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Fire & Wheel Festival

Posted on 09 December 2013

Truth foundation is dedicated in spreading awareness about creativity, design and
storytelling in schools, organizations and academia at large.
Hence, Truth foundation and Magnivow Experiences brought together a Design festival
The FIRST ever Fire and Wheel Design festival for children in the age group of 12 -18 years
in Gurgaon. This inter-school competition came to a grand finale on 30
th
November 2013.
Schools like Pathways , Manav Rachna, Ryan International, Lions Public School, Excelsior
American, Lotus Valley, Ridge Valley, Kunsskapskalon and a few progressive ones
participated in this maiden initiative.
We are glad to share the expanse of the Fire & Wheel Design Festival with you:
- 10 Participating schools.
- 350 kids appeared for the Creative Assessment Test
- 115 kids selected for the Design Thinking Workshop
- 74 finalists emerged, who were mentored over 3 weekends
- 56 kids displayed their projects at the Finale.
- 8 winners emerged, who are as follows:
School Trophy
Lions Public School
Junior Category
1
st
position Isal Shukla, Grade 7 Pathways World School
2
nd
position Anveshak Parashar, Grade 8 Lions Public School
3
rd
position Dhruv Wadhwa, Grade 6 Manav Rachna International School
Senior Category
1
st
position Naihan Nath, Grade 11 Pathways World School
2
nd
position Ashutosh Pal, Grade 10 Lions Public School
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3
rd
position Tanushree Kedia, Grade 10 Pathways World School
Popular Choice
Umber Raina, Grade 7 Ridge Valley School
Jurys choice
Aryaman, Grade 6 Excelsior American School
The Competition was conducted in a three phase manner:
1) Introduction session and Creative Assessment Test- The kids had to undertake
an MCQ test, which psychometrically tested their right and left brain activities, hence giving
an idea of their creative inclination.
2) Design Thinking and Mentoring workshops- These were held all through end of
October and November, over the weekends. The Design thinking workshops were aimed at
helping the children delve deeper into their creative potential and project it in the form of
visuals. Mentoring workshops were to aid and assist the kids as per their requirements to
enable them to come up with an outstanding project to be displayed.
3) Finale- Was held on the 30
th
Of November. 56 projects were displayed, judged by an
esteemed panel of judges and the deserving winners were given their share of awards and
accolades.
Our esteemed panel of judges were:
1) Mrs. Usha Narasimhan
Mrs. Usha Narasimhan is a NIFT Delhi Alumni, with post graduate degree in Masters of
Fashion Technology . Currently a PhD scholar, she has been an esteemed faculty of NIFT
Delhi from the past 17 years. She teaches subjects like Skill based design, Design Methods,
Design Research and Design Management.
2) Mr. Mike Knowles, Dean of Design Sushant School of Design,
Gurgaon
FRSA, Visiting Prof University of the Arts, London
Prof Mike Knowles co-founded the In Group in 1992 for interior and furniture design
market. Intrading has 3 factories, employing approximately 1600 craftsmen and women.
Key to Intrading is job creation and elevation of craftsmen to a position that is self reliant,
consistent and viable.
Prof. Knowles has been on the Board of Governors of The British School from 2001-2007
and is the Honorary Secretary and Head of Fellowship, Royal Society of Arts in India. He
laid down the foundation for the UAL Skills Academy in Delhi and was recently conferred
Visiting Professor, University of Arts, London.
He is also part of the team responsible for energising the Craft Development Institute CDI in
Srinagar with a vital Craft Management course set up by director Sharique Farouki.
3) Mr. Anthony Lopez CEO, Lopez Design Studio
He is a Senior Designer with more than two decades of experience in Systems design
approach towards rollout design in retail and designing branded environments and
experiences for work spaces. He has also been the Founder & Director of Glue Design
(formerly Whisper Design)
4) Mr. Paul Sandip Product designer & Innovation Specialist, Paul Studio,
Alumnus NID, Ahmedabad, only RED DOT Design award winner from India 2007
& 2010!!
PAUL SANDIP is a Product Design alumni of NID, a graduate of Electrical
Engineering and a cartoonist who re-defines everyday objects with his voluntary
simplicity and eco-consciousness. He beautifully converts latent consumer needs into
unique products. His strategic designs led by innovation and refined sense of style
fuel growth to businesses who want to create "Iconic Best Sellers".
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