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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Drop by the Berlin museum, Futurium

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Raja Ravi Varma’s chromolithographs at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

[ad_1] 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 […]

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