Architecture & Interiors
Interior Design – Premium potential career for aspiring students
Choosing a career after High School or after 12th Board Exams in India is tricky business. Most students fall in the trap of herd mentality and end up choosing a stream for which they...
Architecture & Interiors
Cindrebay Nurture : FRACTALS Workshop with Ar. Takbir Fatima
An initiative by Cindrebay School of Design, Cindrebay Nurture aims to open up out of the box and creative thinking in students to embed imagination, state of the art knowledge and skills that would...
Architecture & Interiors
The future of interior design
Designers have always been instrumental in pushing the boundaries in technological innovations. For many years, we have seen the design industry evolve, and never before has it been at a faster pace. Each of these...
Architecture & Interiors
Bangalore lakes – Their neglect vs. their potential
This city is known by many names - IT Hub, Beer Capital of India, India's Silicon Valley, or the city of gardens. The city known for it's innovative architecture, it's nightlife and culture, the amazing...
Art
Graphic design – Expressing through design and imagery!
The art of communication is what led humanity to greatness. The simple fact that we can express ourselves, paved the way for great successes and is the key for human survival. However, speech isn't...
Architecture & Interiors
Luxurious living – indoor pools in residences
Lately, incorporating a private gym or an indoor exercise or yoga room has become a trend in interior design in India. An exclusive space to exercise and keep fit has obvious health benefits but...
Architecture & Interiors
A new year’s resolution for designers
In 1962, biologist Rachel Carson published ‘Silent Spring’ - arguably the first rather convincing book about environmental damage. In the decades since, unprecedented scientific research and discourse revealed how homo sapiens’ numbers and modern...
Architecture & Interiors
Light and shadow in interiors
Can Light and Shadow govern a building design? Beautiful interior spaces boast not just of excellent use of colors, themes and materials but also on how they collectively integrate to form a useful aesthetic...
General
Bengaluru by design – Design takes over
Design is the script used in many languages. Be it clothes, food, art, animation, buildings, furniture, landscape or craft, design becomes the seamless flow of lyrics which turns simple things into beautiful songs. Bangalore,...
Art
‘Art of Drafting’ workshop with Designer Janki Prakash
'People with great Passion can make the impossible happen!' This quote couldn't be more true than in the case of Cindrebay's recent guest lecturer and host of the 'Art of Drafting' Workshop, Ms. Janki...
Architecture & Interiors
Gayathri & Namith Architects – Adding new perspectives in Bengaluru
Architects aim to make a difference in the way society lives and it is their constant effort to influence lifestyle through their design. This couldn't be more true than in the case of Bengaluru...
Architecture & Interiors
Co-working spaces – the new way to work?
As more and more offices around the world are trying to make workspaces more interactive and fun, with nature integrated planning, leisure spaces, relaxing nodes and trying to harbor more team building practices, the...
Architecture & Interiors
Italy – art and architecture
Italy. A small country in Europe packed with amazing experiences, art, architecture and design. Design in terms of Interiors, design in sculptures, clothes and even food! With so many artists, painters, sculptors, designers and scholars,...
Fashion & Lifestyle
How to dress this winter! – Winter fashion ideas with Vogue
Winter is coming. As per usual, Mothers around India are fetching the old suitcases stuffed with sweaters, shawls and jackets from their attics. The same button ups, the same mufflers bought once in Shimla...
Architecture & Interiors
The responsibility of an architect
I decided to write something quite personal in this article, to write about my access to architecture and the question about the responsibility as an architect towards the society. When I started to study...
Architecture & Interiors
Unconventional homes for the homeless
We have discussed Interior Design for millionaires, the wealthy, middle class, students, offices, retail spaces, schools, theatres and even the elderly. Today, let's talk about an uncomfortable topic. Giving and improving the homes of...
Architecture & Interiors
Designing for elderly and handicapped
We tend to take everyday living for granted. Simple tasks such as walking to your kitchen to grab a snack, getting comfortable on the couch for a movie or going to the toilet, are...
Architecture & Interiors
Visual Communication for Designers
If I ask you what this is, the majority of you will answer, 'It's a Car.' Some might call it an orange car, a few may say it's a car on the road, some...
Architecture & Interiors
Ar. Sanjay Mohe – A lesson in Architecture
Ar. Sanjay Mohe was born and brought up in Mumbai, with the seed of architecture sowed in him early in life. An enigmatic personality, he graduated in architecture from Sir JJ College of Architecture...
Fashion & Lifestyle
Evolution of Indian Fashion in 71 years!
15th August - The Day India got Independence from the British Raj. A day of pride for all Indians and 2018 marks 71 years since we got freedom. A lot has changed over the...
Architecture & Interiors
Bonito Designs – Survival of the Hardworking and Gutsy!
Home is where the Heart is, but the Indian mentality forces us to create homes to impress others. "When guests come to our house, they should stare in awe!" is what most clients brief...
Architecture & Interiors
The Curves of Oscar Niemeyer
A lot of Brazil’s distinctive modernist architecture and the style it exudes can be credited to the Brazilian Architect, Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, or simply Ar. Oscar Niemeyer. His buildings and...
