The success of a design lies in the personal make-up of its designer/architect.

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The bond between the artist and her architect husband is a meeting of two creative minds, fuelled by the enriching crosscurrents of drastically different personalities.

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Editorial Dear IAnDian, Our cover story this week is the third episode of #inCandidConversationwith - our video series that aims to get to know the personal characteristics of professionals - to better understand what makes them the way they are... what drives them as highly successful achievers. This delightful episode features Architect Alfaz Miller and his very talented wife, artist Brinda Miller. Seated in their collector's paradise - a home filled with their love for all things inanimate and animate, the couple get candid about their very personal lives. Watch the video if you haven't already - https://youtu.be/NAf7l-EO-mo Besides, we bring you the interactive-façade building in Taipei; a plush hospitality venue in Delhi, India, and a perfect travel locale in the paradise island of Mustique refurbished by none other than the maverick genius, Philippe Starck. Enjoy the issue and keep us posted with your feedback. Warm regards, Savitha Hira Editor								sponsored

Can thoughtfulness be the third dynamic, besides form and function?

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ZZ Architects undertakes a study in the sensitive and sagacious use of contemporary elements to highlight a home filled with mementoes…

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Editorial Dear IAnDian, Wish you all a very auspicious beginning to all things fulfilling in the year ahead. As we make a rejuvenated comeback - relaxed, re-energised - we surface to a brimming cup of varied design projects that diffuse the essence of design addressing human emotions at the core. Each of the design stories that we've picked for you this week has an underlying sensitivity and sagacity that looks at the problem from a humanist viewpoint. Be it in the progressive environment that we see in the Microsoft research centre - although an open office is a given in these times; or the classic ambience and the subtle undertones that characterise the beauty and nail salon by Minnie Bhatt Designs; or more impactfully, the home that ZZ Architects has designed (our cover story) for a couple passionate about their collectibles... a thoughtful approach is the new high! Let me leave you to explore... Warm regards, Savitha Hira Editor								sponsored Does practicality have a place in the marriage of two creative souls? Stay tuned to catch the enjoyable chitchat between Artist Brinda Miller and Ar. Alfaz Miller... Coming Soon… To stay tuned in – subscribe to our YouTube Channel and hit the bell icon to get notified when the couple comes online. https://goo.gl/jveEf5

The who, what and why of 2018’s most popular design stories at IndiaArtnDesign!

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Interacting with design stories day-in and day-out leaves a residual impact on one’s thought processes. Join me in sifting out some profound take-aways from our bouquet of 2018!

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Editorial Dear IAnDian, The year 2018 has sped by! Eventful, exhilarating, a pure fun and result-oriented sojourn as new stuff unfolded at our studio and our team grew from 12 to 19 members. We touchdown on our systems every single day with renewed energy - thanks to you - dear architects and designers, who share the first look of your creations with our audiences We take this opportunity to apologise too - as our flooded mailboxes sometimes keep us from responding promptly to you. Please do bear with us. Our global readers - a growing discerning base - thank you for your appreciative emails and your valuable suggestions. We're constantly working on bringing you an enriching design information experience with that one select project every day. Speaking of which, our milestone introduction this year has been the web series titled "in Candid Conversation with" that explores the personal lifestyles of your favourite architects, designers and artists, bringing you glimpses of the pulsating personal energies of the person behind the professional. We thank you for your immense appreciation of the series; we've equally enjoyed making these videos for you. There are many more coming your way in the new year. So, see you in the new year with new beginnings and lots of fresh ideas. Wishing you a joyful, successful and healthy New Year 2019! Warm regards, Savitha Hira Editor								sponsored

The value of uniqueness in design

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The Grid Architects designs home units that are visually connected yet subtly separated, with the focus on the responsive, inclusive lifestyle of a large family.

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Editorial Dear IAnDian, So how important is it for a design to be unique? This week's stories majorly explore the residential typology and yet each abode stands out - attuned to distinct sensibilities. So, the question that arises is - should design within the same typology be unique? Studies show that uniqueness in design is in fact not a mandate. Only because there is a more generalised ruling set that has already determined user-comfort. Therefore, nuanced alterations are key; and not necessarily a fresh design. Well, let's say then that it's the approach that counts; and this is what we celebrate in tailoring unique solutions. From a home with glass walls perched on a lakeside in Lechlade, Gloucestershire celebrating the scenic waterscape; to a chic apartment in Pune; to our cover story - an expansive luxurious home segregated into individual units and woven into a beautifully landscaped abode, design solutions run deep and distinct to the said premises. On another note, uniqueness also comes forth in being sensitised to the human-built-form equation. Find out more as you browse through... Warm regards, Savitha Hira Editor								sponsored

When simplicity rules, design soars!

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Archohm’s urban renewal of Lucknow’s Hussainabad is a momentous endeavour that composes quasi-pedestrianisation, landscape and the built forms onto one heritage-themed canvas.

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Editorial Dear IAnDian, It is a well-known fact that simplification comes long after one had tired the most complex of things; the most convoluted stuff. It is also known that simplification is the key to realisation - of body, and soul; physical and metaphysical. On an abstract plane, our stories this week hint at this phenomenon. A good representation of minimal... Zen... is the rice-crackers store in Tokyo. A humble abode, yet so beautifully designed by Ar. Ineyama, the all-Cedar-wood store showcases a dynamic play of design with just a single material and method. Do check it out. In the same vein, the humungous colonisation of housing for the neophyte urbanite being built by studio MVRDV in Pune veers towards the learning that people are open to simplified explanations of life and life practices; it only needs to be communicated. Our cover story this week - which glides through the heritage precincts of Lucknow depicts how purity of thought and approach can win over the masses - it preserves and rejuvenates - at the same time. Enjoy the issue and write in to us at editor@indiaartndesign.com Warm regards, Savitha Hira Editor								sponsored If you have not already do subscribe to India Art n Design Youtube Channel https://goo.gl/ACXUZ9