Author Archives: Minal Nairi

September 6, 2012

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It’s in the Air

The air in your favorite city is special. You want to have it circling around you wherever you go. Since that’s realistically not possible, how about a packed can of air from the city you…Continue reading

August 31, 2012

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Light up the Room With Lines of Light

Give Janne Parviainen darkness and he’ll brighten it up with his light paintings. The Finnish light painter paints figures and skeletons in different settings, both indoors and outdoors. In his recent work, Light Topography, Janne…Continue reading

August 25, 2012

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Digging These Stacks of Paper

We’ve seen a lot of paper sculptures these days and they never seem to get old or become too overwhelming. Perhaps it’s the level of detail and patience seen in the pieces that feels refreshing.…Continue reading

August 10, 2012

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What do You do With a Whole Lot of National Geographic Magazines?

  Isn’t it terribly hard to let go of Nat Geo back issues? There’s so much beautiful knowledge in those pages you just can’t help holding on to them. And so you stack them up…Continue reading

April 27, 2012

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Type in Image: Keira Rathbone

While everyone’s playing around with computer generated ASCII art, British artist Keira Rathbone takes a more classic route in creating images out of typed characters. In fact, there’s no computer involved. She instead uses a typewriter…Continue reading

March 15, 2012

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Cord Sculptures by Doug Johnston

From knitted garments to computer cables, the thread or cord surrounds us in our daily lives. This organic shape can be moulded into different shapes for multiple uses. And here’s what New York based Doug…Continue reading

March 13, 2012

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Installations at the India Design Forum

Last week we talked about the talks. The other highlights at the IDF, which we saved for today, were the interesting installations located in different areas at the venue. From Anish Kapoor’s art waste to…Continue reading

March 10, 2012

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Talks at the India Design Forum

It was a pretty packed two days at the India Design Forum with tons to absorb. Great minds from the world of design, international and local, came together in the first-of-its-kind conference in India. We heard Paola…Continue reading

February 10, 2012

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Light Calligraphy

The results of light painting can be pretty beautiful. Turn that into calligraphy, and you have a mesmerizing image of words written in space. Self-taught calligrapher Julien Breton, aka Kaalam, lights up spaces with Latin-based…Continue reading

December 9, 2011

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Another Classic From Tony Di Spigna and Alfalfa

Following the huge success of Tony’s Di Spigna’s No Shit! collection, we are thrilled to launch his new design— USA Star. One look at it, and you cannot help but stare at the excellence in…Continue reading