Anil Antony Karathra

8 posts

Specifications and Constraints

March 20, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 8: Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints 2023

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My final project idea is to create a vertical garden clock, and the primary decision is to choose between using preserved plants or live plants. If I opt for preserved plants, such as mosses, the process would be much simpler, and the artifact would require minimal maintenance. On the other hand, using live plants has…

Main Project Alternative Aesthetic

March 20, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 7: Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives 2023, Student Work

For this post, I decided to interchange the aesthetics that I had planned for my two initial concepts. The first idea was to have a clock with a vertical garden around it and the second idea was to make a jail architecture-inspired music box. When the aesthetics are interchanged the clock gets a jali-inspired aesthetic…

Final Project Plans And Inspiration

March 9, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 6: Main Project plans and inspirations 2023, Student Work

After a lot of thought, I have finally narrowed down to two ideas for my final project, but I’m still undecided about them. I’ve always been fascinated by nature and the outdoors, and I’m also really passionate about music. So, I wanted my project to be either one of these interests. My first idea is…

Massimo Tamburini – The Michaelangelo man of motorcycle design

March 3, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 5: What designer do you admire? 2023

Anyone who has ventured even a little bit into the motorcycle space would know that a big chunk of the best designs has come from Italian motorcycle manufacturers. One such motorcycle that I would say is on the top of my list is MV Agusta’s Brutale series. To me, a Brutale would be an example…

Upcycle project report: Minimalist plant pot

February 23, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 4: Upcycle Design Report 2023

This project was an absolute learning experience for me. I started with a cool idea and ended up with something not quite what I intended. So for those of you who haven’t read my previous post, this was my initial idea: Initially, I planned on having a terrarium in a tesseract enclosure made of wooden…

Upcycling project progress: Mini Quatrefoil Terrarium

February 16, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 3: Upcycle progress report 2023

During the time between my previous post and this one, I decided not to proceed with the two previous ideas that I had. I have finalized what I will be doing and have collected all the required materials for it. I chose to stick to the terrarium idea and decided to have it in a…

Upcycling project aesthetic – Naturecore

February 9, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 2: What is your Upcycling project aesthetic and why? 2023

The aesthetic I have chosen for my upcycling project is nature core. The reason why I chose this aesthetic is mainly that I love being surrounded by lush greenery, and also I like artworks of this aesthetic. I currently have two ideas in mind: Idea 1: My first idea is to create a floating table…

Aesthetic Exploration- A Million Times

February 1, 2023

Anil Antony Karathra

Post 1: Aesthetic Explorations 2023

In this fast-paced world where every event depends on the singularity of time, we often overlook the complexity and implications of time in our day-to-day life. A Million Times’ is a kinetic art installation by the Swedish Design studio Humans Since 1982. The work makes use of several clocks that work synchronously to create mesmerizing…