PORTFOLIO 2013

Shailee Rindani

2009 - Higher Secondary Education at S.N.Kansagra School, Rajkot, ISC Board.

(English, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Art)

2013 - Currently studying Product Design( Sem 8) at MIT Institue of Design,

Pune.

Platypus Designs Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. [Cow dung planters, Form studies, Prototyping.]

December 2011 (3 weeks)

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

Shailee RindaniProduct Design Student, MITID, Pune.

(+91) 982 37 57 387

DOB: 21/12/1990

Seeking a 5-6 month internship, in a diverse setting where design is linked with business and environment. {

July 2012(6 weeks)

Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., Mumbai.[R & D dept., Refrigerator handles, Manufacturing

methods, Form exploration, People skills.]

- Ability to observe, visualize, analyze and ideate.

- Creating prototypes with various materials and processes

- Managing events and organizing it for our college festival, QUASAR.

- 3D modelling, Digital rendering, Sketching and Ideation.

SKILLS

- Travelling all around the world. I have had the privilege to have witnessed

some of the most beautiful countries in the world.

- Portrait photography

- Egyptology

- National level skating participant

- Working in a team

- Developing new and exciting products

INTEREST

LANGUAGES

Hindi, Gujarati, English

{srindani@yahoo.com

Auto-Rickshaw MeterSide SlideDisplay and Control systems

Sanitary Napkin concept

Techno- Aesthetic DetailingToaster + Griller

Test-tube holder

Smart SocketGreen Design

Form Semantics Form Semantics

Design for Special NeedsEnergy saving, wall-mounted electrical outlets

Re-designing a household gas lighter

Simple Design Process

Design languageNature and FormInspiration from nature

Dealing with open defecation

Green DesignUSAGE

Wings are reused per cycle.Used portion is peeled o�, rolled up and disposed.

Cotton string acts as packaging.

Green Design

[Mock-up made from di�erent layers mimicking the actual function.]

�e idea is enhanced by providing cotton strings, enabling the user to wrap it up tightly and dispose.�us, eliminating the packaging plastic too.

Proposed material: natural wax coated paper/fabric to make it leak-proof. Heat sealed with the top most layer.

Cross-linked woven cotton or bamboo  bres, thin and  ne, thus are soft to feel for the sensitive skin.

Cotton layer that is shredded and compressed, capable of soaking and channelizing the �ow of blood, also interlocking  bers prevent from over�owing.

Perforated cotton embedded with polyacrylate gel that absorbs all the blood.

View detailed process on: http://www.behance.net/shaileerindani

2010 Annual Sales Comparison chart

Being a Fast Moving Consumer Good, its use is inevitable, making it increasingly di�cult to replace.

46,75,320cm2 of land�ll space is taken up by one woman during her menstruating life.Including the outer packaging. 43.7%

Reduction in area and plastic content (per pad):

Disposal of used sanitary napkins is either incineration, �ushing out in the sea or land�lling.

88% of Indian women resort to using ashes, newspapers, dried leaves and even husk during

their period.

Trying to create a lower cost sanitary pad that also targets women from urban scenario.

Cottage industry in a rural setup creates many employment avenues as the materials are easily available.

Sustainable livelihood for rural women.

Tampons and cups are a greener option, but majority of women in India and other �ird World countries value

their virginity a lot.

Teenage girls would not prefer tampons over pads as it would ruin their chance of marriage.

Proposed conceptSeparating usable layers and re-arranging them for

a better and a greener output, not compromising with the function.

non-biodegradable plastics

partially biodegradable layers

Why sanitary pads?

Possibilities

Issues

Design for Special Needs

Stackability, an important factor considering the number of remote places these disassembled toilets need to travel.

Canopy should be economical (within given budget).

Ergonomics and user psychology playing a huge role in the acceptance of this design intervention.

Provides business opportunities as the manufacturing, assembling and installing requires management and labour.

A biodigester is a centre for biological activity that decomposes faecal matter with the help of bacterial colonies.

Open defecation and its ill e�ects are known to all, but the facts are overlooked.

When 40% school going girls drop out at puberty due to lack of basic toilet facility, it calls for serious human and design intervention. How can we improve sanitation and be�er manage human waste in low-income communities?

Exposed human excreta washed into ground water system, puts human comsump-tion of water at risk with diarrhoea, cholera, e coli etc.

Live Proj

ect

L clips, for fastening. Lets foul smell and hot air escape.

Corrugated metal sheet side walls bent in a certain fashion.

provides stability, saves material.

Fasteners that hold the walls sturdy

Corrugated metal sheet roo�ng, inclined for rain water harvesting and protection.7 ft x 7ft

Door and hinges respectively

L clips, for fastening. Lets foul smell and hot air escape.

Indian style ceramic toilet pot (3)

Stamped air vents that ensure no foul smell remains

Cement base that holds the assembly �rmly to the ground

�is concept increases the usable space, thus providing a scope for accesorizing the toilet with storage space under a wash basin etc.Cost incured

6000/- approxLess or no water

requirementOn-site assembly

Space available for adding accesories

PVC pipes

Multi-chambered tank

Textured walls that houses bacterial colonies

Can be connected to existing toilets

{ Anaerobic processNo foul smell

Pathogens inactivatedLow maintenanceCollateral bene�ts

1m3 capacity

Speci�cations are as per the requirements of the sponsor. �e proposed model of the digester is meant for use by a single family comprising of 4-6 users, each with its own disgest ing system.

Outlet into tank

How a bio-digester works?

Fiber reinforced plastic(FRP), non-porous side walls.�ickness= 8mm

Partition walls also with microbial consortium (3)

By- products: CH4 and water

View detailed process on: http://www.behance.net/shaileerindani

Smart Socket

Issues

Dirty �ngerprints on switches

Ignorance, not switching o� the electric supply.

