Kunal Shah Designs

There's an  amazing array of talents in India and Kunal Shah is one among them and one of my favourites. It's his understated elegance and love for the simplicity yet making a traditional touch ,love for flowers that instantly drew me towards following his works.

I also love the fact that my inspirations remain his too:)-He is inspired by the works of Geoffrey Bawa ,John Pawson, Gaudi and Bijoy Jain.

All thanks to my dear friend Shalini Pereira.Its through her i read more about him and became virtual friends.They both are good friends and fellow IED alumnis.Kunal Sha founded Kunal Shah designs in 2004.This boutique design firm believes in a restrained and understated design aesthetic that focuses on subtle nuances and finer details. I love the clean lines and almost minimalist feel to the spaces he creates. They are very contemporary and yet unmistakably Indian.

Kunal travels a lot and often draws inspiration from his travels and his other passion, art.

Seen below are some awesome vignettes of his amazing home on instagram.The amazing pick of carefully selected furniture,art and the cool neutral palettes.His aesthetically simple minimalistic approach. Amazingly homely,but an old world charm.An amazing appreciation and love towards the different forms of art and craft. 

His home has a mixture of sculptures and books and flowers thrown here and there creating its own warmth.in love with all these..

Thank you kunal for allowing me to share all these images.

May you create more beautiful homes:)- and amazing spaces!

  

All images courtesy:Kunal Shah ..Instagram account.

Please ask permission if you want to use the images.

Take a Deep Breath !

 Take a deep breath and they are gorgeous.Its winter time and i am sure you will love rugs as much as I love.The bright winter rugs will spruce up any interior.

The world of  beautiful decor and its my pleasure to have shared with you all.There's so much of design inspiration and beautiful photography out in this world.Enjoy all the world of inspiration with me.

that rug and the table

blues blew my mind

rug on the wall

squiggle orange rug from the rug company

pallet sofa and that rug

that rug,the room design is by Liz Caan.
So happy to have found this day bed on one of my travels.its yet not reached our home

colours

chic style

look at who is sleeping!

love this ,the red

blue silk

simplicity of the jaipur dhurrie

love this room

I am in love,truly

this cosiness..

i cannot dream for more

here,here,here,here,here,Vogue,here,here,here,here,here,here,here

ReImagine

ReImagine:Art,Fun and Creativity

                                                 

Its a pleasure meeting creative people and I am so happy that I discovered Reimagine and the creative team behind.

‘ReImagine’ is an upcycling project that Lynessa has started along with a friend, Kushy Kuttappa. Though both their educational backgrounds and professional work are in psychology, their interest in art brought them together at an art course last year. They decided they wanted to start a fun project together. 

‘ReImagine’ was thus born as an avenue to explore and express their interest in art and creativity. As they pondered on what they wanted to create, 3 empty wine bottles that were  be discarded stared longingly at them ... and in their beauty, fragility and translucence, they found a medium that has given them much joy and adventure. They say these bottles are reminders that beauty can be created from anything. 

Few points on ‘ReImagine’

•Focus is on making upcycled objects that are aesthetic, functional and affordable - to promote the idea of beauty in ‘Green Living’. 

•Currently they make products from used glass bottles but  plan to extend to other materials as well. The bottles and jars used are donated by friends or sourced from restaurants. 

•Aesthetics: They spend a lot of time on design. One of their goals is to challenge the idea that ‘recycled objects look like scrap’. 

•Functionality: The products can be used and washed daily and are professionally finished. 

•Affordability: Current range is priced between Rs.250 to 500, depending on the design work they have put into it. They specifically want to create products that anyone can buy. 

They plan to showcase and sell our products at exhibitions. They also offer customized products for individuals. 




Its amazing what these empty bottles have to tell you:Read, Enjoy and do let me know..

on the centre table

for flowers

in the kitchen

on the dining table

holders for spoons

brush and penholders

on the side tables

brush holders

tealight holders

amber coloured ones

blue bottles and yellow flowers

Any enquiry regarding ReImagine can be made at :Email.ReImagine@gmail.com or contact Lynessa Coutto here.

Beautiful Things

Home decoration is an ageless favourite.The Comforting elegance of grandeur times,helped me explore more of the traditional decor style.Illustrating the various elements of traditional design became a part of life.I prefer traditional style more at times when compared to the modern,abstract style of design.

The warmth of the traditional decor extends the warmth of the beautiful hues created by our forefathers...

Today let me share with you all some pieces of beautiful things at home,some unique pieces of art which has always remained my personal favourites.Almost all of them have been bought by my grandparents in their golden times..

Simply a photoshoot at home to keep them in memorable cuisine ,lets me think to share with you all....

I hope the photography and the artefacts may interests you..

Silverwares and a small side /coffee table which my mom got as a wedding gift..decades back....

a tanjore krishna painting which a japanese friend (Nakano)of my grandma gifted her years back.Nakano came from japan to study the art and lived near our house and used to visit the nearby temple and they became great friends.My grandma was sad during the time of japan earthquake,no news of Nakano so far..

to Nakano with love
absolute in love with this goddess saraswathi ,which my grandparents bought years back.This adorns our puja room.Yes,this is from the Ravi Varma Collection..

A small silver uruli ,an antique one accompanies the goddess..
this is the biggest uruli we have,an antique one
a brass Nandi near the window sillabsolute beauty/radianceAnother art ,Lord Krishna and Rukmini.,my grandparents bought from Tiruchirapalli when my grandmother went to sing for a concert 30 years back...An Interesting find
a closer look at the art

All images by Lakshmi Arvind

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