I had a dream… how it all began

Making things! That’s what I’ve always enjoyed. My childhood was full of messing around with tools in my father’s carpentry workshop. Later while graduating at the CEPT University, the metal & wood workshop was my favourite place to hang around. I made the most of it and began my early stints with furniture and product designs with salvaged material.

Setting up my own workshop was always a dream and after a stint with a furniture design company, I started my own workshop ‘6mm designs and furniture’ along with two friends – Mandar and Ignatius, in a rundown garage in a small alley of one of the crowded areas in Bangalore. Slowly we expanded and reached out to a bigger clientele - mass producing furniture for them.

But along side my core business, my experiments in the workshop always continued. From accessories to products my mind and hands kept working at making ideas into reality. The engineering and mechanics behind it all was exciting and challenging. From making a home Gym to a working piston machine to modifying my Enfield, I tried my hands at everything that crossed my mind.

                       

My interest in cycles began when Niya went and bought herself a bicycle to commute to office, a fire fox, a UK based brand. I liked the idea and decided to build one for myself and while doing some research - on one of the online travels, I chanced upon a trike design. The idea was irresistible and it was not too long before I began designing my own trike.