Innovation and Development
Craft Innovation Workshops
Stone Craft
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Space Making Craft Workshop
About Craft Innovation Workshops Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre (DICRC) at CEPT University, India through a comprehensive “Craft Innovation Workshop (CIW) Model” initiated the concept of “Collaborative Innovation” to catalyze a deep social and cultural change. In this CIW Model, design, craft and industrial processes within the field of craft related to Interior Architecture engage with each other to create an understanding that leads to new synergies. Through Craft Innovation workshops, the intention is to develop “Innovation through Craft” and “Innovation in Craft” by bringing diverse people together which in turn will help in uplifting the value of crafts in society. DICRC deals wih two types of crafts : SMC (Space Making Crafts) and SSC (Space Surface Crafts). SpaceMaking Crafts (SMC) constitutes of the crafts, which are primarily related to the buildings/Interior-Architecture. The focus of SMCW and SSCW is on primary materials like Wood, Stone, Earth & Grass and secondary materials like Metal & Glass. The objectives of this CIW Model are: 1. To bring diverse voices into curatorial and craftdesign processes by engaging them into process of making. 2. To develop craft-design innovative prototypes through collective knowledge of craftspeople and design participants. 3. To conduct exposure and interactive sessions bringing higher level of excellence to all.
SMCW 03
Stone Craft Workshop
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Innovation and Development Craft Innovation Workshops Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre (DICRC), CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
List of other SMC workshops conducted: SMCW 01 SMCW 02 SMCW 04 SMCW 05
Wood Turning Lacquer Craft Bamboo Craft Wood Craft Earth Craft
List of SSC workshops conducted: SSCW 01 SSCW 02
Madhubani Painting Gond Painting
Acknowledgements We thank all the people involved in the Stone Craft Workshop for their constant support at various levels during and after the workshop.
Funded by:
Š 2013 Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre (DICRC) CEPT University , Ahmedabad, India.
Government of Gujarat
iNDEXT-c Government of Gujarat
Table of Contents 01) About the workshop
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Overview
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Team Members & Participants
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Details
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Schedule
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02) Framework
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Design Brief
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03)Collaborative Craft Design Process Exposure & Insights
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Introductory Session
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Site Visits
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Interaction & Demonstration
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Ideation & Exploration
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Creation & Experimentation
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Transmission & Value Building
Appreciation 04) Output
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Craft Design Groups
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Craft Design Prototype Plates
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Craft Design Prototype
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Dissemination
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Prototype Development
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SMC Wood Workshop Panels
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View of the Exhibition Entire Team
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About the workshop
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Overview The Space Making (Stone) Crafts Workshop (which is the 3rd workshop in series) was conducted by DICRC in collaboration with Stone Technics and Trivedi Corp. Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. Being conceived as a preliminary workshop of seven days where participants ( 13 designers and 7 craftspeople) engaged in the process of creating collaborative designs in stone craft. The second phase after this workshop will be to develop actual large scale designs. There were three main components to this workshop. Exposure through input sessions and field visits, hands-on experience with material and design explorations In the end, around six prototypes were developed. A) Exposure – There were two kinds of exposure sessions. Input Sessions: Inputs from the experts in the stone ,Field visit: Visits to various workshops and sites to expose the participants B) Hands-on experience – Working with the stone artisans and various tools and techniques to understand the physical properties of different stones. C) Craft-Design explorations – Based on the developed design brief, various applications of stone within Interior Architecture domain were explored. Supporters This workshop was supported by: Trivedi Corp. Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad Stone Technics, Ahmedabad Jayanti Lal and Company, Ahmedabad
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Team members and participants
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Prof. Krishna Shastri
A/Prof. Jay Thakkar
Prof. Kireet Patel
Rachna Ahuja
Smriti Saraswat
Rishav Jain
Ankit Gandhi
Anusha Babel
Radhika Pandit
Ankit Bhalla
Anupama Nandakumar
Brinda Sonpal
Shilpa Ratnani
S. K. Pavithra
Tarun Gupta
U.P. Chandini
Kinjal Seth
Mehak Mathur
Varsha M. B.
