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Unibrella

Project type

Studio Project - Material and Form

Date

July 2023

Location

Ahmedabad

The aim of this project is to make an umbrella using Polypropylene. This involved figuring out its characteristics and leveraging them to my advantage in constructing a frameless and simple yet elegant looking umbrella that supported the material's different attributes.

The aim was to get rid of the frame and create a mechanism that would keep the canopy strong enough to be used during the rain.

Contextual Render

a man in a grey coat is holding an origami umbrella over his head

Form ideation

Multiple sketches and over 50 paper models were made to explore possible forms for the canopy.

a bunch of drawings of umbrellas with one that says mecha

Final Prototype

Mechanism steps and dimensions

a technical drawing of a scaled prototype of an umbrella

a person is holding a piece of paper in their hand

A few of the paper models explored

a collage of images showing how to make an origami object

Mechanism test

Closed state

a white origami object is sitting on a black surface

Open state

a white origami object with a circle in the middle

Final Snapping Mechanism

Mechanism Inspiration

Award for Government Recognised Intellectual Property Rights on Design

four men stand in front of a sign that says cept winner expo

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