DISCLAIMER: This particular post is a compilation of my experiences as a Toy Designer in India. Some of the points pondered upon in this post would have been more insightful with some research, however I just wanted to put my experiences together somewhere before I start dissecting the sub-topics one by one. So I've been … Continue reading Gender, Toys and the Indian Toy Industry
A six month project is a long project. Where alot is absorbed and alot is forgotten. This is just me gathering my thoughts on topics that will come in handy when I do infact start compiling. The word Empathy is in 'Vogue' you'd think, the amount it is thrown around. Or maybe in just my … Continue reading What is Empathy? And why is it important?
So I was going through the WGSN key trend reports and I came across 'Flexi-Spaces: Fluid Design' dated January 2020. Since it's action points were flexibility and adaptable spaces as a response to rising rents and temporary displacement, the report indicated that designers and architects should ensure that homes are now future proof by adding … Continue reading The Storage Partition- Design Decisions Drivers
An inquiry into the assigned meaning or the acquired importance of an object itself and how those transform language, social norms and lifestyles and why.
My System Oriented Project in the previous semester started with an inquiry into Gender Neutral Spaces for children which evolved into ‘Safe Spaces for Learning’. A space where they are recognised as beings and not becomings. However, my research made me realize that a ‘SAFE SPACE’ is a very loaded word. Feeling safe not only … Continue reading Education in the Post Pandemic World
You should know I'm absolutely against gendered toys or gendered anything (in fact, if you don't, I have an interesting blog post here). The main issue that I faced as I looked at doll houses online were that they were either too pink or too space consuming, or both!
This line of inquiry was born out of my various experiences as an adult cis-woman, childhood memories of growing up as a girl being identified as a tomboy, conversations with friends who identify with non-binary genders and sexualities, and my recent discovery of the concept of phenomenology and how our surroundings inform us. I started … Continue reading Space and Gender/ Objectifying Objects
These are just ideas bouncing around in my head really, and I would love to hear your thoughts on it. It is true that a lot of us didn’t take this pandemic too seriously initially, we did not understand the gravity of the situation, probably because we hadn’t seen anything like this ever before. My … Continue reading Musings of my Quarantined Brain
Just a submission for one of my Science and Liberal Arts Classes. Pondering over gender and gender identities and influences. Read on and leave your thoughts if you may. Language is Gendered, Spaces are Gendered, Objects are gendered. Gendered or RENDERED? Living in a house with my twin nephews, I’ve always wondered, how is it … Continue reading GENDER RENDERED OR RENDERED GENDER?
The Hive initially came to me while I was making the Devapatra. We had been asked to work on soft stool concepts earlier and The Hive turned out to be something of an amalgamation of the two. Our first project was supposed to be a nested stool and it had me wondering if I could, … Continue reading The Hive
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