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PAKHA by THE VERNACULAR MODERN is one of six projects that emerged from the mentorship of the Godrej Design Lab Fellowship in 2025. The fellows exhibited their projects and processes at the Concious Collective in December 2025.

PAKHA offers a way of revisiting the single-blade fan at a more sculptural level, an object as beautiful in stillness as in movement. The blade becomes a stage or canvas for moving art, adding craft as a layer of presence. Through reconfigured mechanics and materials that historically resisted both wind and the manual force of Hath Pakhas, it invites a contemporary reconsideration of vernacular techniques, evolving the fan into a functional and visually assertive expression of sustainability.

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The KADALUM collection by TAROCOLLECTIVE is one of six projects that emerged from the mentorship of the Godrej Design Lab Fellowship in 2025. The fellows exhibited their projects and processes at the Concious Collective in December 2025.

Composed currently of seven products – Lounge Chair, Footrest, Chair, Dining Table, Low Footrest, Low Armchair, Low Table – elements in KADALUM arise from custom moulds and extrusions developed for furniture applications. The manufacturing process is a philosophical extension of the studio’s industrial design ethos.

A custom high-stability aluminium extrusion was engineered to echo the refined profile and elegance of the Kadam collection while simultaneously outlining structural lightness and outdoor durability. Achieving the requisite precision led to the integration of machining to ensure a crafted advantage for foldability, mobility and versatility for sustained outdoor usage.