Platformtwo

This project is made possible by the following organisation and companies.

Royal College of Art
Britsh Council ( London, Delhi, Mumbai offices )
IICD, Indian Institute of Craft & Design, Jaipur
JVF Jaipur Virasat Foundation
Virgin Atlantic

This are some of our first hours in Jaipur, the weather is nice and warm (25°), and we are strolling through down visiting various workshops and craftspeople. Speak to you soon. 1/2 of platformtwo

Check out what the CIA knows about India

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html

So far we know that India (Jaipur) is warm and full of contrast

Platform two go to India, Jaipur 16/01/06 - 27/01/06

Design activism!

From the high-tech 21 st century virtual marketplace of E-BAY to the dispossessed roadside tinker communities of Jaipur, Platform 2 will attempt to reconcile conceptual creativity with cold commerce by asking this question:

“Can you have immediate measurable impact on peoples lives through design?

On the basis of two case study project in Africa and India we will address everything from the identity of the designer its cultural social context, the nature of the local and global markets, the old and new skills of communities and the selling of the finished piece.
The aim is in providing exercises in innovation- from the design, to the creation, realisation and introduction in to markets of an object.