Salone del Mobile

Build a personal forest | Behind Rural Modern Glass Studio’s lighting collection, Vanaspati and Wishing Tree

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Build a personal forest | Behind Rural Modern Glass Studio’s lighting collection, Vanaspati and Wishing Tree

The question that architect and lighting designer Arjun Rathi got asked the most at the recent Salone del Mobile was: “Are you Indians manufacturing in Murano?” It was the first time that Indian blown glass was exhibited at the renowned Milan design week. Now, the two limited edition collections — Vanaspati and Wishing Tree — … Read more

Geopolitics in a rug | Pavitra Rajaram’s carpet collection for Jaipur Rugs

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Geopolitics in a rug | Pavitra Rajaram’s carpet collection for Jaipur Rugs

A carpet is not the first place you’d turn to for a lesson in modern geopolitics. Unless you’re looking at the Afghan war rug. Made in Sheberghan, a city in north Afghanistan, and Afghan settlements in Pakistan, these carpets — with motifs of tanks, artillery, machine guns: symbols of violence — began to appear in … Read more