Poorna Sharma
Eesha Aggarwal
Sagar Rathod
Jeena Bhai Prajapati
Suresh Kumar
Magaaram Meena
Hariharan Maharana
Shivlal Meena
Prema Ram Meena
Neelmani Ojha
Nilamani Sukadev Das
Mr. Suketu Patel
Mr. Kiran Trivedi
Ms. Aditi Desai
Bhavini Mistry
Nikhil Aggarwal
Mr. Rajesh Vyas
Institutional Representatives, Facilitators, Design Participants, Master Craftspeople, Craft Participants, Experts and Support Staff of the Stone Workshop Team. It comprised of 13 Design participants (Architects, Interior Designers, Post Graduate and Undergraduate Students, Interns), 7 Master Craftspeople having in depth knowledge of the techniques related to the stone craft. The facilitators comprised material & subject experts, Academicians and Researchers.
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Details
Dates: 05 January 2012 to 12 January 2012 Venue: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University, Ahmedabad Number of Participants:13 Design Participants Number of Craftspeople: 07 Craftspeople DICRC Co-ordinator: Prof. Krishna Shastri DICRC Research Head: A/Prof. Jay Thakkar Workshop Team: Rachna Ahuja, Smriti Saraswat, Rishav Jain Documentation Team: Ankit Gandhi, Anusha Babel, Radhika Pandit Industry Representative: Mr. Suketu Patel, Mr. Kiran Trivedi, Ms. Aditi Desai Facilitators: Nikhil Aggarwal, Bhavini Mistry Output: Six Conceptual Prototypes (Scaled Models) Exhibition: 12th January 2012 - 19th January 2012 Exhibition Venue: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad
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Schedule Day 1
Introductory Session ,Distribution of Educational Kit and Design Brief, and visit to Stone Technics, Ahmedabad as part of Exposure Sessions
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Industry Site Visit to Trivedi Corp. Pvt. Ltd. (Exposure to tools, techniques, stone types, various machineries: CNC, Water Jet, Gang Saw, etc ) with an Input Session by Mr. Kiran Trivedi and Mr. Manan Trivedi on site.
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Expert Input Session by Prof. Kireet Patel followed by Site Visits in Ahmedabad: Radhika’s Residence designed by Amala Shah, Nikhil Shah’s Farm House, Industry visit to Jayanti Lal and Co. , Ahmedabad
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Interactive session amongst design participants and craftspeople, Design Brief Discussion and Brainstorming Session, Site visit to Arjun Handa’s House and Kankariya Residence (a Panika project)
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Expert Input Session by Ar. Nimish Patel and HandsOn Training with Craftspersons
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Expert Input Sessions by Prof. Gautam Shah and Discussions and Brainstorming sessions, Conceptual Presentations
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Expert Input Sessions by Ar. Ashish Sompura, CraftDesign Prototype Development
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Panel making for the exhibition and closing discussion at CEPT University along with final exhibition till 19th January 2012 7
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Framework
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Design Brief The Design Brief plays a critical role in each workshop as it defines the scope within which the prototype will be developed. For each SMC workshops, the brief are developed after understanding the craft in detail. The design brief of Stone Craft Workshop was to design and develop a modular system in stone in reference to the given focus areas and set criteria. Modular System refers to the design of any system composed of separate components that can be connected together. The modules can be of the same, similar or varied type but they are coherent in nature. The beauty of modular design is that you can replace or add any one component (module) without affecting the rest of the system and it can be customised according to the user’s requirement. Focus area given were: 1.Work Environment 2.Permanent Exhibition Environment Criteria’s given: 1. Underlying base should be to promote and integrate stone crafts within Interior Architecture in today’s fast paced practice 2. Design should adhere to the definition of modular system 3. Integration of stone artisans within the making of the design should be one of the key focus 4. To understand the role of machine as well as hand so the utilisation of both is expressed in design.
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Collaborative Craft Design Process
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Exposure & Insights Introductory
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In Craft Innovation Workshops, all participants, facilitators, organisations come from various backgrounds hence an introductory session becomes crucial to create a conducive platform to initiate new sets of ideas. An introduction to DICRC was given by Prof. Krishna Shastri & Prof. Jay Thakkar and the educational resource material kit was provided to the participants which contained research material related to stone craft.
