The Doodle Queen

By Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Courtesy Alicia Souza

 

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Illustrative designer Alicia Souza (Ahh-lis-see-ya Sow-zahh) ushers in lighter moments to everyday living with her quirky sense of humour… 

Ma Belle

By Deepti Khanna

Photography: Courtesy Mukul Goyal

Ma Belle

This 11-feet tall sculpted bell-woman is a democratic object for public consumption, created to establish an emotional connect with the audience…

LABEL Ritu Kumar –Identity India

By Nikita Peer

Photography: Courtesy the designer

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Her style and the ability to take Indian aesthetics and craftsmanship and translate them into contemporary silhouettes are unique attributes that crown the Ritu Kumar brand. With over 35 stores across the country, both her haute couture and prêt collections epitomize Indian identity in a global spectrum. 

Fashionable Uniforms

By Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Courtesy the designer; tajvivanta.com 

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With uniforms as important and significant harbingers of the hospitality industry, fashion forays in its interiors, dress-code and stylized ambiances, have, and continue to reign as the cutting-edge mantras – the aces that build recall value! 

Fashion Trends for Men

By Pari Syal

Photography: courtesy the designer

 

Kunal Rawal with his showstoppers - Shahid & Arjun Kapoor

Men too, feel the absolute need for contemporary fashion. Breaking records and endearing celebrities and masses alike, menswear designer Kunal Rawal tips the masculine scales with a bucolic industrial grunge mixed with luxurious fashion…

No axe; only knacks!

By Nikita Peer

Photography: Courtesy the designers

Reclaimed antique wood furniture

“Wood speaks to me!” beams furniture designer Adwait Kher as he talks about his musings with natural grains, thumb joints, and nuances of old world charm in his no-screws, nails or glue - brand of furniture…

Indian Designers at Salone 2013

By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy the designers

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This year, furniture artist, light consultant and interior designer Komal Vasa; and furniture and product designer Rohit Kumar are the only two promising Indians showcasing their exhibits at the prestigious 15^th Salone Satellite exhibition, to be held in Milan from 9th April instant. 

Layered by Life!

By Siya Mishra

Photography: courtesy the designer

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Budding designer Vaishali Shadangule talks about her myriad experiments with Indian traditional fabrics.

From Royalty to Commons

By Siya Mishra

Photography: Courtesy Vasundhara Mantri

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Jewellery designer Vasundhara Mantri creates exquisite pieces that are a beautiful amalgamation of the traditional with the contemporary.

Auto Design – On Edge!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: courtesy DC Design

Dilip Chhabria

His has been a case of design being used as a differentiator and driver to build an entrepreneurial business model in a country, where words like design, aesthetics and styling were unheard of especially in the automotive sector. He is Dilip Chhabria aka DC.

An incredible Toy Story!

By Nitika Agarwal

Photography: courtesy Sudarshan Khanna

Sudarshan Khanna at his studio in 1999

He not just believes but demonstrates toys as the simplest means to absorb the successful blend of art and technology as Sudarshan Khanna retraces his association with toy-making and the child psyche.

Ceramics - art or craft?

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: Ireno Guerci, Auroville; courtesy Adil Writer

Crusade Series Ceramic & Acrylic on Canvas

Auroville-based artist Adil Writer talks to IAnD about his tryst with ceramic art…

Fashion Books & their Coveted Covers

By Rashmi Hemrajani

Honesty, information and fashion, fused profoundly, can only create book covers that ooze creativity and grab the attention of literature aficionados. We pick 3 interesting fashion book covers and why we like them…

Redefining Swimwear

By Rashmi Hemrajani

                                         Photograph: Courtesy Shivan & Narresh

Redefining resort-wear in India has seen designers Shivan and Narresh graduate from experimenting with sombre shades to bringing design innovations to the forefront...  

Bejewelled Art

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: Courtesy Eina Ahluwalia

'Celebration' Necklace 

Revamping jewellery as conceptual art, designer Eina Ahluwalia’s intricately designed silver pieces have taken the international market by storm…

Male Version

By Jaydip Majumder

Photography: Courtesy Sharbari Datta

“Like the artist, who cannot plan her brushstrokes, I, too, let the future unfold as it comes,” says designer Sharbari Datta as she gets retrospective about her calling in the male fashion domain.

Journey through The Busride

By Ishita Shah

Photography: courtesy The Busride

Independent, multidisciplinary design studio in Mumbai, India, The Busride is as diverse in its approach and orientation as its quirky nomenclature...

Fire n Ice

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: courtesy the designer

‘Ethnic-chic’ best describes Tanya Sharma’s pulsating designs, as she reinterprets individual existing trends and gives them new dimensions.

Eclectic Eccentric

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: courtesy the designers

‘Quirky’ announces the season’s Lakme Fashion Week, with designers opting for out-of-the-box concepts, materials and techniques to create products that are unconventional and high on style.

Revisiting the Royal

By Ishita Shah

Photography: Courtesy Hutheesing Design Company

The Durbar Collection of garments by fashion aficionado and royal cultural attaché Umang Hutheesing holds universal appeal in formal and semi-formal evening wear...