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Indian Design Victories
The sheer numbers of the recently announced Core77 Design Awards are mind boggling. Over 10 days, 74 jury members from 13 cities around the world reported in by web broadcast, announcing the winners, runners-up and notable designs in 15 categories—an honour roll of over 120 design projects. Going by this first edition, the Core77 Design ...
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Immortal Illustrated Tales
If you’ve grown up in urban India in the 1980s and 90s, then ‘Amar Chitra Katha’ is a name synonymous with childhood. There is a scarce town I imagine, where parents did not hope these books would lead their children onto the path of reading, or where children did not spend school holidays swapping titles, ...
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An i for an i
The India Design Mark is back. And so is the criticism. The mark, also called the I-Mark, is to be India’s recognition of good design. After a failed attempt at selecting and launching a crowd-sourced logo, the competition was announced again with, what the organisers (India Design Council or IDC) hoped was, more clarity on ...
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Image of The Week: Pushpamala N
Travelling around France this week, I came across the work of artist Pushpamala N. at an exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou titled Paris-Delhi-Bombay. Although I cannot share with you the pieces she exhibited there, I thought the rest of her work is curiously interesting. The artist is known for her photo and video-performance based ...
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Modernity for Kolkata: KMOMA
Kolkata, that long-time bastion of turn-of-the-century culture, and the home of Bangla gentility, is ready to take its place among the great art cities of the world. London has its Tate Modern, New York has its MoMA, and now Kolkata will have KMOMA — the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art. Needless to say, design ...