Satyendra Pakhale

Satyendra Pakhalé (born 20 December 1967) is a designer whose work includes industrial design, architecture, furniture, interior design, as well as projects in healthcare and technology. His work is informed by social, cultural, and technological research.

Biography

Early life Pakhalé was born and raised in Washim in central Maharashtra, India. From an early age, he showed an interest in drawing, painting, physics, and mechanics. Encouraged by his parents, he began making objects himself. In an interview, he recalled that during his childhood in India, many things were not industrially manufactured, which led him to create his own toys and other objects for personal use from available materials. He has cited the Ajanta Caves as an important influence during his youth. During his studies, he was taught by designers including Wolfgang Joensson (Frog design) and Simon Fraser (Porsche Design).

Career After graduating, Pakhalé worked at Frog Design and Philips Design. From 1995 to 1998 he served as Senior Product Designer in the New Business Creation department at Philips Design under the creative leadership of Stafano Marzano, where he worked on a concept car, Pangéa, developed in collaboration between Philips and Renault. He also contributed to design concepts in digital communication, healthcare, and mobility.

In 1998, he founded the Amsterdam-based design practice Satyendra Pakhalé Associates (SPA).

Academic work and recognition Pakhalé has lectured at universities and presented his work at conferences, including CeBIT (Germany) and Design Indaba. From 2006 to 2010, he served as the founding dean of the Master of Design for Humanity and Sustainable Living (later renamed Social Design) at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Designs by Pakhalé are held in the permanent collections of institutions, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Centre Pompidou. Pakhalé has received, among others, several awards and recognition:

His work was recognised among new and innovative designs in New Notable Product Design II (1995) L'Uomo Vogue included him among a list of 80 creative figures in art, design and architecture (2008) The Fish Chair was featured at the "Design at Fairchild" exhibition during Miami Art Week, held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (2014) Red Dot Design Award for the Assaya armchair from Red Dot GmbH & Co. KG, Essen, Germany (2016)

Design

Philosophy Pakhalé work is rooted in culture of making and engages with themes including poetic analogy, atmosphere, social modernity, secular humanism, craftsmanship, and technology. Pakhale aims to return objects and their environment the sensorial qualities that have often been lost due to the excesses of industrialization and consumerism. Sensory experience underlines Pakhalé's design philosophy, not only creating visual order and aesthetically interesting objects but creating frameworks that add meaning to his work.

Notable works

Architectural design Lab of the Future, Virchow 16, Novartis Campus, Basel, Switzerland Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Centre for Social Justice, New Delhi, India Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Memorial, New Delhi, India

Industrial design Add-On Radiator MeWa System Fish Chair Akasma Centrepiece Kalpa B.M. Horse

Exhibition design In Progress: design looks to the future (2010), CID Grand-Hornu, Boussu, Belgium Bombay Maximum City (2006), Lille3000, Lille, France We can't afford to buy CHEAP things. Personal Shopper (2007), Messe Frankfurt, Ambiente Frankfurt Fair, Germany 2025 Victoria and Albert Museum B.M. Horse Stool 2008

Radiateur Add-On

Siège Multichair PANTHER

Magis Desk Mat (prototype) 2000 Akasma 1

Akasma 2 Akasma 3 Bird Chaise Longue Kalpa LAGORI Post-Computer Game (prototype) Satyendra Pakhalé Cultural Nomad. From Projects to Products / Dal progetto al prodotto (book) Satyendra Pakhalé from project to products (poster) M+ RCCC/Roll Carbon Ceramic Chair 2008 MAKK B.M. Horse 2007

Akasma Baskets 2002 add-On Radiator 2001 Die Neue Sammlung Stuhl Flower Offering Chair 2006

Corbeille Akasma 1

Plateau Akasma 2 Plateau Akasma 3 Museum het Kruithuis, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Clay & beyond: Gijs Bakker, Konstantin Grcic, Richard Hutten, Ross Lovegrove, Alberto Meda, Satyendra Pakhalé by Paola Antonelli & Yvònne Joris (book) 2002 Musée départemental d'art contemporain de la Haut-Vienne, Rochechouart, France Vase Kalpa 2002

Satyendra Pakhalé Design by Heart (2003), Curator Paola Antonelli, OTTO Gallery, Bologna, Italy un:Usual (2003), C/O Glamour Design Store, Corso Indipendenza 16, Milan, Italy Satyendra Pakhalé – three projects (2005), Future Design Days, Stockholm, Sweden Satyendra Pakhalé – Selected design works (2007), Design Boost, Stockholm, Sweden OriginS (2008), Curator Gabrielle Ammann, ammann // gallery, Cologne, Germany Satyendra Pakhalé – Architecture & Design (2009), MIPIM Le marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier, Cannes, France Design at Fairchild (2014), curators Cristina Grajales, Gabrielle Ammann, Nannett Zapata, Design Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, Florida

Group exhibitions (selection)

1997 – Pangéa Concept Car, Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland 1998 – Vision on move, Evoluon Philips, Eindhoven, the Netherlands 1999 Beyond European Design, Abitare il Tempo, Verona, Italy Young designers in Milano, Alterpoint Milano, Italy 2000 – Design works, group exhibition, Gallery Arte e Industria, Parma, Italy 2001 – World Wide Design, Atelier Renault, Paris, France 2002 – Panther Off-Scale – 50 Projects, Moroso Golden Jubilee, Milan, Italy 2005 – Ole Palsby Retrospective, The Danish Museum of Art and Design, Copenhagen, Denmark 2006 – Bamboo architectural elements, Transformation: Nature & Beyond, Material ConneXion Flagship, New York, USA 2008 – Urban Compatibility Iittala, Design Boost, Malmö, Sweden 2009 – The Clue Design, Gwanju Design Biennale, South Korea 2010 10 Years of Via Milano, Oude Kerk Amsterdam, the Netherlands In Progress, CID Grand-Hornu, Belgium Houselife, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Bordeaux, France 2017 Ceci n’est pas une copie, Centre d’innovation et de design, Grand-Hornu, Belgium Alessi IN-possible, Triennale di Milano, Italy SaloneSatellite. 20 Years of New Creativity, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, Italy

Publications

Cultural Nomad: From Project to Products – Dal progetto al pradotto (2002) Culture of Creation (2019) Contributing authors: Alberto Alessi, Juhani Pallasmaa, Paola Antonelli, Jacques Barsac, Giulio Cappellini, Aric Chen, Cristiano Crosetta, Ingeborg de Roode, Rene Spitz, TizianaProietti, Walter Spink, Vittorio Livi, Marva Griffin, and Stefano Marzano