Archive for the ‘Indian Interiors’ Category
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
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Herman Melville once said ‘They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.’ Built over an old outhouse, the Garden Lounge, created by M/s Prabhakar Bhagwat with interiors by SRDA, is a private space of leisure, a retreat, built to step away from everyday living. A […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Interiors | 13 Comments
Tags: Ahemdabad, Akalpya, Aniket Bhagwat, Furniture, Indian Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, Lounge, Prabhakar Bhagwat, Samira Rathod, Smruti Bhagwat, SRDA
Design Feature > Doshi Levien
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* This post is months overdue. Here’s to the very patient Nipa & Jonathan who I am sure had an amazing showing at Milan, and to all the wonderful people who follow Indian By Design. Purvi Sanghvi, jewelry designer and an ardent fan of Doshi Levien, introduced me to Nipa and […]
Filed under: Indian Craft, Indian Graphic Design, Indian Interiors, Indian Product Design | 21 Comments
Tags: Doshi Levien, John Lobb, Jonathan Levian, Moroso, Moroso Charpoy, Mosaic, My Beautiful Backside, Nipa Doshi, Pricipessa, Tefal, Wellcome Trust
Design Feature > Jenny Pinto
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Jenny’s work stems from the heart and her lamps seem to be lovingly nudged and caressed into form, the light brushing through and around it like wind. Featuring her work and thoughts.
Filed under: Indian Craft, Indian Interiors, Indian Product Design | 12 Comments
Tags: Bangalore, Handmade Paper, Jenny Pinto, Julie Kagti, lamps
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Presenting the first pictures of the new Rohit Bal Store, at Emporio in New Delhi. The store evokes a sense of grungy grandeur, and the gold and mirror and jaali work seem refined and edgy simultaneously. I enjoyed the way the store is filled with distractions, but the garments are […]
Filed under: Indian Interiors, Indian Stores | 30 Comments
Tags: Ambrish Arora, Ankur Choksi, Arun Kullu, Emporio, Lotus Design, Rohit Bal Store
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Bijoy Jain’s works remind me of a refuge, a sanctuary. Almost as if he was recreating spaces he finds comfort in – an underlying wish for peace. I visited his office and had a conversation over good coffee. About his projects, architecture, even why the interiors of all his projects […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Interiors, Indian Stores | 34 Comments
Tags: Bijoy Jain, Bungalow 8, Indian Architecture, Leti 360, Palmyra House, Studio Mumbai, Tara House
Just Spotted! Mann Singh
A friend sent me a link to Mann Singh’s work. He works on varied things from lights to furniture to accessories and most of his work has a poetic bent. Featuring a few of his explorations. Mann+Siddhartha
Filed under: Indian Interiors, Indian Product Design | 7 Comments
Tags: Bamboo Lamp, Indian Interiors, Indian Product Design, Madhav, Mann Singh, Siddharthatterjee
Archi Feature > Samira Rathod
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* The first thing that strikes you about Samira is that she’s extremely passionate. I met her at the opening of the Devi Arts Foundation, in the midst of a sandstorm, her hair flying as wildly as her hands, as she shared her thoughts on modern Indian Architecture and design criticism […]
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Tags: Architect, Indian Architecture, Indian Interiors, Samira Rathod
Aarohi Singh is a self taught artist. She paints in Oil, Acrylics, Watercolor, Pastels and works on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Cardboard, Wood, Fabric. Ambika from Little by Little(lovely girl, much potential) mentioned her. So I checked her website. I like what Aarohi’s done with the trunk and chair and the kettle. Her paintings though didn’t […]
Filed under: Indian Art, Indian Interiors | 5 Comments
Tags: Aarohi Singh, Ambika Rao, Indian Kitsch, lillbylill
Samira Rathod’s home is tucked away from the road, in Breach Candy. Trees and birds and silence fills the pathway to her ground floor residence. The long narrow corridor that the front door opens to splits the home halfway. The Living, Dining and Master Bedroom on the left and the children’s room and kitchen on […]
