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February 2017 | # 78

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Over the years it has grown into a forum spread over many social and professional networking domains, linking design professionals into an active, interactive and thought leading community.

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What comes after innovation? Intuition!

Soon after my China trip, I am now in Germany for exactly the same duration of time. It is but natural that I end up comparing things in both these countries, constantly checking where we as Indians stand.

Just like Hangzhou, Hamburg is very well developed. Transport infrastructure is of very good quality.The roads are fantastic. Public transport is very efficient too. But unlike Hangzhou, Hamburg has fewer people, anywhere you look! That poses a problem for me; there’s no one to ask for directions or help on the streets. And even if I happen to spot someone, people here are not very willing to communicate in English. German and Chinese as languages are equally distant from English, except that German and English share a script. That helps if someone marks something on a map. In China that didn’t work at all.

City characters are a bit different, but what stands out is the mindset.

In Hamburg, you really don’t need much help...things work. In China you need help to figure out how they work. German systems are tried and tested, and have existed for a longer time. A lot of intuitiveness is built into everything, and you don’t really miss signs in English.

Intuition or naturalness and cultural agnostic design is becoming the hallmark of international cities. It helps discover where you should look for a taxi at the airport; where you might find toilets in a shopping mall; or how you should signal for a waiter in a restaurant.

I bought a mobile gadget, and though it was all in German, I was able to configure it based on intuition.

Navigation on roads or on devices has to be intuitive. Intuitive Design is the next big wave. Start working towards it.

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Colour blocks with three shuttle technique

Restoring a lost art

Textile designer Vinay Narkar left a career as corporate lawyer in Mumbai to revive traditional textile traditions in his hometown, Solapur How did a corporate lawyer turn into a textile designer?

VN: I was working with a law firm in Mumbai. I always had a liking for Indian textiles but had no actual connection with handlooms other than buying saris woven in a particular region whenever we traveled. I often visited Solapur, my hometown, which is home to weavers who have migrated from Andhra and Telangana, especially from the Gadwal region. Shrutali, my wife, and I went to see the work of a weaver I happened to meet, and I requested him to weave a sari for her according to my taste. He was reluctant to weave a single sari, but I persisted till he agreed. I gave him the design and colors I wanted and when the sari was ready, everyone liked it very much. My sisters and friends wanted me

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COVER STORY

Seeking diversity in design When did your tryst with design start?

PG: It started from my school days in Nashik, when I used to decorate my school notice board. That increased my interest in craft and calligraphy, and I even won some prizes. I also participated in regional and national level science exhibition competitions. I was fascinated by print advertisements, which I thought were always so creative. I was also drawn

Pradip Goswami left a flourishing career in publishing in Meerut to move to Pune in a bid to widen his design horizons. The selftaught designer joined then newly set up INDI Design, where six years later, he is its much valued National Creative Director.

to animation and vfx in films. I would wonder how they created all those amazing things. After school I started learning software skills for design.

How does an Economics major end up with a career in design?

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Passion for fire After 25 years as a ceramicist, time still stands still every time Kavita Pandya Ganguly & Titas Ganguly open the door of a kiln to see the results of their work

Matsya fish magnet

Tell us about Ochre Ceramics and Pottery.

K&T: I have a Diploma in Ceramic Design from NID, and I conceived Ochre in the year 2000 along with Titas Ganguly, a self taught and trained potter. We are based in Anand (Gujarat). The initial idea at Ochre (which means color shades of iron present in clay), was to come up www.indipool.com  25

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Time to create Product and accessory designer Chetan Sharma had never worn a watch when he was first called upon to design one! He’s come a long way from there to designing jewelry for a well known Mumbai-based studio.

Concept inspired from Pocket Watch and Zentangle Patterns

How did your design journey begin?

CS: I am from a Rajasthani joint family and grew up in Vadodara. My father is a traditional furniture maker. I studied in a Hindi medium government school and enjoyed drawing caricatures of my class teachers, and making Indian motif patterns on the back pages of my schoolbooks. One day my elder brother saw my drawings and decided I should pursue a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at M.S. University.

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Fine arts and the culture of the art school taught me a lot of new things. I learnt how to observe my surroundings, the meaning of inspirations, and balance in art and design. While still at art school, I did my professional training as graphic designer in Pune under Sudhir Sharma. It was great working with him! After that gradually I started learning the minute details of design. Before entering NID for a Post-Graduation Diploma in Lifestyle www.indipool.com 33

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ANIMATION

Drawn To Life Shyam Wanare draws on his curiosity about people and their life stories to feed his work as animator What drew you to the world of animation?

SW: There’s a funny silly little story that led me to drawing actually. Back when we were just kids, my father used to buy drawing/coloring books for me and my siblings. I have this vivid memory of drawing parrots along with my elder sister one day. Being quick and impatient, I finished illustrating my bird and showed it to her, guessing she would envy my ever so fast skills! But I was shocked to see that her parrot was so much neater and more beautifully drawn! I was so overcome with jealousy that I started crying and yelling for her drawing instead! This competitive anxiousness pushed me to get better and better at drawing, and thus started my affair with drawing and art.

Growing up in Amravati, a small town in Maharashtra, we used to watch movies on our VCD player at home.

That’s when I got my hands on the animated Disney movie Tarzan. The movie just transformed me with its awe inspiring art and design! It was simply

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A fine line

Winner stands alone

Calligraphy is more than a passionate hobby for advertising professional Shreyas Belsare Did you always have an inclination for art?

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exhibitions of renowned artists. At college we never had to bother about how we looked or what we wore or where we were from and what language we spoke.

It was all about how you grow as an artist and present yourself and your style uniquely. This habit of being unique changed my perspective towards life.

Origami Lighting at the Lalit Kala Akademi Show in Chennai

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DISCOVERY

Journeys into the known, and unknown, through the eyes of designers

by Geetika Gupta The abandoned Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram in Rishikesh in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand is hard to find, but well worth a trip. The Beatles spent time here in the late 1960s, learning Transcendental Meditation from the Maharishi, and apparently wrote several of their most popular songs during that time. Devoted fans have decorated the buildings with murals, graffiti and poetry. The lecture hall is noteworthy - it has been turned into an art project called the 'Beatles Cathedral'. The tiny circular living cells are a weird mix of Middle Earth and hermits' dwellings. The forest is slowly reclaiming the crumbling ruins.

It's unusual to see a place so recently used going back to nature! Ask a local sadhu for directions, as most locals don’t seem to know about this place.

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