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The Humane Home

  • Hemp Fibre
  • Sustainable Homeware Design
  • Traditional Craftsmanship
  • Pulla Footwear
  • Artisan Livelihood
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
Mr. Amresh Panigrahi
This graduation project explores the revival of the traditional Pulla craft of Himachal Pradesh through Humane Home, a conscious homeware vertical under The Humane Collective. Positioned at the intersection of craft-led innovation, cultural continuity, and design ethics, the project addresses the decline of indigenous crafts driven by low compensation, market disconnect, and mass-produced alternatives. The objective was to reposition Pulla’s traditional hemp weaving within a contemporary homeware context through co-creation with artisans, strategic brand integration, and field-based prototyping. The process involved ethnographic research, artisan interviews, iterative prototyping, and material experimentation guided by the brand’s Sehaj–Mehaj philosophy of slowness and simplicity. Key outcomes include a co-created pilot collection of multi-utility home products, visual storytelling assets, and strategic frameworks for long-term craft–design collaboration. The project demonstrates how sustainable craft revival must integrate livelihoods, systems of production, and cultural storytelling alongside product design.
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
Profile
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
M.Des.
Mr. Amresh Panigrahi
The Humane Home
This graduation project explores the revival of the traditional Pulla craft of Himachal Pradesh through Humane Home, a conscious homeware vertical under The Humane Collective. Positioned at the intersection of craft-led innovation, cultural continuity, and design ethics, the project addresses the decline of indigenous crafts driven by low compensation, market disconnect, and mass-produced alternatives. The objective was to reposition Pulla’s traditional hemp weaving within a contemporary homeware context through co-creation with artisans, strategic brand integration, and field-based prototyping. The process involved ethnographic research, artisan interviews, iterative prototyping, and material experimentation guided by the brand’s Sehaj–Mehaj philosophy of slowness and simplicity. Key outcomes include a co-created pilot collection of multi-utility home products, visual storytelling assets, and strategic frameworks for long-term craft–design collaboration. The project demonstrates how sustainable craft revival must integrate livelihoods, systems of production, and cultural storytelling alongside product design.
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA
HEMANGINI KAUSHIKKUMAR MANDALIYA