top of page
IMG_4194 E3 (1).jpg

Outside / Inside  | 2021


Outside/inside’ is an object made from pine needles that are open to the interpretation of use. 

 

Inspired by wild grass, Outside/Inside gives the impression of growing from the surface it is kept on, bringing an outside piece of nature, inside. Using the material as is, it utilizes the natural properties of densely packed pine needles to grip the things put inside it. 

 

The design reinterprets the conventional understanding of a 'vessel' from a round/square base with walls to organize objects efficiently, into an entirely new visual, haptic and functional experience. Breaking away from the clinical nature of modern product design, Its form allows the user to come up with their own unique ways of using the object, striking a sense of curiosity and discovery.

With Outside/Inside we try to bring value to a product with an under-explored material (pine needles). It is an effort to bring a new perspective on product design that goes beyond the “Normal”.

​

"It is an effort to encapsulate all the sensations that we had living amongst nature in Himachal Pradesh, into a single object. The smell of the pine forests, the sound of leaves rustling in a light breeze, the sensation of running your hand over a wheat field, how random things always get stuck in the wild grass on the river banks, how one can see the seasons change by the colour of leaves, that there is nothing constant in nature and everything is ephemeral."

 

​

This project was done in collaboration with Gaurav MK Wali (Guaravmkwali.com).

Concept 1 Grow 1 (2).jpg

Growing from the surface it is kept on

20210201_135422 E31 (1).jpg
IMG_4309 E (1).jpg
IMG_4067 E2 (3).jpg
IMG_4169 E (1).jpg
IMG_3971.jpg
IMG_4221 E4.jpg
IMG_4119 E (1).jpg
IMG_4363 E (4).jpg
IMG_ (3).jpg
IMG_4025 E (3).jpg
IMG_3998 E.jpg
IMG_4183 E (1).jpg
IMG_4208 E.jpg
IMG_4040 E.jpg
bottom of page