Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology

We all know that good design is much more than generating that fantastic flashing-light-bulb-of-an-idea that woos a panel of judges and wins the "Design of the Year" award! To enable innovative ideas reach fruition and operate in a real context, Innovation from Real People was set up at Srishti in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation - a technology-driven government organization, under the Department of Science & Technology, dedicated to grassroots innovation and headed by Sudipto Dasgupta.

Innovation from Real People gave students nine weeks during which they were exposed to key areas of field research, material and technical Research, prototyping techniques, manufacturing processes and micro-innovations. Some of the concepts that were looked into for product design were Cycl-O-Cleaner, Ceiling Cooler, Mini Vacuum Cleaner Shoes, Sanitary towel making system, Alarm and water supply pipe, Bird feeder and a Noiseless Car Horn. Each project involved creating a printed book, a poster and a short video clip to describe the design and its functionality. More>>