UMA ANUPINDI
portfolio
hello!....... my name is
Uma Anupindi
B.Des (Accessory Design)
Here’s a summary of my four years of academic work. Let me show you around..
PART 1
PART 1
PART 1
IGUANOIDS
ARMONOIDS FROGANOIDS
BACKPACKS
BACKPACKS
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contents
PART 1
BACKPACKS
PART 2
FIBONACCI
CITRUS
SHOWER
SPARKLE PENS
PART 3
NAMING AND LOGOS
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7
11
PART 3
FOOTWEAR
3 PART 2
CALZO NU
13 PART 3
PART 3
PHOTO
MILLINERY
STYLING
GRAPHY
HATMAKING
VAN GOGH
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Part One
INTERNSHIPS AT SAMSONITE SOUTH ASIA, MUMBAI
design project bags | footwear
IGUANOIDS
For the rockers and the bikers, this collection comprises of weatherproofing solutions in bags where the inspiration comes from the aggressive and ferocious frilled lizard.
Brief: To design a range of Casual backpacks. Client: 19-23 yr old college going male. Inspiration: Frilled lizard, aggressive, fearless and swift, like a bike rider. Its frills and jagged lines an inspiration for form, whereas its unstoppability resulting in conceptualization for protection and weatherproofing.
DESCRIPTION
IGUANOID TWO-WAY SLING
INSPIRATION BOARD
IGUANOID JACKET BACKPACK
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 1
unstoppable | weatherproof | fast and furious I incorporated various features in the bags like a jacket which protects the chest, rain cheaters, wet pouches and rain covers
Bolero- Jacket inside straps water-proof, easy access- cell phone pocket
IGUANOID TWO-WAY SLING
IGUANOID JACKET BACKPACK
Reflective trimmings
2-way use
SLING USAGE BACKPACK USAGE
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 2
ARMONOIDS
For the people who treasure their gadgets more than themselves. The inspiration is from the mechanical, transformative and shape-shifting side of a pill-bug.
DESCRIPTION
ARMONOID LAPTOP SLEEVE
ARMONOID CAMERA SLING
ARMONOID LAPTOP BACKPACK
Brief: To design a range of bags for laptop and camera. Client: 21-25 yr old young professional. Inspiration: Pillbug from the family of wood-lice for its hard shell and capacity to roll into a ball. From the family Armadillidae, I call it my Armonoid because of its fool proof armour. It gives me inspiration for protection of gadgets.
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 3
protection
| technology | armoured concepts
ARMONOID inspiration board
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 4
detachable laptop case
This collection comprises of shape shifting silhouettes, silhouettes which can be transformed into workstations and aspects such as flexibility of use under which detatch ability come into play. The pill bug inspiration allowed me to explore the wrapping and unwrapping of any form and on simplification of my concepts I arrived at these products.
ARMONOID LAPTOP BACKPACK
side opening laptop compartment
usage
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 5
use as a workstation
2-way use
ARMONOID CAMERA SLING
ARMONOID LAPTOP SLEEVE
flap turns into palm rest
can be expanded to a trapezoid
folds to provide elevation to laptop
usage
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 6
FROGANOIDS
A collection of casual backpacks inspired from the Poison Dart Frogs of the rainforest,The vivid graphics on their bodies and soft, squishy organic form leads a comfy cushiony vivid creation for a young teenage consumer.
FROGANOID DUFFEL-PACK
Brief: To design young casual backpacks. Client: 14-18 yr old fun loving teenager. Inspiration: Poison Dart frogs of the rainforest. They are colorful, have vivid patters on their bodies.
DESCRIPTION
INSPRATION BOARD
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 7
vivid | fun | color-ful | young | comfortable REVISED COLLECTION
seating arrangement
reflective trimmings reflective trimmings FROGANOID BACKPACK
FROGANOID DUFFEL-PACK
carry 3 ways backpack, shoulder sling or handles
microbead cushion BACKPACK USAGE
DUFFEL-PACK USAGE
2012 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 8
STORY BOARD based on trend forecast
CALZO: NU
My Summer Internship at Samsonite involved exploring my area of interest- Footwear, and mainly doing some Trend Forecasting and Story-boarding, followed by coming up wth new concepts for an upcoming Samsonite Footwear sub-brand in India.
2011 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 9
attach | detatch | flip | convert ideas
lining ATTACHABLE SOLE
FLIP TONGUE TO REVEAL PATTERN
variations in surfaces
trim detail
SEMI-CYLINDRICAL METAL TAB
LOGO BUTTON
LOGO RIVET
2011 |SAMSONITE MUMBAI | UMA ANUPINDI | 10
Part Two
ACCESSORY DESIGN AT NIFT, HYDERABAD
design project SHOWER | PEN
FIBONACCI’S SHOWER
B i o m i m i c r y i s u s e d a s t h e p r i n c i p l e f o r f u n c t i o n a ld e s i g n .N a t u r e s d e s i g n p r i n c i p l e s p i r a l s a n d
f i b o n a c c is e r i e s a r e d i s c o v e r e d . I n p i r a t i o n t a k e n f r o m s u n f l o w e r s e e d d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d p i n e c o n e s e e d d i s p e r s a ls y s t e m f o r s h o w e r .
