Heloise Rajkumari : Bronze A' Design Award winner :: Profile

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Heloise Rajkumari on the Gala Night for award presentation at Como, Italy on March 28, 2015

Bronze A' Design Award winner Heloise Rajkumari

Name: Heloise Rajkumari
Father's Name : R.K. Pushpabahon Singh
Mother's Name : R.K. Helen Devi
Address : Sagolband Moirang Leirak, Imphal

Education:
2014, Product Design and Engineering, M.Des, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2012, Bachelor of Architecture, B.Arch, Gold Medalist, National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Experience:
2011, Intern, Vinnuponnappa Architects Pvt Ltd, Bangalore/India
2011, Intern, Deshpande & Associates, Raipur, Bangalore/India

Computer literacy:
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Alias, Autodesk Sketchbook Designer, Keyshot, Ansys, Solidworks.

Courses, Seminars and Workshops:
"Earthquake Resistant Design Practices", Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
"Future of Urbanization", National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Hobbies:
Calligraphy, Painting, Stitching, Model Making

Heloise Rajkumari who hails from Sagolband Moirang Leirak, Imphal Manipur was awarded the notable Bronze A' Design Award at Furniture, Decorative Items and Homeware Design Competition for her design of dining table 'Humming Tree' by A' Award and Competitons at Como, Italy on March 28, 2015. She also the proud winner of A' Design Award Winner for Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category in 2014 for her Follow Me Sculptural Vase design.

The work Humming Tree by Heloise Rajkumari has been granted the famed Bronze A' Design Award at Furniture, Decorative Items and Homeware Design Competition and picked as one of the winners by the respected awarding commission of the A' Design Awards & Competitions amidst numerous nominations.

'Humming Tree' Design by Heloise Rajkumari

Humming Tree

Heloise Rajkumari, the creative mind behind the winning project Humming Tree demonstrates "Taro leaf inspired "Humming Tree" is a fusion of dining table and floor vase to hold human sized dry/fresh flowers, leaves, and tree branches. City life has become mentally exhausting, and it's less contact with natural environment has many negative impacts. The design intent is to let the senses of the diners explore the immediate surrounding and experience the natural elements, thus help in reducing mental fatigue. It is a see through design with the leaf structure split into two distinct Skin and Bone components, and the leaf form becomes apparent when the two components overlap.

The Bronze A' Design Award

The Bronze A' Design Award is a prestigious award given to top 10% percentile designs that has attained an exemplary level of sublimity in design. The designs are judged by a panel of three different jury which is composed of Academic, Professional and Focus Group Members. The designs are evaluated with score normalization to remove any biases and are voted on aspects such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, fun details, technology, and any other specific points that could be considered, each of these points are further weighted for different jury groups.

About A' Design Award and Competitions

A'Design Award and Competitions, aims to highlight the excellent qualifications of best designs, design concepts and design oriented products. A' Design Award and Competitions are organized and awarded annually and internationally in multiple categories to reach a wide, design-oriented audience.

Heloise Rajkumari was including in the World Designers Ranking at 463 and her India Design ranking is 7. She is also a member of Council of Architecture, Delhi since 2014.

Her work "Follow Me" Vase Design was published in a book "Year Book 2014-2015" by Designer Press and the winning designs have been exhibited at Museum of Outstanding Designs, Como, Italy.

See a Photo Gallery of Heloise Rajkumari here