School of Design Communication
Diksha Narendran
Diksha is a researcher and industrial designer by profession, as well as a material enthusiast by passion. She explores the intersection of creativity, functionality and conscious design, researching and analysing unconventional materials to challenge the boundaries of furniture and interior design.
Through design as a storytelling tool, Diksha sparks awareness about discarded materials and reimagines their potential. Her problem-solving approach is circular and collaborative, engaging stakeholders across disciplines to discover sustainable techniques and material possibilities.
Work
Textiles Reimagined
Textiles Reimagined was born out of a simple yet urgent question: what if textile waste wasn’t the end, but a beginning? Rooted in the belief that design can drive environmental responsibility, the project transforms post-consumer textile waste into material composites using recyclable resin technology for different homeware applications, in collaboration with Singaporean textile recycling company Cloop, Thai recyclable resin innovators Recyclamine, as well as designerd and handcrafters from India.
Textiles Reimagined designs for the times, using the unused and creating for material recoverability. Its products are designed to re-enter the materials used in the production cycle, keeping non-degradable textiles in circulation and out of landfills. Each homeware you bring into your home from us is not just functional and aesthetic—it is a conversational design statement with purpose.
