After being under lockdown for almost 3 months, we were finally allowed to go outside our locality. I did not want to miss this chance of stepping out, so I decided to go out on an early morning drive. Even after being in my house for so long, I did not feel like driving towards …
For all my past actions I had been working in pattern. Coming up with a plan, researching a bit and making something out of it. Also, most of it involved, me surfing the internet. For this action I wanted to do something that did not involve the use of internet or my laptop. I wanted …
Often when we are surfing the internet, we come across random pop-ups on our screens, and to get rid of them quickly, sometimes we end up subscribing to notifications and newsletters. I would consider this as an unethical practice, as this involves making the user do something outside of their choice and at a point …
As a designer I have always agreed to the notion that designers are problem solvers. Everything around us, that we interact with, has been designed for a purpose, to make our lives better. While you are reading this….just look around at the things kept near you. It could be your mobile phone, your laptop, you …
For Action 5, I was required to evolve some of my actions using video format. The first video titled ‘Stepping Out’ is inspired by Action 4:Step Out and Look Wider. I wanted to show what I had experienced while working on the previous action. Action 4 required me to step out of my house and …
While doing Action 3, I had thought a lot about being connected with my cohort, which is spread around the world in different time zones. This got me thinking, ‘how could I explore the connections present in nature?’ Unfortunately, I was not allowed to go out of my house due to the lockdown in our …
Action 3 required us to extend & seek beyond our workspace, which is rather difficult given the lockdown in place due to the pandemic. Still it got me wondering ‘are we really disconnected?’ I mean, every night I sit in front of my laptop and meet my classmates & instructors who join me from different …
For Action 2: Terroir – An Offering, I was paired with Marcia Higuchi from Brazil. Given the current situation of the pandemic and lockdowns still being imposed in the country, I decided to offer Marcia something that did not require a lot of ingredients, something that could be made with things easily available in the …
For Action 1: Starting From Ground I was paired with Iris He, who is from Shijiazhuang, China. She completed her undergrad in Wood Design, from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. With the entire world caught amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was no surprise we started our conversation on how our countries were taking …