Sriya Venkata Sai Avantsa

BD2007

KaSa: An Origami Umbrella

KaSa is a collapsible, hands-free umbrella that engulfs the person and a fixed amount of area around them. The enveloping canopy creates a sense of comfort and privacy, which is playfully retracted by the see-through nature of the material: recycled polypropylene. The hands-free nature of the umbrella makes it easy for the user to carry multiple things at once and also use it as a wearable. 


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Explorations of the Mainstream Material Styrofoam to Test Material Properties

Explorations of the Non-Mainstream Material Cornstarch Plastic to Test Material Properties

Technical Drawings of a Three-Fold Umbrella

User Study on a Chosen User Persona: Middle-Aged Mothers, Was Conducted in order to Understand the User

Concept Sketches Trying to Understand Various Umbrella Typologies, Mechanisms and Parts

Concept Sketches

Explorative Concept Models to Explore Various Mechanisms Using Material Properties, Origami, Armature and Tensegrity

Making and Mechanism of the Canopy

Wearable Umbrella

KaSa.