Thursday, January 26, 2012

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A little bit of India

Whenever I read or hear something about the progress India has been making, there is a thin smile on my lips and a prayer in my heart. India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor (loved this speech) -- not just through trade and politics but through "soft" power...It's ability to share it's culture with the world. He argues that in the long run It's not the size of the army that matters as much as the countries ability to influence hearts and mind. How true!!
Today is India's 63rd Republic Day. It feels good that besides other factors India has influenced the choice of design, colours and architecture in people's homes every where. People who have visited India briefly or on the web have wanted the feeling of being in India linger when they went back to their country and homes.
Here is a glimpse of  how India lives in people's homes ( and work)
Pic from   Style and Substance: The Best of Elle Decor 
Pieter Estersonn, an interiors photographer, created a nursery for his son Elio, with digital imagery on the walls that are photographs he took of a Palace bedroom in India where he was living while working on an assignment.... Very Royal
Indian Moulin rouge created by designer Anna Ryder Richardson for BBC homes as a design inspiration. Find more details of this room here @ BBC

Designer Tina Ramchandani created this Indian Sanctuary for Ms. Miller who was delighted, having been presented with the same kind of sensory experience that had captivated her during the trip to Gujarat. You could read more about this room here @ The New York Times



Jess an artist in a small town near Milan, Italy, has created these compositions and more in her post "Mad about Indian Designs" 


Rikshaw Design founder and designer Catherine Fitzsimmons has spent a life traveling the globe-trotting.Captivated by the tradition of Indian block-printing, Catherine dreamt of a way to bring the compelling color combinations and charming imperfections of block printing to a lifestyle collection in the United States. She created Rikshaw Design in 2008.

Happy Republic Day to you all !!