SVPI airport equipped with Gujarat-themed Container Box-Park
In this new area, you can say goodbye to loved ones in comfort and experience the vivacity of Gujarat through its colorful shipping containers.
Ahmedabad : With a new box-park concept and a variety of retail options, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport has revolutionized the airport departure experience for passengers and loved ones coming to drop them off. In this new area, you can say goodbye to loved ones in comfort and experience the vivacity of Gujarat through its colorful shipping containers.
The containers are beautifully painted and accurately depict aspects of Gujarati life and customs. Artists have decorated shipping containers at Terminal-1’s box park with a variety of designs inspired by local landmarks and cultural traditions, such as the Bandhani art and Geometric design of Gujarat’s famous Asiatic Lion, the Folk Art Motifs patterns of the world-famous Kite festival, the Kutch Embroidery of Bharat Kam Tribe, and the Graphic art of the world’s most recognizable buildings.
Over a hundred plants decorate the canopy, and seating areas are arranged around them, making for picture-perfect farewell selfies. Furthermore, it will feature shops such as Sankalp, London Yard Pizza, Rudhvay, etc. The new Box-park’s tranquil environment, provided by the surrounding vegetation, makes saying goodbye to loved ones at the airport an unforgettable experience.
About Design Artists:
Mr. Pragyesh Parmar is an Indian graphic designer, type designer, and street artist who completed his undergraduate studies in applied arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts. MSU, Baroda (2014), he worked in space-designing, type-designing, branding, and large-scale installations. He has worked in public street-art projects besides being a graffiti artist famous by the penname ‘Zero.’
Ms. Shruti Katiyar is a graphic designer and illustrator from Delhi. Her work explores the medium of contemporary illustrations and motion to recreate visual landscapes inspired by the intersection of nature and culture.
About Execution Artist:
Ms. Sadhna Prasad is a Multidisciplinary Artist and Muralist from Mumbai. Through her practice, she explores themes of relativity, feminine power, and the local and every day through a cultural context.