Homegrown designers and artists in spotlight at D/Code
A bright and sunny weekend of March 17th and 18th witnessed a two-day luxury art and design exposition called D/Code held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai. A new, innovative platform conceptualized
CORONUM ARMCHAIR (SNOW WHITE COLLECTION) Scarlet Splendour will be launching exciting new collections at this year's Salone Del Mobile - Milan Design Week by renowned international designers - Italian maverick Matteo Cibic, Slovenian minimalistic Nika Zupanc and UK based flamboyant Artefatto Design Studio. London based Artefatto Design Studio, have indulgently worked on the alluring Snow
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PHANTOM HANDS: MUṄGÄ€RU EASY ARMCHAIR The Muá¹…gÄru Easy Armchair made with teak and natural cane is part of the 'contemporary modern' Muá¹…gÄru Collection designed by Milan based furniture designers INODA+SVEJE exclusively for Phantom Hands, an artisan collective of traditional woodworkers, cane weavers, upholsterers, etc from different parts of India making handcrafted furniture bas
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RAIN STUDY (THE HOUR OF THE DAY OF THE MONTH OF THE SEASON), 2016, BY JITISH KALLATGraphite, acrylic epoxy on Arches PaperMuch like his elemental suite of Wind Studies, Rain Study participates in the near currents of the atmospheric to summon images that invoke the astronomical. During rain-showers, with the drawing paper held out to the sky Kallat steps outdoors. The drawing thus becom
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CONSUMING REFLECTIONS BY SHILPA GUPTAMedium: Mirror and glassPlaying with the duality of translucence and reflectiveness, Shilpa Gupta creates crockery that partially doubles and juxtaposes worlds of the past and future. If mirror reflects our past, glass allows us to look into the future. The artist&rsquos creations lie in between, in other words, the present.
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THUKRAL & TAGRA'S OBJECTSThe chairs of Thukral & Tagra juxtapose heavy and light, stable and swing as well as sturdy and delicate. In its diminished scale, it holds the sense of childhood play and frolic with serious repose. Their simply detailed structure almost read as outlines of animal forms found in literature we engage in early life.
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TIIPOI: KANNADIMedium: Metal Alloy, Solid Brass, Sheesham WoodFrom Aranmula, in Kerala - this metal alloy, a precise combination of molten copper and tin, is a closely guarded secret &ndash and was said to have come to an ancestor in a dream. Once cast into a flat piece, the metal is laboriously polished by hand for a number of days, using only oil and water, until there is a transformati
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SPLENDOUR The pair of consoles presented by Splendour for D/code are conceptualised in precious materials - from highly polished brass, to matte, antique and patinated bronze. The accompanying wall-lights, Plis (or fold in French) follow the same concept and technique of different metal finishes for each fold of light. Both the consoles and wall-lights each in a limited edition of 10 piec
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Folds by Rana BegumMedium: Paint on Mild SteelRana Begum&rsquos practice combines childhood encounters with Islamic art, architecture and ritual practice in Bangladesh together with visual cues gathered from the streets of London. Like much of her overall practice, Begum&rsquos beloved &lsquofolds&rsquo on display resist easy categorisation: they contain elements of both sculpture and pai