Input Sessions: Through input sessions, the intention is to sensitize the participants towards various issues related to craft and design. The idea is to understand and critically examine them through a diverse range of input and interactive sessions (technical, design, academic and craft related). These sessions are inclusive in its approach and are often conducted in multiple local languages with a focus on craftspeople. The input sessions during Stone Craft Workshop were: 06.01.12
Technical Session
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Academic Session
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Design Session
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Technical Session
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Craft Session
Upcoming technologies in Stone Craft Kiran Trivedi (Trivedi Corp. Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad) Pran Pratishtha Prof. Kireet Patel (Faculty of Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad) Stones can enrich our lives & our economy, But are we aware of it? Ar. Nimish Patel (Abhikram, Ahmedabad) Stone a next generation perspective Ar. Gautam Shah (Practising Architect, Ahmedabad) Temple Architecture in Stone Ar. Ashish Sompura (Practising Architect, Ahmedabad) 15
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Site Visits In order to give ample exposure, there are four kinds of site visits which are usually planned during the workshops: Design oriented, Technology Oriented, Culture oriented and Material oriented. The design oriented visits discusses application of various crafts at various scales with distinctive functions. The upgradation of tools, technologies and advanced processes is largely dealt with in the technology oriented visit. The culture oriented site visits aims at sensitizing the participants towards various sociocultural issues and the material oriented site visits cover the technical, chemical and physical properties of the material considering both the scientific and empirical knowledge. During the Stone Craft Workshop, visits to industry gave an insight about the technological advancements. The visit to design projects gave the participants an idea of exploring the material in various scales achieving different expressions. Industry
Stone Technics, Ahmedabad
Industry
Trivedi Corp. Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
Design Project
Private Residence, Ahmedabad
Design Project
Nikhil Shah’s Farmhouse, Ahmedabad
Industry
Jayanti Lal and Co. , Ahmedabad
Design Project
Arjun Handa’s Residence, Ahmedabad
Design Project
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Interaction & Demonstration The craft processes play a critical role in development and understanding of a craft; hence the demonstration of techniques is taken as a first step in understanding the tactile aspects of craft. The interaction during demonstration builds a deep bond between the artisans and designers. The craftspeople often take pride in sharing their inherited and valuable skills amongst other participants. During the Stone Craft Workshop, the demonstration of techniques was done at two levels. One , where the participants were exposed to tools and techniques used by the craftspeople since ages. They demonstrated the diverse techniques used in stone craft : stone carving, inlay, engraving, dressing, sone masonry etc. On second level, the participants were exposed to the upcoming tools and technologies which was demonstrated at various industries. The working and operation methods of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines, Laser Cutters, Water Jet machines, Gang Saws etc. was shown and their advantages and disadvantages were discussed among the craftspeople and the industry experts. Also, the interaction with the craftspeople working within two different set-ups (their own workshops and as workers in industry) gave participants an insight into the two modes of operation and their working patterns.
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Ideation & Exploration One of the intention of SMC workshops is also to discuss the role of design in craft and to sensitize the participants towards various aspects of design thinking. This was done by varied facilitators. The facilitators comprised of design facilitators who discussed about innovative ideas and new applications, technical facilitators who discussed the material properties and principles of the structure and craft facilitators who discussed tools, techniques and empirical knowledge about craft and community. The process of facilitation in SMC workshop holds a key importance as the intense dialogue and actions between design and craft participants anchored by the facilitators help stimulate various new ideas, process and system which is important for the development of craft. During the Stone Craft Workshop, the facilitators included Nikhil Agarwal, Interior Designer, Ahmedabad; Bhavini MIistry, Interior Designer, Ahmedabad; Prof. Kireet Patel, Advisor, DICRC, Jay Thakkar, Head of Research, DICRC; Smriti Saraswat, Rachna Ahuja, Rishav Jain, Researchers, DICRC. Master Craftsperson Jeena bhai, along with other craftspeople helped the participants to develop ideas keeping the advantages and disadvantages of stone as a material in mind. Various experts that also contributed to the workshop through their feedback to the team and participants were Ar. Canna Patel, Esther David, Mr. Jayanti Naik, Mr. Kiran Trivedi, Mr. M.P. Ranjan, Ar. Pratyush Shankar, Mr. Rajesh Sagara, Ms. Richa Thakker, Prof. Seema Khanwalkar, Ar. Surya Kakani, Ar. Umang Shah. 21
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Creation & Experimentation The hands-on experimentation and exploration imbibes the understanding of material and its diverse properties. This process is based on the trial and error method where the learning happens while working with the material by hand. The shared method of different people (master craftspeople, craft students, designers etc.) working in one group initiates new discussions and fresh ideas. Also the learning happens at two levels, both at tangible and intangible levels. This process of thinking and making together opens larger avenues for innovation and development. A group of two design participants and a craftsperson worked together in a group on the design brief provided to them. While the design participants worked on scaled models using different materials, the craftspeople made prototypes and samples in stone evolving the design to a next stage. Once the design were finalised and the technicalities were resolved, they worked together on making them in detail. The collective working method showed the merging of ideas and knowledge of both design and craft participants.
