an initiative by Kokum Design Trust supported by Mahindra Foundation
Communication Design, Health and Well Being
Menstruation is considered shameful and spoken about in hushed tones in India. To address this, Kaboom and Breakthrough India partnered to find ways to reach out to adolescent girls in rural Uttar Pradesh to increase knowledge and shift attitudes positively around menstruation.
Written and Contributed by Kaboom
Communication Design, Health and Well Being
The anthology explores the theme of the “Bystander”, a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.
Written and Contributed by Studio Kohl
Communication Design, Gender Equality, Health and Well Being
Lopez Design submitted an article a year ago on branding for Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. It now has a new voice, identity and bigger partnership. We look into how it became a guiding force for the studio and the clients.
Written and Contributed by Lopez Design
Environment, Health and Well Being, Product and Industrial Design
Samarth is a modular outdoor air purifier that uses a filter-less technology to capture PM particles, adapts to its environment and seamlessly blend with the chaos of India.
Written and Contributed by Abhinav Saxena
Communication Design, Health and Well Being
ICall is a psychosocial helpline that offers free counselling via phone, chat and email by trained counsellors, started by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. ICall Colours of Light is a casebook that explores interventions by mental health practitioners for the benefit of adolescents and young adults who are placed in the rural context of Rajasthan.
Written and Contributed by Studio Kohl
Architecture and Urban Design, Clean Water and Sanitation, Health and Well Being
Paani Lari is a nomadic public architecture conceptualised to resolve issues of public health, specifically those related to contaminated water by the agency of community management.
Written and Contributed by Chaah Chaal Agency
Architecture and Urban Design, Health and Well Being
A built-form constantly negotiates the levels of a sloping site to remain integrated with the surrounding landscape to create ease of access for patients.
Written and Contributed by MO-OF/Mobile Offices
Architecture and Urban Design, Clean Water and Sanitation, Education, Health and Well Being
This project is a response to the onsite living conditions for temporal migrant construction workers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat – aiming to provide a healthier living condition, as well as dignity, for a marginalised population – through a holistic design approach focusing on well-being, sanitation and children’s education.
Written and Contributed by Hatch Workshop
Craft, Health and Well Being, Product and Industrial Design
Earthen tunes address three problems with one design solution:
1. Farmers walking barefoot leading to long-term health problems.
2. The waste created by the disposal of footwear.
3. A sharp decline in the number of weavers involved in the wool craft.
Written and Contributed by Earthen Tunes
Communication Design, Health and Well Being
Hepatitis C has become a silent epidemic spreading across rural Punjab, India. However, adoption of its treatment has been woefully inadequate and slow. A collaboration between Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Treemouse Research & Design, the project decodes the dynamics of Hepatitis-C in rural Punjab & devises a financing system that would reduce the perceived cost of treatment.
Written and Contributed by Treemouse Research & Design
Architecture and Urban Design, Health and Well Being
The healthcare center aims at improving access to medical facilities at a local, rural level for the surrounding communities. Built on a shoe-string budget, the building assumes a compact footprint, made linear for optimal daylighting and cross ventilation.
Written and Contributed by Flying Elephant Studio
Communication Design, Health and Well Being
Mental health is challenging to represent visually when considering concepts like inclusivity and diversity. ReFrame, initiated by MHI and designed by Studio Kohl, is a journal focussing on different vantage points to help the reader understand complex concepts and facts: that mental health issues are more situational and contextual than is believed.
Written and Contributed by Studio Kohl