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A Cut Above The Rest
It takes more than a steady hand to create the delicate and intricate artwork that Parth Kothekar does with such skill
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Wed To Woodworking
Through Solli Concepts, Sohel Contractor and Zahabia Abid offer hand-crafted furniture that makes the best, and often unusual, use of different varieties of wood
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Travel Tales On Textiles
Storytelling is at the heart of Safomasi, an award-winning design studio and brand set up by Sarah Fotheringham and Maninder Singh
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The Art Of Ageing
Kritika Soni’s handcrafted ceramics reflect her philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection
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Re-Imagining Ceramics
Freelance animator and design consultant, Shashank Nimkar hopes not only to give new life to ceramic waste, but to encourage others to do so as well
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Going Beyond The Myths
Rithika Merchant’s thought-provoking and striking work is an exploration of the common thread that runs through different cultures and religions
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A Talent For Crafting Spaces
Through Baaya Design, Shibani Jain combines her considerable experience in the craft sector with an innate understanding of interiors to help customers create their own little nest
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A Different View Point
Graphic designer Kritika Trehan finds her creative output is often a reflection of how she views the world at the time
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A Contemporary Twist To Tradition
Parul Zaveri is an architect, interior designer, and organic farmer who has spent four decades actually practicing the concept of sustainability she so vociferously espouses
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Reinterpreting Intrigue
A corporate headquarters in Surat for a construction company, designed by The B.A.D. Studio rethinks the approach to visual curiosity, and how to transform these elements of intrigue from being strictly ornamental to heavily functional. Their design is intricately spliced and offset to create a visual diversion that also functionally benefits the spaces inside and outside the structure.
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July 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Reducing Costs Through Effective Specification Of Materials & Finishes
Surface finishes are enabling Indian Architects & Designers to achieve higher levels of durability and extended material lifespans, as well as cost savings throughout the life of the project.
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July 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Mandu- ‘A Tale Of Conscious Frames'
Steven Canara is an architect and an academician who completed his Bachelor’s in architecture from A.P.I.E.D., Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand in 2015. Post working with Snehal Shah Architect is Ahmedabad, he pursued his master’s in architecture from C.E.P.T., specializing in History, theory and criticism and graduated in 2018. He currently works as an associate professor in A.P.I.E.D. and also practises at Sarthak architects and interior designers in Ahmedabad. He is a passionate photographer intrigued by traditional and monumental architecture.
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July 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Designing A Glocal Icon
In creating the headquarters for Bosch in Pune, the NCUBE Design team not only infuses the building with a global, international aesthetic but also brings in quirky elements of Pune city, making the office a perfect ambassador for a ‘glocal’ design.
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July 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Going Beyond A Superficial Makeover
Identiti Advertising office in Kochi, Kerala
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July 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Adaptive Reuse In The Contemporary World
By transforming a 60’s era pharmaceutical warehouse in the Okhla Industrial Area of New Delhi into a swanky, industrial chic office space for a creative agency, Studio Bipolar have not only created a shining example of how a design intervention can highlight the dormant beauty of our older buildings, but also made a compelling, aesthetic case for adaptive reuse of structures we would otherwise be tempted to demolish and rebuild upon.
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July 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
A Jewel Amidst Urban Sprawl
Temenos, New DelhiStriking a balance between maximizing square-footage and creating for itself a unique visual identity in a sprawling neighbourhood, the design for Temenos proposes a sustainable alternative to contemporary commercial complexes. It crafts tranquil interior spaces that are far removed from the hubbub of the urban milieu that it is located amidst.
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July 2019
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Raising Spirits
Head of Design and Creative Director at his eponymous fashion brand, Nixon Bui recently ventured into making organic vodka!
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Designing For Diversity
Swapnil Chaudhari became an industrial designer to escape the restrictions of a career in engineering – and found his true métier!
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Celebrating Day
Ceramic artist Rahul Kumar believes in using his unique visual language to reinvent things from nature
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Creating Meaningful Design
After two decades in the field, Ankur Choksi, Design Principal at Studio Lotus, has mastered the art of using conscious design to empower the environment and all the stakeholders involved in the process
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Bagging A Good Idea
The talent for creating quality accessories seems to be ingrained in Avinash Bhalerao!
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Adding Life To Walls
Multimedia artist Shivani Kohli enjoys transforming spaces with her eye-catching murals and wall art.
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A New Twist
Malvika Vaswani uses unconventional techniques to inspire traditional artisans to create unique jewelry
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A Hip New Pursuit
Kajal Singh, India’s first female graffiti artist, believes in breaking stereotypes and going beyond the norm!
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Threads Of Inspired Personalization
In designing the interiors for Indigo Lab, an innovative denim research and design studio in Bangalore, the Made in Earth Collective drew inspiration from the story of the material, the textures of the fabric, and a personalized material palette that puts the spotlight back on the denims on display, rather than on the natural, neutral interior design itself.
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June 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
The Many Shades Of Sikkim
Supriya Thakkar is an Architect by profession and is associated with ISDI Parsons as a faculty in the department of Interior Design. She enjoys traveling and has a keen interest in arts, history, society and culture. Being exposed to visual art at an early age, she tries to associate patterns, textures, colours with places, things and people on a daily basis and tries to draw a parallel between basic elements of design with the elements of nature and the community.
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June 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Extracting The Extraordinary Out Of The Ordinary
The Rope Cafe, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
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June 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Abstractions, Illustrations Ideas: Influence Of Indian Architecture In Fantasy
Abstraction is an unreal and intangible idea. It detached and extracted from the object, reshaped and recreated. The following essay and illustrations capture an architect’s attempt to dissociate him from the objectivity of function, building, creation and other compartmentalised aspects of architectural practice. The first feature of a 3-part series looks at the influence of his childhood, education, practice and their manifestation into abstract ideas. It takes away the implied meaning attributed to the everyday and adds layers of fantasy, inspiration and unravels the working of an artist’s mind and being.
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June 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
Innovation In Highways & Waterways
7 th December, 2018, IHC, New Delhi. Over 175 delegates & 18 Speakers were part of the third edition of RHW Conference (Railways, Highways & Waterways), which focussed on Innovation in Highways & Waterways, held on 7 th December, 2018 at Silver Oak, India Habitat Center, New Delhi.
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May 2019
Indian Architect & Builder
What Next?
Monish Kumar Siripurapu graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Delhi in 2009 and started Ant Studio in 2010. Monish is a Tata scholar and received the prestigious JN Tata scholarship in 2015 for his PG Diploma in Robotic Fabrication from Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Spain. In collaboration with his colleagues, he has won many national and international architectural competitions. His works have been published in well-renowned architectural journals. Recently, out of 180 start-ups from 22 countries, Ant Studio was awarded one of the 12 winners of the Asia Pacific Low Carbon Footprint Challenge by UN Environment Programme for his CoolAnt Product.
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