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Transmission & Value Building The Craft Innovation Workshops aim to work with traditional craft skills and processes creating new opportunities and possibilities at all levels. The intent is also to nurture within the younger generations the value of the hand skills. Such embedded inheritance about the craft needs to be transmitted which will ensure the future/evolution of craft. These craft practices needs to be continued ensuring the transfer of empirical knowledge of craftspeople. The oral transmission of knowledge has a direct influence on the people involved and creates larger and deeper impressions. The idea of working with the craftspeople in their familiar environment creates a natural setting which enables the design participants to learn from them. These workshops also aim at building bonds and forming long term relationships between various craftspeople, craft clusters, designers, professionals and others involved.
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Appreciation At the end, a concluding session becomes important to reflect upon all the key learnings happened during the workshop. The discussions during this session often become a beginning towards taking the craft-design prototypes and ideas forward while reflecting upon the diverse experiences gathered in the workshop. As a token of remembrance and appreciation, the certificate distribution ceremony often leaves deeper impressions and initiates long term associations with all members involved. With the distribution of ‘Certificate of Participation’ & ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ at DICRC, the Stone Craft workshop was concluded. The certificates were given to Craftspeople, Design Participants, Facilitators, Technical Experts, Core team members and the support staff members. The certificates were distributed by Prof. Krishna Shastri who congratulated the entire team and the participants for the collaborative efforts during the workshop. This was followed by sharing of experiences by various individuals.
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Output
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Craft Design Groups
Mehak Mathur, Shivlalbhai, Sagar Rathod
Varsha M.B, Hariharan Maharana, Brinda Sonpal
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Eesha Agarwal, Premaram Motiji Meena, Pavithra S.K.
Shilpa Ratnani, Jeena bhai, Anupama Nandkumar,
Kinjal Sheth, Nilmani Ozha, Ankit Bhalla, U.P. Chandini
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Craft Design Prototype Plates
Mehak & Sagar Shivlal ji
Design Brief To design a self standing partition wall based on interlocking modular system using stone. The focus areas are work environment and permanent exhibition spaces in order to promote & integrate stone crafts within Interior Architecture in today’s fast paced practice.
Concept The design mainly tries to explore the structural load bearing quality of stone. This self standing screen is developed by using interlocking modules which balances on the weight of stone & its proportions. The modules could be exploited to the maximum. The linear as well as horizontally the module can develop. In terms of design and material many variations in the module is possible such as some modules can be carved or perforate to create jalis, while others could be explored in different variety of stone & colors. The free standing screen is also used to create display shelves in spaces created also a well integrated lighting system could be inserted in the same.
Modules
Elevation – Module 1
Plan – Module 1
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Elevation – Module 2
Plan – Module 2
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Design - Screen 3’
View – Module 1
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View – Module 1
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Module 1 is the large stone block of dimension (3’x1’x6”) & Module 2 (2’-3”x1’x6”). It is cut at an angle of 1200 to make an interlocking system. Each piece sits into other through this type of joint. In this module the variations could be possible like craving, perforations, jalis, etc. `
Plan - Screen
View - Screen
Fixing - Detail
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MODULE 1
Poorna Sharma, Tarun Gupta Mangaram Meena
CONCEPT The design mainly tries to explore various forms which stone can take. The wall consist of a number of modular componenets to form the desired structure of the wall. The exibility of the module can help us to achieve differnt arrangements . The modules are based on interlocking system. Also the concept helps the craftsmen to show their skills in the form of various crafts related to stone. In this way design tries to t into the modular system construction by taking stone as the main material.
MODULE 2
MODULE 3 EXPLODED VIEW OF THE ASSEMBLY
MODULE 4 & 5
ARRANGEMENT 1
ARRANGEMENT 2
Pavithra S.K Eesha Agarwal Premaram Motiji Meena
Different components and joinery
elevation
Human Spinal Cord The design is inspired from the way a human spinal cord works. The joinery of the bones is along one axis and there is a suspended bone that connects further to the other bones in the body. Similarly the design also comprises of different components that further grows in two directions in plan.