Fashion & Lifestyle
Story of a Designer : Manish Malhotra
Manish Malhotra, a man who needs no introduction and one of the bigwigs of the Indian Fashion Industry. A brand, well renowned for eccentric Bollywood costumes as well as elegant regal contour, The Manish...
Architecture & Interiors
9 Apps Every Designer Needs
The life of a designer is filled with colors, choices, options, ideas and patterns, but at the same time it is also very hectic, has a lot of deadlines and comes with a lot...
Fashion & Lifestyle
LULU FASHION FORUM – Fashion in Tier 2 Cities
Small towns and cities in India, have a culture and niche of their own, which they flaunt unabashedly and in fact, with pride. People have more time, deeper connections with friends, relatives and neighbours,...
Architecture & Interiors
50 Mid-Century Interior Design Ideas
Mid-Century interior design has made a sensational come back in the market in recent years. Interior styles and trends have a way of repeating themselves every few decades and the mid-century movement is no...
Courses & Certifications
Theater Story Write Up – Cindrebay Kochi
Cinema and Fashion have a long fruitful relationship in India. One cannot exist without the other. Fashion designers in India, come up with beautiful costumes and designs to suit the characters and lend some...
Architecture & Interiors
50 Contemporary Interior Design Ideas!
The month of June, is already upon us and it Spring feels are in the air! There are rains pouring in different parts of India, the wet mud smells magical and the atmosphere is...
Architecture & Interiors
AURA 2018 – Celebrating “The Creative Vibe”
When the doodles in the mind receive a blank canvas to express itself, the joy is unbound and the creative mind is satisfied. As a design student it is important that along the curriculum...
Architecture & Interiors
Romancing the Facade!
Have you ever reminisced those sights when you’d just stop by and observe birds hovering over that beautiful old rustic window? Or seeing a granny across the street sitting in front of a colourful door...
Fashion & Lifestyle
FASHION DESIGN : A – Z
Fashion and Style, to each their own, right? What suits one person, might not work well for the other. What personality does one want to convey, what traits does one want to flaunt, what...
Architecture & Interiors
How to combat heat in Interiors
It's India and it's naturally a million degrees out there. People are constantly looking for shade and breeze in the sweltering summers, and as designers we can't just sit still! A lot of people...
Courses & Certifications
Met Gala 2018: All You Need To Know
Want to know about Oscars of the fashion world: the Met Gala 2018? Read on.
Fondly known as the “fashion’s biggest night out,” the Met Gala 2018 is undeniably a pinnacle of iconic style. The...
Architecture & Interiors
5 ways to promote yourself as an Interior Designer
Colleges and design institutes breed hundreds of designers and architects every year. They are all taught the basic principles of interiors, thumb rules, technical aspects of design and so on. Each one is creative...
Fashion & Lifestyle
The Art of Presentation
I googled the word presentation, and realized that even though it can mean several things, like a powerpoint, or appearance or looking tidy; in the end, it only means one thing - Grooming or...
Architecture & Interiors
Plants in Interiors
It is so obvious, isn't it? Plants and greens are the quickest, easiest and cheapest ways to literally bring life into your homes and spaces. Plants in interiors, although a grossly overlooked element in...
Fashion & Lifestyle
Fabulous Footwear Facts & Fixes
Dressing up, from head to toe, is a phrase you might've heard often. However, why is it, that we continually pay more heed to dressing our tops, and neglect our toes? Feet fashion is...
Architecture & Interiors
Interior Design Details
Mies Van Der Rohe, the great architect and artist once said, "God is in the details" and he couldn't be more spot on. A space is made up of the dozens of thoughts, ideas...
Architecture & Interiors
How to cultivate a passion!
We see facebook updates and instagram posts and quotes about how everyone should follow their dream, pursue their ambition, do something with passion. But why? Why is passion important? Isn't working and earning enough?...
Architecture & Interiors
Why you need an Interior Designer
Spaces literally envelope us, and create a solid refuge around all living and thinking. Thus, it is essential to treat the void that surrounds us beautifully, as well as the facade that covers the...
Architecture & Interiors
5 Books every Designer should read!
Never underestimate the power of a good book! It has the power to move you, make you feel a thousand fold and leave you with an unsettling feeling of wanting more. The thing about...
Architecture & Interiors
Why get a Masters in Design?
As a Masters in Architecture aspirant, I have been asked this question multiple times in the recent past. Apparently, getting a masters in design is not something easily digestible by all. You get to...
Architecture & Interiors
Cindrebay Kochi presents – ‘ART SPLASH’
Art Splash
An environment engulfed in color can create emotional effects such as strong psychological influence on individuals. It can be referred to as an important tool in guiding and induction of specific mental states...
Fashion & Lifestyle
How to get ready when you have nothing to wear!
Women all over the world have long been plagued with the disease of not having enough clothes to wear! A regular thought which comes in all our minds, every morning, when we stand transfixed...
Architecture & Interiors
Making Mars a Reality!
In umpteen movies it has been depicted that the downfall of Earth is near. The call to sustainability has been answered by some, but not all of humanity. The planet is failing, and we...
Architecture & Interiors
How to chose a Design Thesis Topic!
All you design students, it's that time of the year again! The pressure is building up, and there are prime decisions to be taken. Whether you are an Architecture student, interior design, fashion or...