The Golden spiral- Inspiration
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2010 |NIFT HYDERABAD | UMA ANUPINDI | 11
whirlpools | spirals | golden mean | nature inspired from pinecone.mini water dispersers are movable
A shower ensemble was designed by taking biomimicry as inspiration, trying to think how natures perfect shower, or natures perfect shower base would be.
m e c h a n i s m
infrared detectors detect diameter/ spread of water according to body type
touch sensitive i n f r a r e d s m a r t s h o w e r h e a d faucet.
spiral grooves direct water to drain.
w h i r l p o o lf a u c e t
t h e g o l d e n r a t i o s h o w e r t r a y
f i b o n a c c i Â’ s s h o w e r e n s e m b l e
p r o t o t y p e
2010 |NIFT HYDERABAD | UMA ANUPINDI | 12
A personality change for a low cost glitter gel pen for kids. A design involving ergonomics and fun with materials.
A project where the weaknesses of an already existing product are realized and value addition is done, such as to REVAMP the existing. I used cushiony texture of an orange peel and wanted to replicate it with the use of rubber on the glitter pen. I also used principles of ergonomics to make the pen out of linear axis.
DESCRIPTION
CITRUS SPARKLE PENS
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2011 |NIFT HYDERABAD | UMA ANUPINDI | 13
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happy fingers | tangerine fun | crooked quill natural form inspired by oranges
non uniform axis provides better balance
Inspired by the orange itself, the form would be fun for kids and the texture of an orange peel would replicate natural feel.
extra cushiony rubber grip
can be held many ways
fat diameter for better grip for kids.
2011 |NIFT HYDERABAD | UMA ANUPINDI | 14
Part Three
GENERAL CREATIVITY
miscellaneous logo design | photography | millinery | styling
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NAMING AND LOGOS
N a m i n g o f b r a n d s , p r o d u c t s a n d f i r m s i s a n a r e a o f m y i n t e r e s t . I w a s g i v e n a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o u s e m y c r e a t i v i t y i n a v e r b a l a s p e c t .
Brief: To come up with a new brand name for Samsonite Footwear sub- brand, India.
Direction: Name which is easily pronounced by foreign clients, with an indian twist.
Direction: To form an impression of the products having an italian make.
Brief: To come up with a name of an export house firm in Jodhpur, India.
2012 | UMA ANUPINDI | 15
PHOTOGRAPHY
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H a m p i i s a n a r c h e o l o g i c a l r u i n i n K a r n a t a k a , S o u t h I n d i a . T h e t e m p l e s t h e r e i n s p i r e d m e t o c a p t u r e t h e m .
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MILLINERY
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M i l l i n e r y i s a d y i n g a r t o f m a k i n g h a t s b y h a n d , f r o m t h e s c r a t c h . A s a p a r t o f m y m i l l i n e r y c o u r s e t h i s i s a s h o w c a s e o f t h e 3 b a s i c k i n d s o f h a t s t h a t I l e a r n t t o m a k e . .
T h e R a b b i t F u r F e l t H a t
2011 |ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO| UMA ANUPINDI | 19
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T h e S t r a w H a t
T h e B u c k r a m F a s c i n a t o r H a t
2011 |ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO| UMA ANUPINDI | 20
STYLING
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T h i s F a s h i o n e d i t o r i a l i s c a l l e d P o r t r a i t s o f S e l f D e s t r u c t i o n . I t a k e t h e i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m t h e l i f e o f t h e g r e a t a r t i s t V a n G o g h a n d t r y t o r e v i s i t h i s p a i n t i n g s a s a p a r t o f m y s t y l i n g t h e m e .
T h e S t a r r y N i g h t , J u n e 1 8 8 9 , T h e M u s e u m o f M o d e r n A r t , N e w Y o r k
B l u e p o o f y D r e s s c o u r t e s y A C T C o s t u m e s ;J a c k e t b y H& M
2011 |ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO| UMA ANUPINDI | 21
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S t i l l L i f e : V a s e w i t h T w e l v e S u n f l o w e r , 1 8 8 8 N e u e P i n a k o t h e k , M u n i c h Y e l l o w s w e a t e r f r o m H & M ; O r a n g e s k i r t w o r n a s a t o p f r o m H & M ; H a i r a c c e s s o r i e s f r o m H & M ; o r a n g e b e a d e d b e l t f r o m A C T ; S u n g l a s s e s s t y l i s t s o w n .
2011 |ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO| UMA ANUPINDI | 22
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F l o r a l j a c k e t f r o m H & M ; F l o r a l b l u e s h i r t f r o m H & M ; B l u e t i g h t s f r o m D S W ; H e a d w e a r a n d a c c e s s o r i e s c o u r t e s y A C T C o s t u m e .
S e l f p o r t r a i t , 1 8 8 9 , C o u r t a u l d I n s t i t u t e G a l l e r i e s , L o n d o n . M i r r o r i m a g e s e l f p o r t r a i t w i t h b a n d a g e d e a r
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