The Lexus Design Award India aims to identify and award the best works of industrial design created by Indian designers. The award looks to recognize and reward designs that anticipate challenges facing future society and imagine engaging and innovative ways to contribute to a sustainable future, while seamlessly enhancing the happiness of all.
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This years’ theme for the Student Category is “Design For a Better Tomorrow – Anticipate, Innovate, Captivate”.
This category will consider original works of a conceptual nature by students who are currently enrolled in design schools across India. All entries submitted in this category must be in accordance with the above theme.
Entries submitted in this category must be industrial design ideas, concepts and explorations that attempt to embody the values of innovation, sustainability, usability, aesthetic refinement and industrial craftsmanship.
Ki- Auxetic Textiles
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The collection is a development of Auxetic textiles that are self folding, expand and contract based on the size of the human body. Inspired by parametric design principles and three dimensional Origami Tessellations these textiles are explored and incorporated in the clothing as a 0 waste size inclusive, gender neutral design. The project has been oriented towards following some design aspects in terms of Wearability, Modular design with an element of interest but minimal, feasible, Commercial, Accessible Sustainable Transparent and Maintains all ethical grounds. The approach comes with a well defined problem statement , qualitative and quantitative analysis background study , study of the market and clients and psychology and consumer habits and last but not the least a detailed study in knit innovation in terms of material, structures and functionality. The flat knitted clothing is made from recycled pet bottle yarns and programmed and produced by Shima Seki 12gg machine. Various structures were explored and tested to provide the best variants of fabrics that give the maximum extensibility. The silhouettes are also designed to support the properties of the fabric and are 0 waste patterns, the clothing can accommodate a variety of sizes and sits differently on each body type showcasing different patterns at different body positions, It is an interpretation of how we are moving at a moment in time through the lens of light and geometry, energy and form. The garments look sculpted and the textures change forms as and when the light source changes.
This years’ theme for the Open Category is “Design For a Better Tomorrow – Anticipate. Innovate. Captivate.”
This category is open to design professionals, teachers, thinkers and design enthusiasts. The Open Category will consider original, conceptual work that is in keeping with the above theme. Entrants are welcome to interpret the theme in accordance with their understanding of the challenges of designing for a better tomorrow.
Entries submitted in this category must be industrial design ideas, concepts and explorations that attempt to embody the values of innovation, sustainability, usability, aesthetic refinement and industrial craftsmanship.
Lifebox
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The inability to move hearts from donor to recipient is the primary cause for an abysmal heart transplant rate in India. LifeBox tackles this problem with a system that extends preservation time of the heart to allow for increased travel time and distances. The project has its genesis at IISc Bangalore, with a vision to explore drones as a transport channel for organs. Extensive stakeholder interactions and literature study quickly helped us realize that without active preservation techniques, drones will not do much to improve the rate of heart transplants in India. This led to a shift in focus: A portable system that can extend the out-of-body viable time of the heart. There are two sub-systems within the device: cooling and perfusion. A peristaltic pump drives the perfusion fluid from a reservoir to the heart which is housed within a chamber. It is equipped with multiple sensors that track biomarkers indicative of heart health. The heart in this setup is only intermittently perfused and does not beat. The cooling sub-system utilizes a refrigerant, over which air is blown to cool it. The system is feedback controlled using temperature sensors and maintains hypothermic temperatures (4-8 degree Celsius). This impedes heart metabolism, which in turn prevents damage. The user can control and monitor all necessary parameters via a touchscreen on the device. This also serves to inform the user in case of any alerts/warnings. Data is also transmitted in real time to the recipient site so that the surgeon can prepare accordingly.
Lifebox
An active heart preservation container for extending out-of-body viable time during transport for transplant.
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The inability to move hearts from donor to recipient is the primary cause for an abysmal heart transplant rate in India. LifeBox tackles this problem with a system that extends preservation time of the heart to allow for increased travel time and distances. The project has its genesis at IISc Bangalore, with a vision to explore drones as a transport channel for organs. Extensive stakeholder interactions and literature study quickly helped us realize that without active preservation techniques, drones will not do much to improve the rate of heart transplants in India. This led to a shift in focus: A portable system that can extend the out-of-body viable time of the heart. There are two sub-systems within the device: cooling and perfusion. A peristaltic pump drives the perfusion fluid from a reservoir to the heart which is housed within a chamber. It is equipped with multiple sensors that track biomarkers indicative of heart health. The heart in this setup is only intermittently perfused and does not beat. The cooling sub-system utilizes a refrigerant, over which air is blown to cool it. The system is feedback controlled using temperature sensors and maintains hypothermic temperatures (4-8 degree Celsius). This impedes heart metabolism, which in turn prevents damage. The user can control and monitor all necessary parameters via a touchscreen on the device. This also serves to inform the user in case of any alerts/warnings. Data is also transmitted in real time to the recipient site so that the surgeon can prepare accordingly.
'Shreyasa' Dignity Dinnerware
Dinnerware for geriatrics and people with impaired motor abilities to enable eating with dignified comfort.
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The inspiration came from personal experience and observation through being a caregiver to an ALS patient in the family. ‘Shreyasa’ means offering goodwill. The simple act of being able to eat on one’s own in a dignified and comfortable manner gives a sense of freedom and confidence to people with affected motor functions. Since these people find it difficult to scoop food into their mouths while eating from standard plates and bowls, we designed a functional and aesthetic dinnerware set of 3, for those suffering from weak grip or hand tremors in old age or diseases like ALS, MND, Parkinson, Cerebral Palsy etc. Apart from improving the mental wellbeing of the patient through the feeling of independence the acting of eating by themselves also greatly frees up the time of the harried caregiver. After trials we found that they are used effectively by children as well and the aesthetics and functionality appeals to normal people too. The ‘Shreyasa’ dinnerware set comprises of a standard size dinner plate, a small deep plate and a bowl. The three sizes suffice all variety of food preparations and consistency. • The edges are raised inwards on one side and assists in scooping up the food and avoid any spillage. • The raised side also helps guide the spoon through the trajectory of motion to the mouth. • These will be manufactured in a variety of conventional materials like Ceramics, Porcelain, Stainless Steel, Opal Glass, Stoneware, silverware and food grade plastic etc.
