Satyendra Pakhalé (also known as Satyen Pakhalé; born 1967) is a

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, industrial designer, and

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. He realizes projects from industrial design, applied research to design vision of the future, technologically challenging product development, manufacturing, highly crafted pieces, exhibitions, and architecture. He works in the fields of product design, including consumer electronics, health care, aviation, mobility, home appliances, furniture, digital products & computers, and interior design and architecture. In 2008, he was selected as one of

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and

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. His works are in the permanent collections of several museums worldwide.

Early life

Satyen Pakhalé was born and raised in central Maharashtra,

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. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Design Engineering from Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering,

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(now

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). He then studied for a

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in Design at the

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, Indian Institute of Technology,

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, and Product Design at the

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, Switzerland,

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Design works

Pakhalé has been internationally active in the field of industrial design,

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and

since 1993. He worked initially at Philips Design—a new business creation department on innovative products in the areas of digital communication and

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. In 1998 he set up his own design practice in

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, Netherlands. One of his

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design exhibitions 'From Projects to Products' of his body of works took place in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and another at Otto Gallery

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, curated by

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, curator of

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, New York and at Gallery Ammann,

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. The design manager and marketing executive Alceo Serafini has described Pakhalé's work as follows: In 2014, Pakhalé is selected as one of ten Must-See Artists-Designers at Miami Art Week 2014 for ‘Design at Fairchild – Satyendra Pakhale’ exhibition at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden,

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Theoretical position

‘Culture of Creation’ is an active studio practice, an ongoing research platform cofounded by Satyendra Pakhalé together with Arch. Dr. Tiziana Proietti in 2013, based on decades of studio practice coupled with theoretical applied research.

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is always dynamic, always evolving and changing at any time in history. The notion of a ‘Culture of Creation’ refers to the primal and innate impulse behind human making. The ‘Culture of Creation’ platform brings critical thinking and studio practice together while covering topics such as social modernity and secular humanism, atmospheres of spaces and objects, human senses and perception, poetic analogy of form and sensorial design. ‘Culture of Creation’ explores the inner dimension of objects and spaces. From the start Satyendra Pakhalé has cultivated a design practice focused on the culture of making, be it craftsmanship or highly technological manufacturing, inspired by tireless research on the mentioned topics. This theoretical position, 'Culture of Creation', was first published in a comprehensive monograph called 'Satyendra Pakhalé Culture of Creation' by nai010 Publisher, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam, NL. At the heart of Satyendra Pakhalé's studio practice as a ‘Culture of Creation’ are two key considerations. The first is his conviction that cultural influences without succumbing to nostalgia, false narratives, or traditionalism, have to be factored in. The second is his perception of the rational, the emotional, and the multi-sensorial as being one. By reflecting upon and then synthesizing these two aspects, he has developed a concept of ‘social modernity’ rooted in social cohesion that is at the same time contemporary and forward-looking. In Satyendra Pakhalé's view the project of ‘modernity’ is still a work in progress in most societies, to achieve diverse, equitable, and inclusive social cohesion. Design has to help bring the disintegrating elements together, unite them and then weave them into a flourishing contemporary society. We ought to rebuild society on the foundations of ‘social modernity’. In Pakhalé's view, ‘Design is a cultural act about justice as much as utility and beauty.’

Awards and recognition

Pakhalé has received the following awards and recognition: * Red Dot Award, for Add-On Radiator, Essen, Germany, 2016 * Green Good Design Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, Chicago, USA, 2016 * Distinguished Alumnus Award IITB 2013, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay * Bharat Sammann, New Delhi, India, 2013 * NRI Award, for exemplary achievements, NRI – Non-Resident Indian Institute London, UK, 2012 * Red Dot Award, for Add-On Radiator, Essen, Germany, 2008 * International Design Award, category Interior Furniture, Los Angeles, USA, 2007 * Editor's Choice Award, for Akasma, ICFF – International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York City, 2003

Major collections

Pakhalé work in the following permanent collections: *''Akasma Baskets'', 2002,

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, Montreal, Canada *''Bird Chaise Lounge'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''Add-On Radiator'', 2004, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts *''Stool'', 2008,

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, London, United Kingdom *''LAGORI POST-COMPUTER GAME'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''KALPA'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''AKASMA 1'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''AKASMA 2'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''AKASMA 3'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''Magis DESK MAT'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''SATYENDRA PAKHALÉ CULTURAL NOMAD. FROM PROJECTS TO PRODUCTS / DAL PROGETTO AL PRODOTTO TIZIANA BONANNI'', 2002, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands *''Siège Multichair Panther'', 2002,

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, Paris, France *''Radiateur Add-On'', 2003–2007,

, Paris, France *''RCCC/Roll Carbon Ceramic Chair

2003–2007, M+, Hong Kong

Major Exhibitions

*2002: "From Projects to Products" Curator Ingeborg de Roode, Solo Exhibition Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands *2003: "Design by Heart" Curator

, Solo Exhibition Otto Gallery, Bologna, Italy *2008: "OriginS" Curator Gabrielle Ammann, Solo Exhibition Ammann gallery, Cologne, Germany *2014: "Design at Fairchild"- "FISH at Tropical Botanic Garden", Curators Cristina Grajales, Gabrielle Ammann, Nannett Zapata Solo Exhibition

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, Miami, Florida *2022-2023: "Design+Health"- "Diseño + Salud", Curator Ramón Úbeda Exhibition

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, Valencia, Spain

Academic contribution

Pakhalé has been regularly invited to give lectures and workshops in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia at universities and conferences such as "Catch the Future" at

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(The Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). He was visiting faculty at the departments of "Man and Activity" from 1999 to 2005 and "Man and Living" from 2005 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he was the Head of the department of Master of "Design for Humanity and Sustainable Living" "Master of Design" graduate program at

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. "Professor of Practice" at the faculty of "Industrial Design Engineering" 2021–2022 at the

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Books

* Satyendra Pakhalé Culture of Creation, nai01 Publishers, Rotterdam, NL 2019. . Contributing authors
Albrto Alessi
Juhani Pallasmaa,

Jacques Barsac
Giulio Cappellini
Aric Chen
Cristiano Crosetta
Ingeborg de Roode
Rene Spitz
TizianaProietti

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, Vittorio Livi
Marva Griffin
and Stefano Marzano
‘His designs suggest a haptic skin-relationship through their sensorial forms, poetic associations and tactile surfaces: they stimulate sensations of intimacy and nearness.’
- Juhani Pallasmaa * Satyendra Pakhalé, ''Cultural nomad: From Project to Products – Dal progetto al pradotto'', Editoriale Modo, Milano, 2002. .

, curator of

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has said, introducing Satyendra Pakhalé's design works:

References

Sources

Designer Satyendra Pakhalé in Amsterdam

Design at Fairchild / Satyendra Pakhalé / Miami / USA

One Minute Wonder 47 – Satyendra Pakhalé

Curiosities – Satyendra Pakhalé talks about Design & Technology

Satyendra Pakhalé on the Perfect Pencil, the Importance of Curiosity, Core77, USA

Satyendra Pakhalé Wallspace gallery at Wallpaper
# Satyendra Pakhalé, ''Cultural nomad: From Project to Products – Dal progetto al pradotto'', Editoriale Modo, Milano, 2002. .
Humanistic and cultural values – Satyendra talks with David about design- part 1

Sustainable design – Satyendra talk with David about design – part 2

cultural-nomad

Wallpaper – OriginS

Designindaba – Craft Debate

Universal Poetry

Designindaba industrial 10x10

Of Indian Origin