ALL ABOUT KUTCHHH....

EDGE INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURE: ALL ABOUT KUTCHHH....:  I somehow felt to write few posts on Indian art and pattern... This is what I am teaching my students this month....lovely, delicious and...

ALL ABOUT KUTCHHH....

 I somehow felt to write few posts on Indian art and pattern... This is what I am teaching my students this month....lovely, delicious and mesmerising arts, patterns and colors

I think India itself is a sea of patterns and ravishing colors....

Why not I start with the most inspiring and authentically inspiring part of India

KUTCH

I love this place cuz it literally stimulated my talent bones...

Kutch has been inspired by Perisan art but with few indian twists...

There are few arts of Kutch ( out of so many) which I like to showcase...as my upcoming project would also have few similar inspired designs...

BHUNGAS - LIPPANKAM

BHUNGAS are structure which have a light dome-shaped bamboo and thatched roof and a circular wall plastered with mud, twigs and dung. This structure protects them from all extreme climates.

LIPPANKAM means mud work design specially done by a caste of women called as 'RABAARIS'

The moulded mud work has inserts of mirror which increase the intensity of the light in the room...very intelligent and beautiful..

Some houses are just based on nude pastel colors but ,many are colored artistically...

What I really liked is that every tribe here has a different style of art in their home and so are they known and professionally bifurcated

There other external paint works done by locals which a mix for islamic art and geometric shapes....I personally found this concept very modern even though it is an antique form of art..

ROGAN

This is an art done on fabrics...it is basically a paste which is laid manually with certain pattern. The best part is to observe the process, its very interesting.....they basically 

freehand a design on side of the fabric and fold the other side so the paste sticks to the other side giving it a symmetrical look.

The paste is nothing but vigorously boiled castor oil and mixed with vegetable colors...

Please check out this video for the art performance...

ROGAN ART

Please visit this interesting website - wovensouls for some nice revelation on kutch art works...

Well there are many more arts but for now I would like to share only these few...

Please share your pics and knowledge...about kutch...

artnlight

artnlight: Bhunga huts of Kutch

Lights that sparkle = Deccan herald article

Article about lights by Edge  - Deccan herald

BALCONY SEATS...

BALCONY SEATING!!!

After my most liked post about balconies, I thought of posting a little more on that.

Lets talk about seating and cozy setting for our balconies.

What do we need....a clean and neat space....which has a width of around 4' to 6' 

And also understand the shape of your balcony...

RECTANGLE

Now a days rectangular balconies are the only fashion in metropolitan cities...as they save a lot of space and give an ample view....

Two tables and one small table with few plantation pots...Try using the length of your balcony without 

disturbing the width and the view. Like placing lots of pot and creepers and basically using the end or the corner of the balcony.

Just work on your thoughts to make the best use of the corner i.e for storage + seating, just a decor wall, or just seating.

Balconies which have marginally less width are little tricky to handle but try using materials according to the width and length like foldable tables and chairs..

SEMI CIRCULAR

These had originated as luxurious balconies as they use good amount of space but have a very beautiful 180 degree view.

Round balconies don't have any different seating than the rectangle one...but only that the seating should be in the center for an unobstructed view...

Also most of all the round balconies have a parapet walls which sometimes obstruct view to a certain level.

So why not have a view of our own...grow a two level garden.....

TRAPEZIUM

I personally like these type of balconies as they give a good view, good corners and that extra space.

The extra space that protrudes in the front is good for seating and if the seating is on one side then use the front side as a display space.

But use such balconies properly or you may end up either doing nothing or doing two much....one thing is sure to be the ground rule for a balcony - 

NEVER CLUTTER YOUR BALCONY

BALCONY IS NOT A STORAGE ROOM

Always keep your balcony clean and usable.

Decorate the a closed balcony only for the internal view and an open balcony for internal and external view. 

All the other balconies like square are not that challenging....

So let me know your balcony complaints.....

India Art n Design inditerrain: Get Creative with your Greens!

