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Interactions, project approach, practice methods & impressions

Summary:

Swanzal Kak Kapoor speaks about her interactions with Revathi Kamath after a long gap over a few occasions, one being when she was being felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the FOAID. She goes over the discussion she had with architect Gita Balakrishnan on Revathi while in the audience at Festival of Architecture and Interior Design (FOAID). She speaks about the project she presented at the festival and how she felt about the usage of mud in it and the limitations it posed for the project. She goes into detail about the usage of materials such as steel, concrete, and brick and what she observes should be the appropriate application of their unique structural properties. She mentions the Tribal Museum in Bhopal designed by Revathi Kamath as an example that she felt resonated with the site and its constituents as compared to the presented project. She recalls the project in depth, as she had viewed it at the presentation. 

She then goes on to describe in detail the projects she has contributed to interiors, detailing, complete fabrication, and furniture drawings, etc., like her work on a Taj retreat in Jaisalmer, and a boutique for designer Neeru Kumar. She recalls a conversation she had with Revathi on her observing community displacement at the time her father was engaged in constructing a dam. On Revathi’s methods, she remembers her conscious process of choosing collaborators and negotiating the crafts space in various contexts. She talks about the impressions that Revathi’s home in Anandpur had on her, including the design details and sustainable design mechanisms that impressed her. She also remembers stories from her visit to the site with Revathi and Vasant Kamath. On Revathi’s client relationships, she remembers the dynamics and dialogues they shared, along with the challenges that were involved.

Practitioner:

Revathi Kamath

Interviewee:

Swanzal Kak Kapoor

Interviewer:

Ishita Shah

Duration:

00.41.00

Mode:

Online

Date:

11/01/2022

Language:
English

Highlights:
(00:35:42:11) Relationship with clients, (00:13:53:14) Furniture design by Revathi Kamath