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From Mundane To Meaningful
Industrial design consultant Paul Sandip believes in transforming everyday objects with designs that stay in the mind
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Cutting Edge Design
Husband and wife duo, Harikrishnan Panicker and Deepti Nair discovered the magic of paper and light quite by chance. Since then the engineers-turned papercut artists have gone on to international acclaim for their unique style.
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A Question Of Commitment
A practicing designer and design educator, Kumkum Nadig handles the two tasks with a dexterity born out of years of experience
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Free To Create
Illustrator and visual designer Kabini Amin doesn’t like to be pinned down, either geographically or creatively
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India's Best Design Studio Awards 2017
India's Best Design Studio Awards 2017
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Glass Act
India’s first studio glass blower, Srila Mookherjee has evolved into an artist whose work reflects both delicacy and dexterity.
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Ticket To Transformation
Founder- Director of Pune-based Ticket Design, Nishma Pandit uses her years of hands-on design realization and project management experience to guide her team to come up with truly creative solutions.
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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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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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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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Following Vision
Though co-founder and creative director of an advertising and design agency in Mumbai, it is his parallel roles as digital visionary artist and landscape photographer that allow Aashit Singh to get in touch with his true nature
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A Himalayan Effort
At Atelier Lãlmitti, his studio in the mountains, ceramic artist and teacher Reyaz Badaruddin uses red clay to give form to his imagination
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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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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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Celebrating Day
Ceramic artist Rahul Kumar believes in using his unique visual language to reinvent things from nature
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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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Bagging A Good Idea
The talent for creating quality accessories seems to be ingrained in Avinash Bhalerao!
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A New Twist
Malvika Vaswani uses unconventional techniques to inspire traditional artisans to create unique jewelry
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Auto Focus
While Varun Sathe’s Pune-based studio is equipped to handle multi-genre photography, shooting cars and bikes is what gets his adrenalin revving
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Beyond Buildings
Arjun Desai and Katherine Chia, founding principals of Desai Chia Architecture, believe that architecture can transform communities. Katherine tells POOL how they manage to do that across the United States and India.
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DESIGN CZAR
In the world of automotive design, Dilip Chhabria’s name is synonymous with luxury and the ability to blend eye catching esthetics with superb engineering. From his early days designing automotive accessories for the mass market to his evolution as a truly avantgarde designer, he has always been ahead of the pack!
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An Inventor Speaks
Taking ideas through to prototype and manufacturing stage is what thrills the inventor in Sanandan Sudhir. As Founder & President of INVENT GROUP, a global product design and development firm, he is very well placed to do just that!
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Concrete Reasons To Design
Aditi Sharma is as good at dressing up spaces as she is people! The interior designer is also a talented jewelry artist who creates statement pieces out of concrete.
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From Guitars Glaze
In a studio in a little village in Goa, Mayank Jain makes inspired creations out of clay and teaches hopefuls how to throw a pot!
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Rising Graph
Young Berlin-based communication designer Khyati Trehan has already been pointed out as a talent to watch out for
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Far From Minimal
Interior designer Minnie Bhatt’s eye for detail is what gives her designs striking character
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A Yen For Spinning Yarns
As fascinated by typography as she is by textile design, Akila Seshasayee manages to keep both her passions alive through two different professional ventures. While Designosis relies on her graphic design background, Toile Indienne transfers to fabric her love for stories!
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Haku Shah (1934 - 2019)
Laila Tyabji's heartfelt tribute...as it appeared on Facebook. Laila is an Indian social worker, designer, writer, and craft activist. She is one of the founders of Dastkar, a Delhi-based non governmental organization, working for the revival of traditional crafts in India.
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Getting To Heart Of It
Ceramic artist Shweta Mansingka’s creative journey involves tapping into her inner consciousness
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