NIDian’s design race on tracks with unique fire suit garment

A 28-year-old student of the National Institute of Design has designed a fire suit garment targetting Formula-1, highest class of single-seat auto­-racing league. The garment has been manufactured by Arvind International here in Gujarat.

Meenu Pillai who pursued a Masters programme in Apparel Design and belonging to small village Pattazhy in Kerala was convocated this month.

Speaking about her design, Pillai said, “Motorsports could be a widespread sport in the world and gaining accolades in India currently. Formula One especially has begun within the country in the 2000s, with 2 Indian drivers competitive Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok. Since there was no racing suit manufacturer in India keeping in mind the safety with terribly strict standards, I took up the project of designing a garment for them. Everyone is waiting for a manufacturer to a begin by producing fire retardant suits based on the standards which may add a lot of impact and a significant approach towards the technological growth in Indian sports sector. This project is a small contribution for made in India movement.

Since the existing design majorly focusses on the fire safety, I was completely focusing on the comfort and fire safety part with few parameters which will help to …read more