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Craft, Health and Well Being, Product and Industrial Design

EARTHEN TUNES

23/06/2021 kokum .co

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

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Craft, Culture, Product and Industrial Design

PITOLOI FURNITURE

25/05/2021 kokum .co

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

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Product and Industrial Design, Textile Innovation

ANUVAD

10/05/2021 kokum .co

‘Anuvad’ means translation. This project looks at creating a symbiotic relationship between traditional crafts and E-textile technology. 

Written and Contributed by Chhail Khalsa

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Communication Design, Environment

UAV MAPPING OF TURTLE NESTING BEACHES IN GOA

01/04/2021 kokum .co

A collaboration across three organisations from three different sectors to demonstrate the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Olive Ridley turtle conservation.

Written and Contributed by Technology for Wildlife

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Disability Rights, Education, Product and Industrial Design

ANNIE

04/09/2020 kokum .co

Braille literacy rates in India are at an abysmal low of less than 1%. It is this lack that Annie, Thinkerbell Labs’ innovation in Braille self-learning, hopes to change.

Written and Contributed by Thinkerbell Labs

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