Serenading Nature

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By Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Courtesy the designer

Yamin reflected in his Peack Console                                Photography: Paul Barnfather

Yamin Mustafa Mohiuddin is a self-taught interior architect and furniture designer, whose designs and creations reflect his passion and high quality standard so that “each piece is worth passing on for generations”.

Trailblazers from Rural India

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By Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Courtesy NIF & IAnD

Mitticool fridge at India Pavilion LDF 2013

The National Innovation Foundation-India is an Indian government initiative to provide institutional support to grassroots green technology and to nurture innovators, who blend traditional knowledge with contemporary technology.

‘Chair’ man of Design

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By Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: courtesy Asad Firdosy Design

Banana Chair

Furniture designing did not happen by chance for Asad Firdosy. His ancestors were great furniture artists and Asad spent his childhood making wooden toys for himself.

‘India Pavilion’ at the London Design Festival 2013

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By Team IAnD

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The ‘India Pavilion’ is all set to showcase at the London Design Festival 2013 with a small, rich talent base of grassroots innovators, furniture designers and fine artists…

RESCOM Summit – Event Report

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy IDE Global

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IAnD has been the media partner for IDE Global's interior and architectural summits twice over and has been watching the professionalism of this B2B platform reaching out to cross-sections of the building industry across India...

RESCOM Summit 2013

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As Online Media Partners for the RESCOM Summit 2013, India Art n Design visits the philosophy of the IDE brand of B2B sales and marketing, bringing you an exclusive preview of well-placed architects / designers attendees, speakers and more…

Calling Indian Artists & Designers

On behalf of Designers Block UK, India Art n Design - Ezine for Lifestyle, Art & Design, invites applications from Indian Artists & Designers to participate in the India Pavilion being hosted at Southbank Centre as part of London Design Festival 2013

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...

Footwear trends for 2013

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By Anuradha K R

Photography: Courtesy Lord’s Shoes

The recently concluded Indian Resort Fashion Week (IRFW 2012) in Goa proved to be a curtain raiser for footwear fashion trends that are expected to dominate 2013. The year is expected to create space for delightful mix-n-match of materials in terms of footwear, teaming metallic accents with neutral tones.  

Asymmetric brick arches, anyone?

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By Savitha Hira

Illustrations: SRDA

Use of asymmetric arches and lopsided vaults in elevation.

IAnD and Mumbai-based Ar. Samira Rathod open to debate an exploration of design – the asymmetrical brick arch and its feasibility factors…

India Interiors Summit 2012, Awards Ceremony

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By Nitika Agarwal

Ideas Designed Executed (IDE) Global, introduces itself for the first time in Delhi with an initiative – the India Interiors Summit 2012, at a time when the city is bustling with cultural fetes, performances and many more events!

The India Interiors Summit 2012

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By IAnD Team

As the exclusive online media partner for the India Interiors Summit 2012, India Art n Design brings you an exclusive peek into what the summit is all about, the participating dignitaries and the lofty agenda it proposes to address…

Soul Searching

Ezine Special

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Courtesy the architect

A walk down memory lane with Ar. Jaisim, revisiting his formative years, his milestones and the lives and beliefs that have touched his growing years, introduces us to the profound thinker behind the bemused visage. As he fondly pays homage to a host of mentors, Ar. Jaisim unravels infinitesimal nuggets of wisdom…

Time & Space

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Text & Illustrations: Ar. K. R. Jaisim

There have been a zillion sunrises and yet each one is as astounding as the one before and after. It is not the material content or the structural fantasies that make great spaces. It is something more…

Looking Within

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Text & Illustrations: Ar. K. R. Jaisim

Ar. Jaisim retraces his footprints to a little over a decade ago, as he fondly remembers the progressing stages of his design for the Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) at Bangalore.

Mirror Image

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By Savitha Hira

Photography: courtesy Jaisim Fountainhead

“Sincerity to the space with content and context,” says Ar. Jaisim, “is an underlying principle that empowers all my work.”

Romancing Architecture

Ezine Special

By Savitha Hira

Photography: courtesy Fountainhead

Prof. Krishna Rao Jaisim or simply Ar. Jaisim is a romantic architect. When you meet the man, you can visibly connect with the passion in his eyes and feel the surge of accomplishment as he ponders on a design element or recalls an instance from his years of fulfillment.

A New Revolution?

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By Radhika

Photography: Courtesy Clark House Initiative & World Wide Web

Painting by A. A. Raiba

Artist's Resale Right being practiced in UK and France should also be introduced in India, urges an ongoing exhibition in Mumbai titled AA Raiba: Droit de Suite/Artist's Resale Rights

Applause!

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Eminent Indian Woman Architect, Ar. Brinda Somaya, who has to her credit several key accomplishments in the field of architecture, conservation and urban planning initiatives is awarded Honorary Doctorate by the Smith College...

Architecture as a Career Option

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By Savitha Hira

Chrome Restaurant, Kolkata

His architecture may be termed expressionist or even aspirational, as Ar. Sanjay Puri constantly attempts to push the precincts of his own capabilities. The ace professional addresses aspiring architects on what to look for in this evergreen field of design…