Giant walls

Love these goofy toys/dolls from Giant walls. Giant Walls is the creation of Rahul and Yadnyee Gaikwad, a husband wife team that is deeply in love with design, colour, creative expression, and all forms of art unconstrained by material or medium. They also are the brains behind Giant Robot, an urban design house engaged in innovative graphic design, conceptual illustration and motion.

Vidhya Nagarajan

 Freelance illustrator Vidhya Nagarajan's rendition of Chennai warms my heart. These are sights we can all relate to.Visit her site for more .

Lust List : Candy colours

This is my first attempt at a 'personal' lust list . This section will be a curation of items of clothing, art , decor and accessories that I lust for. Forgive my layout, it was created in a hurry on an online editor, if anybody has any design advice for me to make my job easier please write to me! :)

If you want to get on the Lust list, write to me at pavitramohan @ gmail. com




 1. Paneled Tank from Bhane, 2. Earrings from Isharya 3. Kareishma Saarna clutch 4. Bowl from Happpily Unmarried 5. Chair from Quirk Box 6. Wall Art from India Circus

Sameer Kulavoor

I found the most incredible goodies in my mail last week. Sameer Kulavoor, a friend and design god, had sent me The Ghoda Cycle project documented in a book , as well as two fun flip books , that I'm going to post a video of. I absolutely have one of his illustrations on my lust list , for my home. But that's for later. Take  a gander at his incredible exploration of the Ghoda cycle in all it's avatars .This is what Sameer has to say about his illustrations, "The Ghoda Cycle Project' is a visual document of the myriad avatars of bicycles in the rural and urban landscape of India.The linchpin of 'The Ghoda Cycle Project' is to lay emphasis on the framework, structure, decoration and design of the cycles ofIndia.Ergonomically these cycles may not be the best examples of bicycle design, but they have the strength to carry the hopes and aspirations of a big section of the Indian population". The illustrations have also been adapted into t shirts for fashion brand Paul Smith.

 
OH FLIP! - Ice Gola Flipbook from Sameer Kulavoor / BDD on Vimeo.

RasVihar

RasVihar , has been a boutique destination for designer fine jewelry. I myself have bought an exquisite pair of earrings here that gets compliments all the time. They are having a showcase celebrating the timeless relevance of the nosepin in a collection titled The Nosering Anthology.This series features over 40 different nose ring designs for you to choose from. If you are in Chennai on the 9th and 10th of September, do visit them. Details here.

Manjari Sharma

Manjari Sharma's work is a painstakingly detailed recreation of the ubiquitous imagery we've seen growing up in India. Her new series of photographs titled ' Darshan' - refering to the viewing of the idols or representations of the Hindu dieties in temples, is a photographic installation of nine mythological Hindu gods and goddesses. The imagery is ingrained into my head, her interpretation is a fresh take on something that I've seen countless times.

Her words on Darshan, " Sometimes belonging to a complex and rich heritage is so overwhelming that you have to go far away to fall in love again"

"A real Darshan changes you forever. The sounds, sights, smells and visuals of a Darshan are very particular and you take them for granted as a teenager growing up in India. Try Ignoring them for a bit... and they return to you subconsciously making you long for what feels like a distant reverie"

Explore her work here.

Mashaal Arshad Khan + Nayna Sisodiya

 These London based surface textile designers, came together to design and create an explosive collection of seperates. The pieces themselves are simple and assymetric, keeping the focus on the beautiful fabric. The surface design is inspired by arabic script and indigenous art forms as well as the woman who takes on the roles of 'warrior', 'mother','provider'. The warm , colourful tones are reminiscent of both Mashaal and Nayna's south asian backgrounds. Very eye catching.