The charms of a bygone era by Dhruv Singh

Old World Charm is something that inspires me. Just the idea of  owning  something that has had a past feel and life  awakens my mind and imagination. I always wonder how it was used before,and how can I make it more relevant now in my today's world.How inspiring are these old knickknacks isn't it?The Old armchairs,Old Swings, Old swinging teak doors,the dark toned photographs,the giant grandfather clock on the wall making its presence felt at each stroke all this says the charms of the bygone era.

Here Surrender to an undeniable presence of old world charm by DHRUV SINGH. It seems to me like a journey back to the 1960's and that is an installation depicting the textiles, crafts and charms of the bygone era by the Fashion Designer  on 27 and 28 september at Ahmedabad.'JALSA' - a celebration of arts and crafts! As part of the AIAF - Ahmedabad International Arts festival, ELAN presents the installations.

Dhruv Singh graduated from the NIFT in 2012.He recently won the best Title for the best upcoming designer.As he says his  style holds back in time,he interacts the opulent period.The inspiration revolves around local people,old cinema,antiques,different castes and their culture.Glorification and grandeur being his identity,his representation is metaphoric,glorious movements from past,drapes of elegance altogether a rendezvous with the rustic era.

Each frame is a Nostalgic memory of the old-world charm,- all this says the charms of the bygone era. 

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Jivi Sethi an inspiration

About Inspiring people and Inspiring Interiors..

Whether you are contemplating a big change, working toward achieving a goal, or just trying to get through the day, these people  will give you a little dose of inspiration and motivation.

This series was always there in my mind, and it just happened today and the great Jivi Sethi happens to be the first in this series.He is a furniture designer,stylist and selft taught interior designer. Years back I still remember an interior magazine featuring Sethi's homes in Goa and Delhi. His style had always left an indelible ink in my mind. His style of mixing the old with the contemporary, the eclecticism, the kitchy elements, his style of furnitures, style according to the changing seasons, breaking all rules of design, yet maintaining its limits all attracted me to his style.

"Jivi is known for his impeccable taste and great style and is regarded as one of the best dressed men in India."  says Fiona Caulfield.

Viki Sardesai says it all.

"Homes are  canvasses that are constantly changing like the seasons. Never to be stationary... forever ephemeral. And they do, painted over time and again, as does the beholding eye, that constantly finds something to titillate and surprise it. Vinyl mixed with the finest brocades and Persian carpets... Bronzes placed against festive folk masks, set alongside a contemporary abstract painting, lit by a strangely alien lamp! Held together by colour or form or the total contrast of these elements, they all seem like happy bedfellows in a constant game of musical chairs... 

While it seems that there is an ease with which he waves his creative wand, to put it all in place, it is also apparent that a lot has gone into selecting these elements to mix into his visually amazing potpouri. Everything has been painfully thought out, edited, worked on, transformed and then placed to create magic. It all seems effortless in its complexity and detail. And there are no holds barred in arriving at what he wants.

He has an untrained eye for design that transcends all expectations and conventions. Nothing seems good or bad enough to use. Everything can find a place in his innate sensibility. His total disregard for obvious solutions is the key to his success and approach to design. And it is not with the intention of breaking any norms. It is a natural way of seeing things differently, that allows him to effortlessly stir things together and create his own exhilarating madness.

It is his uncanny way of picking ingredients that are both visually eye catching and mundane, held together with magical and invisible threads, that make his spaces a treat to the eye, and hedonistic in feeling. And yet he somehow knows where to draw the line.


And with a blink of the eye the spaces assume a different skin and proportion that sublimates its existence. His total disregard for obvious solutions is the key to his success and approach to design. And it is not with the intention of breaking any norms. It is a natural way of seeing things differently, that allows him to effortlessly stir things together and create his own exhilarating madness.

Below are images of his homes in Goa and Delhi

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Indian Design (daab)

Indian decor is as diverse as it is beautiful.

 Trying to define "Indian decor" is a frivolous attempt. If you are keen to incorporate Indian design — both traditional and contemporary — into your home, read on.Read on books that are written about India's Architecture,design,style and decor.

What began as a simple search for Indian Decor landed me in the sumptuous world of Indian Home Design,Interiors and Architecture.After receiving many a queries about the best books to read on Indian Interiors lands me up in this series of posts..These are some books which gave me an Idea about the India and its Decor and Design.

"Indian Design" is definitely not my first purchase,but its thoroughly a lovely read.It has volumes on information about India's design,Architects and Designers who have been inspiring me a lot since many years ago,since the days i was in college(which will be discussed later,i think the blog is becoming a dairy sorts of ...)

Some of us look at the different styles,never bothering to find out the designers and the photographers.In this book,the different areas have been clearly mentioned for as to Living spaces,Public spaces,Hospitality spaces,Leisure spaces,Retail spaces and Working spaces.Its indeed a blessing to know the designers/architect who designed these spaces too,where a special mention along with the spaces have been provided.A comparison of different styles are also possible here.

Some of them which has been dealt with here in this book are the Sarabhai House in Ahmedabad by Le Corbusier,Pinakin Residence by Pinakin Patel,Beach house by Vishalakshi Ramaswamy and Benny Kuriakose,Nilaya Hermitage,Malabar House,Fort Kochi,MTV office space by Khosla Asociates ,Cinnamom by Abhishek poddar and Soumitro Ghosh and lots more.

Indian Design is a Daab Design Book.The index in the last page has all the information you require in to get in touch with the architects and designer.This has been translated to different languages too.

Indian Design

As you enter the world of Indian Design

Sarabhai house,Ahmedabad

Beach house,chennai

Sangolda

MTV office space in bangalore designed y TSK design and Khosla Associates

Nilaya Hermitage,goa

 Indian Design found here
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