Archive for May, 2010
Archi Feature > Mewar Complex
The Mewar Complex is dedicated to Rana Pratap (1540-1597), who fought for a free kingdom when numerous Rajput Kings were forming alliances with the Mughals. Being always at war, Rana Pratap didn’t have time to build anything in his name. The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation aims to redress that. Why do we make memorials? Perhaps […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture | 7 Comments
Tags: Indian Architecture, Meghal Arya, Mewar Complex, Minakshi Jain Architects, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, Rana Pratap, Vijay Arya
New @ Tara Books
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Filed under: Indian Art, Indian Books | Closed
Tags: durga bai, Gita Wolf, Tara Books
I support > Spade – Vol. 2
SPADE is a biannual journal that deliberates on architecture and design in India. Vol 1 was a treat to read as well as to look at. An absorbing, thought-provoking set of articles, extremely well-typeset, well-photographed. Written and put together by professionals in the field of architecture and design, this peer-driven journal has been so far […]
Filed under: Design Criticism, Indian Architecture, Indian Books, Indian Craft, Indian Design Criticism, Indian Interiors, Indian Photography, Indian Research | 6 Comments
Tags: Aniket Bhagwat, Samira Rathod, Spade
Designers at Honeywell Technology Solutions in Bangalore, Ankur Sardana (NID) and Parag Trivedi (IDC), have created a self-diagnosis tool for people living in rural India. The design is simple, efficient, made with recycled materials to keep costs low, and aims to empower patients and help doctors by aiding patients to accurately identify their symptoms. In […]
Filed under: Indian Product Design | 19 Comments
Tags: Ankur Sardana, Bangalore, Honeywell Technology Solutions, Low Cost Self Diagnosis Tool, Parag Trivedi, Rural india
‘Arna-Jharna’ means ‘forest’ and ‘spring’. Unlike most museums where what is of value is encased inside, Arna Jharna includes the desert, its environment and its inhabitants as its exhibits. Created by the late Komal Kothari, one of India’s leading folklorists and oral historians, the Arna-Jharna Museum is an interactive learning experience linked to traditional knowledge […]
Filed under: Indian Craft, Indian Research | 3 Comments
Tags: Arna Jharna, Broom Exhibition, Desert Museum, Komal Kothari, Rajasthan
We, the urban elite, are today much more aware of the term ‘design’ than we were twenty years ago. In olden times, objects were attached to the expectation of value. Today it is foremost the accumulation of style, the act of surrounding the world around us with beautiful things. And that is the new meaning […]
Filed under: Design Criticism | 6 Comments
Tags: Design, Desire, Want
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