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“The Future is sustainable”-Anurag Bhandari’s for Ek Kalakaar Designs

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Ek Kalakaar Designs

At the heart of Ek Kalakaar Designs is Anurag Bhandari, a designer who sees potential where others see waste. With a career spanning corporate leadership and creative entrepreneurship, Bhandari has transformed his passion for sustainable design into a unique business approach.  For Bhandari, Sustainability is a commitment to reimagining how we use resources. In 2019, […]

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Latika Jagwani Loops by LJ

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Rooted in Lucknow’s centuries-old artistic legacy, Latika Jagwani creates a bold new narrative in home decor, where ancestral craftsmanship meets contemporary creative vision. As the founder of Loops by LJ, she creates what she calls “tactile paintings” that transcend the conventional boundaries of floor coverings. Latika jagwani Born from the contemplative silence of the pandemic

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In Conversation with Alifia Shabbir of DesignMint

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Nestled beneath Nilgiri trees in Bangalore’s Industrial area, Bommasandra, an innovative design studio is reshaping how Indians think about metal in living spaces. DesignMint, founded in 2015 by Alifia Shabbir, stands at the intersection of craftsmanship and contemporary design innovation. DesignMint studio interior design innovations The studio produces a diverse portfolio of sculptural lighting installations,

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Preserving the Ancestral Terracota Crafts of Andretta Village, Himachal Pradesh.

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Contemporary artists based in Andretta showcase their practice at the India International Center in its recent and first ever group exhibition. Andretta, a name that sounds foreign, exists in the heart of Himachal Pradesh in India. The town appeared on the artistic and cultural map of Lahore, Delhi, and Punjab in the 1920s when actress

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Designing a New Narrative with Antariksh Design Lab

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Amidst India’s evolving design narrative, Antariksh Patole’s voice resonates with rare philosophical depth and material innovation. Through his Pune-based Antariksh Design Lab, he’s challenging conventional wisdom about materials and methodologies, most notably in his bold stance against the traditional reliance on wood in furniture design.  Learning through Design Experimentation A graduate of CEPT University’s specialized

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Power Couple Brings Stories of Nature & Conservation in Delicate Cyanotypes

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In Focus: Alchemy Stories | Reena Shah and Kushan Jasani Any partnership is a fine balance, whether marriage or an artistic venture. But for Ahmedabad-based husband-wife duo Reena Shah and Kushan Jasani, their precious art collaborative — Alchemy Stories — seamlessly combines a strongly shared love for art, nature, history, architecture, birds, and conservation. “It

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The Great Mughals’ Forgotten Legacy in India Goes On Display in London

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zebra in the Mughal era

V&A Museum’s Upcoming Exhibition Sticks the Artistic Grandeur of Mughal Hindustan on display amidst shifting Historical Narrative in India The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is set to unveil The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence, an exhibition showcasing the monumental artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire’s ‘Golden Age’ (c. 1560 – 1660). Running from

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Melding sustainability and design; Scrap to sculpture

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In focus: Deval Metal Art | Deval Verma Picture an artistic oeuvre that is a testament to the mastery of physics, engineering, and design. Each sculpture is a powerful, gleaming personification of the industrial aesthetic, projecting awe-inspiring scale and sleekness; the intricacy of every piece is almost meditative. And the best part? It’s all made

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Suggestive Paintings of Queer Priests and Nuns Spark Controversy in Mexico

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Can Blasphemy be Art and Turn Objects of Faith into Symbols of Free Expression? Fabián Cháirez’s latest exhibition in Mexico City has drawn the attention of religious and right-wing groups who accuse the artist of “Christianophobia.” Reminiscent of the recent accusations on legendary  Indian contemporary artist and modernist, M. F Hussain, depicting Hindu deities, Ganesha

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