Anisha Kanabar
MA work
MA work
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Lavanya, Anisha Kanabar 2018
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An original petticoat, Anisha Kanabar 2018
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Internal structure, Anisha Kanabar 2018
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Electromyography testing, Anisha Kanabar 2018
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Co-Design Workshop, Anisha Kanabar 2018
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The making process, Anisha Kanabar 2018
Lavanya
Gujarati translation: elegance
1) The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner
2) The quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple; neatness
Lavanya is a structured petticoat which allows you to walk more easily in a saree.
Currently, sarees require a slight kicking action to walk without tripping over the front material. With a high prevalence of hypermobility and musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis in Indian people, this kick-walking action becomes more difficult with age. Older Indian women are compensating their walking style into a waddle to avoid such extension which unfortunately exacerbates the long term suffering in the knees.
Through extensive user research and testing, Lavanya has been created by re-designing the petticoat to allow Indian women to walk normally in a saree without the need to kick and without compromising the overall silhouette and traditional aesthetic of the saree.
Walk with confidence, walk with grace, walk with Lavanya.
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Design
Programme
MA Innovation Design Engineering, 2018
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Contact
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I am a human-centred design engineer.
I have a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College and am using this technical foundation to dive deeper into the human centred design world.
I do not believe engineering and design are mutually exclusive. Neither can exist without the other and I believe the combination of the two are the driving forces for innovation, social impact and human responsibility.
We have a unique opportunity to have a positive influence on the world through the means of design and engineering, an opportunity which I am aiming to embrace.
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Degrees
- BEng Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2016
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Experience
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Imperial College Department of Mechanical Engineering, London, 2016-2018; Design Engineer Intern, Helix Centre, London, 2017; Design Intern, Philips Innovation Services, Eindhoven, 2016