Lifebox
An active heart preservation container for extending out-of-body viable time during transport for transplant.
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The inability to move hearts from donor to recipient is the primary cause for an abysmal heart transplant rate in India. LifeBox tackles this problem with a system that extends preservation time of the heart to allow for increased travel time and distances. The project has its genesis at IISc Bangalore, with a vision to explore drones as a transport channel for organs. Extensive stakeholder interactions and literature study quickly helped us realize that without active preservation techniques, drones will not do much to improve the rate of heart transplants in India. This led to a shift in focus: A portable system that can extend the out-of-body viable time of the heart. There are two sub-systems within the device: cooling and perfusion. A peristaltic pump drives the perfusion fluid from a reservoir to the heart which is housed within a chamber. It is equipped with multiple sensors that track biomarkers indicative of heart health. The heart in this setup is only intermittently perfused and does not beat. The cooling sub-system utilizes a refrigerant, over which air is blown to cool it. The system is feedback controlled using temperature sensors and maintains hypothermic temperatures (4-8 degree Celsius). This impedes heart metabolism, which in turn prevents damage. The user can control and monitor all necessary parameters via a touchscreen on the device. This also serves to inform the user in case of any alerts/warnings. Data is also transmitted in real time to the recipient site so that the surgeon can prepare accordingly.
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This includes all products and product systems that are designed for use by end consumers and intended for mass manufacture. This includes (but is not limited to) consumer appliances, consumer electronics, and products for home and office. This award will not consider product designs that are intended as one-offs or artistic installations. This category includes all types of products except automobiles and automobile related design.
Turyaa
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Wellness concerns and lifestyle diseases are skyrocketing. In the current pandemic period, everyone has realized the power and need of natural, preventive, and holistic ways to increase immunity. Turyaa is a based on the Nadi Pariksha - an ancient Ayurvedic technique of Pulse Diagnosis which can accurately diagnose physical, mental and emotional imbalances in the body. Nadi Pariksha is a non-invasive science that helps reach root cause of disease and not just the symptoms. Turyaa is first ever home-based consumer-centric pulse monitoring device based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning which can be used by all the family members – to monitor your inner health, digestion and stress. Based on that, it provides diet and lifestyle correction plans for your wellbeing goals such as management of stress, stamina, sleep, indigestion and weight. In the current difficult pandemic times, it is very important to keep both your stomach and mind healthy and balanced to boost the immunity from inside. Turyaa helps preserve this ancient Indian wisdom through cutting-edge technology. Nadi Pariksha is done using the signals obtained from the three precise locations on the wrist at the radial artery using index, middle and ring fingers corresponding to Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Turyaa’s 3 pressure sensors assembly suitably designed to mimic the traditional method. It diagnoses the root cause of disease in early stages as per Ayurvedic principles by capturing ‘Nadi’ patterns accurately to generate Quotients along with detailed lifestyle correction plan that helps Wellness experts, coaches in their telemedicine diagnostic process.
This will include all design work that uses textiles and fabrics as an integral part of the design project. This category includes textiles for use by the apparel industry, the home furnishing industry, and other allied business that use textiles as an integral part of a product experience.
In Transit
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In Transit is a unique textile studio that upcycles and recycles textile waste from fashion brands, design houses, and export houses using handloom weaving as a medium. We follow a circular model to create our products ensuring that waste doesn’t reach landfills. The project, In Transit, celebrates the journey of textile waste and believes that even the upcycled or repurposed form is a part of the journey and not the final destination. The collection challenges the conventional norms of textile design while focusing on the importance of craft and the need for sustainability. The project uses a variety of textile scraps like cotton, silk, crepe, and leather to create conscious clothing. It also features different silhouettes and styles to highlight the versatility of upcycled products. The textiles are a modern interpretation of traditional craft practices. Handloom weaving has been revived in a new light by using textile waste raw material. Traditional weaving techniques like Jamdani (extra weft) weaving has been used to create interactive patterns. The white and black color story has been used to create different patterns as black and white are the most commonly available waste around us and it also gives a scope of reproducibility an upcycled collection.
The award for Lifestyle Accessory design will consider (but is not limited to) the design of jewellery, personal accessories, bags, luggage, footwear, clothing, lighting, interior objects and other lifestyle associated products. Like all the other award categories, this award will consider only those entries that are intended for mass or batch manufacture. This award will not consider designs intended as one-offs or custom-made pieces.
A Bar, A circle, A Detour
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‘A Bar, A Circle, A Detour’ is a minimally designed gender neutral jewellery collection of 24 karat gold plated reclaimed brass and handcrafted authentic Indian leather. 2. Concept: Each of the gold plated brass pieces is a simple geometric shape that, when combined with its leather trappings, forms a multitude of compositions. Every jewellery in this collection is a “Do-It-Yourself project” consisting of detachable elements. These elements can be combined interchangeably to create multiple wearable design creations. 3. Production: The “multi-configurable” design concept aims to create “more” with less material. This results in not just lesser consumption of raw material but also minimal material wastage owing to simple symmetric geometric shapes. The modular nature of the jewellery simplifies the production process that involves creating only a set number of simple components made of either brass or leather. These brass modules which are machined and leather straps that are handcrafted can be easily put together into simple but elegant statement pieces by hand - thereby creating a ‘DIY’ experience for the buyer.
This award will recognize the best design work in furniture and products intended for use in residential or commercial interiors. Here again, the design work must be intended for mass manufacture and end-user consumption. This includes (but not limited to) seating systems, office systems, home furniture and lighting. Custom built retail interior design that is location specific and intended as a one-off will not be considered.
