Here’s What Inspired Award-winning, Pakistani, Aqsa Ajmal To Design ‘Pursewit’— A Sewing Machine For The Visually-Impaired!

Aqsa Ajmal, an industrial design graduate from the NUST School of Art, Design & Architecture (SADA) is the first Pakistani to have designed ‘Pursewit,’ which is a sewing machine for the visually-impaired.

Not only has Ajmal served a noble cause with her project, but she also made Pakistan proud by winning the prestigious Lexus Design Award in Milan, Italy.

Ajmal was one of the six finalists selected by Lexus. She bagged this award from a record-setting 2042 entries from around 79 countries – whoa!

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Young Pakistani student of industrial design, Aqsa Jamal from NUST University, has won the prestigious Lexus Design Award in Italy. For her design of a sewing machine for the visually impaired. Aqsa has won from amongst 2042 entries from 79 entries.

More power to Aqsa! pic.twitter.com/KdShejK3ZC

— Women's Parliamentary Caucus Pakistan (@wpc_pak) March 5, 2021

After receiving praise and recognition for the achievement, the industrial designer explained that she saw one of her friends lose her eyesight and so, the tragedy inspired her to bring the project (Pursewit) to life.

“It was very difficult for my friend to come to terms with how she couldn’t continue her education anymore. Special education and equipment such as braille in Pakistan are quite expensive,” Ajmal told during an interview with a news channel.

She further explained:

“I wanted to make her feel valued, and that inspired me to create a concept which could help generate employment opportunities for her and individuals like her.”

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Aqsa Ajmal, who deserves all the appreciation and recognition for her remarkable work in creating Pursewit, enlightened about her journey to the Lexus Design Awards during an interview with one of the leading publications.

“After my graduation, I went to Egypt for an internship. After I returned, I learned about Lexus Design Award and applied for it. Lexus reported its six finalists in December, and from a record-setting gathering, I was among them. Following this, I got an opportunity to go to a restrictive mentorship program in New York from elite architects”.

I am very honoured and privileged to be selected as one of the six finalists worldwide for Lexus Design Award 2020. Thank you Lexus International for giving me this opportunity. I hope to work hard towards Milan Design Week and display my work there! #LexusDesignAward @Lexus pic.twitter.com/UEUGWWVgIe

— Aqsa Ajmal (@Aqsaajmalxo) January 30, 2020

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