how about jaipur foot......
The idea of making the jaipur foot was first conceived
by Mr. Ram Chandra Sharma who designed and developed
the foot and the limb and was developed in 1968 and
also has an international recognation....

milind
LOKUS design
Pune.

--- Deepankar Bhattacharyya
<deepankar_bhatta@...> wrote:

> I can think of several...
>
> How about the kurta or the ghagra as a garment, not
> to mention the
> sari or the dhoti.
>
> Then again the implements used in the kitchen, the
> coconut grater or
> the thing used for cutting fish, the one where one
> steadies the
> implement with the toes and cuts the fish against
> the sharp end that
> faces upwards, lots of fish shops have them. We also
> have the
> grinder for making wet masala.
>
> All of these have withstood the passage of time
> which surely is an
> important criterion for anything to achieve classic
> status.
>
> Not to forget the beautiful betel nut cutters and
> the combs that one
> finds in the interiors.
>
> The 'mora' for sitting on or the low stool used in
> floor level
> kitchens.
>
> The musical instruments like the tabla or the sitar
> among so many
> others come to mind.
>
> There really are so many .......
>
> Industrial design products may be difficult to find
> because we did
> not really have a sophisticated enough industry or a
> market. Now
> that we are getting one, everything appears to have
> been designed
> already somewhere in the world and one just tweaks
> them a bit here
> and there, sorry if that doesn't go down too well
> with our
> colleagues from that area of design.
>
> But Sandy, you didn't really mean, Industrial
> products did you?
>
> regards
>
> Deepankar Bhattacharyya
> NID 1970-76
> Images Communications
> New Delhi
>
>
>
>
> --- In designindia@..., "sanandan"
> <sandy@t...> wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Today a very close friend asked me a question
> "Tell me 5 Indian
> Design
> > Classics".
> >
> > I would love to know how the group reacts to this
> question and help
> me
> > compile a list.
> > Thanks in advance..
> >
> > Sandy
> > Sanandan Sudhir
> > AEP-PD-NID-2001
> > GEHC-Bangalore-560066
> > +91-98450-20420
>
>
>
>




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