Kyma bench
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The idea is to have a dynamic, fluid and non-definitive single surface in which each Individual user interface can be unique as opposed to a piece of furniture that comes with a pre-definition of usability. Here the object also becomes a celebration of form and movement, bordering between the realm of art and design. Technique: The bench is made using a unique wood bending technique. Two layers of wood that curve in different planes and directions has been used to achieve a doubly curved surface. The bench has been crafted using cold wood bending process to retain the form of the bentwood and keeping the thickness of the wood to the minimum, the wood has been bent in two opposite directions using layers. The double curvature helps achieve a stable form with a level of flexibility and spring effect to allow a certain degree of comfort.
Design thinking is the application of design ideas and methodologies in areas that might traditionally be considered as “non-design” domains. Apart from just designers, in recent times, design thinking has been used by CEOs, social scientists, economists, and educators. The award for Design Thinking will be given to projects that bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to difficult problems. These solutions should be scalable and have the potential for impact at a mass level.
Innovation Quotient Test for VASCSC
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"Every student is unique in their way. But how do we select a few from thousands of students based on their innovation capabilities? Studio Carbon, in collaboration with Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC), designed a screening test and trigger creativity among school children. The brief was to design an entrance exam for Young Science Innovators (YSI) Fellowship by Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Center (VASCSC). The fellowship empowers 20 deserving and passionate students from Government schools by training young innovators to solve real-life problems in society. The challenge was to test the qualitative aspects of a student such as creativity, curiosity, and resilience objectively without tarnishing the confidence of children in themselves. We reframed the brief as the test being a way for students to explore their creativity rather than screening to be passed. This test is an outcome of our two-year-long systemic research on Quality of Life. Through our research we identified that to test the innovation capabilities of an individual, the following qualities need to be measured: Curiosity Resilience Love/Empathy Creativity Thinking Style Personality Type/Nature Thought Process/Attitude The test was designed in two stages with a simple yet powerful at-school screening first screening and a written and activity-based second test designed to help students discover new ways of looking at the world & thinking. The evaluation was a secondary output. We were pleasantly surprised by how our design helped change the attitudes of not just students but also teachers.
India has a large majority of people who rely on their craft making skills to earn a living. The handicraft industry is a big contributor to India’s GDP and employs millions of people. The Award for Design for Craft seeks to acknowledge designers who work with craftspeople and crafts collectives to help create products/services that in turn help craftspeople improve their skills and design abilities and simultaneously opens up new sources of income for them.
Coral Lamp
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The series of lamps gives us a peek into how far the material can transform in its own skin. The concept is to make wicker stand out by itself as an art piece while contributing towards functionality. The journey introduces infinite options and broadens the horizons of experimentation endlessly. The transformation of two dimensional module to three dimensional module is to attain logistical sustainability through transport. The flexibility of modules to be twisted and modulated back to the previous form lets it to adapt any kind of spatial requirement leading to inevitable shrink in wastage. The lamp is an attempt to create a symbiotic amalgamation of art, architecture, product in the precinct of craft and parametric design methodology and thus celebrating the context of culture, colour, tradition and values in India. Basic rules of circular basket making are used and altered into making complex geometry of the lamp heads.
Redesigned novel menstrual cup for convenient transition for menstruators with average to low cervix.
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According to Bone Science, South Asians and South-East Asians tend to be the shortest with women having a mean height of 153 cm. This indicates that menstruators from the regions of South Asia and South-East Asia have varying anatomies. This is applicable to usage of menstrual cups as well because many may find it uncomfortable or painful to use. Currently there are no menstrual cups in the market that specifically address the concerns of menstruators with an average to low cervix. Menstrual cups are considered to be the most sustainable, hygienic and a long term economic investment.
Neera-vaari ceramic and terracotta designs make gardening tidy and enjoyable with osmotic watering of plants
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I took up gardening when the pandemic hit. Facing the dilemma of the amount and frequency of watering, I started to read up on the correct way to water plants. “Clay pot” irrigation – discovery of a concept thought to have originated in Africa about 4000 years ago that uses the porous nature of unglazed clay pots that allow osmotic pressure to draw the water into the soil, assuring a constant flow of water directly to the roots without evaporation. A strong believer in traditional processes that help us live mindfully, my ceramist mind began to think of the properties that make clay objects a gentle and sustainable part of our culture and rituals - the terracotta “matka” for water storage and earthen cookware to name a few. For Prototyping, I began to re-interpret the idea with experiments and prototypes with varieties of terracotta clay. Wheel thrown products “bisqued” and finally fired at 1000 degrees Celsius for strength and adjusted porosity. Neera-vaari is an easy-to-use indoor gardening collection to make the watering of plants easier and more efficient that also offers the advantage of passive watering while you are away.
Transforming natural fruits and vegetables into handcrafted sustainable surfaces for interior spaces.
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Drawing inspiration from the existing elaborate biodiversity in nature, this skin-like material has been developed over a period of years for use in interior spaces. Handcrafted using fruits and vegetables, they have been made in over forty varied patterns and textures inherent in the raw material itself. Lighting, portioning screens, furniture and wall art are some of the applications where this material can be used. The process of making begins with slicing the fruits and vegetables in a sectional manner. These are then chemically treated to avoid decay and then arranged and dehydrated to get a sheet like form of the desired shape and size. These can also be moulded to get varied forms. Utmost care has to be taken at every stage of its making to decreasing wastage and prevent moisture retention. The entire process takes about 15-25 days depending upon weather. With a unique visual appeal of patterns and textures of these fiber flats, this design is an attempt to capture and preserve the essence of nature in all its glory. It also tries to merge hand processes with machinery to create a physical expression that is paradoxically multi-layered - minimal and chaotic, monochromatic and colourful, temporal and lasting. The hand production of the fiber flats ensures that no two pieces are alike hence making every application unique in its own way.
