an initiative by Kokum Design Trust supported by Mahindra Foundation
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
Craft, Culture, Product and Industrial Design
Pitoloi is a result of trying to create everyday utilitarian furniture pieces using the ancient craft. It is unique in typology, aesthetics and sensorial qualities.
Written and Contributed by Amiya Lab
Product and Industrial Design, Waste Management
Greensole refurbishes old footwear into comfortable slippers and donates them to people in need. They also provide skills to the underprivileged through skill centres and retail eco-friendly footwear.
Written and Contributed by Greensole
Architecture and Urban Design, Culture
Led entirely by people’s initiative to improve upon their existing version of the religious podium, the project strategies low-budget with detailed modular precast jalis to optimize time and resource. It trained the local public health contractors in various construction techniques to expand work opportunities.
Written and Contributed by Abin Design Studio
Architecture and Urban Design, Culture
Jetavan in rural Maharashtra is built for the holistic development of the community. The centre is built with locally-sourced re-purposed materials with the mandate of not harming a single tree on site.
Written and Contributed by Sameep Padora and Associates