The creative side of business communication

By Savitha Hira with inputs from Neehar Mishra

Photography: Courtesy HB Design

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A-Z of graphic gamut at HB Design

Award-winning firm HB Design Pvt. Ltd. delves into their success-rated portfolios to share with us some insights into what makes for the ‘right’ business communication design!

Baloo: the playful font

By FinchD

Renders: Courtesy Sarang Kulkarni

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Sarang Kulkarni’s newest addition - Baloo typeface - is a multilingual Indic Display type font family, sustaining 10 scripts under an umbrella of common design features.

The art of spirituality

By Leah Linhares

Photography: Charuvi Design Labs

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Imagination is a drug that runs deep in the veins of those, who dare to see beyond boundaries; artist-designer, Charuvi Singhal is gifted with vision that sees the world through a kaleidoscope...

Redefining festive wear this Diwali

Diwali Special 2016

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: Courtesy Jyotee Khaitan

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From asymmetrical skirts to stitched dhotis, fashion designer Jyotee Khaitan tells you all you need to know to stay trendy this festive season…

A touch of glamour, a generous dose of style!

Diwali Special 2016

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: Courtesy Shivan & Narresh

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Looking to refurbish your home this Diwali? Designer duo Shivan & Narresh have just the advice you need.

Lakme Fashion Week W/F 2016’s Young Achievers!

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy LFW & GraziaIndia

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Label Moshi by Suhani Parekh 

The ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2016’s young award-winning designers are full of ‘wear-your-attitude’ spunk, ready to give our young ones a simple, no-nonsense distinguished edge!

Architectural skins get a new dimension.

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Valerie Bennett and Orproject; courtesy Orproject

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Architecture & Design studio, Orproject pushes its boundaries yet again to endorse that bespoke design stems as much from philosophical musings as it backed by scientific agenda!

Celebrating Glass

By Leah Linhares

Photography: Courtesy Anjali Srinivasan

   

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Doing away with conventional materials of décor, ChoChoMa Studios brings home a breath of fresh air with its custom-fabricated glass products…

For the eclectically sensitive!

Compiled by Pari Syal

Photography: Courtesy Tortus

 

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With a zest for embracing across-the-board influences and standing apart with a promise of design and quality, Raghav Sethi of Tortus Lifestyle brand is a go-getter!

Calaa - the language of art and design!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Studio Mango

Basket of  Light - furniture and lighting

In a classic tale of East meets West, Dutch design Studio Mango is prepping to launch a sustainable and light-on-the-pocket designer brand christened ‘Calaa’ in association with local artisans from Moradabad... 

Wearable Architecture – Concrete Cufflinks!

By Nitin Barcha & Disney Davis

Photography: Courtesy Studio Material Immaterial

 

ELEMENTS Collection

“We love the idea of being on the border of definitions. We only exercise choice of ideas, and ideas choose materials.” Studio Material Immaterial on their newest architectural offering...

Career as a fashion photographer

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: Courtesy Vickram Singh Bawa

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India’s ace fashion photographer Vickram Bawa talks to IAnD about his journey in the world of art and what it takes to be a successful fashion photographer.

Artistically natural furniture for the truly contemporary home!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Team KNW

Nesting buffet tables in a combination of steel and wood in walnut finish

Product and furniture studio, KNOCK ON WOOD (KNW) founded by Aarti Aggarwal celebrates wood in its purest form...

Chandigarh’s ‘Museum of Knowledge’: Saluting Le Corbusier!

Info & Images by MuseLAB

Roof Garden at the Museum of Knowledge

Walking in Le Corbusier’s footprint yet keeping pace with contemporary times, young design firm, MuseLAB Design Engine - second winners of international concept competition for the ‘Museum of Knowledge’, Chandigarh, enlighten us on what made their design tick...

Design Synergy: Collaborative Architecture and J. Mayer H.

IAnD Exclusive

By Marina Correa

Photography: courtesy J. Mayer H; Collaborative Architecture

Stacked Wedges project under construction by Collaborative Architecture &
Pavilion for the City Jubilee, Schlossgarten, Karlsruhe by J. Mayer H. ©Frank Dinger 

Surpassing tie-ups that are project-specific or draw on a valuable skill a partner company possesses, this alliance begins at the very inception of research, goes deeper into innovation, design and culminates with the execution of project…

What makes historic architecture awe-inspiring?

Text & Photography: Ar. Yatin Pandya

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Attempting to understand the roots of ‘timelessness’ as a universal quality in architecture, Ar. Yatin Pandya excerpts the essence from his internationally acclaimed book of the same title, where he examines notions of time, space and existence in the Indian context; the research providing inroads to a universal footprint...

Chef Ritu Dalmia – No less Dishy!

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Courtesy Ritu Dalmia

Chef Ritu Dalmia

Inside and outside the kitchen with award-winning chef Ritu Dalmia…

Graphically Dynamic!

By Nitika  Agarwal 
Photography: Courtesy the designer

Pushkar Thakur

The Grafiosi, an exclusive art and design studio in Delhi is wonderfully creative and an absolute delight for any design enthusiast. At once, it unfolds a sense of serenity and dynamism as you stay on…

The mantle called ‘Sustainability’!

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy the designer

 

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Interior and furniture designer Lalit Hira is back at the London Design Festival 2015 – this time with a photo installation based on the brass tacks of Indian design...

Mumbai Artists at LDF 2015

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy the artists

  

Canvas by Arun Awasarmol                                                                        Canvas by Eknath Giram

Two artists revisit the international platform promoting their paintings at the Designersblock venue of the London Design Festival 2015...