Protean Panel – Future Origin – JD Annual Design Awards 2017

Product Name: Protean Panel
Students Name: Namrata Sahu

Protean Panel is a product made with an infamous fruit, Aegle Marmelos also known as Bael. It is a fruit which is found in major parts of India. Aegle Marmelos has a hard shell outside, which is mostly discarded. As of today, no product has been made from this fruit. The designer has taken the shell, cut it into rings (like onion) of 1.5 cm and pasted it on a wooden frame in a different manner to achieve the design. The product is multipurpose with versatile panels which can be used in many different ways. The multipurpose panels can be added together to give you the desired product for your interiors. It can be used as Partition walls, Doors, Table top, Wall cladding, Ceiling panel and Lamp. Any type of wood can be used, be it a fresh wood, waste wood or even from old furniture. The product is totally eco-friendly and sustainable and can be used as piece of decoration in the interiors to give the home a new look. It is economical and unique at the same time.