IIT Bombay graduate built innovative sustainable headphone made of bamboo

Plastic waste is a significant problem produce by a wide range of industries

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Keeping in this in mind, An IIT-bombay graduates Aakansh Chaturvedi has developed 'Bambass' which he claims to be a sustainable open-back headphone made of bambpp

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these headphones are made out of bamboo using traditional craftsmanship while maintaining a sleek and modern design

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I wanted to design something that gives back to the environment

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During my course in IIT-B, I realised that products around us can affect the environment and that it is a designer who can change that,” tells Aakansh to The Better India

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Hailing from a small town near Indore, Aakansh says that he always wanted to be a product designer but could not locate a path to it.

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Getting into design was quite a turning point for me. When I was pursuing my engineering in Indore, not many knew about industrial design

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