who already know. They’re the ones who aren’t afraid to not know yet.
“This seat is for them.”
03 — Who It’s For
A designer who feels too raw for the industry and too restless for school.
Someone who makes things when nobody’s watching — and wants to be in a room where that’s normal.
Fresh out of college
Unimpressed by what’s next. Portfolio done. Real work — zero.
Taste but no studio
Makes things when nobody’s watching. Needs a room where that’s normal.
Coming from elsewhere
Switching into design from another field entirely.
Building in isolation
Already working, but without peers who hold a standard.
04 — What Happens Inside
111 days.
No syllabus.
You work on real briefs from inside the Phooling Around studio. You sit in client conversations. You see what gets thrown out and why. You learn the thing school never teaches — how decisions actually get made.
Every week Has a briefEvery brief Has a deadlineEvery deadline Is real
You will make bad work. You will make it faster than you thought possible. Then you’ll make better work. Then you’ll understand the gap. That’s the education.
05 — What You Leave With
You leave with a body of work. Not a badge.
- A body of work built inside a live studio
- A process that’s actually yours
- A room of people who saw you make things — and make better things — over 111 days
The Phool’s Seat doesn’t give you credentials. It gives you proof.
06 — The Details
Before you apply.
LocationBengaluruIn-person, inside the studio
Duration111 DaysFull immersion, no shortcuts
SeatsLimitedQuality bar enforced
StructurePaid ResidencyStipend on application
The Phool steps first. The map comes after.
Apply for
The Phool’s Seat.
phoolingaround.com/the-phools-seat
Built By
KiirthanaCo-Builder
RichaCo-Builder
AzaanFounder
AshesCo-BuilderA Studio Residency by Phooling Around