Crafting Futures now

“Design as solution enabler” couldn’t find a more appropriate candidate than Satyendra Pakhalé...

We get up close with the genius-mind who designed across a wide range of disciplines from Pollution monitoring wearable-tech and Digital wallets for geriatric management way back in 1996; to Microgravity hiking gauge for the Moon in 2011 — one whose works challenge you to think again and stretch one’s imagination.

Mridula Sharma: As a child, did you ever have a vision of yourself, as the designer of stature that you are today?

Satyendra Pakhalé: Being a curious child and always fascinated and interested in creating, drawing, making things and also engrossed in sciences – particularly physics and mathematics, I would say yes. From early on I felt a need to create. This was recognised, encouraged and supported by my parents, they seemed to have an intuitive understanding of creativity and nourished it. The journey has been from one curiosity leading to the next. Early on, I felt I needed to work internationally and work with the best of the leagues.

MS: It is fascinating to see how you have integrated the Dokra craft into your B.M. Horse/Objects’ design. What made you choose the particular craft?