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17-25 October 2026

jugaad.

Material exploration of waste, with an Indian perspective.

Hosted by Sachi Tungare

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

products made out of cigarette butts
products made out of cigarette butts
Jugād /dʒuːˈɡɑːd/ in colloquial Hindi stands for the flexible approach to problem solving using the limited resources at hand innovatively. In this project, Sachi Tungare looks at waste with the perspective of jugaad, utilizing them as an alternate resource by extending their lifecycle.
Sachi examined two very commonly found wastes –used flowers, an organic material and cigarette butts, an inorganic material. In the first part, Sachi looks at the discarded floral waste from daily prayer rituals and festivals. Flowers, in the Indian c
material exploration of cigarette butts
material exploration of cigarette butts
hotel amenities made of upcycled flowers
hotel amenities made of upcycled flowers
hotel amenities made of upcycled flowers
hotel amenities made of upcycled flowers
material exploration of used flowers
material exploration of used flowers

About Sachi Tungare

Sachi Tungare is a Mumbai based, freshly graduated, interdisciplinary designer. Her practice lies in bringing together the human and humane, tying the threads of needs and vulnerability with wellbeing. Her focus lies in investigating the context and uncovering its layers of complexities and nuances. The output is often tangible, in the form that best fits the theme at hand. She likes to think that design is her way of doing her bit for the planet.

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