- Students Reimagine Bamboo as the Material of the Future
- Exhibition Highlights Fusion of Craft, Culture, and Modern Design
- NID Ahmedabad Showcases Innovative Bamboo Light Projects by Design Students
Bilkul Online | Ahmedabad | 3 Sept 2025
Ahmedabad, September 2, 2025: The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, has unveiled a unique course display of Bamboo Light projects, presenting creative explorations by students of the B.Des Furniture and Interior Design programmes. The exhibition, open from 2nd to 8th September 2025 at the NID campus, redefines bamboo as a material of the future in contemporary lighting design.
The showcase highlights NID’s commitment to sustainability, craft revival, and material innovation, bringing together design sensibilities and cultural narratives. Each project blends functionality with aesthetics, reimagining bamboo not merely as a traditional craft medium but as a versatile, global design material.
The collection features a wide range of inventive works, including:
- “Zyra” by Kavish Lineswala, a futuristic reinterpretation of bamboo in sleek, modern form.
- “Scarab” by Aaryaman Bhagade, inspired by beetle wings and Tripura’s weaving craft.
- “Shru” by Sohail Pathan, a ceiling lamp evoking lilies and jasmine.
- “Bamboo Blossom” by Debanjan Ghorai, celebrating light in a blossoming form.
- “Lumea” by Raksha Gopinath, a coral-inspired floor lamp casting warm patterns.
- “Eesha” by Naveena Moorthy, inspired by the fluid form of jellyfish.
- “Vaazha” by Karthik Chandran, an ambient floating lamp reflecting bamboo’s translucency.
- “Paardarshi” by Ashray Sachan, a table lamp shifting from ambient to task lighting.
- “Whispering Wing” by Sriya Reddy, a conceptual bamboo-and-cane lamp reflecting dystopian themes.
- “Aura” by Ridhima Panday, a bamboo split fixture with a 3D-printed core.
- “Shogun” by Nitesh Patar, inspired by Japanese samurai armour aesthetics.
- “Valai” by Kathir Senthil, drawing on South Indian Kolam lotus motifs.
- “Bruta-Lit” by Novajyoti Sarkar, merging Brutalist geometry with bamboo’s warmth.
Guided by faculty members Neha Mandlik and Gunjan Sharma, with collaboration from skilled bamboo artisan Subhrato, the display reflects NID’s ethos of “learning by making.” It positions bamboo as a sustainable, future-forward medium capable of transforming global design.
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