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Koumudi Patil
PhD (Industrial Design Center, IIT Powai)
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Interest
Craft Thinking, Design for Frugal Innovation, Communication Design, Video Installations, Art History
Office: Frugal Innovation for Design and Innovation for Grassroot Communities,
FB- 153, IIT Kanpur
Specialization
Craft Thinking, Installation Art
Education
PhD, Industrial Design Center, IIT PowaiShantiniketan, 2004
MFA, Vishwabharati University, Shantiniketan, 2004
BFA, Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts, 2002
Professional Affiliations
Executive member of Board of International Toy Research Association from 2014 – 2017.
Selected Publications
Patil Koumudi, 2015. Designing without a Designer : A case study of decision- making in Banarasi Toys, The International Journal of Designed Objects. Common Ground Publisher.
Patil Koumudi, 2014.A Glimpse inside the Banarasi mind:What do linguistic categories reveal about Banarasi toys?,Craft Research, Issue 5.2. Intellect Publisher.
Patil & Athavankar, 2013. Language and shape of the worldview, Making Future Conference, Plymouth, UK
"Patil, K. & Athavankar, U., 2012. Un-authored Artifacts: It takes a whole community to make a Khilona. Melbourne, Australia, University of South Denmark, pp. 37-45
Developed a creative visualization software for low-literate users - Shilpakoshta(ASAK)'s International Conference. Seoul: Seoul National University, 24-25 October 2008, pp.134-140
Patent no- CINIITK000100063- "Volume adjustable load bearing fold in pilable material" by KoumudiPatil and Meenakshi Singh
Project on Frugal innovation in design and technology for grassroot designers
You are getting under my skin, 2009 : Solo show at the Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
Awards & Fellowships
Best Research award for doctoral work at the World Congress, 2014, Braga, Portugal organized by the International Toy Research Association.
Fellow of Arts Network Asia, Singapore for 2008-2009.
Patent: 1481/DEL/2013 Meenakshi Singh and Koumudi Patil, Two way Volume Adjustable Load Bearing Foldable Unit in Pliable Material for making Furniture
Yogya Kalakriti ki taknike (YukTI) was launched as a National Craft program by the Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi at Varanasi on Dec. 25, 2014. This program is an initiative of the Project on Frugal Innovation in Design and Technology.