Accidently leaving the charger plugged-in wont be seen on the electrical bill anymore! This conceptual electrical outlet ensures the circuit is cut off as soon as the transmi�ing pin is detached from the main body.

{no scope for storage after use

not intuitive

Too much e�ort

insu�cient spacing between sockets and switches

Vampire power/stand-by voltage

Power ON Power OFFPush-in plug

Socket slides into the frame A sensor cuts the current when output is removed,

socket POPS OUT with the plug, saving electricity.

contact points repel as no electric current passes through,

View detailed process on: http://www.behance.net/shaileerindani

{Portable

VisibliltyHorizontal

Easy manufacturability

Clear comparisons

spacing

Table-top

Clean

Design Attributes

Reagents cannot be compared with ease.

Issues

Problem of the test tubes getting DISLODGED due to various reasons may result in either spilling or breaking.

STAINING and DISCOLOURATION.

LESS VISIBILITY of the reagents, as they slide inside the grooves.

MESSY surroundings due to spillage.

Simple Design ProcessEveryone faced the teacher’s scolding for damaging test tubes in the lab! Demonstrated below, I have tried to achieve a simple solution to this unknown problem.

Mockotype, made out of thermocol with an acrylic putty layer, was tested and documented.

Proposed concept

Auto-ricksaw Meter

Tamper proofclear indication{ easy memorability

less complications

simple, straight-forward

Visiblityfeeling of reliability, due to the technology upgrade

Compact

less interaction between the driver and passenger

Proper FARE INDICATION.

Cheating in broad daylight.

TAMPERED meters, sets-in a feeling of INSECURITY.

�e current display sports wrong information.

Unnecessary graphics distracts the eye.

Not properly visible at NIGHT.

Complicated CALCULATIONS, that you just cannot leave it upto the driver.

HELPLINE NUMBERS not diplayed appropriately.

Language barrier.

Issues

Ignites rude behavior, with unwanted verbal con�icts.

Design Attributes

Optimum utilization of available space

Display and control go hand in hand, they communicate necessary information and in return initiate the required functions. With appropriate design intervention the problem known with rickshaw meters in India is tackled here.

Important information display

Linear marquee that rises up with every currency unit change.

Fare indication

Distance travelled

Total time lapsed

Indicator for hired status

Auto-ricksaw Meter

less complications

simple, straight-forward

Visiblity

Optimum utilization of available space

Why Who

Space conscious owners, and those who like less clutter over the kitchen counter.

Any hostelite/ bachelor who would wish to be su�ciently equipped to ensure no starvation.

To make quick meals, hassle-free. Free from too many wires to take care of.

Aiming to save energy, money, e�ort and time.

Saving space available in today’s homes.

Experimentation Prototyping and Testing

Technical and Aesthetic design project- Here I have tried to establish essentials in toasting with the process of grilling bread, making it multi-functional. These being the two most common and quick operations in an Indian household.

Side Slide

Mind-mapping

Rhino model, Keyshot render

{ Multi-functional

clean

Sleek, classy

Interactive

self-explanatory

ToastsGrills

Cost effective

Variety of foods

Counter-top

Daily use features

Grill plate explorations

Prototyping and Testing

1.

Lever controls the grill plate, can be locked into position while not in use

Grill plate

Knob for achieving various temperatures for di�erent food items

Heating rods, running parallel to the toasting shelf.

Lever slides the toasted bread out right onto the plate.

2.

Rhino model, Keyshot renderhttp://www.behance.net/shaileerindani

Illustrations

Skills {Form explorations, inspiration from various sources

Models, Material exploration, Mock-ups, Prototypes

Digital renders, Concept sketching, Photography, Illustrations

Nature and FormTaking inspiration from nature, with not only the form but for color, texture, materials and also functions to build products, is what this course was about.

Abstract 2D form Inspirational animal{Giant Anteater

Vermilingua, known for eating ants.

Introvert (attribute)

Nature and Form

3D forms Product exploration

T- Spline model, KeyShot render

Form SemanticsThe objective of this exercise was to adapt the design language for well-known brands, thus it can describe choices for design aspects such as materials, color schemes, layouts, pa�erns, textures etc.

Form Semantics

Bulky - rubber wood model made using lathe, heat formed HIPS piece as the button.

MDF piece with a stainless steel rod

Reflecting non-physical a�ributes into physical, tangible forms. Thus here we are trying to establish a relation between the descriptive word and the various possibilities of forms that arise from it.

Feminine - Traditional - rubber wood on lathe

Mechanical - rubber wood on lathe, spray painted with metallic automotive paintMasculine - Carved MDF attached with rod

Playful/ Fun

Futuristic - feels like power in your hands?

Sunny side-up on a rod! Fun conceptfor a gas lighter! Model made for heat formed HIPS.

Material explorations include Mild Steel, HIPS, PVC, Thermocol, Siporex, Rubber wood, MDF, papers, and many more.

Ideation and conceptualizing through digital rendering, Wacom renders, and sketching with pencils, charcoal, soft pastels etc.

I feel nature is a huge work of art in itself, and by capturing it in its raw form can not only inspire, but delight me.

I feel nature is a huge work of art in itself, and by capturing it in its raw form can not only inspire, but delight me.Illustrations

Simple Design Process

Thanks for taking the time to review this portfolio!

I currently seek Entry Level Industrial Designer position.

Please feel free to contact me with any job offers, suggestions or questions.

Currently working on

Coffee Packaging WubbleRe-packaging and Branding for Aveon Cafe Ironing for a cause

Shailee Rindani (+91) 982 37 57 387

shailee.rindani@mitid.edu.insrindani@yahoo.com