Threads of Innovation /
The Threads of Innovation (TOI) is a collaborative project of four years between the Faculty of Architecture and Design, NTNU, Norway and the Faculty of Design, CEPT University, India. It proposes a collaborative educational platform at UG and PG level that will combine the design studio culture and teaching pedagogy with the traditional craft practices both in NTNU, Norway and CEPT University, India. TOI makes way for two kinds of alliances – one which is cross-disciplinary, between design, architecture and crafts, and the other cross-cultural, between Norway and India.
Courses
Re-imagining the Vernacular TOI-1
Jay Thakkar (Tutor)
Kamna Vyas (Teaching Associate)
Vernacular can be stated as ‘for the people, by the people.’ In this studio, the context of vernacular is textile crafts and local cultural practices across Gujarat. This studio unit intends to involve the students with various textile-based craft practices, designers and organizations across India and Europe to expand their understanding of the subject. Through the proces...
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Experimental Practice AAR4612
Aleksandra Raonic (Project Leader)
Nina Katrine Haarsaker , Nina Holton , Gro Rodne , Eivind Kasa , August Schmidt , Arnstein Olav Gilberg (Tutor)
We will be doing full-scale building on a site of a client/collaborator Katy Chada, a leading architect / CEO at Pir2 and her family, on their estate.
The site is located in a beautiful natural surrounding, in a forest and bridging over the river, with wildlife and a bird reserve area, and also farmland with sheep, horses, bees and other animals a...
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Crafts+Future= ? Speculative Interior Practices TOI-2
Rishav Jain (Tutor)
Teja Payapalle (Teaching Associate)
The studio intends to discuss and identify the position of craft in contemporary interior architecture practices. With a combination of research and design processes, each student through their individual design manifesto challenges their preconceived notions, establishing craft as a forerunner of interior design decision making in the future. Through structured design explorations, together th...
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Celebrating Crafts TOI-3
Jay Thakkar (Tutor)
Kamna Vyas (Teaching Associate)
In India, the craft is a way of life. Craft Bazar or haat or mela is the common sightings in such a context. But within the urban context, the craft has to redefine itself. In the recent decade, crafts are bringing a new wave of creating a material culture and emerging as a collaborative practice. It is time to celebrate this emergence of crafts, globally and within India by bringing them to th...
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Moving Borders
Jay Thakkar , Aleksandra Raonic (Project Leader)
Rishav Jain , Nina Katrine Haarsaker , Hanna Landfald Hanssen , Gro Lauvland , August Schmidt , Arnstein Olav Gilberg (Tutor)
Kamna Vyas (Teaching Associate)
TOI project proposes a collaborative educational platform combining design studio culture and teaching pedagogy with traditional craft practices in NTNU, Norway and CEPT, India.
The studio Celebr...
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Hearts of Hannah
Nina Katrine Haarsaker , Hanna Landfald Hanssen , August Schmidt , Arnstein Olav Gilberg , Aleksandra Raonic (Tutor)
Threads of Innovation at Hannah Ryggen Triennale 2022: Anti-monument
1.HEARTS OF HANNAH RYGGEN | Hannah Ryggen Triennale 2022: Anti-monument
Installasjon i tre/bambus og garn / Installation in wood/bamboo and yarn
Courtesy Threads of Innovation, NTNU
Exhibition at Trondheim kunstmuseum – Gråmølna and in the city.
2.HEARTS CARNIVA...
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Project NEST
Jay Thakkar , Aleksandra Raonic (Project Leader)
Torsten Frank , Rishav Jain , Nina Katrine Haarsaker , Hanna Landfald Hanssen , Gro Lauvland , August Schmidt , Arnstein Olav Gilberg (Tutor)
Kamna Vyas (Teaching Associate)
Threads of Innovation in collaboration with KOMPAN organized an Experimental Design and Building workshop with international student/teacher team from NTNU, Norway and CEPT, Indi...
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Re-imagining the Vernacular TOI-4
Jay Thakkar (Tutor)
Kamna Vyas (Teaching Associate)
In reference to this studio, "vernacular" refers to the cultural practices and crafts of Himachal Pradesh and is often described as "for the people, by the people." This studio unit aims to introduce students to various craft, architecture, design, and culture-based practices and organizations across India and Europe to expand their understanding of vernacular culture. The g...
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Experimental spatial drawing technique
Aleksandra Raonic (Tutor)
EXPERIMENTAL SPATIAL DRAWING TECHNIQUES AS A FRAMEWORK FOR CRITICAL DISCOURSE
The pedagogy formulates a week-lon...
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Experimental Practice | Crafting Circularity
Aleksandra Raonic (Project Leader)
August Schmidt , Arnstein Olav Gilberg (Tutor)
The course was organised as a set of variable experiential teaching/learning/research activities that build around and feed into main design tasks.
The first part of the semester was linked to Crafting Circularity, Erasmus + research project. For this purpose, Experimental practice hosted a large group of students and teachers from 4 other European schools of architectur...
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Crafts+Future= ? Speculative Interior Practices TOI-5
Rishav Jain (Tutor)
The studio intends to discuss and identify the position of craft in contemporary interior architecture practices. With a combination of research and design processes, each student through their individual design manifesto challenges their preconceived notions, establishing craft as a forerunner of interior design decision making in the future. Through structured design explorations, together th...
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Experiencing Craft-Design Culture in The Netherlands
Jay Thakkar (Project Leader)
Rishav Jain (Tutor)
Kamna Vyas (Teaching Associate)
This international summer school offers students a unique opportunity to delve into the craft, culture, and design of the Netherlands. Through immersive experiences and academic engagements, students will gain insights into the dynamic interplay between craftsmanship, cultural heritage, and contemporary design on a global scale.
By combining interactive sessions, field visit...
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Celebrating Crafts TOI-6
Jay Thakkar (Tutor)
Taral Patel (Teaching Associate)
Vedanshi Sarda , Kamna Vyas (Research Associate)
In India, the craft is a way of life. In the recent decade, the craft sector has created a new wave of material culture, empirical knowledge repositories, and shared cultural narratives. The studio celebrates the emergence of these nouveau perceptions of crafts within India and globally through craft-design collaborations. This studio is about knowing, understanding, and representing the indivi...
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