Housecafe

Project

PROPOSAL

Project title: Feasibility study of a multidisciplinary knowledge exchange platform

“There is much more to life than just increasing its speed” - Mahatma Gandhi

#howclosearewithnature

In todays world, we are entrenched in a fast culture, fixated with fast processes obsessed with always quicker, better and more.

We live in a life of speed, where there is more quantity but less quality, more information but less reflection, more networks but less communication, more connection but less collaboration

Gap Intercollege collaborative space healthy eating and mindfood too much stress and emotional

So, where are we heading to?

disbalance,fastlife

This fastness leaves no exceptions to students life in college

discourse of traditional knowledge

campuses too. A preliminary survey was carried out among sever-

between lifestyles

al institutes like NID, IIT, NIFT, DAIICT to observe the lifestyle pattern in campuses. The analysis indicated that there is a great disbalance in lifestyle pattern and wellbeing among students.

The lifestyle of individual students and their collective behaviors will be further researched in depth to understand the influences

Opportunity To create a culture that embraces the

on emotional and mental wellbeing of students in campus culture

significance of slow and stressfree life

and thereby designing systems to involve them in more mindful

with quality living and mindfulness

practices for multidisciplinary prosperity. .

Idea

Objective

HOUSE CAFE,

To drive students towards more constructive cultures and enhance multidisciplinary collaborations across institutes for intercollege prosperity.

that instills the traditional values among the young and the old a place where people comes for food and knowledge, knowledge that comes from people for the people

To strategize and design processes to bring students of different institutes together for effective collaborations and impart healthy lifestyle in students life.

where mindfulness is the key culture where everyone knows you yet dont know you a place which nourish intercollege prosperity interaction design for social collaboration

If design is holistic, and design thinking is a solution, then multidisciplinary will be our means

Similar trends across the globe SIY in google

Why CAFE’s ? cafes creates culture,groups where people wants to belong to

slow food nation, Expo milan

mindful collaboration

spiritual allaince, Coachella festival

CAFES are not just eatery but also has the potentiality for creating and forming culture.

mindful eating

Offerings

Multidisplinary library

Makers lab

Reading and working space

Discuss a project

Students work selling and display space

Events and Seminars

Who will we serve?

Students

Home made Cooking library food & northeast cuisine

An mobile app for easy accessibility of the members

young professionals book lovers foodies designers senior citizen all peace lovers

User acquisition strategy reading sessions, discussions and presentations, seminars and workshops mindful eating events exhibitions reading sessions participatory designs to solve social problems internships and projects events film/book appreciation occasional DIY kitchenspace

who are we ?

Dayananda Meitei Former journalist at TOI, Ahmedabad Currently, Media Relations Officer, IITGN

Kabya shree A designer, strategist and interest ingastronomy Graduate from NIFT,Chennai, B.Des (Accessory design) Strategic Design Management, NID, M.Des