Anand Belhe is an industrial designer, architect and educator. At present he is the Dean, Faculty of Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad India. At Faculty of Design, he has been instrumental in setting up the Foundation program for Undergraduate programs in Architecture, Design and Planning. He has also started, and currently Heads, the Master’s program in Building Products and Systems- a unique course lying at the intersection of product design, Industrial design, Systems design and Interior architecture. He also started the Bachelors in Design course with focus on Furniture and also Building products and systems. At CEPT, he also expanded the state of the art Wood workshop with European Industry Partners. Through his decades of experience in the industry, he constantly strives to bridge the gap between academics and industry.
His company established in 1993, Flexform Postforming (India) Pvt Ltd, pioneered the process of post-forming of laminates as a joint venture with Formica India. He designed System Wings for shelving, display and home office applications. In 2010, he incorporated Bele-Drain Systems Pvt. Ltd., which exports linear drain systems across Europe and has launched its operations pan India to cater to the needs of the Indian market. Anand holds 3 Indian patents and 2 international patents related to this field.
He has vast experience in designing products for corporate organizations like Citibank, Godrej, TATA Group, Airtel, Sony, Jindal Stainless, British Airways and academic institutes like NID, IIT Gandhinagar. As a designer-entrepreneur, he has received awards like the best commercial interior award from IIID. He won the design competition for design of furniture plus suspended modular electric grid for the museum project for the Sadhu Vaswani Mission.
Anand is a passionate entrepreneur and led many teams and organisations for more than 30 years. He strongly believes in the power of communication skills and a strong design process. Apart from his work in practice, he has been invited as a visiting expert and critic to design institues across the world. He also serves on the Board Member of Board of Studies for Interior and Furniture Design and Foundation Program at MIT.
Fashion designer Anuj Sharma (IND) works mainly in areas of craft development and sustainability. Sharma’s other areas include teaching fashion and understanding human behaviour with the help of fashion. He has previously shown collection in Japan, UK, Sweden, and Bangladesh. He was also a regular at Lakme fashion week in Mumbai.
Anuj Sharma entered into fashion with his debut collection called Sunday Market in 2007, after his post-graduation studies in Apparel Design at the renowned design school, National Institute of Design (NID), India and a Masters in High-performance Sportswear Design at the University of Derby, UK, for which he was awarded the Charles Wallice India trust scholarship in 2002.
Anuj Sharma has come up with a unique method to construct clothes without any machine, tools or stitches technique. It is titled Button Masala. The method has led to the Button Masala collection, which has been shown internationally for e.g. as part of the travelling exhibition Connecting Concepts by Dutch design DFA, and part of the exhibition Bliss at the Taiwan design expo 2011. He has taught the technique of Button Masala to over 20000 people across the world.
He was invited to give a TED talk on the method of his button masala collection in TED x Delhi and he was awarded the Most Innovative Collection of the Year Award 2009 for his collection Button Masala at Marie Claire Made in India Fashion Awards.
Button Masala was recently selected as one of the 10 most sustainable projects in the open category by State of Fashion Ho;lland and the work was exhibited in Arnhem, Holland. Levis India collaborated with Button masala to come out with a signature piece using the technique.
He was also artist in residence at Iaspis, Stockholm and was a recipient of Studio Grant Residency Programme in 2015. He also held about 30 workshops of button masala in Sweden, South Africa, Germany, Denmark, Sri Lanka and Holland. Sharma has also worked on design of Indian police uniform for BPR&D.
He is frequently invited as workshop leader and lecturer to talk about his innovative design and method development, for e.g. in South Africa as a part of India Africa programme, and the India Design Forum which was held at NCPA, Mumbai, 2013. In 2011 Sharma was invited by HCL to give a talk on unconventional management during World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland. He was invited by Adidas to its design headquarters in Germany to teach Button masala to their design team in the year 2017.
Sharma has also attended Fashion Coterie in New York, participated with a show at Alchemy festival in London and was selected amongst four finalists for International Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year award (IFFEY) by British Council, India
ABOUT BUTTON MASALA
It is a simple joinery system, which replaces sewing from the clothing or home furnishing. The technique involves only buttons and rubber bands. It is pretty much like tie and dye technique but done with rubber bands. Button masala is a very quick construction method, possibly the cheapest in the world and the greenest for the environment. Each product can be recycled and restructured by simply removing the buttons and putting them in another place. The technique is also used to make carpets, bags, jewelry, shoes and many other useful products. What is nice is that that everyone can use the technique. The technique is easy to be taught and is an open source. It’s already been taught to almost 20000 people across countries like Holland, Sweden, Germany, Srilanka, South Africa, Uganda, Denmark, Bangladesh, France and India.
Please have a look at TED X video of Button Masala and also visit button masala page on Facebook to understand its simplicity. The links are attached below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5k0qr8UWkA
https://www.facebook.com/buttonmasala
instagram @buttonmasala
An experienced designer, Nishma is co founder at Ticket Design a multidisciplinary design consulting firm. She has over the years designed solutions across domains, lead teams, and successfully implemented winning strategies.
Nishma is passionate about creating the new and the next. She is an innovator at heart and has created unique new design solutions that have generated meaningful experiences and elevated the solution offerings for businesses.
Under her leadership Ticket Design has established itself as a respected design consulting firm, with a wide variety of award winning products launched in the Indian as well as International markets. Some of the awards that Ticket Design has won are Red Dot Product Design Award, CII award for UX design, Silver award at US Appliance Design, India Star and Asia Star presidential award to name a few.
Nishma is an alumnus of NID (National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad), Asia's premier design school. Nishma, started her career as an industrial designer with Tata Johnson Controls, designing passenger car seating and going on to design several products for Bluestar, Whirlpool, Siemens, Honeywell etc. She has been a speaker at various design conferences sharing her work experience, and is also invited as a jury for various national and international design awards like DFC (Design for change competition) and Core77 Design awards to name a few.
