Welcome to Our Annual Design Exhibition
SPA Bhopal in collaboration with MP Bamboo Mission is organizing a 5-day workshop "Design with Bamboo" to Promote Bamboo also known as “Green Gold” as the most sustainable industrial material with a multifold positive impact on the environment. This workshop is conceptualized to enhance Bamboo Design Skills, and innovation and induce an Entrepreneurial mindset among students and artisans. In this hands-on workshop artists, students, faculty, and industry mentors will work in groups to develop novel designs for bamboo products, furniture, and structure-level interventions. In this workshop industry experts, faculty members, master artisans, students, and artisans will work together on product, furniture, and structure levels to explore innovative ways of designing with Bamboo.
SPA Bhopal's collaboration with MP Bamboo Mission aims to promote the use of bamboo in everyday products and Building construction. Bamboo is one of the most promising environment-friendly materials for designers. The unique property of Bamboo as a material and its techniques of translation into hand-crafted products opens a great opportunity for its exploration and adaptation in design. Madhya Pradesh with a rich Bamboo resource has immense potential to research, design, and promote Bamboo as a sustainable material for product and building design.
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (SPA Bhopal), with Design and Architecture as distinct disciplines involved directly through academic research and innovation in practice using bamboo as materials for their product and building designs. SPA Bhopal with its focused human resources relating to the idea of design and materiality has incubated a resource center, Bamboo Research and Design Lab, to research, experiment, and design with the material. BR&D Lab allows the students and artisans to work with indigenous and renewable resources and give back pragmatic models of the product and building design to society and the larger developing world. Along with the material explorations, there are entrepreneurship opportunities to develop a brand based on Bamboo for furniture, lifestyle, architecture-oriented products, and Structure.
Shashank Gautam
Architect & Industrial Designer
https://www.mianzi.in/
Akash Bakshi
Architect & Furniture Designer
https://studiodesignopedia.weebly.com
Priyam Ballav Goswami
Architect specializing in Bamboo Architecture
http://magnidus.in
We are committed to promoting environmentally conscious and sustainable design practices, emphasizing the need for creativity and practical skills to shape the future of design. Our workshop provides a five-day immersive learning experience focused on working with bamboo. Collaborating with experienced artisans and veterans in bamboo craftsmanship will significantly elevate the standard of our designs. The workshop is curated for beginner to medium level of experience with bamboo.
Students, Academicians, and Professionals who are keen to learn about bamboo as an eco-friendly design material must participate in this workshop. The workshop will upscale your knowledge, network, and experience in the domain of bamboo innovation. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to develop small and large full-scale design solutions across various categories such as products, furniture, and structures.
Participation in the workshop "Design with Bamboo" is scheduled on the 11th & 15th of March 2024 and requires registration.
The Registration needs to be done in two parts, Filling out the Registration form and Fees payment. The registration category is as follows;
Students from SPA Bhopal: INR 1500
Students from other Institutes: INR 2500
Professionals: INR 4000
We have very limited seats for this workshop. Please register at the earliest if the intent of the workshop excites you.
All registered participants will get a Certificate of Participation.
This registration amount excludes the food and accommodation costs.
Dr Shanu Sharma, Department of Design, SPA Bhopal
Aman Xaxa, Department of Design, SPA Bhopal
Monikuntala Das, Department of Design, SPA Bhopal
Dr Sukanta Majumdar, Programme Coordinator Department of Design, SPA Bhopal
Kiranjit CS, Department of Architecture, SPA Bhopal
Vikram Kohli, Department of Architecture, SPA Bhopal
Richa Raje, Department of Landscape Architecture, SPA Bhopal
Vishakha Verma, Department of Architecture, SPA Bhopal
Dr Tapas Mitra, HoD Department of Design, SPA Bhopal
Prof Kailasa Rao M, Director, SPA Bhopal
Dr. Uttam Kumar Subuddhi, Director, MP State Bamboo Mission
Day 1 | 11th March
09:30 - 10:15 OAB Registration
10:15 OAB Welcome address by Dr Shanu & Aman
10:20 OAB Inauguration by Dr Tapas Mitra, HoD Design
10:30 - 11:30 OAB Fundamentals of Bamboo by Monikuntala Das
11:30 - 13:00 OAB Design, Aesthetics, and Innovation with Bamboo by Shashank G
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 BRDL Team Tasks: Problem-Solving with Bamboo, Discussions
16:00 - 17:00 OAB Prof Kailasa Rao, Director SPAB Vision address
Dr U K Subuddhi, Director, MPSBM Vision address
17:00 - 17:30 OAB MoU Extension by Director, MPSBM and Director, SPAB
Day 2 | 12th March
10:00 - 11:00 OAB Demonstration by Teams & Exhibition
11:00 - 12:00 OAB Designing with Bamboo: Principles & Practices by Monikuntala Das
12:00 - 13:00 OAB Team Task: Exploration of Forms, Expression and Design
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 17:00 BRDL Team Task: Review From Mentors
17:00 - 17:30 BRDL Discussions with Team Mentors
Day 3 | 13th March
09:30 - 10:00 OAB Exhibition of Task
10:00 - 11:00 OAB Regenerative Design: Iconic Expressions with Bamboo by Priyam BG
11:00 - 12:00 OAB Bamboo: Design and Finishes by Akash Bakshi
12:00 - 13:00 OAB Bamboo & Business: Entrepreneurship Opportunity & Challenges by Shashank G
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 17:00 BRDL Team Task: Assigning Mentors and Task Introduction
17:00 - 17:30 BRDL Discussions with Team Mentors
Day 4 | 14th March
10:00 - 13:00 BRDL Team Task: Detailing and Finishes
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 17:00 BRDL Design and Business Pitch: Presentation by each team
17:00 - 17:30 BRDL Discussions with Team Mentors
Day 5 | 15th March
10:00 - 12:00 BRDL Team Task Continues: Improvements and implementation
12:00 - 13:00 BRDL Final Presentation and Exhibition
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00 OAB Final Exhibition
16:00 - 17:00 OAB Best Project Awards
17:00 - 17:30 OAB Closing Ceremony
*BRDL: Bamboo Research and Design Lab, Workshop SPAB
*OAB: Seminar Room, Gr Floor of Old Academic Block
Workshop Chair
Dr. Shanu Sharma
Aman Rupesh Xaxa