Up-cycled Installations

A Cardboard Grafting, Raymond

January 2020

Material: 14,000 Waste cardboard tubes procured from Raymond’s textile mill

Specifications: 8 x 48 feet

Event: Anuual Trade Show at their head office in Thane (Mumbai)

Objective: A wall mural created at the entrance of a grand convention center for Raymond at their Trade Show Expo 2020, this mural is handmade using 14000 waste cardboard tubes which are used in storing the fabric. Being extremely sturdy to support the weight of the fabric, these cardboard tubes are difficult to store and recycle owing to their strength and size. Using a surgical precision, these tubes were grafted onto an entrance façade sharing a peaceful co-existence with the client’s sustainable philosophy.

Eco Maze, Serendipity Arts Festival 2019 (in collaboration with Corugami, a sustainable product design company)

December 2019

Material: 160 kgs of cardboard

Specifications: 12 x 13.5 x 5 feet

Event: Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa

Objective: Through this ‘Eco Cardboard Maze’, we aimed to educate children and people about a change in lifestyle altogether, wherein things that you can’t easily be perceived as eco-friendly, can be made sustainable too. To make this maze more fun and educative for children, the outside walls were adorned with color-me-in posters doodled with recycling images.

Re-thinking the Paithani Weave, Jaya He GVK Museum

May 2019

Material: 200 plastic bags and 100 biscuit wrappers (less than 40 microns)

Specifications: 8 ft (height) x 11 ft (width) x 0.5 ft (depth)

Event: Celebrate Maharashtra festival

Objective: A celebration of the humble “Paithani” weave and the discarded plastic bag. A kaleidoscopic effect which is an intrinsic feature of the Paithani weave, has been translated on the upcycled plastic waste fabric which prompts a user to widen his/her peripheries about plastic waste. This artwork questions and overturns traditional notions of design and exposes modern India’s art revival programmes and challenges of consumption.

Location: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai, India

Blooming Flowers

March 2019

Material: Waste Iron nails, Machine spare parts

Specifications: 3 feet to 6 feet height

Objective: A series of blooming flowers handcrafted from waste iron nails and machine spare parts accentuating landscaped lawns of township project.

Location: Gurgaon, India

Room Divider, Residential Project

January 2019

Material: 150 kgs of waste high-carbon steel (circular saw punches)

Specifications: 5.5 x 6 feet

Objective: Steel waste from an industry manufacturing circular saws, repurposed into a room divider. 1800 pieces of high-carbon steel in varied sizes, welded together in a shape that flows with the interiors of the house

Location: Chennai, India

Sustainable Exhibition Stall Design, Ludlow Jute

July 2019

Material: MDF

Specifications: 10 x 10 x 10 feet

Objective: A sustainable stall design for a jute pioneering company where the MDF pieces can be dismantled and assembled like puzzle pieces to create a DIY shelving unit.

Location: Mumbai, India

A Bamboo Zentangle, Intellecap Advisory Services

December 2018

Material: 20 kgs of Bamboo strips

Specifications: 1 x 7 x 8 feet

Event: Sankalp Global Summit

Objective: An Art Installation made to commemorate the 10th year of Sankalp Global Summit which showcases India’s entrepreneurship and innovation. This was an entirely sustainable project where the local bamboo community was involved to intricately weave colorful bamboo strips around a bamboo framework

Location: Mumbai, India

The Bumblebee “Partsformer” sculpture

April 2018

Client: Ashok Leyland

Material: 1600 kgs of waste metal (truck parts)

Specifications: 7 x 7 x 12.5 feet Event: Global Conference for 70 years of Ashok Leyland

Objective: This sculpture of a character from the movie- Transformers, displays the strength and might of Ashok Leyland truck parts

Location: Chennai India.

Plastic Bottles Canopy

(in collaboration with Chlorophyll Design Studio & waste management company- Start Upcycling Now)

January 2018

Client: Bisleri India

Material: 5000 waste Bisleri PET bottles

Specifications: 10 x 10 x 20 feet

Event: TATA Mumbai Marathon

Objective: This installation was created around the “Bottles for Change” campaign by Bisleri where on behalf of every runner who ran through the corridor, Bisleri sponsored meals for an entire year to the waste picker’s children who are currently being educated at the PBVS (Parisar Bhagini Vikas Sangh) study center, Chembur. 

Location: Mumbai, India

Up-cycled Metal Furniture

December 2017

Client: Art Collector

Material: 130 kgs of metal waste (automobile and machine parts)

Specifications: 1.5 x 2 x 5 feet

Objective: A showstopper armchair for an art collector’s chic beachside bungalow

Location: Alibaug (Mumbai), India

Life-sized Ganpati Sculpture

August 2017

Client: Ford India

Material: 900 kgs of waste metal (automobile parts)

Specifications: 3 x 4 x 6.5 feet

Event: Ganesh Chaturthi

Objective: With a unique installation of Lord Ganesha to celebrate Mumbai’s most revered festical- Ganesh Chaturthi, Ford aims to highlight the significance of using genuine parts while servicing to ensure the well-being of their loved ones.

(Silver medal at the exchange4media OOH Awards 2018 under the Strategic Planning & Effectiveness in the Automobile category)

Location: Mumbai, India (now placed at the Heritage Transport Museum in New Delhi)

Window into the Garden sculpture 

May 2017

Client: Industrialist

Material: Waste Iron strips, Nylon ropes

Specifications: 3 x 4 x 4.5 feet

Objective: A factory wanting to reuse its industrial waste as a creative feature in their lush green gardens

Location: Bihar, India

Upcycled Metal Objet D’Art

January 2017

Material: Metal & iron gears, faucet handles

Specifications: 6 x 24 inches

Objective: An upcycled sculpture made from the organic states of mixed metal gears, whispering of their original labors in industrial service. Accentuation on interconnections showing variations in the placement and multi-layering of gears.

Location: Mumbai, India

Eco-Abacus Art Installation

October 2016

Client: Good Homes Magazine Art Walk

Material: E-Waste, Waste iron nuts & bearings, Cardboard tubes, Leftover PVC pipes, Paint cans

Specifications: 3 x 7 x 8 feet

Objective: An art walk curated by Good Homes magazine showing the work of Mumbai’s 20 proud artists. This installation of an Eco-Friendly abacus exemplifies the assemblage and ingenuity of waste.

Location: Mumbai, India

Series of Art

November 2014

Client: After 12 Design Institute

Material: Junk bicycle, Scrap bicycle wheels, Salvaged wood, Waste iron pipes, Old paint cans

Objective: Series of upcycled artworks (Refurbished Cycle, Bicycle Wheels Room Divider, Wall Scrabble Tiles, Dripping Paint Poles) adorning the walls and exteriors of an art institute inspiring their next-gen designers

Location: Jaipur, India

Tea Cafe Accessorizing

April 2014

Client: Tapri Tea Cafe

Material: Tea kettles, Waste paper, Cork sheets, Salvaged wood

Objective: A quintessential Indian cafe conceptualized around India and it’s love for tea. A kettle chandelier, individual kettle balcony lights, Collated waste paper diaries, Pun-y cork coasters, Waste wood tissue boxes add to the rustic decor of Jaipur’s most popular cafe

Location: Jaipur, India

Fashion meets Recycled design

August 2011

Client: Miraangi Fashion Store

Material: Cloth scraps, Vintage photos, Scrap furniture

Objective: A Visual Merchandising project for high-end fashion store launching a new designers’ collection based on reusing ordinary waste lying around

Location: Jaipur, India