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Poludas Nagendra Satish
Founder and Design Lead — “Kora Design Collaborative”, Hyderabad.
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Founder and Principal Designer- “Sutra-dhurries”, Hyderabad.
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Mentor- “Kalaneta”: an initiative with handloom weaver of Andhra Pradesh, Supported by Government of Andhra Pradesh
Long term Design Consultant for
1. Youth Club of Bejjipuram, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
2. Kalamandir- The Celluloid Chapter Art Foundation, Jamshepur, Jharkhand
3. Sabrangi- Narendrapur, Siwan, Bihar
4. Khamir- Bhuj, Gujarat
Satish has an extensive background and expertise working with the textile and craft sectors since last 16 years in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand, Orissa, Gujarat and Bihar.
He has the experience of doing more than 80 workshops/ projects and 15 integrated projects with noted Government bodies like Development Commissioner of Handi-crafts, Development Commissioner of Hand looms, Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation, TRIFED, COHANDS etc. and 26 Non government organisations across India.
Poludas Nagendra Satish, a Print maker, a Designer who did his Post-Graduation from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad; Satish leads Kora Design Collaborative, Hyderabad which is a design and research practice initiated by a small group of designers, technicians and master crafts persons.
Kora’s work is a practical application of the principals of ecology. Kora acting as a cog — connects people and nature, building links back to the roots, thus ensuring conscious livelihood and living. The work mainly focuses on understanding available natural resources, developing local skills and setting up of decentralized, least “capital-energy” requiring systems that would create sustainable livelihood to people in many numbers. In the process one try to emphasize and establish deep ecological, cultural and historical links between people and the ecosystems.
Kora render consultancy services to various Non Government Organizations, Government Organizations, Individuals, Body of Persons, Partnership Firms, companies, and other agencies, which have legal recognition across India.
Designs’, Workshops’ and Training programmers are based on the primary philosophy of sustainability and human comfort. The effort is to resolve conflict between conservation and development, especially in issues of environment, hand skills and technology.
Kora teaches, trains and upgrades the skill of any individual to increase his or her efficiency at work and get self employed by blending indigenous craft techniques with contemporary designs which bring aesthetic and affordable products to today’s consumers. The focus is on encouraging production in an environmentally sustainable way in order to balance the social and economic intent of the venture.
Kora takes up research and documentation in traditional and potential crafts. Kora also does feasibility analysis of any existing skill and integrate with other skills around for a better support and mileage so as to make it into a sustainable craft cluster.
Kora conducts user research and usability studies to understand human’s with various ethnic and demographic backgrounds to help designers of complex and high interactive products related to User interface design.
Kora gets into to the interiors of India looking for profusion of skills hidden from the world.
Kora encourages domestic production and rise in local economy which enhances community spirit, community relationships and community well-being. The core focus is on encouraging production in an environmentally sustainable way in order to balance the social and economic intent of any project implemented.
