Portfolio by Kriti Chaudhary

Dear 0’ Deer

Ceramic planterwww.re-culture.com

Re-culture, a design collaboration between Kriti Chaud-hary and Rohan Chhabra. Kriti is a ceramicist and product designer and Rohan is trained in Fashion and Industrial design. As a team, they believe in ideas that are generat-ed through the design process and culture at large. In their products, they aim to achieve a combination of enlighten-ment and enchantment by re-culturing the language of everyday things. Projecting personalities onto inanimate objects to encapsulate a sense of playfulness and ambigu-ity. Making strange to encourage people to rethink the normal and promote a critical consciousness, playful as

opposed to a didactic experience.

Dear o’ Deer is an indoor / outdoor ceramic planter that works on the juxtaposition of the dead and the living. This planter borrows its visual language and decorative value from an animal ‘trophy’ and makes reference to the reward system associated with hunting. It questions the ethics embodied in hunting and reminds us of the ultimate source of this potency—the act of slaying a living creature and

transforming it into a decorative accessory.

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Soil / water

Lid

Plant

Outlet for Excess water

Screws

A.I.DAnimals in danger

Project A.I.D stands for Animals in Danger. Illegal poaching and human population pressure are threatening the surviv-al of many animal and plant species. The project aims to challenge and construct conversations about the issue

and attempt to reform it at the same time.

A.I.D is a menswear collection of apparel and accessories, empowering people to make a di�erence and contribute to help save endangered wildlife as part of the sales reve-nue is directed as funds to international wildlife protection foundations. In the collection, everyday life menswear jacket silhouettes like hoodie, blazer, field jacket are made

reversible to transform into rescue jackets.

Each jacket represents an endangered species and the animal is embedded and constructed into the jacket. This transformation is a metaphor of aid and at the same time functional for an urban environment. The backpack in the collection is symbolic of first aid kit and reminds us that we need to protect these animals and maintain the ecological

balance of our planet.

Project A.I.D

A.I.D BACKPACKMaterials :Waterproof PVCNylon lining

ANIMALS IN DANGER

A.I.D

Reversible Gorilla Hoodie

Reversible Gorilla HoodieMaterials :Cotton fleecePolyknit Cotton rib 1x1Trims - Refelective tape

Reversible Gorilla Hoodie

ANIMALS IN DANGER

A.I.D

Reversible Snow Leopard Jacket

Reversible Snow Leopard Filed JacketMaterials:Wool Waterproof nylonTrims - Refelective tape

Reversible Snow Leopard Jacket

Ceramics

Nature and the passage of time form the core ideas of this series of ceramics. It draws inspiration from the natural processes around us like erosion and changes through time and nature. The ceramic pieces strive to evoke the ideas of marks and traces left behind by these natural geological processes, a build up of sedimentary layers and patina over a passage of time & the varied land forms created by

erosion and deposition over the course of time.

This project involved experimenting with the ceramic surface, a delib-erate non-use of glaze in an attempt to achieve a more natural look and retain the surface quality of clay. It makes use of alternative firing techniques like smoke pit firing and saggar firing in order to develop unique markings on the ceramic objects. These ceramic surfaces with flashings of colour are an evidence of a literal passage of time during the smoke firing process, emphasising on the history of creation of

each piece.

The surfaces, marks, textures, scratched, scraped or drawn by forces in nature tend to reveal hidden layers of narrative and o�er a unique visual experience that reflect its creation, and impart to it a sense of history. The ceramic pieces are mostly wheel thrown or press mould-ed porcelain forms. The vessels act like a canvas for developing a certain surface quality, though intervening with the structure of clay

often by addition of materials into the clay body.

Tracing time&

Fossil ceramics

Bus shelter

Design concept proposal for a modular bus shelter to be installed by JC Decaux in Pragati Maidan, a heavy tra�c area in New Delhi. The objective was to make a landmark improvement in the aesthetics of the bus shelter while making it functionally feasi-ble and convenient, for the masses as well as the

physically disabled users.

The design aims at being user friendly, making the waiting experience more comfortable, convenient and safe. The shelter design also aims at being vandal-proof and being a self-sustainable unit

harnessing solar energy.

JC Decaux bus shelter

Perforated stainless steel bench with backrest. Perforations allow air circulation keeping the bench cool and dividers discourage sleepers at night

Transit information including local map, route map, time schedule

LED illuminated double sided panels, witha nominal thickness of 30mm,LEDs consume less power and provide uniform illumination

Silicon solar cell panel mounted on rooftop making it an environment friendly and sustainable design

Handrails acting as guards on either side of the ramp

Signage illuminated panel provides visibility at night & LED board with real time information makes travel easier for passengers; LED strip lighting provides adequate light so passengers feel secure

Payphone with charging station provide users value added services for their convenience

Pol ished concrete t i les with the s t r e n g t h & d u r a b i l i t y o f concrete with a finished polished look of vitrified tiles

Stainless steel structure provides the shelter strength and durability, resistance to weather,graffiti & vandalism while giving it a modern sleek look.

