Calling Indian Architects, Designers and Artists to participate in London Design Festival 2015

India Pavillion Edition 1 LDF 2013

After a highly successful stint at showcasing brand ‘India’at the London Design Festival 2013, India Art n Design ezine is all set to establish the calibre of yet another set of Indian design and art talent on a global platform.

The essence of being Indian

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Courtesy RJIA

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A villa in Indore comes alive at the hands of interior designer Rakeshh Jeswaani, balancing fine nuances of Indian craft in a contemporary setting...

Green Culture begins at Home

By Anuradha K R

Photography: Courtesy the architect

 

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Ar.  Ashish Bhuvan and Ar. Charanyha Lakshmmi.S, sustainable design experts of IdeinLab Architects, help augment the roots of ‘green culture’, through their design of a stunningly self-sustaining home in Bengaluru, which stands independent of its energy and water needs from civil utilities.

Designing with Neutral Colours

By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy ARCHOS

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A 2,500 sq. ft. three-storey row house in Goregaon, Mumbai, designed by principal architect Jimit Mehta of ARCHOS in just seven months, follows a simple yet elegant design thematic…

Career as a Fashion Stylist

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Courtesy Nikhil Mansata

Lisa Haydon for Vogue India March 2015 

You can see the work of a fashion stylist come alive as you turn the pages of a magazine, when you watch films, or even in print and television ads. Young and dynamic Nikhil Mansata, who excels at this genre, talks about the little known aspects of being a Fashion Stylist...

Glade One - First Impression

By Marina Correa

Photography: Jignesh Vishwanath; courtesy Khosla Associates

  

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Bangalore-based Khosla Associates use a visually strikingly curvilinear wall as the design backbone of the visitors’ entrance pavilion at Glade One, Ahmedabad – the introduction to the larger, in-progress upscale housing complex…

Emoti-Products for Gen Next

By Savitha Hira & Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Courtesy Design Gandhi

Heart-shaped Side Table                                                                                  Knowledge Tree Book Shelf

“Designed to delight” is the operating maxim for multidisciplinary studio Design Gandhi as each of its products veers between the fine lines of quirkiness and functionality.

Upbeat Theme-based Dine-outs

Compiled by Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Upasana Jain & Kayzad Shroff; courtesy ShroffLeon

  

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Want to savour French or Spanish cuisine and soak in bistro-esque ambience without travelling to Europe? Chez Vous and Poco Loco are the places for you.

Participatory Design

By Anuradha K R

Photography:Radhika Pandit; courtesy PVDRS

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Megha Patel-Vadodaria and KeyurVadodaria of PVDRS (Patel Vadodaria Design Research Studio), Ahmedabad tastefully design the interiors and landscape of a farmhouse and its poolside, harmonizing a single environment to multiple uses...

A Sustainable Core

By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy 42mm Architecture

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Delhi-based architectural and interior design firm 42mm Architecture designs and builds an office for Crystal Crop - an agrochemical manufacturer - using basic crisp forms created out of natural raw materials to achieve an earthy yet sophisticated aesthetic…