Category Archives: indian designers

Do I like the Rupee Symbol? It is clean and simple. It feels like I already know the symbol. It seems yes it is the design! There could not have been any other design depicting rupee. (see my post)

I don’t think I have instantly fallen in love with the design but it is already etched in memory and I have started relating to it!

This is the rupee symbol designer’s greatest achievement and I was curious to know more about him. The first thing which caught my eye on his IDC website was his children – his green children (the image below) and I knew I had to do this post.

D Udaya Kumar, the rupee symbol designer is an architect, designer, typographer. Here is a glimpse of his typography, photography, paintings and posters.

Udaya Kumar (right) with a friend planting Bael tree

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Function Junction, indian designers

Fold, Hide, Pull

14/07/2010 DesignFlute 6 Comments

Designer: Ochre

This extremely functional furniture design is by Bengaluru based architects Ochre.

Pull, fold, hide, turn and tuck away in its niche when not needed. What a space saving design!

It can be your dining table, your breakfast bench or your work space.

I was going to post about some amazing architectural work done by Ochre architects but I loved this simple space saving design so much that I am posting it first.

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indian designers

RGB & Fun Time!

08/07/2010 DesignFlute 1 Comment

Glass wall clock

Designer: Kavisa Mehta @ zerothreeseven

These fun, funky and beautiful yet graphic-al wall clocks are created by Mumbai based graphic designer Kavisa Mehta.

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bamboo, green roots, indian designers

Truss Me!

06/07/2010 DesignFlute Leave a comment

Trust Me With This Truss-Me!

Truss Me Collection

Designer: Sandeep Sangaru @ Sangaru Design Studio

Here bamboo has been manipulated with using its inherent tensile strength and mechanical properties in such a way that load-bearing but light-weight engineered craft solutions emerge.

Truss-Me collection by Sangaru Design Studio is a unique, innovative approach to bamboo craft. It is hand-crafted and sustainable.

Truss-Me collection is based on a system where split and laminated bamboo module which acts like truss; is used. And it is Best of Best award winner @ Red Dot Awards : Concept 2009 too.

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