Workshops

For us, hands-on learning is the best kind. We put together creative learning spaces to practice sustainable building techniques and work with natural materials.

NATURAL PLASTERS & PAINTS WORKSHOP

Rainforest Retreat, Coorg

Workshop in collaboration with designEARTH

• Natural building basics & their

appropriate applications

• How to create sculptural

forms

• Transferring mural design

with a grid system

• Making eco paints

• Making and sculpting with

ecological plasters

Sifting mud and sand to make mortar

Making a cob mixture

Sifting mud and sand to make mortar

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BAMBOO AND NATURAL FIBERS WORKSHOP

Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore

Workshop in collaboration with designEARTH

• Creating with bamboo and

natural fibres found

around us

• Traditional techniques of

bamboo weaving

• Crafting contemporary

forms

• Creating lightweight

structures which can be

scaled to fit into a variety

of spaces

Student work with bamboo & coconut leaves

Student work with bamboo

Student work with bamboo & coconut leaves

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EPHEMERAL STRUCTURES WORKSHOP

Cubbon Park Metro Station, Bangalore

Workshop in collaboration with designEARTH

Ephemeral structures are those which are impermanent and return to their natural form, usually the earth

• Working with bent bamboo

• Creating shadow spaces and

ephemeral architectures

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