Face-lifting the Udipi!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Indrajeet Sathe; courtesy the designer

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A restaurant that is not just another brick in the wall! South High designed by The Orange Lane stands tall as an unusual take on the classic ‘udipi’ restaurant…

Creative Conveniences

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Sanjiv Sutar & Tanay Kumar; courtesy FIDS

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Priyanka Agrawal & Tanay Kumar of Fractak Ink Design Studio

A playground of colours and intriguing spaces inspires enthusiasm, keeping with Fractal Ink Design Studio’s core values and culture… 

Material Explorations

By FinchD

Photography: Courtesy Rooshad Shroff

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Rooshad Shroff explores a design vocabulary that pushes the boundaries of materials with an attempt to create an end product that is not only functional but also visually appealing; with an aim to achieve nuanced and distinctive solutions.

Of real-time imagery!

By FinchD

Photography: Prashant Bhat; courtesy the architects

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Planned as an archetypal office space, the design for HERE Solutions is notable by virtue of its imagery and graphical explorations...

Sculptural Enigma

By FinchD

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Designed by Anagram Architects for multi-media artist Anita Dube, Artrovert is a 280sq. m. studio, conceived as a shared working space for artists...

‘Nude’ is always in!

By Rita Roy Choudhury

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Sparkly nude dresses on the red carpet at Oscars 2014

The Nude palette has armed us with tools to shape, shift and re-contour our fluid faces and reshape our silhouettes - hour-glass or not. IAnD revisits the trend that swishes silently behind the curtains…

Decoding Computational Geometry

Info & Images: Courtesy Ar. Vignesh Kaushik

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With a marked spate in iconic architecture and organic built forms that hold us in awe, IAnD talks to Vignesh Kaushik, Architect & Computational Designer of WOWAD to understand the basics of computational design.

Channelling green tones in your wardrobe this year!

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: Courtesy world wide web

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Pantone has declared the colour of the year for 2017 and we’re delighted to tell you that it’s ‘greenery’! Here’s how you can add the easy-breezy shade to your wardrobe…

Schulen Fernandes dons the creative mantle!

By Neehar Mishra

Photography: Courtesy Schulen Fernandes

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Wendell Rodricks & Schulen Fernandes with a model

Schulen Fernandes, Wendell Rodrick’s protégé and now Creative Director of his label, talks to IAnD about her creative vision for the label...

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...