Artist-interior designer-entrepreneur Shabnam Gupta has been a well-known name on the Indian design scene for more than two decades; her designs marked by a maximalist contemporaneity deriving from the traditional Indian aesthetic. Her furniture and décor store takes a step further; offering homeowners an opportunity to pick up pieces that fit their spaces. The Peacock Life philosophy strongly fuses Indianness with contemporary styles and focuses on giving each piece an individuality – either through materials, art, craftsmanship, or design. Check out the stunning collections of handcrafted, bold, and timeless furniture pieces.

I believe… that modernism will never perish. I am often asked how long the modernist style will last and I always say that anything rational and logical is forever; it will always have a place in design.

Launched a decade ago, Jewell Paints focused creating low VOC paints with high performance. But the market demand has shifted from simple aesthetics to paints that deliver functional value; and the company has now incorporated Nanotechnology to meet these evolving needs. Mr. Nitin Jain, Co-founder and Director, Jewell Paints explains how Nanotechnology can redefine what paints can achieve in future.

With a B.Arch. from VRCE Nagpur, Masters in Urban & Regional Planning plus a PhD in Urban Service Delivery from CEPT University Ahmedabad, Dr. Praful Gharpure holds a Project Management Professional Certification from PMI, USA and Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from ASQ, USA. Presently associated with Tata Consultancy Services as a Senior Consultant, the academically-driven architect proposes some insightful changes in the current architectural education offered in India. Here we present some excerpts from his paper - Leveraging Design and Project Management Lifecycle Synergy.

The Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum is an informative space, created using advanced immersive technology. Conceived as a tribute to the second Mughal emperor Humayun, the museum which was inaugurated by the Minister for Tourism and Culture, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Prince Rahim Aga Khan on the 29th of July 2024, takes one back into the medieval era. It is also a tribute to the two-decade-long restoration effort that put the dilapidated tomb and other structures in its vicinity back on the map.