This Deepavali, consider draping an exquisite saree that has a fascinating history

This Deepavali, consider draping an exquisite saree that has a fascinating history

At Aksh weaves and crafts’ small studio in Adyar, there is pin-drop silence except for the faint whirring of a fan. On a table in the centre of the room, an artist is bent over a piece of cloth, drawing with full concentration. When I move closer for a better view, I see a panel […]

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‘India in Fashion’ at NMACC helps define the country’s varied sources of global influence: Rooshad Shroff

‘India in Fashion’ at NMACC helps define the country’s varied sources of global influence: Rooshad Shroff

Mumbai-based architect and designer Rooshad Shroff, who was the associate designer of India in Fashion discusses lighting challenges, documentation and exhibition design. Edited excerpts: Rooshad Shroff The exhibition has been imagined as curatorial chapters. Was there any segment that was difficult to execute technically, given the interplay of spaces versus curatorial? Actually, it being set […]

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Drop by the Berlin museum, Futurium

Drop by the Berlin museum, Futurium

Neo-Natur, an expansive, multi-part sculpture that seems to grow organically out of the floor, at the Futurium | Photo Credit: David von Becker At first glance, Futurium, the new museum designed by Berlin-based architects Richter Musikowski, reminds me of a spaceship, in iridescent glass and metal with gargantuan panoramic windows. On the banks of the […]

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Raja Ravi Varma’s chromolithographs at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Raja Ravi Varma’s chromolithographs at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Nine of Ravi Varma’s chromolithographs will be exhibited at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Nine chromolithographs belonging to the Bengaluru-based Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation will soon be on view at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, as part of its upcoming show ‘Bollywood Superstars: A Short Story of Indian Cinema’. Modernist painter Raja Ravi Varma’s legacy is […]

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