What makes architecture iconic? Ar. Sanjay Puri enlightens…

By Marina Correa & Savitha Hira

Photography: Courtesy the architect

SDS School Gurgaon

Whilst ‘neo-futurist architecture’ as a term evolved in the 1960’s,  characterized by an ‘uninhibited architectural approach’, the prolific global mushrooming of ‘iconic’ built forms that we see in present times, spurred Team IAnD to probe the larger picture of what makes architecture iconic and what is the response it elicits… 

Personal Style Statements of Jewellery Designer, Varuna D Jani

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Courtesy Varuna D Jani

Jewellery Designer Varuna D Jani

Bedazzling jewellery, a big heart and flamboyance... best sum up the queen of diamonds, Varuna D Jani. 

Italy in India - Ristorante Prego

By Anuradha K. R.

Photography: Courtesy Studio US

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Monotony and complexity have no room in Italian cuisine and so it is, with the design of this restaurant in New Delhi that serves it. The design team of Sumeet Nath and Aanchal Chaudhary has tastefully carved out a setting for Ristorante Prego that essentially blends variety with simplicity.

Cerafest 2014 - Celebrating Studio Pottery

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy the Artists

Shalan Dere with some of her work

Attempting to give Studio Pottery its rightful place in the burgeoning visual art scenario, Mumbai organizes its first-ever Ceramic Festival bringing together 22 Mumbai-based studio potters to amaze audiences with their skills and wares...

Punch & Panache

By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy the architect

 

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Despite being flanked by prominent garment and jewellery stores in an upscale shopping district of Bhelupur, Benaras, designer boutique Gazal’s Panache stands out for its striking monochromatic palette, interior detailing and lattice-work referencing the famous Benarasi weave, albeit in a contemporary avatar…