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Reimagining kantha embroidery for a new generation

New Delhi, March 14 -- For traditional crafts to survive, preserving them may not be enough-they may also need to be reimagined. That's the idea an ongoing exhibition in Delhi explores, using West Ben... Read More


Why messy, blurry posts have taken over your Instagram feed

New Delhi, March 7 -- Over the past few weeks, my Instagram feed has become a time machine. Millennial friends have been posting grainy photographs (with the help of an Instagram filter) of attending ... Read More


Is Indian fashion entering its post-virality era?

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- There's a recipe to runway shows today: an exotic location, a grand set, foot-tapping music (better if live), and a front row packed with friends of the house, buyers and influen... Read More


How Nicobar's Simran Lal and Raul Rai built India's anti-fit fashion movement

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Judging by recent runway showcases, a trend is becoming clear: clothes with space to move. Clothes with boxy or free-flowing silhouettes offer a quiet sexiness and elegance witho... Read More


How streets dogs in Delhi help build communities

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Raghu is refusing to eat his lunch-a bowl of rice mixed with boiled vegetables. He sniffs it and returns to his spot in a corner of Delhi's Khan Market. "Chicken nahi hai na aaj ... Read More


India's design landscape is young and vibrant, says Salone del Mobile's Annalisa Rosso

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The words "high energy" come up often when Milan-based Annalisa Rosso, one of the key voices shaping contemporary design discourse, talks about the Indian design scene. "India's ... Read More


Raw Mango's London Fashion Week debut is a celebration of traditional textiles

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- On the first floor of design brand Raw Mango's headquarters in Gurugram is a glass-walled room filled with garlands. Dozens of them hang on four clothing racks. Touch them and yo... Read More


How Ladakh designers are taking their traditional textiles and crafts to the world

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- In a quiet corner of Delhi's 9,000 sq. ft Textile Gallery hangs a backpack that tells stories of India's northernmost region, Ladakh. Shaped like a tiger, it references one of th... Read More


When artists walk into an abandoned nightclub

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Let's play a game. You enter a 5,500 sq. ft hall and the first thing that meets the eye is a table heaving with 365 empty wine glasses, and a neon sign that reads "Party Is Elsewh... Read More


What's the future of luxury? Creating memories and co-designing with buyers, says Golden Goose CEO

New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- What makes a luxury product truly luxurious? "Memories," says Silvio Campara, the chief executive of Italian luxury brand Golden Goose. It's known for its handcrafted, distressed... Read More