In her rejuvenation time, Nishma seeks out and sketches nature, reads, practices crafts with her daughter.
Anjali is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for design .She kindled her love for design under the incomparable guidance of Interior Guru Pinakin Patel and the Late Shri Dashrat Patel. After earning her degree in Industrial Design from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2009, she honed her skills in Providence and New York before returning to Mumbai in 2010.
Over the past 11 years Anjali has co-founded creative agency Skarma in 2010 as well as a design practice- Josmo in Late 2010 where she remains Founder and Creative Director. Anjali has recently expanded her practice to Goa where she now resides.
Josmo- her current focus has been a growing 11-year brand that specializes in bringing good design within reach to a larger Indian audience. Her 6000 sq. ft. retail store and 30,000 sq. ft. factory are the recent feather in her hat making her overall dream of ‘Good design within reach’, a beautiful reality.
The multidisciplinary nature of the practice has given Josmo a voice in the growing design fabric of India along with recognition from International platforms such as Elle Decor, Architectural Digest and Good Homes; Caravan, as well as humbling accolades and awards from Good Homes and Elle Décor.
Through Josmo, Anjali creates products and spatial solutions that are inherently Indian, but with a strong global appeal. Her work is functional, sustainable and seamless, and simply aims to help people live well. Along with a young team of designers and makers, she approaches each design with purist virtues and a deep reverence to design, space and living.
Apart from her day job as furniture fanatic, she is an avid animal activist and provides support to animal shelters, animal rescue enthusiasts and the world of stray animals as a full time job.
Mukul Goyal's distinctive creative expression successfully walks the line between art and design, aesthetic and function.
Mukul sells his products under two labels Tattva- a range of Hardware & his eponymous label Mukul Goyal, which consists of Objects for the home. The products sell from more than 200 stores in India & in about 30 countries internationally.
His Bespoke collaborations of installations, artworks & archtectural features find pride of place in prestigious projects for various private and public spaces.
The Studio continues to research and experiment with techniques, language and objects creating an eclectic line of accent pieces viz. furniture, lighting, screens and artworks.
Mukul has studied Engineering at IIT Kanpur, Product Design at NID, Ahmedabad and Domus Academy, Milan.
He has taught at various Design schools such as NID Ahmedabad, RMIT Melbourne, SPA Delhi.
Mukul operates out of his studio workshop in Gurugram, India.
David Nordstrom is the Vice President, Lexus Asia Pacific Division. He drives the brand’s marketing strategy in the region and in this role, is also the guardian of the brand’s development through product planning and training. An international marketer with a keen eye for the finer things, David applies these sensibilities to the evolution of the Lexus brand.
Sandeep Sangaru is a multidisciplinary designer, educator, entrepreneur, wanderer and a nomad by nature. He studied Industrial design specializing in Furniture design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad with a background in Mechanical Engineering.
To mention a few, he is a proud Recipient of the Red Dot Design Award- Best of the best 2009, The Design for Asia-Grand Award 2011, The British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Award - Design for Social Impact in 2012 and the recent JSW+AD Craft Prize for Contemporary Craftmanship 2020.
His work at Sangaru is informed by a significant commitment to local material and local knowledge. He loves to capture, communicate and create, through his work of collaborative experiments with different communities practicing the craft of handmade in India and around the world. To make all these explorations tangible he founded Sangaru Design Objects which co-creates working with craftsmen, he relooks and innovates ways of working with the age old but relevant traditional methods of making by hand that connects a human way of living with local resources.
Along the way, as a team they are creating new knowledge, innovations and markets to inspire the younger generation to practice and disseminate these sustainable traditional methods.
Michael Foley runs an independent studio ‘Foley Designs’ known for its innovative thinking processes, zeal for design, originality of thought and the ability to use market and consumer understanding to create new benchmarks in design. Foleydesigns has been involved in landmark projects such as the design of the Queen’s Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and several world-class products for the Indian and global market. Foleydesigns is a product design and strategy company with a legacy in consulting services. It is known for its innovative thinking processes, originality of thought and the ability to use market and consumer understanding to create new benchmarks in design.
Toy Design Expert, Co-founder, PAUL STUDIO
Suhasini Paul is an eminent Toy Designer, alumni of NID, TEDx speaker and a recipient of the "Designpreneur Award" from Shri Narendra Modi.
She is a Co-founder of PAUL STUDIO. For the past 16 years, she has designed over 300+ toys and products for her clients across 19 countries, which are launched every year at various Toy Fairs across the globe. She also designs toys for Kinder Joy, Disney, Hape and Chhota Bheem.
Amit completed the post-graduate programme in Industrial Design from the prestigious National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad in 1995 and is the co-founder of Incubis, one of India’s respected architecture, design and innovation-consulting companies with several Fortune 500 clients.
Amit is passionate about mentoring entrepreneurs and works closely with many start-ups. He is one of the founding investors at Barista, India’s pioneering espresso retailer, Abisko, a solar solutions venture and Eye-Q, a successful and fast-growing chain of affordable eye hospitals. Amit is actively engaged in creating design awareness and has served on the CII National Committee on Design for several years and is the Vice President-National Executive Council of the Association of Designers of India (ADI).
Amit is a visiting faculty at NID Ahmedabad, School of Planning & Architecture - Delhi, Anant University -Ahmedabad, Vedica Scholars - New Delhi, ISPP and the Naropa Fellowship - Ladakh. He is a member of the Senate at NID Ahmedabad and on the Board Of Studies at Ambedkar University - Delhi and at Anant University.
Distinguished alumnus from the Industrial Design Center, IIT Mumbai. International speaker and thought leader on user experience and service design. Chief Designer at Tata Elxsi who works at the intersection of technology, digital, design and humans.
He has led design projects for brands across the world and across industries, including automo-tive, rail, consumer electronics and technology.
Narendra holds a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Industrial Design from IDC - IIT Bombay, and an executive MBA from IIM Bangalore.
