Handmade and Haute

By @ShilpiMadan

Photography: Courtesy the designer

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There is nothing that creates carefully constructed ripples more than a beautifully handcrafted, hand-painted bag, because murmurs of stunning art make a splash wherever you go…

Foot Couture: It’s time to go gaga over sole wear!

By @ShilpiMadan

Photography: Courtesy Fizzy Goblet

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The glamorised jutti is fizzying it up while it remains true to its vintage form. What stands out is that each stylish sole is a bold and brilliant detour from the usual!

Revival of the Kanjivaram Sari - Indian in soul. Modern in form.

By @ShilpiMadan

Photography: Courtesy House of Angadi

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Advaya Collection of Kanjivarams from the House of Angadi

Elegant, ethereal, exquisite. The Indian sari universe is experiencing its golden age with spectacular textile blends. Blazing forth is the southern favourite – Kanjivaram in all-new avatars…

Chromed Design Studio designs Uno Pizzeria’s brand presence in India

Compiled by Pari Syal

Photography: Arvind Hoon; courtesy the designer

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Chromed Design Studio adds a dash of pizzazz to the standard design format of brand Uno’s Pizzeria in India, ingeniously homogenising the brand interiors to the local vernacular…

Sneakers: the new femme haute couture!

By Rita Roy Choudhury

Photography: Courtesy the designer and brands

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courtesy Vogue

Have our arches finally spoken after having groaned for over a century under the siege of high heels as the wannabe trendy wear for our feet? Here’s a ground-breaking thought… sneakers have given women a graceful route out of Heel Hell. 

Fanattic Sports Museum: Sporting a flamboyant legacy!

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Vivek Singh Rathore

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Fanattic Sports Museum, Kolkata (inset) Ar. Vivek Singh Rathore

Salient Design Studio blueprints India’s very own multi-sports archive - the Fanattic Sports Museum, commemorating the country’s revered tryst with the sporting world.

Toy Room: A playfully evocative club!

By Marina Correa

Photography: Arvind Hoon; courtesy the designers

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Toy Room (inset) Ar. Abhigyan Neogi

International nightlife brand Toy Room’s first Indian outlet in New Delhi aligns perfectly with its foreign counterparts, where provocative playfulness amidst an elite clubbing experience is the norm…

Crafting the learning curve!

By Ar. Amit Gupta

Photography & renders: Courtesy Studio Symbiosis

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With an exhibition design as well as an outdoor interactive installation that opened to the public last evening at Okhla Grounds in New Delhi, Ar. Amit Gupta gets candid about how exhibition design and installations are an opportunity to further one's skill set… Over to Amit…

Barefoot Luxury 2.0

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Open-to-sky Spaces Special

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: courtesy Z Z Architects

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You don’t need white sand, turquoise seas and tropical weather to unwind. These outdoor decks by ZZ Architects have got you covered.

High-spirited Escapades

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Open-to-sky Spaces Special

By Vinita Wagh

Renders: courtesy Mahesh Punjabi Associates

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These rooftop terraces by Mahesh Punjabi Associates harmoniously combine materials and elements to create a versatile backdrop for the outdoors.

Eclectic Allure

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Open-to-sky Spaces Special

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: courtesy The Orange Lane

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Shabnam Gupta of The Orange Lane enlivens the terrace of an artist's studio with delightful balance and much flair.

Urban Oasis

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Open-to-sky Spaces Special

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy Studio Osmosis

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Studio Osmosis lends style, personality, and function to this balcony and terrace, creating refreshing spaces perfect for relaxing and entertaining.

The home with a heart and a soul

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Designer’s Personal Spaces 

By Marina Correa

Photography: Ravi Kanade; courtesy the firm

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Ar. Abin Choudhuri's home (inset) Ar. Abin Choudhuri

Architect Abin Chaudhuri’s home epitomizes the essence of the bond between his mother and his son, and effectively doubles up as a creative canvas for his artistically-inclined 10-year-old boy… 

The ‘human touch’ of design!

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Designer’s Personal Spaces 

By Archit Raj Thapar

Photography: Harsha Kataraia; courtesy the designer

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(inset) Designer Parag Ainchwar

Designer Parag Ainchwar from Cluster One Creative Solutions Pvt. Ltd. gives us a sneak peek into his newly refurbished home in Pune – a space that effectively synthesises his design sensibilities...

The evocative habitat

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Designer’s Personal Spaces 

Compiled by Marina Correa

Photography: Deepshikha Jain and Sameer Chawda; courtesy the architect

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Studio PKA (inset) Principal Architect Puran Kumar

Studio PKA’s new location within the cultural and heritage precincts of South Mumbai allows it to soak in the collective artistic identity, whilst responding to its own needs…

Experiment, explore and experience

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Designer’s Personal Spaces 

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy the architect

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The baffle wall with the back-lit company logo at the entrance (inset) Ar. HP Lakhani

HP Lakhani Associates invite you to their Hyderabad office, which stands as a testimonial of their design philosophy and approach... 

Live the Peacock life!

By Shilpi Madan

Photography: Courtesy Falguni & Shane Peacock

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Fashion designer duo Shane and Falguni Peacock's latest labour of love, Amour de Junagarh, strokes in Parisian chic with Rajasthani opulence…

The reversible sari: double bonanza!

By ShilpiMadan

Photography: Courtesy the designer

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Fashion designer Payal Khandwala amps up the beauty and multi-functionality of the traditional sari by launching a line of reversible saris.

Exploring the narrative in design!

Hospitality Special

By Team IAnD

Photography: Aman Deshmukh; courtesy The Orange Lane

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Viman Nagar Social designed by the sprightly Shabnam Gupta, effortlessly juxtaposes the spirit of erstwhile Pune with the city’s young, urban vibe. 

For the love of everyday objects

By Deepika Srivastava

Photography: Courtesy Sandip Paul

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Neon tetra  

“The motivation to innovate is yet to see its high in India,” opines Paul Sandip. With a coveted portfolio to his credit, the industrial designer in a candid tête-à-tête with IAnD…