Readymade Curtains

By Priyanka Vikash

Photography: Studio Bouroullec 

Designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and design textiles manufacturer Kvadrat join hands to simplify and romanticize the mundane chore of hanging curtains…

Make Design Matter

By Savitha Hira

Publishers: BIS

Copyright©BIS Publishers & David Carlson

‘A Little Red Book about how to Make Design Matter’ by David Carlson is envisioned as a pocket guide that will help one sift out the chaff, and interpret and galvanize the essence of meaningful design. IAnD reviews the book...

Of the Terrain

By Teresa Simon

Photography: Ajax Law Ling Kit, Virginia Lung

As if the name of the firm is inspired by its scenic locale, Mountain & City Sales Office takes this coincidence a step further by integrating its interiors along a simulant path…

Intense Spatial Experiences

By: Marina Correa

Photography: Francesco Di Loreto & Zooey Braun; courtesy IF Group

In a world of instant gratification and short attention spans, attracting eyeballs poses a huge challenge for trade-fair participating exhibitors. So, furniture company Brunner and paper and printing company Janoschka commissioned design studio Ippolito Fleitz Group the task of grabbing visitors’ attention through stand-alone exhibition design ideas.

Grey Matter

By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy interior architects i29

Interior architects Jaspar Jansen and Jeroen Dellensen of i29 based in Netherlands have broken new ground by introducing a trendy range of brand new second hand furniture aptly titled AsGoodAsNew.

cSigns: a boon for the visually impaired

By Anuradha K. R.

Photography: Courtesy Rob Caslick

Capitalising on the fact that 90% of the blind can actually see light, Rob Caslick set out on the untrodden path that led to the conceptualization of “cBraille” and consequently the development of “cSigns”, opening up new possibilities of wayfaring signage that can assist the visually-challenged, better traverse through the public domain.

Respecting One’s Roots

By Pari Syal

Photography: Cornbread Works; courtesy Zecc Architecten BV

A renewed respect for old structures without contemporary compromises seems the new age mantra of the architects and clients alike.