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Art + Design Living with Art Art, we know, is a reflection of life... and yet, many of us find it difficult to accommodate it in our everyday lives. Sensitive architects and interior designers can help us integrate art into the architecture and interior spaces we inhabit, believes Maria Louis. Show Your Artitude You needn’t make an exhibition of your taste — but after you have bought a painting or sculpture that speaks to you, the next step is to display it in your home in a manner that enables you to continue the conversation for as long as you like, says Maria Louis Better Interiors Story (So Far) The Better Interiors Story (So Far) Read article Discovery 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Architecture, interior design, exhibitions, set design, graphics and branding… architects Prashant Chauhan and Anu Tandon of Zero 9 have handled them all. Read article Juxtaposed Ideologies Architect Harsh Rebello’s logical approach and interior designer Kunal Shah’s bold experiments with material fall into place like pieces of a jigsaw in American export firm Sunham’s work space. Read article Lights, Graphics, Magic Lounge bar, gym, vaastu-correct workspace or international stage — enchantment reigns in the worlds Magic Oxide’s team of six conjures up. Read article Simple Functionality Our new find from Bangalore, Swapnil Valvatkar puts together natural elements to create spaces that people can live and work in. Read article Style Pickings From bold Moroccan colour to simple contemporary lines, there’s a certain fluidity to Kumpal Agrawal’s designs. Read article Dynamic Duos An Exacting Frame Passion ignites passion when photographer Sebastian Zachariah comes across an exacting interior designer like Rajiv Saini. Read article Best of Both Worlds The last 15 years or so have seen the cementing of a professional partnership between photographer Bharath Ramamurtham and architect Kamal Malik. Read article Creative Freedom Photographer Sanjay Ramchandran and architects Sajith Nair and Vivek have a relationship that goes back a while... When Sanjay was studying in Calicut, he would sometimes moonlight as a photographer for their projects "just to get some pocket money.” Read article Dual Perfectionism When you view photographer Fram Petit’s documentation of architect Kapil Gupta’s work, you can be sure that what you see is what you get… Read article Framing Experiments Mention architect Sandeep Khosla and photographer Pallon Daruwala grows almost poetic. Sandeep, says Pallon, is one of the top architects in “this part of the world.’’ Read article Living His Work Rajeshwar Mande’s work combines technical and compositional skills, therefore his images are both lively and sensitive. A similar dictum can be seen in work of this photographer’s favourite muse… architect Bijoy Jain. Read article No Compromises He started off as a photo-journalist, and then commercial photography beckoned. Photographer Nrupen Madhvani’s work in interior photography is precise and meticulous much like the man himself. Here he talks about shooting for architect Samira Rathod and his latest passion — filmmaking… Read article Editorial Read article Fresh! Think Now Latika Khosla explores the design options open to the nomadic generation who appear to believe in the dictum, “I live where I am.” Read article Friends of BI Friends of BI Mentors, guides, colleagues all these words apply to the people featured on this page. But all of them have become our pals… Read article Graphic Detail Anything But Ordinary Intelligent programming + appropriate design + a willingness to change = growth… that’s one equation the team at Lotus Design Services swear by. Read article Branding Vocabulary Logos, websites or architectural graphics, tsk Design uses them all to create a strong brand identity for their clients. Read article Not Just Logos Graphic designer Charuta Naik gives us a peek into a world where all it takes to change the mood is an awesome graphic. Read article Vendor of Ideas Designer Ajay Shah’s company ASDS sees design as a means of achieving solutions that ultimately transform lives. Read article Visual Communication Like a sponge soaking in liquid, Baarish Date, the experiential and observant creator of Graphics Beyond, absorbs every little detail life throws at him. Read article Materialistic Cement, Corian and Glass Interior designer Tejal Mathur’s no-nonsense designs often see an intelligent mix of natural and synthetic materials. Read article Flowers, Fabric, Fibreglass...& Slate Self-confessed material fanatics, Shilpa Gore-Shah and Pinkish Shah of S + PS Architects say they are fascinated by the quality of materials and how they can be used to define space... Read article Marbles, Plumbing Pipes, Jute, Beer Bottles Architect Jignesh Doshi has always focused on materials as a starting point for design invention. And the four examples featured here prove just that Read article Particle Boards, GI Sheets and Perspex DCOOP's Shilpa Ranade and Quaid Doongerwala experiment with materials generally considered kitsch — merging whimsicality and funtionality into a modernist aesthetic. Read article My Favourite Space Bare Neccessities Architect Rahul Gore speaks of a space that though changed by the years remains untouched by time in his memory. Read article Island of Serenity Architect Ramu Katakam finds an oasis of calm in the midst of architectural chaos and lopsided development. Read article Out For A Spinn Architect Sandeep Khosla finds excitement and solace in saving in an old Bangalore building that he’s converted into a modern-day nightclub. Read article Sacred Splendor Architect Fabian Ostner takes us back over 500 years as he speaks about the pure, classical and proportionate lines of Andrea Palladio's work. Read article My Style A Painted House Flying pigs, crayon doodles, smiley faces, painted floors, rainbow hues — colour consultant Meera Dabir’s found a dozen and then some ways to turn a tiny rented space into her home. But, she’s not quite done yet. Read article An Unfolding Canvas Kalpana Kutty’s bachelorette pad in Mumbai is much like the ad films she makes — rich in colour and texture and wholly inspired by art. Read article Artistic Impressions The air smells different, purer, the murky wafts of Bangalore are 25 km away. Light seems sharper, clarified. The land begins to show its wilder side. It is here, just off the National Highway, that Soumya and Aravind Sitaraman have built their home, Kamalalayam — the house of the lotus. Read article Not A Showpiece “Create a home in your likeness,” says Shreen Malini who did just that in her classy Bangalore home. Read article Thing Tank Clay Nation The process begins by observing the world ticking and flowing around him. When the idea of a form emerges from various stimuli, so does the method that will shape and detail the clay into a sugar bowl or a vase. He does myriad things to the finished piece. Read article Created With Passion Marked by intrepidity, Atul Johri’s products display an empathy for local traditional crafts and an understanding of global sensibilities. Read article Marmalade:a recipe ...but no oranges, lemons, sugar and Jell-O for this preparation... For the Marmalade we have in mind is a brand of quirky accessories designed by : Sheetal Parekh. Read article Pottery In Motion Designer Abhay Pandit creates illusions of movement in clay. Read article Traditional With A Twist Not many of us would relish the challenge of setting up a contemporary lifestyle store in traditional Jaipur. But not Geetanjali and Ayush Kasliwal, a duo enthused by simple yet clever ideas and above all good design… Read article Who's Line Is It Anyway? Darpana and Mukund Athale speak about the aesthetics of oneliners. Read article Write Back Letter of the month I eagerly await your magazine every month. So I was very disappointed when I didn’t receive your February issue. Do send me the issue if possible. One thing I do like about this magazine is that it is sent in a paper envelope without any mention of Better Interiors on it. This is good considering the high rate of pilferage of design magazines. Should it fall into the wrong hands, the person won’t know what its contents are. The magazine is safer when it is sent in an Infomedia envelope. Bipin V Ramdas, Mira Road, Mumbai Editor: Thanks for the useful feedback. We shall definitely tell our subscription department about the same. Looking forward to a continued interaction with you. Read article | |
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