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ABOUT MYSELF

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE

INTERACTIVE
OBJECTS

PROJECT

CONTENT

NATURAL FIBERS
(CORn SHEATH)

DECADINE

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National Innovation Foundation

THERMOFORMING

ABOUT mY SELF

My journey has taken me from someone who use to Draw and tinker with stuff & thought Design to be it, till the one Who want to bring about essential contribution to the Design Era. Since 2009 When I Got into Srishti School Of Art & Design I was keen to build something, During First Year I got my first opportunity to get my hands dirty on a life size sculpture as a group activity. The process was rigorous but it was the sparingly first moment when I felt attached to my work. Later in 2nd year I came across similar courses as Furniture design,Product a Day, Interaction stuff that helped me narrowing down to one discipline by the end of the year that was Product design. It has turned out to be a great choice but a challenging one too.

REDESIGN TRANSFORMER POLES

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT Year - 2013 (3.5 month Project) Individual The project aim was to envision the possible futuristic design, of transmission pole in Bangalore, to make the streets safer and to fuse an icon from the cultural values so that the citizens feel pride in owning such an architectural piece.

+ DIPLOMA PROJECT with

BANG DESIGN

RESEARcH (ISSUES)
Transmission pole in Bangalore simply has endless issues to be taken care of and during this phase, I understood that the key to all the major issues is that the structure doesnt have any identity, Its non existant for the citizen, they dont feel pride in owning these structures, which in turn leads to different problems. Another major issue is that the citizens doesnt care also because they are unaware,and poor signage leads to safety issues.

Hogging Space

Littering around the transmission Pole

Poor Signage

Dangerous Mounting

EXpLORATIOn
The approach was to take inspiration from architecture that Influence people and has greater value in the culture, I tried immersing myself into the way famous architects explore through sketching & modelling to find new forms & structures Architects Followed - SANTIAGO CALATRAVA, ZAHA HADID, TADAO ANDO,BJARKE INGELS , FRANK GHERY.

FInAL DESIgn/ ELEPHANT POLE

The design aims to fuse a cultural symbol (The ElEPHANT) in a futuristic design, which represents Strength & Pride there by bringing meaning and context to the overlooked transmission units, and making the street look friendly and beautiful.
immediate attention of the viewer allowing a possible use as a landmark)

POSSIBLE USE - LANDMARK (The beauty of the pole can bring

FInAL DESIgn/ LEAF POLE

Since Bangalore has been facing serious garbage issues on the street and loosing its Identity as a GARDEN CITY, The Design of the structure makes an effort to bring back the greener streets in form of a ORGANIC TREE LIKE FORM, which will give street more greener and friendly look.

DESIgn FEATURES

LED LIGHT

To keep the street Lit Up all night

STEPS

Transformer arent so high Now

LED LIGHT

Beauty of the forms never fades in darkness

Mounting/Construction

C channel

(Anti corrosive High Strength Grade A588 / A606 / A242)

Steel or Aluminium Sheets

Leaf Shape Fabrication

NATURAL FIBERS (CORn SHEATH)

Year - 2013 (3 month Project) Group Members - 2 The course was to explore different possibilities with easily available NATURAL MATERIALS

+ WORKED UNDER SUPERVISION OF TJEERD VEENHOVEN, who developed PALM LEATHER FLIP FLOPS.

InITIAL IdEATIOnS
Different possibilities were sketched on paper by keeping alive the essence of the material , there by only exploring ideas which enhances its properties ,or it showcases the real potential of the material. Characteristic Of Corn Sheath Observed ( Translucent,Softness ,Wavy texture,Conical Form,Feathery feel )

Inspiration

PROcESSIng MATERIAL
Corn sheath has a tendency to naturally dry and decompose , to prevent that it was soaked under a GLYCERINE + Water solution ,which helped retain its flexibility. The processing has simple steps before corn sheath can be utilized.

UNPROCESSED Corn Sheath

Sheath EXtraction

Soaking

DYEING

WASHING

FLATTENING

Cutting

EXpERImEnTATIOn
Our first goal was to able make surface & shapes from corn sheath,to achieve that different ways of combining corn sheath were explored Each exploration shows various ways to make surfaces , shapes, and combine aesthetical elements.

