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Phone no. +91 8080335755 Email ID : sanikadivekar21@gmail.com Address : C - 6, New Temple Trust Bldg, Shitladevi Mandir Rd, Mahim, Mumbai, India - 400016 Born and brought up in a culturally rich and dense fabric like Mumbai, I have always wondered about its history. Finding out hidden gems of the city’s past has always fascinated me. To me, architecture is how people respond to a form and get consumed by the quality of the space and the profuse emotions it generates. My experience after being introduced to clay as a material was exhilarating. I believe clay leaves an impression and the moulded clay creations reflect who you are as a person. “ We borrow from nature space upon which we build” - Tadao Ando. My aim in life is to make the best use of this borrowed space and give back to nature what it really deserves.
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S Manik Vidya Mandir, Mumbai
( 90.55% ) - 2013
G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and mmerce, Mumbai
( 76.64% ) - 2015
S College Of Architecture, Mumbai
helor of Architecture, Mumbai University - 2020 I - 7.91
Industrial Landscape Workshop Yuntech University, Taiwan, 2018
Earth Building Techniques Workshop Hunnarshala, Bhuj 2015
Hexadome
Bamboo workshop, Alibaug 2017
Shegatpada, Dahanu Documentation Exhibition and book, 2017
Understanding Nashik
K Architects - Architectural Firm, Mumbai
nship : December 2018 - April 2019 itectural and Interior Design
a Lost and Found , ILF Organisation
Official Stereotypes - Animator Division, 2020
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rand and business owner, 2020
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itect; Live documentation of a traditional house, 2019
Book published in 2017
Decoding Precedents, Ahemdabad Exhibition and Book published in 2018
Quilling Paper Art Workshop
Mentor, Avartan (Annual Festival, IES COA), 2018
Pottery Workshop
One day handbuilding workshop (Pop-up stone, Pune). 2021
Pottery Workshop
Basics of Pottery (Rekha Goyal’s studio, Mumbai). 2021
Exploring Art and Craft of Clay
- Head HUDCO Trophy, IES COA
3 month Foundation Pottery course (Claystation, Bangalore). 2022 .
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Digital Drafting and 3D Modelling Autocad, Sketchup, Vectorworks
Presentation and Graphics
Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign. After Effects, MS Office
Languages
English, Marathi, Hindi
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DCO Trophy (Special Mention), 2017 rehabilitation, Core Team
DCO Trophy, 2018
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Pottery, Model Making, Hand Drafting, Sketching, Painting, Photography, Research and Analysis
Space Exploration; Carving plaster of paris, B.Arch - Sem II 2016
This is one of the first times I explored hand-building and carving and enjoyed the process. The exercise focused on creating spaces while exploring the new medium of plaster of paris. The intent was to design variations of spaces and connect them together in an experiential manner. The 30x30cm cube was cast and carved to create quality spaces that are interconnected yet distinct from one another. This is where I began to discover my passion.
Entrepreneurship; Insanely Creative Sept 2020 - March 22
Having begun with the idea of recycling paper into handcrafted papers for lanterns, I explored various mediums including Resin and Clay. A fun experiment evolved into a successful business with a growing customer base. In the end, all of this brought me to a realization and an interest in learning more about clay as a medium and its techniques.
Handmade paper bamboo lantern
Plaster art
Beach resin coaster
Pressed flower resin earrings
Plaster of paris props
Acrylic painting
Air dry clay hand sculpture
Resin wall art
Short pottery 202
Work created after attend which enhanced my unde this fie
Bowl inspired by clouds; Method: Coiling
Conical tea pot; Method: Slab building
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Sgraffito on bowl; Method: Wheel
Vase inspired by Grace Brown; Method; Slab building
Ceramic foundation course Exploring art and craft of clay March 2022 - July 2022 With my interest in these explorations in clay. I decided on attending “Exploring Art and Craft of Clay” a 4-month foundation course at ClayStation studio in Bangalore. This program incorporates all the hand building and wheel throwing techniques, surface decoration methods, principles of glaze application as well as studio management skills. By attaining the skills and educating myself about clay and the basic techniques, I intend to understand the plasticity of clay, its robustness and limitations in order to be more mindful in my experimentation and further work with the medium. The pictures below show some of my works created while learning techniques of glaze applications.
