Nurture
First prize in the design category at The Sculpture Park’s KCT Art Awards, 2019
Inspired by the traditional games played in India, a collection of Board games were designed for the Visually Impaired children. The game boards were made using upcycled fabrics with hand embroidery techniques such that it can be produced in mass, creating a new set of products for the Handicraft sector.
The game boards helps in improving memory at any age, teaching us something new, challenging and still enjoyable. The board games are designed in such a way that it is comfortable for the visually impaired children to play. solid colours as background to make the playing board and pieces stand out without any glare. Thick canvas and fusing was used to make the board, magnets were used to hold the game pieces intact. the outlines were embossed using various embroidery techniques with instructions written in Braille.