NATURAL Glueing

Cross Patching

Screen Printing

Shape EXploratioN

Exploratory Inspiration source [ Hella Jongerous ]

Electrical Tapping

Embroidery

Stiching

PuNching

Stapling

Double Side Tapping

FInAL PROdUcTS

Headphone Cover

Phone Cover

Sunglasses Cover

HolI Packaging

BOW - TIE

Screen Patches

Window Curtain

EARRINGS

LAMP

NIF (WASHIng MAcHInE NOdd-E)

Year - 2011 (6 month Project) Group Members - 4 Contribution - Leading Designer This project in collaboration with National Innovation Foundation (Ahmedabad) and Srishti School of Art Design & Technology (Bangalore) The concept of Seesaw washing machine(Nodd-E) is an attempt to make the often laborious experience of washing more fun by combining it with activities that involve human energy yet in a less strenuous fun filled way. + QUALIFIED IN THE 23rd BIENNIAL COMPETITION, AND still in Display at

Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana/Slovenia

InITIAL ITERATIOnS
The initial form exploration of the washing machine was done keeping in mind the geometrical shape of the bucket, and the possible mechanism that could be worked out in a sturdy frame. This phase also involved gathering information about the different mechanism as traditional butter churning,pulley & rope mechanism and taking inspiration from them.

STUdY mOdEL
Scaled down prototypes were made to understand how the machine will work,and identify problems. High Impact Plastic (HIP) was used to make these models.

STUdY mOdEL (ANaLYSIS)

Problems that were identified in the initial concept

The agitator bulky design could lead to excess material usage and increased production cost.

The oscillating motion of the agitator design does not generate enough force required for washing clothes.

Too less seating space arising from the shape of the agitator.

VIRTUAL MOdELIng
Technical drawings were used during modeling stage to realize the right proportions of the washing machine.

MAnUfAcTURIng PROcESS
The prototype (Scale - 1:1) body frame was made from square,elliptical and circular metal pipes of different thickness. Nylons parts (Pulleys) were machined and plastic buckets was used for the main washing unit.

FInAL PROdUcT

TUppERwARE (WATER STORAGE)

Individual Project Individual Project Year - 2012/ 6 month project Year - 2012 /6 month The brief was to design a water dispenser fit for Indian Cluttered kitchens,after studying the user behaviour,& activities followed around drinking water storage system in Indian kitchens.

RESEARcH
Interviews were taken of variety of families, from traditional to modern,and their behaviour was observed as to what all activities they do, while storing drinking water, Like (Cleaning , Filling , Refilling etc).Problems found were categorized and Design Interventions were listed in each category which further helped in concept development stage.

EXpLORATORY PHASE
Intense sketching was done during this phase keeping in mind the tupperware design language. Plenty of concepts were thought of and visualized few were chosen for further development. Details of the product was explored through cross sectional drawing , so to better understand the product functionality and integration of design. Water pumping mechanisms were also studied during this phase.

GRAvITY DISpEnSER
As the modern age designs moves forward, it has unheeded the cultural practices and objects of values, there has been a huge gap,Like if we see the modern water dispenser they do not have much connection to our cultural practices. The G Dispenser is an effort to keep the age old tradition to store drinking water in copper vessel alive and fuse them with modern water dispenser systems,that make water healthy naturally.

USER ScEnARIO (GRAvITY DISpEnSER)

The dispenser can be easily filled with an attached pipe from acquaguard

The container can be easily detached ,from the main stand, with the ring.

Convenient height allows the user to fill bottles and jugs

Lower Dispenser tap can be unscrewed ,which allows easy cleaning.

Detachable copper dispenser. allow the user to wash it properly.

Caster wheels at the bottom allow easy movement.

PUcHUK DISpEnSER
The Puchuk dispenser was designed keeping in mind the user (Working Bachelors) with migratory habit, People who also buy mineral water cans for safe water solutions. The name of the dispenser comes from the sound which the dispenser pump makes when pressed. The design language was kept around tupperware storage boxes.

USER ScEnARIO (GRAvITY DISpEnSER)

The user can also serve water on the tray provided.

The Dispenser pump can be set in two positions ,this one make the bottles and jug fit below the tap.

This position allows the top lid to be utilized as a small platform to fill water in glass or lota etc.

The user can also mount the same pump on a Mineral Water Can.

KENWOOD
Year - 2012 (6 weeks) Internship The brief was to gather information about how a Indian citizen navigates in India(Majorly Bangalore), what different problems they face while navigating and build a navigation device or system, for 4 wheel drivers, or 2 wheel drivers (Motorcycle in this case)

RESEARcH
Plenty of problems were identified on two wheel driver while navigtion.Some important ones are shown below :-

INFOHUBS , like Autorikshaw driver, Betel Leaf Vendor, Bakery Vendors, Traffic police they are major source of information of routes ,landmark, and directions.

Landmarks opposite,behind,next to,by,across from, above are Indias very own longitude and latitude figures.

People prefer navigating from one landmark to the other closest landmark,when they are heading towards a unknown location.

