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Collaborative Design for Rangoli – Insights into a Traditional Indian Practice
Venktaraman, N.
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Year:
2015
Editor:
Amaresh Chakrabarti, Toshiharu Taura and Yukari Nagai
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Institution:
Department of Knitwear Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru, India
Section:
Design Creativity Education
Page(s):
243-250
ISBN:
978-1-904670-60-5
Abstract:
Creative endeavours often need more than one mind in conceptualization and execution.With the shrinking global space and increased network of communication, Collaborative Design is seen as an effective medium to explore this aspect of Creativity towards producing viable Design solutions. However, insight into simple practices which have been followed in the Indian way of life , exhibit the essence of Collaborative Design. These practices have not only been able to generate optimum utility , but have also been able to foster a spirit of community enterprise among the participants- most of whom follow this tenet unconsciously due to generations of practice. This paper seeks to explore the facet of Collaborative Design on the simple art of Rangoli or Kolam making, and aims to raise curiousity on the relevance and existence of Collaboration in other traditional practices.
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