Trip to Kerala 2019 from ICAT, Chennai

The Department of Interior Design, ICAT, Chennai have organized a journey to Kerala On 23rd December 2019. We had amazing views of the hill and traveling through the ranges of Ooty. Again we were all set to be on board to Wayanad, Kerala and reached Sultan Bathery on 24th December 2019.

We started to Kozhikode for “SARGAALAYA KERALA ARTS & CRAFTS VILLAGE” On 25th December 2019. We enter the village with a beautiful Kathakali dance. Then we entered the craft-making stalls where we saw artists making different artifacts, crafts, fabrics, and decor items.

It was a great experience for us as we came to know about the current trend in traditional styles in interior design. We saw artifacts made out of jute, bamboo, coconut shell, clay, glass, etc. There were around 85 stalls in the village.

The next day, 26th December 2019 we started we to Edukul caves and then Kanthanpara Waterfalls for sightseeing.

On 27th December 2019 is the day which we are waiting for the entire trip. We reached “URAVU Indigenous Science and Technology”. We all were greeted by Mr. Jeeth the manager of Uravu. He gave us an introduction speech about the trust and bamboo. Then Dr. John, the scientist in bamboo plantation took us on a tour to the bamboo plantation yard and explained to us each and every breed of bamboo and their uses. After the tour, Mr. Jeeth took us for snacks and then introduced us to Head Artist Mr. Rakesh & Mr. Arun. They designed a light fixture for us as a prototype to understand how to use the bamboo. The Head Artist taught us how to handle the tools and bamboo in an easy way. Then we started making the prototype the light while making the model we used different machines to cut and chamfer bamboos. At last, we finished the prototype product and Mr. Jeeth asked us to think about the design for the next day.

On 28th December 2019, the last day of the trip we headed to URAVU. Then we explained the design to Mr. Jeeth & Mr. Rakesh, they gave us ideas about how to improvise and how to execute it. We all started making the light fixtures and we completed the model. Everyone appreciated us for the work we did and at last, we took a photo with Mr.Jeeth and Mr. Rakesh, waved them goodbye.