Vision of Sustainability
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Poster announcement for the event ‘In a Planet of Our Own’.
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Flower arrangement depicting the ‘Sun’ welcoming the participants to the event.
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Triangular Lamps depicting ‘Jugnu - Fire’ at the entrance to the event venue at IDC IIT Bombay.
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Firkis representing ‘Wind’ in the front lawn of the venue.
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The five elements being represented on Flags – do figure out which is what.
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Umbrellas hung on trees representing ‘Water’.
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Installation representing ‘Tree of Life’ at the design circle, IDC IIT Bombay.
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Installation of flying paper cranes representing ‘Jharokha-Sky’.
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Interface between the sky using gelatin paper and tracing papers representing ‘Jharokha-Sky’ again.
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Installation on ‘Evolution of Life’ depicting ‘Dashavatar’ on the exhibition grounds, IDC IIT Bombay.
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Exhibition on ‘Water’ and projects on ‘Sustainability’ from design schools around the globe spread around the green surrounds of the IIT Campus.
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Packed hall of the auditorium listening to talks from speakers from around the world.
The event 'In a planet of our own' was held at Mumbai, India in November 2009 at IDC, IIT Bombay. This international event is aimed at creating design awareness on sustainability and simultaneously offers a platform for interaction for the design community. The identity for the event centered around the five elements from nature – Ether, Wind, Fire, Water and Earth.
The major events during the design week were: 1. International Design Conference on Sustainability 2. Design Workshop on Sustainability for Students 3. National Meet on Sustainable Design Education 4. Design Carnival: Exhibition - Vision of sustainability from six continents 5. Design Carnival: Public Installations based on Sustainability.
