DesignAware, an all-woman start-up, is a multi-disciplinary experimental design studio that was born of a desire to create awareness through liveable, wearable, usable, accessible design. Takbir Fatima started DesignAware while still in grad school in London, in 2010. Intrigued by digital fabrication techniques, such as laser-cutting and 3D printing, which was used to make physical 3D models of … Continue reading DesignAware featured on Startup Hyderabad // September 2014
Inspired by digital modeling and model-making techniques used in architecture, we began to design wearable accessories in laser-cut fiberglass. The wearables are designed in 3D using digital modeling software and line-drawings obtained from the 3D model are sent to the CNC laser-cutting machine to cut out the patterns from fiberglass sheets. The pieces are then … Continue reading Wearables on Arthitectural // September 2014
This kitchen had been through a lot of wear: the original construction was faulty, causing leakage in the floor, the original design allowed for almost no natural light to enter the kitchen, and previous tenants' lack of maintenance had made an entire wall stubbornly greasy. Before moving in, I brought down the wall separating … Continue reading Industrial Kitchen on Apartment Therapy // August 2014
