By Savitha Hira
Photography: Courtesy the architects/designers
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There are stories and there are stories… But, here are the ones that have hit bull’s eye time and again in the last year, and scored way above the rest in popularity! Check them out…
Is it possible to put your finger on what makes a design a hit? With myriad sensitivities, premeditated mindsets, open culture, diverse idiopathic issues… all acting on the project via reader perception, we have handpicked for you the most popular stories of the year 2017 – one each from each of our sections – Inditerrain (India), Global Hop (rest of world) and Product Hub (product marketplace).
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| The Long house (insert) Ar. Sunil Patil |
Topping is the list is Ar. Sunil Patil designed villa ‘The Long House’ on the outskirts of Pune. This simple, warm bungalow is astutely planned with minutest of details diligently attended to. Readers have lauded the ethos of simple chic that fills this home and hearth with the brilliance of modern amenities and the beauty of nature in equal measure.
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| Xtra store in Singapore |
Fabricwood – a sail made of lightweight plywood stretched like a terse fabric stitched together using the traditional tailoring technique of ‘darting’; and propped up by a series of arches that framed the entrances and connected the store to the street and the adjacent café, constituted the installation for premium designer furniture store Xtra in Singapore on behalf of Herman Miller. Designed by Produce.Workshop, the project was named World Interior of the Year at INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 2017!
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Check out the full story here…
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The new state-of-the-art Häfele Design Centre at Mahalaxmi, Mumbai boasts of this gigantic design wall called The Blum Wall that furnishes a real-life touch-and-feel experience of Blum’s innovative products. The centre unites globally acclaimed interior trends with innovative functionality through interactive display settings; bringing every imaginable design to reality through live displays that allow you to experience the functionality of its products and solutions.
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| Hafele Design Centre, Mumbai |
As they say, the proof of the pudding is in its eating -- so it is with this swanky and intelligent centre. Go there and be inspired!
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