Form Semantics Design language
Nature and Form Inspiration from nature
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Why sanitary pads? Tampons and cups are a greener option, but majority of women in India and other ird World countries value their virginity a lot. Teenage girls would not prefer tampons over pads as it would ruin their chance of marriage.
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Corrugated metal sheet side walls bent in a certain fashion.
Fasteners that hold the walls sturdy
PORTFOLIO 2013
Shailee Rindani
Shailee Rindani
srindani@ (+91) 982 37 57 387 DOB: 21/12/1990
EDUCATION
Product Design Student, MITID, Pune.
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Seeking a 5-6 month internship, in a diverse setting where design is linked with business and environment.
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When 40% school going girls drop out at puberty due to lack of basic toilet facility, it calls for serious human and design intervention. How can we improve sanitation and be�er manage human waste in low-income communities?
LANGUAGES
Hindi, Gujarati, English
Green Design Sanitary Napkin concept
Design for Special Needs Dealing with open defecation
Smart Socket Energy saving, wall-mounted electrical outlets
[Mock-up made from di erent layers mimicking the actual function.]
View detailed process on: /shaileerindani
Design for Special Needs
Proposed concept
Including the outer packaging.
46,75,320cm of land ll space is taken up by one woman during her menstruating life.
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Being a Fast Moving Consumer Good, its use is inevitable, making it increasingly di cult to replace.
Separating usable layers and re-arranging them for a better and a greener output, not compromising with the function.
Stamped air vents that ensure no foul smell remains Indian style ceramic toilet pot (3)
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EXPERIENCE
2009 - Higher Secondary Education at S.N.Kansagra School, Rajkot, ISC Board. (English, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Art) 2013 - Currently studying Product Design( Sem 8) at MIT Institue of Design, Pune.
- Ability to observe, visualize, analyze and ideate. - Creating prototypes with various materials and processes - Managing events and organizing it for our college festival, QUASAR. - 3D modelling, Digital rendering, Sketching and Ideation.
Perforated cotton embedded with polyacrylate gel that absorbs all the blood.
Proposed material: natural wax coated paper/fabric to make it leak-proof. Heat sealed with the top most layer. e idea is enhanced by providing cotton strings, enabling the user to wrap it up tightly and dispose. us, eliminating the packaging plastic too.
Cotton layer that is shredded and compressed, capable of soaking and channelizing the ow of blood, also interlocking bers prevent from over owing.
Cross-linked woven cotton or bamboo bres, thin and ne, thus are soft to feel for the sensitive skin.
Cottage industry in a rural setup creates many
non-biodegradable plastics
Green Design
USAGE
Cotton string acts as packaging.
Wings are reused per cycle. Used portion is peeled o , rolled up and disposed.
- Travelling all around the world. I have had the privilege to have witnessed some of the most beautiful countries in the world. - Portrait photography - Egyptology - National level skating participant - Working in a team - Developing new and exciting products
Side Slide Techno- Aesthetic Detailing Toaster + Griller
Auto-Rickshaw Meter Display and Control systems
Test-tube holder Simple Design Process
Form Semantics Re-designing a household gas lighter
Issues
Open defecation and its ill e ects are known to all, but the facts are overlooked.
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Possibilities
A biodigester is a centre for biological activity that decomposes faecal matter with the help of bacterial colonies. Provides business opportunities as the manufacturing, assembling and installing requires management and labour. Canopy should be economical (within given budget). Stackability, an important factor considering the number of remote places these disassembled toilets need to travel. Ergonomics and user psychology playing a huge role in the acceptance of this design intervention.
SKILLS
December 2011 (3 weeks) July 2012 (6 weeks)
INTEREST
Platypus Designs Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. [Cow dung planters, Form studies, Prototyping.] Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., Mumbai. [R & D dept., Refrigerator handles, Manufacturing methods, Form exploration, People skills.]