Narendra Ghate is the Chief Designer at Tata Elxsi. In his current role, he spearheads the Re-search & Strategy, User Experience and the Service Design domains. In a career spanning over 23 years, Narendra has been associated with Tata Elxsi since 1997.
He is one of the founder members of the design practice at Tata Elxsi and was instrumental in turning the Industrial design studio to be the largest design house in Asia. Narendra is leading a team of over 100 designers. He brings a wealth of experience and is responsible to deliver design projects in Experience Design, Branding and Graphics, New Technologies (AR, AI, VR), Service Design and Consumer Research for leading global clients.
Narendra has provided leadership on varied projects in Tata Elxsi, ranging from designing futuris-tic car HMI solutions, predicting latest consumer behaviour trends to designing spaces, customer experience centres that combine space design, technology and content creation.
Narendra is an eminent design thinker and has spoken in several international forums like Disney Imagineering USA, Car HMI Berlin, Car HMI conference Shanghai, Brand2Global Conference - London, and multiple CII, FICCI and NASSCOM events. He has been invited to speak at various companies like SAP, GM, GE, HLL, GSK, Akamai, etc. He has also been a jury member for vari-ous educational institutes like IIT’s, Shristi School of Design to name a few.
A passionate traveler who loves exploring culture, people and their behaviour, Narendra’s multi-faced role gives him an opportunity to travel across the globe to solicit business, and present de-sign solutions that can change people’s lives.
Vinay Rao is an Indian design entrepreneur, and has been at the forefront of the product design field for the last two decades.
The product development and incubation firm he co-founded, Bang Design, has been the collaborative creative force and instigator behind many of today’s most disruptive and game-changing products and experiences, across industries, across the world. The Moonwalkr Helmet, Elisar Visual Field Analyser, Slick Ultra-Rugged Technology for Motorola, Several medical device brands, and smartphones and wearables for Verizon.
When he launched the firm over 20 years ago, the business world was yet to understand the value of design. Good Design is the synthesis of the soft things - human experience, contemporary culture, form and vision - and the hard things - capital investment, materials and manufacturing, technical performance and maintenance, and ecological sustainability. To this end, Vinay pioneered the co-venture, design-for-equity model in the design industry, a systematic approach to collaborative value creation and sharing.
He has been obsessed with the future ever since he was a kid drawing video games and building lego spaceships. His goal for the future is to increase the GDP of product design in the world. The path to that goal is a seamless interlocution around human values, between a core technology and the design that makes the object delightful.
Unmesh Kulkarni is a founder of Oceanic Circles, a collective for social impact and entrepreneurship. Previously he worked globally at Honeywell and Philips across continents. Early phase of his career Unmesh ran a design consultancy Design Matters with focus on social design. Unmesh has designed numerous physical and digital product and service solutions for healthcare, consumer, enterprise, social domains. He also led design innovation programs for new markets and new businesses. Unmesh has led number of global projects that won global design awards including- 2009 INDEX:Award, Red-Dot, Design for Asia, IDEA Eco-Habitat Award, iF Award etc.
Pradeep Chowdhary has over 25 years work experience in Innovation & Application Development in Engineering Plastics, Electrotechnical, Automotive, Telecom, Building & Construction, Consumer & Industrial products.
He has won several awards, including the PlastIndia Innovators Award for Energy Distribution -Metering Design and Material Solutions contributing to total indigenization and 100% Made in India solution development to achieve our mission of energy coverage for all. As a student, Pradeep got selected into GE Plastics after winning 2nd position in a student design competition. In the industry he has received several contribution acknowledgements and honours from CII, ACMA, AIPMA, PlastIndia, TEMA etc. Pradeep has also developed several patented products and enduse technologies for his clients, for example - in areas of Safety & Security, and Water Distribution & Processing products.
As a student, some of his products including a new design of a gas stove were selected for implementation in the industry and still sell today after 3 decades.
The very 1st commercial product designed by Pradeep Chowdhary before joining GE was for Bharti Telecom; to evolve from dial/pulse-based systems to the Soft touch Emarald Desk Phone, that sold over 10 million units. In few projects with Philips in Europe, Pradeep worked on design integration of electronics, reducing subassemblies and smarted shielding solutions generating over 15million$ of additional business for GE Plastics.
Pradeep has been involved with development of hundreds of products in diverse industry areas and for top companies of the world, including Siemens, Microsoft, Eaton, GE, Philips, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Honda etc.
A modular air purification system that adapts to its environment and clean air sustainably.
Hot & Cold therapy device for quick pain relief & speedy recovery.
A simple, Inclusive Retrofittable-product that enables the Blind to consume Liquid-medicines precisely & distinguish between-medicines.
A modular air purification system that adapts to its environment and clean air sustainably.
Hot & Cold therapy device for quick pain relief & speedy recovery.
Kaapi is a traditional South-Indian drip style coffee filter in Ceramic, Brass and Cork.
A project combining craft and technology to create functional e-textiles for everyday applications.
By repurposing Tarpaulin into bags, we have reduced the manufacture of fresh plastic.
The recycled plywood pavilion “worms” through the landscape offering a unique reading experience.
A project identifying and exploring vernacular material as an alternate to balance ecology.
The first tile to be made with upcycled carbon emissions.
Restoration and rejuvenation of historic village well and shrine
Mobility and business solution for Indian street vendors both men and women.
A flexible furniture system to support dynamic work spaces.
Modular wooden toys range of 50 animal figurines intuitively triggering imagination/aiding cognitive development in children.
Micro irrigation dams is designed to fulfil the farmer’s water needs for irrigation and drinking till the onset of the next monsoon. It is extremely durable and light-weight.
ABLE is designed to help non-ambulatory or paraplegic patients independently transfer themselves between their bed and wheelchair. Its elegant mechanism does not require electricity and keeps the product affordable. Besides making the task safer and more convenient for caregivers, it also helps to enhance the self-esteem and independence of patients.
