Architecture & Interiors
Kiara Lighting – Inside Kerala’s Foremost Designer Light Boutique
Lighting designer Anusha Vivek talks about starting Kiara Lighting, Kerala's foremost designer light boutiques.
Careers & Professional Development
Steps to become a Fashion Designer in India
Fashion design is the premium choice of many young creative aspirants, who want to delve into the garment industry and make their mark on India's fashion circuit. The clothes, outfits and fancy dresses in...
Architecture & Interiors
Concrete in Sao Paulo – the city as an organism
Sao Paulo is the biggest city in South America, with 1521,11km² and 12,8 million people. The city was founded in 1554 by Jesuits, but had its biggest growth from the midst of the XIX...
Architecture & Interiors
Street food stalls – Rethinking the quintessential Indian street cart
With the Corona lock-down in place, the one thing that Indians are missing is the eclectic Indian street food. There is no doubt that India has one of the most vibrant, delicious and affordable...
Art
Quarantine as an Artist – a graffiti guide
What a time to be a Graffiti artist! Look at it from the bright side. People are helping each other, taking their precious time to do something for someone else they might not even...
Architecture & Interiors
How architecture can tackle mass-migration and refugee crisis
The Guardian headline on March 30 read, "India racked by greatest exodus since partition due to Corona Virus". In any crisis, it's the poor who suffer the most. However, recent events just showcase how...
Architecture & Interiors
Homes you would love to quarantine in!
Quarantine amidst the Corona virus pandemic is something we are still coming to terms with. Social distancing, self isolation, stay at home are terms you would've heard on loop in recent times. To say...
Architecture & Interiors
Home schooling for young designers – Enriching activities for Quarantine
Never seen before times are here. All the climate crisis discussions, dialogue's about India's infrastructure, topics on space design and sustainability - the time has come to actually put those in practice. Humanity is...
Architecture & Interiors
Make your home livelier – preparing for the isolation in times of Covid19
COVID19 or the Corona Virus threat is looming all over the World. Countries everywhere are preparing to fight the novel disease and advisories have been issued for people to stay indoors. Self-isolation, social distancing...
Architecture & Interiors
Globalization of interior design – preserving identity in the Instagram age
Did you think I am about to appreciate the way we are adapting the same designs everywhere in the World because of globalization? Sorry, but no. Don't get me wrong, I love that we...
Architecture & Interiors
Sustainable interior design
Sustainability is a widely discussed topic in today's times. It is a concept which resonates with everyone, regardless of their age or profession. However, for architects, designers and builders, the aspect of sustainability is...
Architecture & Interiors
Tectonics of retail interiors – space planning in stores
Retail interiors have seen a paradigm shift in terms of space planning and decor. The non- interactive one proprietor model of a store just doesn't work anymore. With choices and varieties on the rise...
Architecture & Interiors
Must have modern furniture – second edition
The most popular blog on our website is the Must have modern furniture article! So, to celebrate my 200th piece, I wanted to revisit and update my curation of modern and contemporary must-have furniture!...
Architecture & Interiors
How spaces affect people – Interior aspects of offices to improve work productivity
Designers are always trying to bring in fresh ideas to the table. Each environment must cater to its user’s needs. Spaces affect people psychologically and can improve or decrease quality of life. In the...
Architecture & Interiors
Makings of a movie set – Interior design for films, TV shows and videos
The internet is going crazy with the recent announcement of F.R.I.E.N.D.S reunion. Speculations on what the iconic TV series is planning with the reboot is rife and thus it's the perfect opportunity to discuss...
Architecture & Interiors
Homeless shelters – making a space for the poor in our hearts and our country
According to the Homeless World Cup Foundation, which keeps track of the growing number of homeless people in the World, India has an estimated 1.8 million homeless in the country with more than half...
Architecture & Interiors
Dark Opulence: Deep tones and Plush Interiors at Alice & Fifth Restaurant, Johannesburg
Dark narrow corridors, overcast by a shimmering ceiling with a mercurial quality, lead into plush interiors of deep-toned wood, soft velvet in dark tones and ceilings that warp your sense of reality. If this...
Architecture & Interiors
Design colleges – spaces which invoke ideas!
All design endeavors are inspiring spaces, but when it comes to design schools, the spaces need to be more so. A haven for creative students, who should imbibe design values from the space surrounding...
Architecture & Interiors
100 new airports in India by 2024 – Fact or Faux Pas?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has promised 100 new airports in India by 2024 in the latest Union Budget speech. As a citizen of India, I feel proud that our government is willing to take...
Architecture & Interiors
Indian office interiors by Indian designers!
Offices are second homes for people. We spend almost 8-10 hours in our workplace everyday and therefore Office interiors are being taken extremely seriously in recent times. Indian designers are aware of the importance...
Fashion & Lifestyle
The Sole Sisters: Let’s discuss shoes, sister!
It is hard to believe that shoes- a necessity for all, a status symbol for some, and an obsession for many- had an extremely humble origin. From being an object with the sole functional...
Architecture & Interiors
HundredHands – Selected works of Bangalore’s famous architecture and interior design firm
Established in 2003 by architect duo Sunitha Kondur and Bijoy Ramachandran, Bangalore based architecture firm Hundred Hands has acquired quite a name for themselves. In the field of Architecture and sustainable design, HundredHands focuses...
Architecture & Interiors
Unique architecture – 4 distinct international designs
Architecture and design around the world is constantly evolving. Use of modern materials, bold design, more and more complex geometries and challenging environments are being taken up by designers. It is imperative to continuously...