ScEnARIO STUdY
A whole scenario was studied of an employee as to what difficulties one face while heading towards an unknown destination.

SOLUTIOn (SYSTEM + GPS DEVICE)

In this system , two stake holders under a 2km radius area take information of local landmarks of that area from the INFOHUBS (Auto wala, Bakery ,Cops,Paan wala) and uploads it on kenwood server, The moment a user with a kenwood navigation device enters that 2 km range will see all local landmarks in that area,like an building , shop, tree. In return these stakeholders will be paid by kenwood and INFOHUBS would be provided with special offers on kenwood appliances

GpS DEvIcE
India is a booming market for motorcycles, most of my interviewees had a two wheeler vehicle. They can buy the device it has a preinstalled app. for navigation, When the device is active and the moment user enter the radius of 2km of a particular area,Local landmarks in that area will pop - up on the user screen including common ones.

InTERAcTIvE OBJEcTS
Year - 2010/ 1 month course The aim was to reflect on the role of any daily use object used in India in this case lota and its family of elegant design object,we discovered their sentimental and utilitarian value with its rich symbolism as the background. It was a set of existing form with interactions inspired from cultural roots. Three concepts where developed on different lotas concentrating on the interactions ,gestures involved keeping in mind the cultural importance of the object

+ WORKED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF -

VICTOR VINA ( Interaction Designer )

COncEpT - 1
The inspiration was kalash and the way it is used for marriage rituals,that is about bondage of two individuals. The concept was named Bondage vessel that could be used in public places to initiate interaction between two unknown individuals.

COncEpT - 2
The inspiration came from the way shirodhara is used for rejuvenating therapy that eliminate toxins and mental exhaustion as well as relieve stress and any ill effects on the central nervous system. Here the idea was to utilize the droplet in such a way that it produces a focal point as the fallen droplet for concentration and to use its natural sound that could assist in creating a relaxing ambiance in a room. The user can use it as a meditative object too.

DEcAdInE
Year - 2012 / 2 Day Exercise The exercise was to take inspiration from a geometrical shape and develop a concept, product or a piece of furniture.

THE PROcESS
The exploration with the shape (Decagon) was mostly around the table,as the biggest challenge was to finish under time limit.

Hmm a Decagon what do I do with it ??

Wow it has a Pentagon in its Geometry.

Now I know where I am Heading with this.

ahaa : )

THE THOUgHT
I went with my first thought which was to design a table with the Decagon shape, But then I had some questions,what kind of table could it be ? and how will it look? A practice that Indians do often struck my mind was that they feel comfortable on the floor while eating, something that is ingrained in our culture since ages. This Idea of eating on the floor made me design a Low Dinning table, suitable in an Indian Scenario.

FInAL PROdUcT

A Z I (TOgETHER)

Year - 2012 / 2 Day Exercise The exercise was to take inspiration from nature (Mushroom in this case) and develop a concept, product or a piece of furniture.

EXpLORATIOn
While looking for inspiration from nature, Internal cell structure of plants and leaves interested me, But something caught my eye, It was an image of a sliced mushroom piece, The composition of the brown scaled structure in an umbrella type form looked really beautifull to me and I thought exploring it further would be a nice idea.

THE THOUgHT
Mazi is a greek term which means together,the chair is such that it needs a partner (Kid) to balance it properly and play(Rock),It would allow one to open up and connect with other kids while playing in places like schools. Although a single kid can also play with the chair.

FInAL PROdUcT

THERmOfORmIng
Year - 2012 / 3 weeks course The brief was to design an organizer for an Indian bathroom that are tight & congested spaces as the corners, keeping the user behavior in mind with thermoforming as a major constrain.

THE PROcESS
The three key factors designing process involved were :Categorization - Daily use bathroom products were categorized for the organizer were Oral Hygiene, Grooming,Bathing,Toilet maintenance etc. Dimensioning - Common products were measured that are used in bathroom as shampoo bottle,toothbrush,shaver,etc Understanding user behaviour - A real scenario was observed with a user in an unfamiliar or new space (Bathroom).

PROTOTYpIng
Prototyping allowed pointing out issues with the design, Such as the last shelf which doesnt harmonise with rest of the design.

FInAL PROdUcT
This shelf utilizes the tight corner space which mostly get wasted in the bathroom. The Idea behind the design was that it should merge with the corner. Manufacturing - This piece can be thermoformed in one shot with one plastic sheet ,and just one adittional storage unit to be made separately, which can save on manufacturing cost.

The storage units are colour coded so that the user doesnt mix grooming & oral hygiene products together. Blue Storage unit is for Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Mouthfreshner etc

AUTOmOTIvE SKETcHIng