Archive for the ‘Indian Product Design’ Category
In our daily lives, what objects do we reach out to and why – the ease of use vs the ease of care, perceived value of longevity vs the beauty of wear and tear, a juggling of price vs cost, things we save in a closet vs things we make part of our lives, Cotton […]
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Caught My Eye > Litttle Prachee, Sotomoto, Gnaana Multi-lingual Alphabet Blocks, Pero for children
Some refreshing products for children that I enjoyed seeing. Litttle Prachee Prachi Walia (NIFT) grew up travelling across India, discovering Indian textiles and now brings it all into her collection. Vintage ‘mom-crafted’ frocks, and the joy of dressing up inspired her in creating Litttle Prachee. Love the use of embroidery, Indian fabrics and the sense […]
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Tags: Children, Gnaana, Litttle Prachee, Multi Lingual Alphabet Blocks, Pero, Sotomoto
This one made me laugh out loud. Time indeed is a flexible commodity for many of us in India. There is an unsaid rule of sorts, a subtext that once understood adds clarity to interactions. This watch makes it explicit.
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Tags: Alok Nanda, Hyphen Brands, Indian Product Design, Indian Stretchable Time, Prassana Sankhe
Caught my eye > Chai Paani, Naqqashi Platter, Kaagazi, Junk Mirror, Recycled Paper Jewellery
Chai Paani money bank. Fitting considering the political climate. Available at Store ABD, Whitefield – Banaglore, U store, Delhi and Mumbai and online at Shopo
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Tags: Chai Paani, Dhokra Platter, Junkyard Mirror, Kaagazi paper bags, Recycled paper jewellery
Aarti Verma of Art Meets Fashion. Hand-painted by Aarti, bags made by Karigars. I liked these three from her hand-painted work. More of it here – Blog and facebook.
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Tags: Aarti Verma, Ajrakh, Art Meets Fashion, Bahi Khaata, Conference Kit, Hand Painted Bags, Heaven and Home, Leather folder, Maati, Papier Mache Jewellery, Raja Gondkar, SAS Home
Dirty Hands
Rajiv Subba (Chandigarh Art College, NID) and Mamta Gautam (SPA, NID) got together to experiment and delve into something that had no set precedents in India. They formed Dirty Hands, a company that now makes hyper-realistic silicon mannequins and prosthetics for films and works at recreating what we experience. Though trained in art, architecture, ceramic […]
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Tags: Dirty Hands, Silicon mannequins
Nidhi Dube from the Indian Institute of Craft and Design wrote to me to introduce Tejas Soni and his experiments with the Dhokra craft. Dhokra is an ancient craft practised by nomadic tribes who have since settled into parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa and parts of southern India. One of the earliest known pieces […]
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Tags: Dhokra, Dhokra Art, IICD, Tejas Soni
Design Feature > Ek Karkhana
Social networking has created opportunities for creative businesses to get in touch with their audience more intimately and immediately than ever before. It has also created a surfeit of businesses of varying quality. But many do shine through. Ek Karkhana is one such business. It caught my eye largely thanks to their non-dependence on ubiquitous […]
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Tags: Bags, Craft, Ek Kharkhana
Design Feature > Mitti Cool
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Basic living, in urban and rural areas, has expanded from food, clothing, shelter to include tv, mobile phone, laptop, washing machine, fridge, water heater, ac, car and more. All of which are dependent on fuel/electricity to make them work. The key to living in the future might just depend on […]
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Tags: Clay pressure cooker, Fridge without electricity, Indian Product Design, Mitti Cool, No electricity fridge, Purvi Sanghvi, Shri Manshuk Lal Raghavji Bhai Prajapati, Wakaner
Applications for the YCE awards in the sectors of Design, Fashion, Interactive, Screen, Performing arts and Publishing are now open. If you are between 21 – 40 years of age, run your own enterprise in these sectors, apply by filling up a form on the YCE website. If shortlisted, you will be invited to present […]
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Tags: British Council, YCE, Young Creative Entrepreneur Award
British Council India’s Creative Economy Unit runs the Young Creative Entrepreneur Award which is conducted across sectors including design, fashion, interactive and communications (including graphic design). The aim being to reward creative entrepreneurs based in India for contribution to their respective sectors. The YCE award programme goes beyond recognising the achievements of these entrepreneurs by […]
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Tags: British Council, Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards
Designers at Honeywell Technology Solutions in Bangalore, Ankur Sardana (NID) and Parag Trivedi (IDC), have created a self-diagnosis tool for people living in rural India. The design is simple, efficient, made with recycled materials to keep costs low, and aims to empower patients and help doctors by aiding patients to accurately identify their symptoms. In […]
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Tags: Ankur Sardana, Bangalore, Honeywell Technology Solutions, Low Cost Self Diagnosis Tool, Parag Trivedi, Rural india
Bikram Mittra’s Weave Stool is constructed out of a single laminated member that is repeated to create a ‘weave’ effect.
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Tags: Bikram Mittra, Weave Stool
Caught my eye > Kaali and Klove
> Part of a Religare Arts Initiative exhibition held in Jan 2009.