ACCUFILL helps users keep track of the amount of petrol entering their motorbike’s gas tank, ensuring transparency and reducing the likelihood of theft. As a tank cap replacement, ACCUFILL acts as an intermediate device between the fuel gun and the gas tank, providing a real-time reading of the fuel being pumped.
Meet the e-bike of the future. The Calamus One is highly responsive and efficient, powered by ultra-drive mid-motors and driven by carbon belts. With an emphasis on ergonomics and user experience, it sets the standard in safety, security and comfort, boasting an integrated collision detection system, all-round illumination and a host of anti-theft features.
The Deer Table was named after its sleek deer-like legs and minimalist look. It can be conveniently flat-packed and is available in two different sizes. The use of triangles in its design structure reduces the need for joints and improves its strength and stability. Made from bamboo, it also achieves a fine balance between design and sustainability.
Light, yet flexible and strong, the Butterfly Chair demonstrates the potential of using bamboo as a material for the future of furniture manufacturing. By using dies/molds, standardized parts can be achieved repeatedly and more rapidly. To further display its innovative approach, the Butterfly Chair can be easily flat-packed to occupy less volume during transportation.
SenseFlo is a service that helps apartments and residential societies conserve and use water more judiciously. By installing its non-invasive meter and display unit, building maintenance teams and residents can monitor their real-time water usage more accurately for better awareness and transparency.
Project Avirata is a 4-level online training program that aims to provide both personal and professional growth for teachers across State Board secondary schools in Maharashtra. By leveraging the reach of technology, it ensures that even teachers in remote areas can receive the same high-quality training as their urban counterparts.
A contemporary adaptation of the traditional woolen coats of the nomadic shepherd tribes of Uttarakhand’s Jaunsar-Bawar valley. The garment celebrates and encourages local spinning and knitting traditions while incorporating natural dyeing, handsewn techniques, and embroidery to enhance and accelerate its production process without sacrificing quality.
The BEST Transport Information System leverages the power of mobility and digital technology to deliver real-time information of buses. Built with the latest A.I. advancements, it improves itself over time, adapting to become more personalized based on the individual using it.
Tara Dhokra is a flexible module that can be adapted into hanging screens, trivets, wall decor, or even ceiling installations to suit a variety of budgets and spaces. Based on the traditional craft of Chhatisgarh’s tribal communities, Tara Dhokra’s thin linear construction achieves a modern look that requires tremendous skill to produce.
This leather lighting collection breathes new life into the traditional shadow puppetry craft of “Tholu Bommalata.” By applying a folding technique to goat-hide/parchment leather, structural rigidity can be introduced to produce these three-dimensional lighting products and installations. The leather is also drawn and painted on, resulting in an intriguing design that represents the pinnacle of Indian handicraft.
The Lunar Rover is a compact, lightweight device that is designed to navigate the moon’s uneven terrain and transmit HD videos back to earth. It can withstand extreme temperatures, overcome various obstacles, and wade through sliding regolith (fine lunar dust). It is solar-powered and can be easily transported due to its light-weight.
Paiwand seeks to up-cycle textile waste into fabrics for apparel and home furnishing. By sourcing textile waste from designers and artisans and up-cycling them through handloom weaving, hand knitting, patchwork, embroideries and other handcrafted techniques, Paiwand aims to develop a collaborative movement that will transform social and environmental standards within the industry.
Paiwand seeks to up-cycle textile waste into fabrics for apparel and home furnishing. By sourcing textile waste from designers and artisans and up-cycling them through handloom weaving, hand knitting, patchwork, embroideries and other handcrafted techniques, Paiwand aims to develop a collaborative movement that will transform social and environmental standards within the industry.
An IOT-powered sewer inspection & de-clogging system that can be remote controlled via a mobile device.
A resizable cast that locks the elbow and prevents twisting the wrist to speed up recovery of hand fractures.
NeoFly, the wheelchair, is designed for individual customization, correct posture, energy conservation, and compactness to enhance accessibility. NeoBolt, a motor-powered clip-on, converts NeoFly into a safe, roadworthy vehicle, which can travel up to 30kms per charge on any terrain.
A range of cotton-linen blend, hand block-printed upholstery fabrics, created with patterns designed to bring the magic of Indian heritage water systems into focus.
A compact & stylish South Indian breakfast cutlery set that makes cooking hassle-free
Three different materials were married in creation of this table, using the functional qualities of these materials to develop a unique piece for everyday use. The solid stone base holds the weight of the table and is supported centrally by an elegant steel rod on which sits a chic wooden tray embedded with brass laser-cut natural forms.
A global movement that cultivates the ‘I Can’ mind-set in every child. DFC offers a simple 4-step design thinking framework to help schools foster a learning environment by nurturing both Content and Character, Passion and Compassion, Doing Good and Doing Well - by design and not by chance.
Pluspack encompasses multiple novel features with specific advantages. The design innovations in this package design include a compact carton, dual compartments, an inbuilt tray, anti-tampering features, a labelled pack interface and anti-counterfeit features.
This project seeks to inject new life into the dying art of weaving with palm leaves and coir by exploring the different possibilities of incorporating these designs in contemporary furniture.
A project conceived as a part of the Smart City Mission in Pune, to create a Neighbourhood Upgradation Programme based on 3S concept enabling citizens to move Safely, under natural Shade of trees, thereby creating a Socially vibrant neighbourhood.
CtoK is a charitable trust launched in 2011 with the aim of bringing designers and artisans together, and empowering craftspeople from Kashmir to become independent entrepreneurs.
The designer's work helped upgrade a small-scale machine tool company into a full-fledged, design-centred CNC Automation industry. Industrial Design played a critical role in the company's local and global success.
Nadi Tarangini is a device designed to mimic Nadi Pariksha, the ancient Ayurvedic technique of Pulse Diagnosis, to accurately diagnose physical, mental and emotional imbalances in the body.