India Art n Design inditerrain: Get Creative with your Greens!

EDGE INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURE: Warm room with a cosy relax chair, a cup of coffee...

EDGE INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURE: Warm room with a cosy relax chair, a cup of coffee...: Warm room with a cosy relax chair, a cup of coffee and my favourite books....dis is my favourite timepass... Recently I met a client who...

Warm room with a cosy relax chair, a cup of coffee and my favourite books....dis is my favourite timepass...

Recently I met a client who had similar interests but she actually wanted a space like this....and we gave her...a library within a 1000 sqt house.

What you basically need is a quiet space or a warm corner, few good books and a nice set of furniture.

It depends on the quantity of books that need to be placed in your library. The room should be designed as per the following :

1. Quantity of books

2. Ventilation available in the room

3. Orientation of the room

4. Placement of the library in the house

Like this house has focused their library on to their natural view.

What we need to make a cozy library :

1. A beautiful book rack

2. A nice cozy chair

3. A good light

4. Few interesting accessories

5. Few comfortable bedding accessories

BOOK SHELF

The book shelves should have comfortable access and the gap between the shelves should be more than 12" to 15".

Here is a little different bookshelf

A NICE COZY CHAIR

A GOOD LIGHT

First lets see what is bad light

Here we see, the light is concentrating on one corner...which is not good for our vision and aesthetically not beautiful. 

The room lights should always increase the visibility of the books.

FEW ACCESSORIES

Small accessories make a huge difference as they add lot of color and breathing space within the rack. Also the library become a display rack so one can put self family picture frames and picture calender.

Well this has been my story about my library....please tel me yours...

EDGE INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURE: Your home...this CHRISTMAS !!!

EDGE INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURE: Your home...this CHRISTMAS !!!: Christmas decoration..... Invited your friends this chirstmas and dont know how to make your home go WOW!!! Well lets see few things...

Your home...this CHRISTMAS !!!

Christmas decoration.....

Invited your friends this chirstmas and dont know how to make your home go WOW!!!

Well lets see few things that can accentuate your home without any effort...

Lets start with the entrance...

A beautiful WREATH, makes your entrance festive and exciting.....

Just hew fake or real flowers or a ready made wreath...

Also the band of flowers around the door frame....

This is just for the occasion...urli with lovely flowers and candle to indianise the occasion.

The moment your guests enter, let them have a view which would impress them and go...WOW, AMAZING!

Few easy tips for cute lights.....like LED lights in glass jars or strip lights in the hanging accessories..

Strip lights on or behind the curtains....

NEXT....

What is a house without candles and specially during Christmas...

Take few simple candle and just tie gold tissue or satin ribbons around then....

FESTIVAL - FLOWERS

This is the only times of the year when I prefer Decorating my home with real Flowers....roses, jerberi....etc...

Now lets talk about table settings...

Just a nice table cloth wont do the magic...

This might be our normal table setting...but lets spice it up...

Just using wine glasses this table decoration becomes a conversation piece..

Always remember your guests should have a lot of occasions to converse your hard work and should appreciate every corner of your house... 

Like these chairs, just tie a satin ribbon or an old printed cloth around them and a mistletoe or a ball ..

This really makes your guest feel special...

Tall glass vases in the centre of your table, add grace to your settings....

So , my style suggestion, few flowers, few candles, few glass vases....

A small tip, to avoid clutters of food vessels, have a serving table right next to your table.

Remember, always have a color concept for the party, it makes it easy to decorate the whole house accordingly....

Start with flowers and accordingly match or contrast the rest of the house accessories...

Well, for all my parties I make sure that not only my house but also my bathroom, powder room is at its best....

I mean few candles and decoration would beautify the most important areas of your house.

Important because I believe - A man is known by his socks and a house is known by the bathroom.

Above all,,,just keep your house as neat as possible...

And HAPPY CHRISTMAS....and hope your guests love your decorations....

Please refer to Joss and main! for a good suggestions....

Please revert with your suggestion and comments....