Study of Indigenous Products in Day to Day Life


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Creator/Artist: Ratnam B V

Category: Product Design

Document: Special Project

Batch: 1996-1998

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  1989-1998

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. M. Bhandari


Detailed Description

Indigenous solutions are the creative solutions that are triggered out of the minds of very few people in the process of fulfilling their needs under conditions of limited resources. Their solutions are devoid of creativity and obvious logical analysis. They use simple indigenous knowledge and arrive at indigenous solutions. To our delight, many of them are remarkably brilliant at creating amazing products that cater to their needs, irrespective of their basic qualifications. These products are the live examples needed to prove how constraints catalyse creativity. Today, in the world of ever-growing technology, people are ignorant about indigenous skills, which is why such products, in spite of being a treasure of creativity and innovation, could not stand out to the level of public appreciation. No wonder we find such products even in our backyard, lying unnoticed. So as a designer, it is our responsibility to recognise and respect such indigenous knowledge, systems, and thereby enlighten our creativity.