Kashyap, Farhia and Grishon at Nairobi Design preparing prototypes

Ep.3 Urban Residency | Kashyap, Farhia and Grishon

Young Designers Share Insights from Urban Residency

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Kashyap, Farhia and Grishon took part in ‘The Urban Residency’, organised by Kenya Lighting Industries and Nairobi Design Week to give young designers an opportunity to bring real products to market.

They spent 5 days at Kenya Lighting Industries, refined their designs & learned about industrial manufacturing methods: laser cutting, CNC punching and electrostatic powder coating.

THE PRODUCTS

TRAPEEZ BENCH

GRISHON NGARE is a product designer and sculptor who created these Samburu inspired benches to explore Kenya’s cultures through laser cutting.

The benches are electrostatic powder coated, and are suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

BOLLARD LIGHTS

KASHYAP GOHEL is a graduate architect, who consults on projects ranging from commercial to residential.

Designed for commercial and home applications, these steel lights have been laser cut and galvanised.

BASKETBALL HOOPS

FARHIA ELMOGE Farhia is an architecture student, who designed these hoops with the leading theme of NDW2020 in mind: Design is for everyone!