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Design Case study

Exploration in Terracotta

Form Exploration in Ceramics to Design Lighting Fixtures

by

Lalit Kumar Gautam and Prof. R. Sandesh

IDC, IIT Bombay

Case Study - Slide Show

Design process that was followed in this project:

• Study of Crafts
   - Bankura Craft
   - Dokra Craft
   - Blue Pottery

• Study of Different Techniques
   - Coil method
   - Throwing
   - Pinching method
   - Slab making
   - Slip casting
   - Jigger and jolly

• Study of Different Lights
   - Functional lighting in ceramics
   - Decorative & traditional lighting in ceramics

• Visits
   - Dharawi, Mumbai
   - Kanpur, UP
   - Suriti, Hiranadani
   - Malls

• Product Brief
- Design requirements
- Scope

• Experiencing Clay
• First phase explorations
• Second phase explorations
• Paper explorations
• Final phase explorations
• New technique discovered
• Explorations in new technique
• Tools used
• Final forms
• Final designs
• Product positioning
• Learning

Case Study Downloads:
• Exploration in Terracotta - Pdf

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