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Design Feature > Batootas
Found Roshnee Desai on Deviant. It led me to her blog and her Batoota cushions. They were quirky and an observation of the behaviour around us. Roshnee says: “The Batootas are creatures which infest your daily mundane objects by redefining them and while doing so, passing a social comment, using puns.” Roshnee says: “They’re at […]
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Tags: BATOOTA, COO SHUN, ROSHNEE DESAI
Design Feature > Doshi Levien
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* This post is months overdue. Here’s to the very patient Nipa & Jonathan who I am sure had an amazing showing at Milan, and to all the wonderful people who follow Indian By Design. Purvi Sanghvi, jewelry designer and an ardent fan of Doshi Levien, introduced me to Nipa and […]
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Tags: Doshi Levien, John Lobb, Jonathan Levian, Moroso, Moroso Charpoy, Mosaic, My Beautiful Backside, Nipa Doshi, Pricipessa, Tefal, Wellcome Trust
Fashion Feature > Moyna Bags
Stumbled upon Moyna Singh’s work in Rivaaj Magazine. Liked her bags, especially the tomato red sequins, the emerald sequins and the blue and white and pink beaded one. Clicked through to her site and found it teeming with pages from Elle, Cosmo and Vogue where her bags have been featured. Here are some of my […]
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Tags: Accessories, Moyna Bags, Moyna Singh
Design Feature > Jugaad
Bhavik wrote to me asking ‘how come indian designs are not reflected in our highways and the environment? Am I missing something here?’ Felt that it was time to share the idea of Jugaad or Indian improvisation that is so ubiquitous. Bijoy Jain brought it up in his interview, saying that it’s something that fascinates […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Craft, Indian Product Design | 8 Comments
Tags: Bijoy Jain, Indian Ingenuity, Jugaad, Studio Mumbai
Design Feature > Design Temple
The Design Temple line of products are cleaned-lined and modern in design, but draw their inspiration from Indian myth, history and local nuances. There is a quirky, humurous take in each that doesn’t affect the functionality of the object. Here are some that caught my eye. Cheerharan Toilet Paper:This hand-grabbing toilet paper is inspired by […]
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Tags: Design Temple, Divya Thakur
Memories of childhood are often about simple things; streets and lanes you grew up in, friends you spent time with and the games you played. Diptanshu Roy belongs to a joint family, grew up with 15 odd cousins living in the same house. As kids, they spent hours together, playing with simple toys, and that […]
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Tags: Diptanshu Roy, Indian Games, Indian Photography
Design Feature > Jenny Pinto
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Jenny’s work stems from the heart and her lamps seem to be lovingly nudged and caressed into form, the light brushing through and around it like wind. Featuring her work and thoughts.
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Tags: Bangalore, Handmade Paper, Jenny Pinto, Julie Kagti, lamps
Discovered! Purvi Sanghvi
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Purvi recently graduated with an MA in jewellery design from the John Cass Dept (London Metropolitan University). These are just a couple of pieces from a collection she’s putting together. Loved them. Plenty of potential.
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Tags: Indian Jewelry Design, Purvi Sanghvi, Recycled Rubber, Silver, Threadwork
Discovered! Mom Made Co.
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Mom Made Co is the brainchild of Bhautik Siddhapura who decided to hand make all his t-shirts. Each one is numbered, handpainted and unique. Here are a few of them.
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Tags: Bhautik Siddhapura, Mom Made Co, T shirt Design
Just Spotted! Mann Singh
A friend sent me a link to Mann Singh’s work. He works on varied things from lights to furniture to accessories and most of his work has a poetic bent. Featuring a few of his explorations. Mann+Siddhartha
Filed under: Indian Interiors, Indian Product Design | 7 Comments
Tags: Bamboo Lamp, Indian Interiors, Indian Product Design, Madhav, Mann Singh, Siddharthatterjee
Just spotted! Jigisha Patel
Jigisha Patel, a textile designer, trained at NID Ahmedabad. Seen here, her explorations in felt. She works with the natural colour of wool, uses only 100% Merino, and is inspired, among other things, by Indian architecture. A look at a few pieces from her collection.
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Tags: Felt, Jigisha Patel, Merino Wool, NID, Textile Designer
I support > Craft Revival Trust
The Craft Revival Trust covers an exhaustive spectrum of information on handicraft, handloom, folk and tribal art in Asia. The content is sourced from a wide, credible and knowledgeable network of researchers, practitioners, academics, students from across the world. Now available for sale at the Craft Online Shop Peacock Pencil, Parrot Pencil, Windmill Pencil
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Tags: Craft Revival, Design, I Support, Indian, Indian Craft
Paul has been a journalist, socio-cartoonist, set designer and electrical engineer prior to being a practicing product designer. He is married and lives with his wife, a toy designer, in Noida. ATE is a double bladed stainless steel pencil sharpener which sharpens large and small pencils to a comfortable sharp tip. Best feature > single […]
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Tags: Indian Design, Indian Product Design, Just Found, Paul Sandip
On the list of the coolest companies in India (Business Today, Sep 2005), Happily Unmarried started as a one stop shop for people living on their own, providing services like accommodation, furniture on hire, rugs, curtains, kitchen essentials, but later shut everything else down and focussed on creating quirky Indian products. The creators have a […]
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Tags: Design Feature, Happily Unmarried, Product Design
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