23 Marina, Dubai

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By Savitha Hira

Photography: courtesy Architect Hafeez Contractor    

23 Marina, the exclusive waterfront address overlooking the azure blue waters of the man-made Marina Waterfront in Dubai, was until August 2012, considered the world’s tallest residential tower at 392m...

Vaastu & Kuber

By Chirag Sharma

Success in life cannot be attributed to wealth alone. Vaastu Consultant Sushil Agarwal takes a look at what Vaastu Shastra has to say about Kuber – the God of Wealth…

Block Printed Textiles

By Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi

Getting nostalgic about the art of block printing, Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi uses technological windfall to elicit renewed respect for this almost-forgotten traditional craft.

Mumbai 2050: An Origami Vision

By Pari Syal

Photography: courtesy Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum

The critical collaboration of Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum and BMW Guggenheim Lab in Mumbai has hypothecated the adage, ‘Inculcate it in the child’, by engaging young impressionable minds with urban issues through art and craft.

An incredible Toy Story!

By Nitika Agarwal

Photography: courtesy Sudarshan Khanna

Sudarshan Khanna at his studio in 1999

He not just believes but demonstrates toys as the simplest means to absorb the successful blend of art and technology as Sudarshan Khanna retraces his association with toy-making and the child psyche.

Plan your indoor garden

By Chirag Sharma

Add a dash of greenery to boxy apartment living with a personalized indoor garden. Here are some tip-offs on how you can accomplish an easy care garden – in style!

Wanted, a Confluence: Management & Design Thinking

By Udit Chaudhuri            

From steel production to food distribution, evolution in industry has noted a corresponding evolution of scientific management - analysis, planning, control, budgeting and staffing applied to a host of processes.  But where and when does strategic design thought step in?

Coloured Denim for 2013!

By Pari Syal

Photography: Courtesy GAS Jeans Pvt. Ltd., India

With denim being the most comfortable fabric and trendy couture to any occasion, pop-the-eye hues and pastel sweet-nothings may just overtake the indigo popular in 2013!

Painting a Series

By Savitha Hira

It was engaging... to watch Shantkumar Hattarki transform four 15 x 11 inch canvases into a series of ‘Faces’ that donned the mantle of the artist, ready to hold their individual communiqué with the viewers. Underlining the process...