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Fire & Wheel FestivalPosted on 09 December 2013

Truth foundation is dedicated in spreading awareness about creativity, design andstorytelling 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 yearsin Gurgaon. This inter-school competition came to a grand finale on 30th November 2013.

Schools like Pathways , Manav Rachna, Ryan International, Lions Public School, ExcelsiorAmerican, 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

1st position Isal Shukla, Grade 7 Pathways World School

2nd position Anveshak Parashar, Grade 8 Lions Public School

3rd position Dhruv Wadhwa, Grade 6 Manav Rachna International School

Senior Category

1st position Naihan Nath, Grade 11 Pathways World School

2nd position Ashutosh Pal, Grade 10 Lions Public School

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3rd 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 undertakean MCQ test, which psychometrically tested their right and left brain activities, hence givingan idea of their creative inclination.

2) Design Thinking and Mentoring workshops- These were held all through end ofOctober and November, over the weekends. The Design thinking workshops were aimed athelping the children delve deeper into their creative potential and project it in the form ofvisuals. Mentoring workshops were to aid and assist the kids as per their requirements toenable them to come up with an outstanding project to be displayed.

3) Finale- Was held on the 30th Of November. 56 projects were displayed, judged by anesteemed panel of judges and the deserving winners were given their share of awards andaccolades.

Our esteemed panel of judges were:

1) Mrs. Usha Narasimhan

Mrs. Usha Narasimhan is a NIFT Delhi A lumni, with post graduate degree in Masters ofFashion Technology . Currently a PhD scholar, she has been an esteemed faculty of NIFTDelhi 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 designmarket. 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 2001-2007and is the Honorary Secretary and Head of Fellowship, Royal Society of Arts in India. Helaid down the foundation for the UAL Skills Academy in Delhi and was recently conferredVisiting Professor, University of Arts, London.

He is also part of the team responsible for energising the Craft Development Institute CDI inSrinagar 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 designapproach towards rollout design in retail and designing branded environments andexperiences 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 ElectricalEngineering and a cartoonist who re-defines everyday objects with his voluntarysimplicity and eco-consciousness. He beautifully converts latent consumer needs intounique products. His strategic designs led by innovation and refined sense of stylefuel growth to businesses who want to create "Iconic Best Sellers".

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