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banana aliens and degree 44 …

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a quote by Designer: Biju Neyyan

But I think he has able to define quite a lot!. Like Biju Neyyan 44 student cum designers have been able to define a lot many designs and  design areas.

I am talking about Industrial Design Centre (Mumbai) – IIT B’s design degree show 2008. Degree 44 is being held from 9th to 15th of June. And Design Degree Show 2008 exhibition is going to be held from 13th to 15th of June at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai.

I was lucky to have a preview of the show today!

And believe me if you miss it you miss a whole design experience!

I would be covering the event starting from today so stay tuned and don’t miss it on this weekend too!

Armed with amazing versatility and 44 degrees of creativity these young batch has been able to find social needs & gaps and solutions! No luxe design they are after! And somewhere in Indian motif lies their starting point.

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banana alien – lady

Created by Biju Neyyan these are a family of aliens abstracted from the characteristics of the banana and banana plant!

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banana alien – naughty

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banana aliens – double

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banana aliens – old

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the cover!

And the story does not end here…

While I go prepare for next post you go check versatile Biju Neyyan’s all designs and creations here and here.

stuff made of folklore

adventures of a little deer

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adventures of a little deer, Sylvia Jokelová, household accessories 

Designer: Sylvia Jokelová @ Creater

When a housewife wants to write adventures of a little deer; the deer takes a journey from traditional motifs of Slovak folk embroidery to comic world and materials also change from ceramics to plastic. And the story gets written thus:

adventures of a little deer, Sylvia Jokelová, household accessories

Sylvia Jokelová is a Slovak designer.

These are prototype designs(?).

design screw, stuff made of folklore

tea anyone?

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Designers: @Creativoo

A young team of designers @ Creativoo based in Shanghai, China have designed  these teapots based on Chinese astrological mouse.

Well the mouse is not my favourite though I think first thing I learnt to draw was a mouse!

But I love these teapots. The perfect flow, a dash of origami and a golden touch by Creativoo designers makes these pots too cute!

Chinese teapot

Go check the whole range here.

And yes 2008 is Year of the Mouse.

 

art, barren walls

a potter's digital art

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frog – digital art

Artist: Jyotsna Bhatt @ Saffron Art gallery

A very talented Vadodara based ceramist and potter Jyotsna Bhatt’s work as part of Digital Art exhibition. It is while learning sculpture she discovered her interest in making three-dimensional figures.

untitled – digital art

archival inkjet on paper

Rat a cat – stoneware double walled form

@ Lemongrasshopper Gallery

Her ceramic works includes images of cats and dogs. She hates repeating forms and that is why she doesn’t like to go commercial.

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enduringly Indian furnishing

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champa collection

Designers: Sheila Nambiar and Shruti Phagre-Mahajan @ Eucalyptus

I am so tempted to put the title of this post in Hindi – borrowing from an old Hindi song:

Champa – Chameli muskaye {meaning: Champa and Chameli (both are flowering plants) are smiling.} I am not doing that. But let me warn you I am emotional at the moment!

These home-furnishing products are designed by two very talented young designers (NID ians + MS University @ Vadodara-ites) Sheila Nambiar and Shruti Phagre-Mahajan.

Brand new in the market they do not fail to entice you with a very thoughtful and ‘full of memories’ collection.

A lot of India – things Indian, memories of bygone era, Indian native plants have got expressed in their collections! Indian tradition is at rework here.

Though very Indian in theme and colours yet collections has absolutely minimalist and contemporary feel.

chaupad collection

Each and every collection transports me to a different land and era.

Chaupad – lets play- anybody game!

The ancient dice game of India inspires this rich blue Mangalgiri runner embroidered with Kantha.

If you know how to, you can actually play chaupad on it with cowries and gotis.

 

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