Plan One module300 x300 x300 with an insert of a 350 x 100 x 100 Stone Yellow Sandstone
Variations for using the same element
Design Brief- To design a self a supporting space dividing element using the principles of modular design and system thinking with the material ‘Stone’ Sculptural Element
Shelving/Storage System
Partitioning System
Parapet
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Ankit Bhalla U.P. Chandini Kinjal Sheth Nilamani Ozha (Orissa)
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Craft Design Prototypes
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Dissemination It is important to make society aware about the value of traditional craft and henceforth dissemination through various mediums like exhibitions, panels, online and print media are essential. To summarise the entire Stone Craft Workshop, an exhibition was conducted at the end. The exhibition displayed the prototype plates, the resource library, stone carving samples made by craftspeople, scaled models and prototypes made during the workshop. Each prototype was displayed with a prototpe plate which described the idea and the process of making the prototype. At few places it also constituted of technical drawings explaining various technical details. This exhibition initiated new design discussions among the participants and craftspeople. The prototypes made during the workshop were taken forward to a next stage of prototype refinement with the help of master craftspeople, researchers, industry experts working together in a team. A Design Diploma Project was also supported by DICRC and Stone Technics where an intern worked for around five months developing a prototype based on explorations done during the Stone Craft Workshop. The exhibition was visited by various architects, design professionals, academicians, students, journalists and locals from the city. The details are as follows: Dates: Time: Venue:
12th December 2012 - 19th January 2013 11:00 am - 06:00 pm DICRC, Above SID Workshop, Faculty of Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad 37
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Prototype Development: Diploma Project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project Text detail about Poorna’s project
Snapshots from the Diploma Project Report by Poorna Sharma, who developed a full scale prototype while at DICRC.
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Prototype Refinement & Development Process
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SMC Stone Workshop Panels
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre
Space Making (Stone) Craft Workshop - III
Prof. Krishna Shastri
A/Prof. Jay Thakkar
Prof. Kireet Patel
Rachna Ahuja
Smriti Saraswat
Rishav Jain
Ankit Gandhi
Anusha Babel
Radhika Pandit
Ankit Bhalla
Anupama Nandakumar
Brinda Sonpal
Kinjal Seth
Mehak Mathur
Shilpa Ratnani
S. K. Pavithra
Tarun Gupta
U.P. Chandini
Varsha M. B.
Poorna Sharma
Eesha Aggarwal
Sagar Rathod
Jeena Bhai Prajapati
Suresh Kumar
Magaaram Meena
Hariharan Maharana
Shivlal Meena
Prema Ram Meena
Neelmani Ojha
Nilamani Sukadev Das
Mr. Suketu Patel
Mr. Kiran Trivedi
Ms. Aditi Desai
Bhavini Mistry
Nikhil Aggarwal
Mr. Rajesh Vyas
Expert Input Sessions
The Space Making (Stone) CraftsWorkshop (which is the 3rd workshop in series) conducted by DICRC in collaboration with Stone Technics and Trivedi Corp. Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. It was conducted primarily to expose the participants to various ideas and for stimulating interactions amongst the craftspeople, students and designers and experts in stone. Being conceived as a preliminary workshop of 7 days where participants (designer and craftsperson) engaged in the process of creating collaborative designs in stone craft. The second phase after this workshop will be to develop actual large scale designs which are shortlisted from this workshop. Framework for Space Making (Stone) Crafts Workshop
Site Visits to Design Projects
There were three main components to this workshop. Exposure through input sessions and field visits, hands-on experience with material and design explorations A) Exposure – There were two kinds of exposure sessions. Input Sessions: Inputs from the experts in the stone ,Field visit: Visits to various workshops and sites to expose the participants B) Hands-on experience – Working with the stone artisans and various tools and techniques to understand the physical properties of different stones. C) Craft-Design explorations – Based on the developed design brief, various applications of stone within Interior Architecture domain were explored.
