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‘I am a product of pre-internet and pre-email. Let us put it that way: Umang Hutheesing began the conversation with Nidheesh Tyagi from Abir in Samvaad, aiming to create a platform for thought-provoking discussions, providing readers with an exclusive glimpse into the creative processes, inspirations, and experiences of creative individuals.  I went to America to study

Challenges and Early Beginnings Early models of clothing fasteners resembling zippers emerged in the 1850s but were plagued with issues like rusting and unintentional opening. Despite attempts to improve, these early versions remained awkward and expensive. However, a breakthrough was on the horizon. Whitcomb Judson’s Innovation In 1890, an American traveling salesman named Whitcomb Judson

You know, there’s an exciting story, not a story but a fact the people of India and the world should know. The three important cities of art, architecture, and design were not built by emperors or kings but by their people, and the two towns of these are very well known. Which two cities do

The Art, Architecture, and Design of the great cities of India and abroad come from a great city, Ahmedabad, said Umang Hutheesing, Hutheesing’s design company, and studio and founder of Hutheesing Heritage Foundation, in a conversation with Nidheesh Tyagi from Abir. Hutheesing’s design company and studio are located in a historical location, Haveli Jaising Bhai

‘Art has been used to reinforce the power of political rulers and states since the ancient Egyptians, though the relationship between power and Art has not always been smooth, writes Eric Hobsbawm in his classic analysis in ‘Fractured times- culture and society in the twentieth century, and he brilliantly narrates the problems that Art faced