Beautiful Indian Abodes

Indian Interior Magazines are always breathtaking and when they showcase Pure,Traditional,Artistic Indian Homes,it becomes all the more interesting and exciting for me .Imagine my home choc bloc with hard copies of magazines.Seeing them itself is an inspiration. Below are two homes one of the Ace Photographer, Raghurai's Artistic abode and then one designed by the architect Shri Benny Kuriakose. The houses which Mr Benny Kuriakose has designed have a place close to my heart coz they are very earthy and rustic,just the way I want my home to be..

Shashank Johri  takes us through a tour of photographer Raghu Rai's farm house near Delhi.A long view of the living room.Peacock feathers grouped  in a round vase instantly raw attention.A mix of wood and stone furniture with interesting jaali work on the window panes give the house an old world charm.The facade of the house appears like an ode to the stone age.At the same time,the house seems to gel well with the abundant greens outside.

The dining area,the curvy background enhances the old world feel of the house.The theme of the house is neatly maintained in all rooms.The interiors are simple and rustic.Built from local stone mined from the Aravallis,it seems to rise out of the ground,blending in harmoniously with the landscape,almost asserting its rightful place.

 This is a beautiful house named "Casa Roja"built in Chennai,designed by the Architect Benny Kuriakose. The Beautiful Mangalore tiled roofs just took my breath away.On a rainy day it must be so pretty to sit and watch the rain:)-This won him an award called Celebration of Architecture

mexican tiles have been given skirting on the steps.The owners are avid collectors,so for furniture they didn't have problem ,they incorporated the old with the new ..

 Images.and Text..Courtesy..Better interiors,Indian Design and Interiors.

Indian Interiors by Taschen

Indian Interiors by Taschen is a beautiful book.It tells us all the minute details about the Indian Interiors in a researched way.It tells us about all the dwellings in different states.What is original about the climate and the habit of staying and houses in particular ,the differences in the states and the peculiarities in detail,mentioned statewise. A purchase worth doing.This book actually interested me in my blogging in different ways,the scientific aspect of looking and blogging  at interiors ,the Indian Interiors in a different Way.

The Images are taken by Deidi von Schaewen.Text by Sunil Sethi and edited by Angelika Taschen.

This is what the book Says"this book leads you closer and deeper into the heart of India.From a Buddhist Home in the icy trans Himalayan Fastnesses of Ladakh to life on the boat of Kashmir to the house boats of Kerala from the splendour of maharajas palaces to the painted Havelis of medieval merchant barons of Gujarat and to the mudhuts of Thar...lovingly photographed and carefully researched.This presents a unique view of the country"

Beautiful sources of inspiration and forms the backdrop of my beautiful travels in search of the beauty of Our India!Come get inspired and travel!

reading time

castle Mandawa..mandawa...mudhuts

into the blues...blue haveli,jodhpur

mudhuts,castle mandawa

mudhuts of jaislamer.inspired me to travel...

into the houseboats of Kerala

the colourful chettinad!

Auroville...wanting to go!

I had been here..the inner peace

mudhuts of orissa

into the kutch

beautiful lippan work!


All Images Courtesy to Indian Interiors,All posters.com,artnlight,Moon to Moon
Ideas conceived by LAkshmi Arvind

Spring is in the Air

I know a lot of you have been waiting for the Post on Books On Indian Interiors and Decor,but unfortunately a problem with my camera has resulted in the service of the lenses..so wait on for sometime more..till I get them back.As far as now,there are many blog posts coming up ..with already clicked images.

As for now...as Elle decor Says.."Spring is in the Air"Enjoy the cool days and the blushing flowers..

stock upon Pretty Floral plates,beaten hammered copper,lassis,beautiful lassi glasses,enamel cups,colourful clothes,rugs and pretty cotton curtains..welcome spring and summer

 All image courtesy:Elle decor..

India Design 2013

India's design week had just whizzed past us.That was a wonderful time spent there,with some truly innovative and inspirational designs of 2013.The Design gurus with their amazing designs ranged from furniture to tableware to textiles and it was amazing to find how they find inspiration from the nature,from India's rich heritage material,how a similar concept can be executed in different forms,their twist with the indigenous concepts and contemporary twist.So much talent out there in India:)-

The amazing designs on the show were of Prateek Jain and Gautam Seths Klove, Sunil Sethis 'Design Alliance, Raseel Gujral's Casa Paradox, Pinakin Patel'Pinakin, Michael Aram, Good Earth, Sarita Handa, Floor covering By Zoha, Gunjan Gupta, Elle Decor,Design Temple, Sahil and Sarthak and so much more...

Klove,tree

Krisna Mehta,Tree of cushions

textiles  tree by Anupama

chandelier,Pinakin Designs

Design temple,inspired by Temples..beautiful and mind blowing

The Pure Concept,Textiles and furnishings..

Pure concept

taste of earth

taste of earth,effect of light through perforations..shows,light can create magic

made from paper pulp,and lit from above

how light adds to the drama

Sunilsethi's Alliance...

Elle Decor minimalism in whites

Elle Decor

Different products sourced from various people...attracted crowd

the amazing duo ,Sahil and Sarthak

another beautiful installation

klove just blew the minds

beautiful web like installation..with fairy lights

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All Images:Lakshmi Arvind