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Tags: Indian Interiors, Laxminiwas, Residence, Samira Rathod
Book Talk > Spade
Spade is a biannual journal dedicated to Indian Architecural Design. My first reaction when I opened the large courier Editor Samira Rathod mailed across was to its generous proportions. It was beautifully typeset, had great photography, no ads and ample words which promised heavy reading (and sitting in shifting positions having its large pages curl […]
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Tags: Architecture, Design, Indian, Journal, Samira Rathod, Spade
Design Feature > Anek Taanka
Kavita and Shami gifted me a Salman Khan cushion cover, hand-painted by a hoarding artist. It was quirky and very kitsch, and my introduction to Varsha Sharma’s work. But after seeing more of what she does, I am partial to her weaves and threads and fabrics. A graduate in Textile Design from NID, she started […]
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Tags: Anek Taanka, Indian Design, Varsha Sharma
Culinary celebrity Marut Sikka’s daytime café turned evening sit-down, Magique, in the Garden of five senses is set in a Delhi public park. This Asian fusion restaurant designed by Lotus Design has created quite a buzz since it opened last year. Indian by Design serves up assorted pictures garished with a quirky identity. (p.s: I […]
Filed under: Indian Graphic Design, Indian Interiors | 3 Comments
Tags: Ambrish Arora, Ankur Choksi, Arun Kullu, Asian Fusion, Brand Identity, Garden of five senses, Indian Graphic Design, Indian Restaurants, Infomen, Lotus Design, Magique, Marut Sikka, Sidhartha Talwar
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* I remember the first time I walked past the giant metal doorway, smooth pebbles curving into my flats, and experiencing Cinnamon. There was an air of quiet elegance about it. Along with a light-filled positivity that made you want to linger. Quirky artifacts, accessories and clothes were artistically placed around […]
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Tags: An Indian By Design Exclusive, Cinnamon, Design, In Conversation, Indian Retail, Indian Stores, Interiors, Radhika Poddar
Conceptualised in 2007, Memories of a Butterfly specializes in Bead Curtains and Murals. They say ‘Bead Curtains not only allow for a play with color, light and texture, but also enable us to create natural connectors between spaces. They have the ability to create privacy without disconnecting an area from the rest of the house, […]
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Tags: An Indian By Design Exclusive, Beads, Discovered, Indian Interiors
Good Earth just opened the doors to its enigmatic flasgship store in Saket, New Delhi. The products lend it the same air of familiarity, but the subtle yet mammoth design differences take you into a new space altogether. Designed by the immensely talented Lotus Design (Mehrangarh museum shop, Levi’s Rivet, Xylys, Khaja Chowk…), it’s dazzling, […]
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Tags: Ambrish Arora, Ankur Choksi, Arun Kullu, Design Feature, Indian Interiors, Indian Stores, Lotus Design, Sidhartha Talwar
Window Shopping > Atmosphere
Atmosphere, owned by Himatsingka Seide, is probably India’s first luxury home furnishing fabrics store chain.With over 2000 styles of fabrics in every store, the striking ensemble is well suited for home and commercial decor.
Filed under: Indian Interiors, Indian Stores | 1 Comment
Tags: Atmosphere, Fabric, Indian Stores, Interiors, Window Shopping
*An Indian By Design Exclusive* Rajiv Majumdar’s 450 sq ft apartment had just enough space for his 6 foot 4 frame, his guitars, books and speakers. Though it did have its plus points. Enough light from a long balcony and enough freedom to break down all the walls as the flat belonged to his mother. […]
Filed under: Indian Architecture, Indian Interiors | 48 Comments
Tags: 450 sqft, An Indian By Design Exclusive, Architect, Chai, Home, Indian Architecture, Interiors, Rajiv Majumdar
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