Translucent polycarbonate roofing provides thermal insulation while allowing some amount of light to enter and concealing the solar panels on rooftop.

Ramp for providing access to wheelchair users, making it a disabled friendly & responsible design. Ramp design of 1:20 slope further eases the trip of anyone with difficulties negotiating grade changes

A curb height of 380 mm making it compatible with the soon-to-be- introduced low floor buses, with contrasting yellow & black curbstones

Tactile tiles to aid the visually disabled: directional tiles to guide in wayfinding and warning tiles as a warning of a hazard

Aesthetically designed stainless steel trash receptacles anchored to the ground are vandal-free and are p i v o t e d f o r e a s y t r a s hremoval.

Double sided internally illuminated display panels provide space for advertising and public welfare messages. The bus shelter being widelya public utility space serves a perfect spotfor giving out social messages

Reloaded

This project is based on the idea of ‘Up-cycling’. Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materi-als, useless and/or unwanted products into new materials or products for better environmental value hence increasing the life of the material. The scrapyard at Auroville is used a resource for this project, to transform automobile junk into playful

furniture objects.

Innovation with waste

Classic Scooter ChairThe Bajaj Scooter Chassis transformed into a chair

Rim StoolThis concept using scrap bike rims has a simple and cheap production process.

Rim ChairUsing bike rims for legs that can be easily dismantled and assembled.

Moonflower

The moonflower is a concept for an interactive lamp that interacts with the surrounding levels of illumination as well as the user. It is meant to be both evocative and poetic and is essentially noctur-nal — lifeless during the day, it starts glowing as the

light fades and is at its brightest in the dark.

Each origami flower prototype uses one pair of white LEDs and are made using gateway sheets to di�use the light generated from each flower & create a soft glow. It makes use of light sensors & two breadboards hooked up in a way that LED's would emit a certain magnitude of light in response to the light measured by the sensors. The circuit prototype allows the lamp to automatically adjust its illumination in response to the change in the

environment light.

INTERACTIVE LAMP

Moonflower CASE STUDY

"Aangan"Taking inspiration from "Vaastu" , an Indian School of Thought on Architecture to build a workspace around light rather than a light around the work-space. This idea is commonly incorporated in the architecture of any traditional Indian house where the "aangan" is this central source of light.

It juxtaposes a traditional Indian house with one that is built along more modern lines. The Indian house has a skylight that allows natural light that illuminates the home. These homes are ubiqui-tously found in South India and in some parts of North West India like, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Documentation of the Research and Prototyp-ing to build an interactive LED LampProject at Srishti School of Art, Design & Tech

Initial ideas for the lamp:

MoonflowerConcept inspired by the philosophy of “Vaastu" which talks about eliminating all dark corners in a house. The moonflower lamp lights up areas around it that are dark & automatically adjust its illumination in response to a change in environ-ment.

The lamp makes use of 3-4 light sensors, 1 Adrui-no board and a few Leaf shaped, custom made Breadboards. Each leaf has 20 to 30 LEDs insert-ed into it.

LED Wrap

Inspired by the fluid properties of material. The LED wrap is a simple blanket, that can be draped around any object, taking its form and giving light

The light sensors are all oriented in di�erent directions along with corresponding Breadboard leaves. The Adruino board would be programmed to light up the leaves depending on how low the reading of the sensor is. The lower the reading, the brighter the glow.

Light Vine

An LED light that is fixed to a bottle, whose light intensity is controlled by the turning of the cap. As the cap is opened, the LED turns on, and vice-versa. The lamp’s interaction with its users can be varied, in terms of orientation, form, material, light di�usion etc. The advantage of this would be to use recycled material in an interesting and aesthetic manner.

Belt Lamp

A long belt like lamp that resembles a chain of bullets. The belt is flexible and a user has the ability to bend the belt around the work-space of his choice in a manner most suited to his work.

Light Vine

An LED light that is fixed to a bottle, whose light intensity is controlled by the turning of the cap. As the cap is opened, the LED turns on, and vice-versa. The lamp’s interaction with its users can be varied, in terms of orientation, form, material, light di�usion etc. The advantage of this would be to use recycled material in an interesting and aesthetic manner.

Belt Lamp

A long belt like lamp that resembles a chain of bullets. The belt is flexible and a user has the ability to bend the belt around the work-space of his choice in a manner most suited to his work.

Prototyping the Moonflower Lamp

Attempts at building the circuit. The LEDs lightup as the light sensors detect less light.

Revamped design of the moonflower lamp

LED Wrap

Inspired by the fluid properties of material. The LED wrap is a simple blanket, that can be draped around any object, taking its form and giving light

Light Vine

An LED light that is fixed to a bottle, whose light intensity is controlled by the turning of the cap. As the cap is opened, the LED turns on, and vice-versa. The lamp’s interaction with its users can be varied, in terms of orientation, form, material, light di�usion etc. The advantage of this would be to use recycled material in an interesting and aesthetic manner.

Belt Lamp

A long belt like lamp that resembles a chain of bullets. The belt is flexible and a user has the ability to bend the belt around the work-space of his choice in a manner most suited to his work.

Thank you

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