Sometimes, you need to let the visuals do all the talking. This is one of those times.
Read about the creative journey of Miv Watts, and browse, linger, pause, sigh and dream through this post, to see her work inspired by the East and by India...
...and let me know if this satiated your creative urge for India inspired interiors for this week? :)
While browsing via my latest adda (hindi for: a place where you hangout), I came across rooms, all scanned from magazines, that had Retro and/or India written all over them. You would know what my next thought was - I have to share these gems with you!
(sorry, the images are a bit grainy...)
The swing (jhoola) - common feature in traditional Indian homes. This room seems to be from a haveli
The crowded corner and center table :) 
Low stools (moodha) - you can find these selling along the highways, especially in the north and central India
Beautiful latticed wooden screen. Below the low sitting arrangement is footwear: kolhapuri chappals and mojris
Love these wooden shutters!
Different forms of low diwan style sitting in the following pics:
The charpoy!
Bright rugs, on the floor or on the wall..
The canopy is a stylised form of very typical design used in the tents for weddings..
Gorgeous bedrooms..
[Source: the nomadic sun]
And how can I leave the retro without a song? This epitomises the 80's for me ;)
P.S: thanks for your emails in response to my last post. Blogger is still excruciatingly slow for me, but atleast the images are getting uploaded. And I will take your suggestion about dropping in a mail to blogger - hopefully that should help.
Unable to load pics since morning today! A delicious new post is waiting for you as soon as I am able to make blogger work. Anyone else facing this issue?
And, how are you doing today?
This side of the globe: Have a nice evening, and a deep restful sleep tonight :)
That side of globe: Have a great day today folks! Make today as interesting and intriguing as 09.09.09. :)
In the meantime, if you are looking for some inspiration, hop over here - Thank God, tumblr is atleast working the way it is supposed to work..
...for An Indian Summer!
Rijuta Rishi is a graphic designer, and an eternal doodler. I loved her work when she first shared some of her art with me sometime back. One thing led to another, and she very graciously created banner art for An Indian Summer (look look - new header!). This header heralds the soon-to-come autumn/fall season :)
Rijuta on her art:
"I'm very drawn to ancient India, its mysticism and myths, so it's probably why I get very inspired by the traditional arts. There's room to 'say' something in many layers, and the symbolism is subtly embedded amidst their stories. Traditional forms feature in my doodles and art quite often, and mostly, I forget the world when I'm doing these."
If you are interested to see more of Rijuta's work, or contact her for assignments and design work, please email her.
Thanks Rijuta for the lovely header for An Indian Summer!
