Asian Paints and CKS -Centre for Knowledge Societies recently had an unveiling of 4 decor and colour directions, through 4 installations and a colour palette corresponding to each. "ColourNext is an innovative trend forecasting initiative for Indian interiors, developed by Asian Paints and conducted in collaboration with the Center for Knowledge Societies. The ColourNext process includes gaining an understanding of emerging societal trends...
I'm sure all of us who are active members of the online Indian design community already know of Shopo.in. The dynamic ever expanding online shopping place for all things Indian-handmade-designer. I am really resisting calling it the Indian Etsy, because shopo does have its very own spicy full-colour flavour and identity. And what a pleasure it has been to retail with them. The...
With the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and the protests that followed it, I think our collective minds are thinking of issues around piracy and and just plain copying. And how much to protect the artists who create it and then the companies involved in turning it into a 'property' and thereby trying to strong arm governments to pass bills that could give...
When I made the previous post I happened to savour a few treasures from the Louis Vuitton website. Had to share the India chapter from their pages. And I was just plain missing India on my blog. This 1st image is just so enchanting. The pink evening light with the palace shimmering in the backdrop is stuff of every Indophile's dreams. Voyage En...
Paper art, embroidery, space age, christmas, and no wait - a bloody stuffed elephant, and then the menagerie! Where does all this come together you are wondering. We are talking window displays. If you think this is an extension of harmless window shopping -think again. This is clearly where advertising's cutting edge is at. Yes. The window. And there's some serious art and...