Designing a garden retreat at home?
Popular Delhi brand Cottons and Satins brings its elegant upholstery with floral and animal motifs to Chennai’s Khader Nawaz Khan Road Source link
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Message in a wicker basket
Products of Rope International and women making them at the factory | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A group of women giggle shyly at me on Google Meet as Pandiselvi, a former firecracker factory worker, proceeds to describe how her life has changed for the better in Sivakasi. She mentions the “random headaches and stomach ailments” … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram based artists and crafters make a ornaments and home decor items for Christmas
Crocheter Sreeja Renjith’s Santas made of yarn. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It’s time to deck the hall! With Christmas just a week away, all hands are on deck to get homes ready for the season. Crafters, artists, home cooks, crocheters, candle makers et al have come up with Christmas-themed decor such as Nativity figurines, … Read more
Home decor tips to light up your homes this Deepavali
Pops of colour, the heady scent of mixed bouquets, the warm glow of diyas, the aroma of freshly made mithai, raucous laughter… this is what festive parties are made of. As we usher in the celebratory season, and parties blur into each other in the last two months of 2023, homes are given a thorough … Read more
Tilla’s ‘Painted Forest’ wallpapers with Asian Paints
Aratrik Dev Varman is many things: founder of Tilla, the Ahmedabad-based design studio; an advocate of handmade Indian textiles and traditional craft; and a cross-disciplinary designer who believes “good design can be useful in more than one context if adapted well”. But when I get him on the telephone a day ahead of his AD … Read more
Indian designers team up with artisans to create edgy décor
With fluted marble vases, Channapatna lights and shibori consoles, interior designers are increasingly making traditional Indian craft their focal point With fluted marble vases, Channapatna lights and shibori consoles, interior designers are increasingly making traditional Indian craft their focal point When Ashiesh Shah set out to make ‘The Channapatna Light’ in 2020, a take on … Read more
The glassblowers of Mumbai: Arjun Rathi and Ismail Plumber’s Rural Modern is Mumbai’s first art-glass studio
Rural Modern, the Mumbai-based first art-glass studio, is not only showcasing this demanding skill, but also encouraging artists, amateurs and fellow designers to create with them Rural Modern, the Mumbai-based first art-glass studio, is not only showcasing this demanding skill, but also encouraging artists, amateurs and fellow designers to create with them When you watch … Read more
Home decor is not trend-based but need-based: George Thomas, CEO, Bethliving
During the pandemic, people didn’t travel and also spent a lot of time at home. This allowed them time to revisit what matters and the importance of their living spaces. Today, home decor is not a trend-based industry, but rather a need-based industry. These investments are made for a longer period and so if you … Read more
Maximalism: Pandemic fatigue makes way for riot of eye-popping colours and bold patterns
Represented by the hashtags #more and #moreismore, the trend, which supports creating one’s own narrative, is trending on Instagram with over 2.6 lakh posts. The world has been in the throes of minimalism for quite some time now. Minimalist fashion, home decor, lifestyle, spaces, and so on. But the tide is slowly turning now, with … Read more