KAPADWANJ: The razzledazzle of Navratri, the longest dance festival of Gujarat, is incomplete without thousands of tiny mirrors embroidered on chaniya-cholis of lovely lasses dancing to the dhols. Likewise, the famed mirror-wall artwork in Rajasthan homes owes it’s thousand reflections to this small town in central Gujarat. Kapadwanj, located some 60 km east of Ahmedabad,…
With India’s rich cultural history, there is never a dull moment when it comes to doing up homes with traditional artefacts. Doing up a home with traditional artefacts has got a fillip with a return of all things vintage. Consequently today there are more options than ever before to add a desi touch to your…
Pratap Jadhav, president, IIID, on plans for a design charter and taking design to the masses. The Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), founded in 1972, has over 8,000 members across the country. Even as conservative estimates of the size of the interior design industry in India is pegged at Rs 20,000 crore, the challenge…