Decorative moon jar Method: Wheel
Decorative bowl Method: Wheel
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Designed a matchstick holder; Method: Handbuilding
Bottle Method: Wheel
Cup Method: Wheel
Ceramic foundation course The scale up project March 2022 - July 2022 The brief provided was to create a scaled-up project on any topic but with a minimum height of 13inches. Personally, I believe the changes in the world along COVID-19 led me to the path of clay. I decided to create a lamp that conceptually shows the positive impacts of COVID on my life and extract that idea as a part of the proposal. The lamp thus used multiple elements that begin to form links to the period of lockdown. For eg, the masks and the virus culminate in a flower made of masks. Also indicating a new beginning. The method used in making this lamp was a hand-building method and is made with the help of stoneware clay.
Maquette
Detailing mask slabs
Attaching base
Combining all elements together
To comprehend the working of stoneware clay and its joinery methods needed for hand-building, this project was undertaken. It was necessary to cut down the piece in order to understand the joineries.
Joinery section
Full section
Ceramic foundation course Exploration 1 March 2022 - July 2022 The brief here spoke about choosing a listed emotion and creating a non-functional abstract form for it. I chose the emotion “Shanta” or tranquil. Living in the chaotic city of Mumbai all my life, the beach was a niche that always allowed me to feel peaceful and connected to myself. The sounds of the waves were relaxing and engaging at the same time. Thus making this choice was influenced by my memories back in Mumbai and reminiscing about the ocean. Research revealed that an ocean drum mimics the sound of waves. Consequently, I decided to include it in my design.
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Ceramic foundation course Exploration 2 March 2022 - July 2022 The brief here was to design a ramen bowl for a high-end Japanese restaurant by taking inspiration from any locally available leaves or flowers. The flower “Pride of India” is the one I chose as my inspiration in creating this bowl. The Japanese minimal aesthetics also formed a part of my design while conceptualizing my design. The bowl was created in dark-bodied clay and covered with white slip.
Ramen bowl covered with white slip
3d petals textured with slip
White slip Japanese brush strokes with a floral design at base saying good luck
Ceramic foundation course Exploration 3 March 2022 - July 2022 The brief was to combine two of the listed forms together to create an amalgamation of the same. The work below is a fusion of a moon jar and a plate. This sculpture is textured with paper clay.
Paper textured final output
Ceramic foundation course Exploration 4 March 2022 - July 2022 The brief called for selecting a form and altering its function while retaining its essence. Using terracotta clay, I transformed a cup into a hanging lamp.
Process of making pendant lamp
Ceramic foundation course Exploration 4 March 2022 - July 2022 This brief talks about designing and creating a range of products around a space or an event that we/people experience and are a part of. This will be a collection of a maximum of 5 products which serve the purpose of that specific space or event. The space chosen was an art studio. I decided to give a theme to these projects which were inspired by Indian miniature Mughal paintings.
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Watercolour container and watercolour palette set
Peacock inspired
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d lidded jars after firing
Lotus and peacock inspired lidded jars
Lotus inspired lidded jars after firing
Watercolour container and palette after firing
Ceramic foundation course Miscellaneous work March 2022 - July 2022 Creating and exploring other forms and styles that could be a part of an exhibit at the end of the course.
Arangatrum Exhibition 2022 Claystation, Bangalore, India 10th July 2022 The course culminated in a successful exhibition. It was the student’s showcase/sale through which emerged my brand name Studio Nika-San.
Bachelors in Architecture Thesis October 2020 Architecture should be able to tell stories, stories about the history of a place , events occured at a specific time or merely about the people. But what if the memory of the place is fading away? Siddhpur is an ancient town in Patan district located on the banks of Holy Saraswati river. But currently there is no physical presence of this river. The challenge was to connect the people back to its river and preserve the cultural identity of the place by redevloping the riverfront of Siddhpur.
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The river-front of Siddhpur acts like a medium that can connect people to its river and thus enhancing the riverfront activities and partially reviving the river can hopefully bring back the cultural glory of the town.
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Over view of the site
Axo sectional cut through heritage center
View of heritage center plaza
Spaces in path of contemplation
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