Showing posts with label Ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ideas. Show all posts

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Party all night!

By Udita Chaturvedi
Photography: Sameer Chavda; courtesy the designer

Buddha statue at the entrance
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Untouched for over 20-years, a battered down space is turned into a luxurious party house for a couple in Mumbai’s posh Juhu suburb…

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Naizoshoku-Gaizoshoku: Applying biomimetics to product design!

Compiled by Savitha Hira
Photography: Jiao Yang, Orproject; courtesy Orproject & ATLV

Gaizoshoku - CAD technology in product design
Gaizoshoku above the reception desk

Drawing from a biological process, designers Rajat Sodhi, Satoru Sugihara and Christoph Klemmt algorithmically carve out indoor architectural installations that define the operating maxims of an IT company in Beijing...

Friday, March 11, 2016

Saying it with charcoal!

By Savitha Hira
Photography: Jesal Shah; courtesy KSDS
  
garden vareli flagship store in mumbai
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Reinventing tried-and-tested design tenets, Kavan Shah Design Studio designs the new Garden Vareli flagship that proposes to re-establish the brand as a prêt contender in the market!

Friday, March 4, 2016

Identity – thy name is reinvention!

By Rutvi Ashar
Photography: Shamanth Patil; courtesy FADD Studio

smoky glass box
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Simple materials and a finger on the pulse of a potential client are the unpretentious tools that help FADD studio carve out the Alanoville marketing office in Bengaluru...

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Crisp white shirt - Essential style tips!

By Emeara
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

crisp white shirt  -casual and chic
©www.fashion-agony.com

The classic white shirt has always been one of the most versatile wardrobe staples that flatters every body type. It is interesting how this classic piece can bring definition to the jaw, and frame the face…

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

The Good Life - Press, Party, Play!

Pre-Diwali Special 

IAnD Exclusive

By Marina Correa
Photography: Courtesy mybeautifulife and HP Lakhani Associates

colour changing LEDs
©mybeautifulife

Go for the luxury that affords a stress-free and enviable lifestyle! Forget all your woes this festive season and cull the ambience of your choice with sophisticated home automation applications…

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

This Diwali, luxuriate the bed!

Pre-Diwali Special 

IAnD Exclusive

By Leah Linhares
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

Bed dress styles
©decoist.com

Bed dress styles follow an alluring fashion as much as clothing does. It could be a dainty touch of decoration that enhances the bed or at the other extreme, a bold application of colour and pattern…

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Rugs and Dhurries - Spread them chic!

Pre-Diwali Special 

IAnD Exclusive

By Leah Linhares
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

ethnic Indian decor
©www.hgtv.com

This festive season, adorn your floor with a glamorous, colourful rug or let it speak the tradition of the Indian dhurrie...

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Silken Interiors

Pre-Diwali Special 

IAnD Exclusive

Compiled by Leah Linhares
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

silk cushions
©www.sanctuary9design.wordpress.com

Introduce an element of awe - create an ambience of silken delicacy and beckon your guests to sensational understated warmth...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Get Party-ready

By Chirag Sharma
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

party time
©www.youwall.com

Holidays are just around the corner and so is the spirit of partying and generally having a great time.  We bring you 6 hot tips to a trendy party makeover … have a blast…

Friday, September 18, 2015

The Art of Bookkeeping

By Chirag Sharma
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

entire wall book storage
©freshome.com

Bookkeeping is an art in itself! Here are some handy hints on how you can make the best use of your space to treasure your collections…

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Play of volumes and voids

By Beverly Pereira
Photography: Sameer Tawde
 
SPACES- concrete miniature architectural series
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A miniature concrete model by Material Immaterial Studio builds on the idea of space as an inherently formless vapour that constantly surrounds our being...

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

The Monsoon Home Décor Guide

IAnD Exclusive

Monsoon Special Edition

By Beverly Pereira
Photography: Courtesy the designers
soft furnishings from monsoon & beyond
Soft furnishings from Monsoon & Beyond


Fuss-free yet trendy home décor ideas to counter the wet weather!  

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Monsoon Mania – Tips and Tricks

By Chirag Sharma
Photography: Courtesy the designers


house with swimming pool
©Space Architects

Here are some tips and tricks that will banish the mundane and the monsoon blues, leaving your home glowing with pride! 

Friday, July 10, 2015

Rainbow Colours

IAnD Exclusive

Monsoon Special Edition
By Marina Correa
Photography: Riyaz Quraishi and Sebastian Zachariah

living room with red wall
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Grey clouds, overcast skies and heavy rains translate into more time at home. But often interiors exude a gloomy look-feel. So, let’s add pizzazz and ratchet up that cheery vibe so that you can enjoy the magic of the monsoons…

Friday, May 15, 2015

Designed to Surprise

By Zoya
Photography: Courtesy SM Associates
  
tunnel suite structure on terrace
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Have you ever associated living in a tunnel, with style, comfort and luxury?  Check out this apartment extension carved by Sumessh Menon’s out-of-box design to believe it!

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Art of Displaying your Accessories

By Chirag Sharma

the art of displaying your interior/ lifestyle accessories
©Zeba

Accessorising one’s interior spaces is no doubt an artistic expression - it is the imaginative blend of comfort and style, form and function…

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Sensual Soothers - Pinks & Mauves

By Chirag Sharma
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web
  
combine pink and mauve for a dramatic effect
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Colour can at times effect a more potent communiqué than words!  Pinks and Mauves are two such subtle hues of red and purple that elicit very pleasant reactions in people and the environment...

Friday, January 30, 2015

Get Creative with your Greens!

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

India Art n Design features getting creative with topiaries
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Fitness figures in your plants too! Get nimble with your indoor plants and shape up those green monsters now

Friday, January 23, 2015

Walk-in Wardrobes - Pamper Yourself

By Chirag Sharma
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

India Art n Design features tips on designing Walk-in Wardrobes
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Are walk-in wardrobes and closets still the ultimate luxury; or are they hallmarks of your everyday zest for life? IAnD infers on the latter and brings you handy tips on designing your own wall to fame!
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