Pool Magazine is a monthly magazine that focuses on Indian Designers, Design firms, Businesses, Arts and Crafts. Perhaps the only one of its kind in India, Pool has helped bring focus and attention to the Indian design fraternity.
Gowtham Reddy, student of the National Institute of Design, has attempted to create a solution to the problem of watering plants regularly without daily human intervention. His self-watering system can keep plants watered for a 15-day period without allowing mosquitoes to breed in the stored water.
With the packaging for PaperBoat fruit juices, the design team at Elephant aimed to create an experience similar to squeezing & sucking a fruit. The form was aimed at making the consumption experience playful and fun.
Saif Faisal works with the 700-year-old craft of Bidriware, infusing the traditional craft with new thinking and innovative designs. His work strives at designing products for urban consumers using this technique.
Toile Indienne attempts to honor the Indian tradition of storytelling through contemporary and classic fabric collections - inspired by the romance of India’s history, crafts, and legends.
Greensole upcycles the soles of high-quality discarded sports shoes into trendy chappals and sandals. They help reduce waste and generate employment with their innovation.
Baro’s furniture embodies design influenced by the timeless mid-century modern movement, with particular attention paid to the balance between form and function.
The iBreastExam (iBE) is an ergonomically designed and well-suited medical scanner that is designed to be easily used by Community Health Workers. Its form is friendly and non-invasive, and the way it is held allows for a light touch on the breasts that translates into effective readings.
With the packaging for PaperBoat fruit juices, the design team at Elephant aimed to create an experience similar to squeezing & sucking a fruit. The form was aimed at making the consumption experience playful and fun.
The concept of the project is centred on re-imagining the character of the road; to create a social hub of food and festivities that meet international standards, where pedestrians are at the top of the hierarchy.
Akshaya Patra is the world’s largest Mid-day Meal programme, providing wholesome lunches to over 1.6 million school children across India, every single day. They leverage technology, design thinking, and innovative engineering to run their enterprise at this scale.
Daily Dump has created a slew of segregation products, composters, books, services to help people reduce the amount of trash and waste that ends up in landfills.
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Submit your design solution using sketches, text, photographs and/or infographics laid out in a 420 mm format. Your A2 sized panel should have a 30mm margin (to be left blank) on the sides. Images should be at least 300dpi
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Open to professionals, students and design enthusiasts from every part of India and only to individuals who have reached the age of majority.
Contest Dates: The Lexus Design Award India 2022 ('The Award') begins July 23, 2021 at 13:30 (IST) and qualifying Submissions must be received by September 15, 2021, 23:59 (IST). The dates are subject to extension, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
To be eligible for the Lexus Design Award India 2022, all entries must conform to the following broad criteria:
Contest Dates: The Lexus Design Award India 2022 ('The Award') begins July 23, 2021 at 13.30 (IST) and qualifying Submissions must be received by September 15, 2021, 23:59 (IST). The dates are subject to extension, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
To be eligible for the Lexus Design Award India 2022, all entries must conform to the following broad criteria:
How does the concept and design anticipate global challenges facing future society?
How does the design demonstrate new thinking and originality both in the proposal and in the execution?
How does the design intrigue and compel when realized in concept and execution?
How does your design bring happiness to all?
In addition to the judging parameters given to the jury, these are the additional guidelines given to the jury for the Lexus Design Award India.
The Lexus Design Award India (LDAI) seeks to foster the growth of ideas that contribute to society by supporting designers and creators whose works can help to shape a better future. The award aims to recognize and reward the best industrial design executed by Indian designers, institutions, design consultancy firms, and in-house design teams of companies. Good design is defined by LDAI as the synthesis of sustainable, ergonomic, aesthetic, commercial, industrial, and scientific disciplines to create products that simplify, enrich, and better human existence.
Lexus, as a brand, has always stood for excellence in design, ergonomics, sustainability, technological superiority, and responsible consumption. The LDAI will mirror these brand values.
The LDAI is an annual award that promotes good design across multiple categories. This is the Fifth year of the LDAI.
The award trophy, designed by leading industrial designer, Michael Foley, features layers emanating from an arc reminiscent of the ‘L’-motif. A high lustre silver finish highlights each layer’s depth, with its warm wood base humanising the machined anodised aluminium slab.
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DESIGN FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
As a growing economy, India faces many unique social, cultural and societal challenges. From poverty to healthcare to livelihoods, designers are engaging with civil society at various levels. The award for Design for Social Impact will consider the social impact of a designer’s work in its broader societal context. The jury will look at how the designer’s work has impacted people and the planet. Entrants are encouraged to submit facts and figures, social impact studies, and endorsements by reputable social organizations to support their entry.
WINNER
Behavioural Change Campaign for Better Nutritional Habits in Tribal Araku, India
View SubmissionBehavioural Change Campaign for Better Nutritional Habits in Tribal Araku, India
Therefore Design collaborated with Piramal Swasthya, to provide design solutions that would facilitate better healthcare communication between on-ground caregivers, and the beneficiaries of 3 tribal belts in the Araku Valley of Andhra Pradesh. Through varied culturally appropriate touchpoints, we sought to change mindsets and empower the beneficiaries to focus on best practices for maternal and infant nutrition. We used relatable metaphors like agrarian/ crops motifs to indicate children’s growth and good health in the ‘height-weight charts, and also developed a visual language, inspired by local crafts and customs like the ‘kolam’, a traditional decoration that adorns both doorsteps and woven-fabric borders. We offset the lack of standard measuring devices by integrating traditional and acceptable forms like a fist or a bangle, into the narrative. From a hanging medical toolkit to a floor mat that educates on the importance of a balanced diet, we designed interventions that would seamlessly fit into prevalent living contexts. To create agents of change, we designed a storybook with dos and don’ts, enabling children to be active advocates and bring about change in family behaviour.