Architecture & Interiors
Residential architecture in South India – 5 best contemporary houses
Simple living and high thinking is a mantra Indians live by. This reflects in their personality, their dressing sense and their choices. It is obvious then, that this mantra is also the inspiration for...
Architecture & Interiors
Historic buildings and contemporary additions
With the rapid evolution of our lifestyles and the development of new technologies, it is important to find a way where old and new elements of the built environment can be represented in the...
Architecture & Interiors
Moulding with mud – Ar. Eugene Pandala’s tryst with sustainable architecture
Ar. Eugene Pandala has carved a niche for himself in the Architecture community with his sustainable building practices. Using one of the oldest and greenest building materials - mud; he has motivated designers every...
Architecture & Interiors
2019 design edition – A quick recap
2019, the last year of the decade was indeed very interesting in terms of the design trends, advancements and growth. The year went by swiftly, yet many events and design innovations made us stop...
Architecture & Interiors
Dealing with corridors in interior design
Sometimes long corridors are unavoidable in a building plan. Lengthy passages inside a structure, may be due to the site's awkward shape or even the function of the building. For instance, an apartment or hotel...
Architecture & Interiors
Creating an impression – Atrium design
An Atrium is essentially an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in a structure. Typically, atriums were the entrance lobby or forecourt in churches, however, they have found an integral place in modern architecture....
Architecture & Interiors
10 things India needs right now – Analyzing existing infrastructure and urgent Urban renewal
In 72 years, India has undoubtedly made great progress. We are the largest democracy in the World, we have shaped cities like Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore to have world class facilities, townships and...
Architecture & Interiors
Architecture and model making : The Belgian approach
For the architect as an individual, a part of their building culture roots are established during the first crucial years of their training period. A big part of the skill set is model making. Although we...
Architecture & Interiors
Space saving furniture – Function, style and storage for tight spaces
With real estate prices shooting through the skies, buying large properties in big cities in India has become a herculean task. The millennials who move to Metro cities for work or studies, find themselves...
Architecture & Interiors
The subtle art of thematic interiors
We all love a good themed space. The feeling of getting transported somewhere while enjoying other activities in a room is priceless. Surrounding yourself with the things you love can also be a reason...
Architecture & Interiors
Rethinking the traditional railing design – 8 interesting ideas for parapets
Haven't we had enough of those metal railings? I am sure you can picture them, the rectangular frame with vertical balusters! The other type which has become a staple in the railing design, is...
General
Geometry in interior design – Playing with shapes!
There is Geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the Spheres. - Pythagoras
It is high time designers breaking the mould of the solids and voids which make...
Architecture & Interiors
Kinetic installations – Futuristic immersive artwork
We as a species have always expressed ourselves through art and design. Be it cave paintings, papyrus drawings or the watercolor art of the Renaissance, every era has had its special art form. Stories,...
Architecture & Interiors
Architecture presentation techniques – Breaking down drawing and rendering styles
Most often than not, designers get limited with their presentation styles. Students get trapped in the deadlines, architects get restricted by clients or labors who are going to read the drawings. Architectural representation of...
Architecture & Interiors
In conversation with Ar. Habeeb Khan – Putting the contemporary in vernacular architecture!
Architect Habeeb Khan has left a distinctive impression on the skyline of many Indian cities with his signature ‘Contemporary Vernacular’ Architecture. An award winning designer, public speaker, teacher and now the Chairman of the Council of...
Architecture & Interiors
Circular economy – The designer’s approach
The Earth is in fact, a finite resource. However, the smartest species on the planet is gradually depleting it owing to wasteful ways. Throughout centuries, we have had a very take-make-waste form of living,...
Architecture & Interiors
Rebuilding a cause – Modern temple interiors
After the bloodshed in 1992 surrounding the Babri Masjid, the verdict has finally been declared after a long wait of 27 years. The Ayodhya verdict grants Hindus possession of the highly controversial and contested...
Architecture & Interiors
Spiritual architecture
Religion, an idea that struck humanity to ensure peace and well being among fellow humans, was an intangible one. Reinforcing this idea among people and affirming their belief on the concept of a higher...
Architecture & Interiors
Paris – A recurring palimpsest!
A city rich with stories, Paris stores within it, a treasure of history. One of the largest cities in Europe during the Middle ages, Paris was the epicenter of religion and trade. The birthplace...
Architecture & Interiors
Reuse the idea of reuse – Adaptive reuse architecture and reusing building materials
Building sustainable, with as less resources as possible and designing greener and more ecological structures is the call of the day. Adaptive reuse and the idea of reuse has taken root in Architecture around...
Architecture & Interiors
Reclaiming bricks – Distinguished brick architecture & brick vaults
A red rectangular building block, the first ever building technique to have been mastered by humans - Brick has time and again proven that it is indeed one of the most reliable, durable and...
Architecture & Interiors
Top 10 architecture colleges in central India
The creation of a built structure, keeping in mind its function, aesthetic and performance is Architecture. Architects are responsible for designing buildings for private residences, offices, hospitals, institutes, public buildings, hotels, resorts, laboratories, industries...
Architecture & Interiors
The contemporary vernacular – JD college of engineering by SHK Architects
Technological advancement and the progress made in modern building materials has led many Indian architects to ignore our age old building techniques and vernacular materials. In the race to build higher concrete structures and...