Arjuna Gunarathne

Some cool drawings from London based Arjuna Gunarathne. Gunarathne studied at VIBAVI Academy of Fine Arts, Sri Lanka & Beacon house National University in Pakistan. More here.

Divya Raman

Divya Raman graduated this year with a Masters in Digital Fashion from The London College of Fashion. She designs under the label FMCG - Fast Moving Consumer Goods , conceptualised during her masters program. FMCG merges fashion and digital art in the most entertaining way possible.

Her structured, heavily pleated pieces echo the lines of test card patterns. The volumnous shift's bear digital art that reinforce the collection's major themes - God & TV. Both extremely profitable products of & for mass consumption.

The cleverly titled collection unfolds like an enigmatic sci-fi fantasy series. The plot line : Heaven's cherubs are do-gooders with a television dependency . Regular broadcast has been interrupted for a special message to the minions of earth. What plot twists await the 'cathodic' soul? Stay tuned for more.



Tell us a little about your roots.

Traditional and beautifully cultured Chennai background, a PCM (Physics,Chemistry, Mathematics) student who sold her engineering forms for design.Fashion was an impulse and the rabbit hole led to an entire new core to discover my world.

What influenced your tele-commandments line?

My design ideology uses digital technology in fashion as a toy and tool. Tele-commandments: for a cathodic soul is pun intended on today's screen addiction through television and the nostalgic test card patterns. The collection explores moving graphic narratives from television through lens animation i.e lenticulars and digital textile printing.

Transmission breakdown strikes a screen addicted heaven. Tele-commandments is a disrupted live broadcast from the glorious home of god. Bless you for watching.

Do you see yourself doing any other sort of design?

Yes, creativity leads to new insights, it depends on that particular artistic moment or what we call the "glorious instinct".

Do you collect pieces of clothing?

Yes, vintage or one-of pieces from my travel, flea markets. It could be anything ranging from a 50's new look coat to an Irish brooch to temple jewellery. Criteria: The one that fits my wallet! Quirky, Simplistic, Edgy

If you could pick a song , movie or book (or all 3) to describe your state of mind , what would that be?

My state of mind : dreamy, blank sheet of canvas. Movie : Waking Life by Richard Linklater

What is your creative work process like?

Creativity is unpredictable, it works in unity with individual freedom and passion. Working systematically would make the process mechanical. Each time it taps a different experience, a new revelation, so just go with the flow!

Who do you envy?

Nature

What do you think of the fashion scene in India?

Fashion in India is conscious with the west. We should breakaway from that kind of comparison or "indo-west" look and let our own echoes rule the runway!

Your favourite designers?

Abraham & Thakore, Ingo Maurer, Margiela, Castelbajac, Moschino, Nam June Paik .

What can we expect to see from Divya Raman in the future?
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods), a womenswear pret-a-porter line.

Are you working on something now?
I am just traveling for the moment. Long awaited trip! Will keep you guys updated!!

Tele-commandments on Youtube.

Ruchita Madhok

Beautiful moody art to match the beautiful moody poetry at Mumbai based designer Ruchita Madhok's blog.

Kavita Singh Kale

Detail from the 'facebook' painting .

Kavita Singh Kale has her roots in the hills of Kangra and studied painting at the College of Art , Delhi. Later she garnered a post grad diploma from NID in Animation film , that had a significant influence on her artistic grammar.

Kavita Singh is debuting her solo show Visual Diary at the Visual Arts Gallery , Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the 19th of August . More at her website.

Kangan Arora

Featured an interview with London based Textile Designer Kangan Arora sometime last year . Ms. Arora has now set up shop at etsy . A good chance to grab that beautiful confetti coloured skirt ! Go here.

Mansi Shah

Some quirky art from Mansi Shah.

The Busride

The people at The Busride have been sending in the most incredible work. You'll see what I mean when you check out their website. The Busride ppl say ," The Amoda Spa-Bar, in Kolkata is a spa by day, offering 30 minute reflexology sessions, with full massage therapy options, and turns into a Lounge-Bar at night, with a full service bar and bar snacks.We aimed to create a language which used natural elements and materials, but in a dark, clubbish and contemporary way, with heavily treated textured surfaces like potpourri walls, to achieve a balanced design direction, which would work in both seemingly opposing contexts.Spaces and rooms have a variety of lighting options, from the LED ceiling motifs which are used during therapy for a relaxing mood, to the shower cubicle-lamps, that are turned on when the transition occurs.We created 8 self similar rooms, including a couple suite, which offer slight variations in design to create a palette of options for the regulars.We worked in partnership with 100 Watts Design Studio to develop every single element in the space." .

Cheap Thrills

Your daily dose of pulp kitsch. Anyone want to try their hand at translating? Go here if you are easily amused. How emo is that heart bindi?

Revati Gangal

Some very nice work from Revathi Gangal. Love the movement in the lines.

Revathi has a Masters in Portraiture from Sir J.J. School of Art and is based out of Dubai.