How a Strategic Interior Design Affects Well-being and Productivity in the Workplace

Bryony Shaw, Marketing Executive at Spectrum Interior discusses, strategic interior design not only looks good, but it also affects an employee’s wellbeing and productivity at the workplace. The modern office has gone through significant changes over the past 20 years. In the past decade, workplaces have seen a decline in cubicles and the rise of…

Living Room Interior Design: 7 ways to make more space

Every square footage matters in a tiny home. Therefore, it is wise to use techniques that create the illusion of extended space. Follow our suggestions to maximise space in your living room We tell you how to make the most of your living room. Photo courtesy: Deepak Aggarwal/ Sanjyt Syngh Live in a small home…

Til decor do us part? How couples can decorate together

This 2015 photo shows a home office designed by interior designer Michelle Gerson in New York. When one partner has a collection to display and the other partner prefers an uncluttered space, it’s important to take an organized approach, as seen in this home office space created by Gerson, where custom shelving was designed to…

Tips for Lighting Interior Spaces for Children

\Many believe that lighting is of little importance beyond its aesthetic function, considering primarily the appearance of light fixtures and ensuring only that they produce at least an adequate amount of light. However, there is a strong consensus among architects that good lighting design can vastly improve the comfort of interior spaces, adding an enormous…

Interior Designers Share Their Best Small Space Ideas

Think a room or home that’s small in size can’t be big in design? Think again. It couldn’t be further from the truth. No matter the space, whether it’s a studio apartment or a room in an average-sized home that happens to be disproportionately small (like a powder room created from an extra closet), there…

The last glassmakers of Kapadwanj

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,…

Traditional Tales

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…

Get to the Basics

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…

Want your home to be 2018 ready? Here are some must-try interior design ideas

From designer chairs with royal prints, wall coverings to sage becoming the new neutral colour tone, interior trends for 2018 have more to do with subtle elegance. Interior design expert Raseel Gujral doles out tips on how to make your living space lively . * Striking accentuated furniture is often the focal point of your…