Institutional and Industry Representatives, Workshop Team, Design Participants, Craftspeople of the Stone Workshop
Structure of Space Making (Stone) Craft Workshop Day 1:
Introductory Session ,Distribution of Educational Kit and Design Brief, and visit to Stone Technics, Ahmedabad as part of Exposure Sessions
Day 2:
Industry Site Visit to Trivedi Corp. Pvt. Ltd. (Exposure to tools, techniques, stone types, various machineries: CNC, Water Jet, Gang Saw,
Day 3:
Expert Input Session by Prof. Kireet Patel followed by Site Visits in Ahmedabad: Radhika’s Residence designed by Amala Shah, Nikhil
etc ) with an Input Session by Mr. Kiran Trivedi and Mr. Manan Trivedi on site. Shah’s Farm House, Industry visit to Jayanti Lal and Co. , Ahmedabad Day 4:
Interactive session amongst design participants and craftspeople, Design Brief Discussion and Brainstorming Session, Site visit to Arjun Handa’s House and Kankariya Residence (a Panika project)
Day 5: Day 6: Day 7: Day 8:
Expert Input Session by Ar. Nimish Patel and Hands-On Training with Craftspersons Expert Input Sessions by Prof. Gautam Shah and Discussions and Brainstorming sessions, Conceptual Presentations Expert Input Sessions by Ar. Ashish Sompura, Craft- Design Prototype Development, Exhibition at DICRC
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University, Ahmedabad +079-26302740 Ext- 317, 319 dicrc.cept@gmail.com
Dates: 05 January 2012 to 12 January 2012 Venue: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University, Ahmedabad Number of Participants:13 Design Participants Number of Craftspeople: 07 Craftspeople
Industry Visits
DICRC Co-ordinator: Prof. Krishna Shastri DICRC Research Head: A/Prof. Jay Thakkar Workshop Team: Rachna Ahuja, Smriti Saraswat, Rishav Jain Documentation Team: Ankit Gandhi, Anusha Babel, Radhika Pandit Industry Representative: Mr. Suketu Patel, Mr. Kiran Trivedi, Ms. Aditi Desai Facilitators: Nikhil Aggarwal, Bhavini Mistry
Space Making (Stone) Craft Workshop - III
Craft-Design Prototypes: Concept Sheets
Discussions and Brain Storming Sessions
Craft-Design Prototypes
Exhibition
Mehak & Sagar Shivlal ji
Design Brief To design a self standing partition wall based on interlocking modular system using stone. The focus areas are work environment and permanent exhibition spaces in order to promote & integrate stone crafts within Interior Architecture in today’s fast paced practice.
Modules
Concept The design mainly tries to explore the structural load bearing quality of stone. This self standing screen is developed by using interlocking modules which balances on the weight of stone & its proportions. The modules could be exploited to the maximum. The linear as well as horizontally the module can develop. In terms of design and material many variations in the module is possible such as some modules can be carved or perforate to create jalis, while others could be explored in different variety of stone & colors. The free standing screen is also used to create display shelves in spaces created also a well integrated lighting system could be inserted in the same.
Elevation – Module 1
Plan – Module 1
1’
Elevation – Module 2
Plan – Module 2
1’
Design - Screen 6”
3’
View – Module 1
6”
View – Module 1
2’-3”
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre
Module 1 is the large stone block of dimension (3’x1’x6”) & Module 2 (2’-3”x1’x6”). It is cut at an angle of 1200 to make an interlocking system. Each piece sits into other through this type of joint. In this module the variations could be possible like craving, perforations, jalis, etc. `
Plan - Screen
View - Screen
Fixing - Detail
MODULE 1
Poorna Sharma, Tarun Gupta Mangaram Meena
CONCEPT The design mainly tries to explore various forms which stone can take. The wall consist of a number of modular componenets to form the desired structure of the wall. The exibility of the module can help us to achieve differnt arrangements . The modules are based on interlocking system. Also the concept helps the craftsmen to show their skills in the form of various crafts related to stone. In this way design tries to t into the modular system construction by taking stone as the main material.
MODULE 2
MODULE 3 EXPLODED VIEW OF THE ASSEMBLY
MODULE 4 & 5
ARRANGEMENT 1
ARRANGEMENT 2
Pavithra S.K Eesha Agarwal Premaram Motiji Meena
Working with Stone
Different components and joinery
elevation
Human Spinal Cord The design is inspired from the way a human spinal cord works. The joinery of the bones is along one axis and there is a suspended bone that connects further to the other bones in the body. Similarly the design also comprises of different components that further grows in two directions in plan.
Plan One module300 x300 x300 with an insert of a 350 x 100 x 100 Stone Yellow Sandstone
Variations for using the same element
Design Brief- To design a self a supporting space dividing element using the principles of modular design and system thinking with the material ‘Stone’ Sculptural Element
Shelving/Storage System
Partitioning System
Parapet
Ankit Bhalla U.P. Chandini Kinjal Sheth
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University, Ahmedabad +079-26302740 Ext- 317, 319 dicrc.cept@gmail.com
Nilamani Ozha (Orissa)
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View of the Exhibition 45
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Stone Craft Workshop team 47
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