Jodhpur-based furniture, lighting and décor brand Orange Tree recently collaborated with Raw Collaborative for a regenerative design initiative. Named Raw Foundry, it is a platform for final-year students and fresh graduates to showcase their creativity at the Raw Collaborative 2024 year-end show, scheduled to take place in Gujarat from December 5-8. The design competition is taking place in India for the first time.
Regenerative design is an approach that aims to work with natural ecosystem processes for returning energy from less usable to more usable forms. Through this, students from different cities and walks of life will contribute new and innovative ideas to the company. Orange Tree’s Doux Edit, made of waste.
| Photo Credit:Special arrangement From a number of design schools across India, students and fresh graduates participated in the competition. Ten of them were shortlisted on the basis of originality, innovation, material exploration, sustainability and cost efficiency of the design. Some of the shortlisted entries included AI-generated designs, 3D-printed clay objects, metal casting, flat pack furniture, and the use of bacterial cellulose.
The shortlisted participants will be mentored by Rebecca Reubens, design educator and sustainability champion, and founder, Rhizome, along with Rajesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Crafts and Design. They will guide the selected students through three online workshops, in preparation for the finale. Inside.