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Matlo, based on the traditional water cooler called matka, by Doshi Levien

February 8, 2010

Matlo, based on the traditional water cooler called matka, by Doshi Levien

“Most Indian households use a rounded terracotta drinking water vessel — a matlo — that cools water to 14° below ambient temperature without refrigeration. Our matlo is a slip-cast version which has evolved to incorporate filtration and could be batch-produced from a mould.

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Whatever happened to the “Beatles ashram” in Rishikesh?

July 2, 2009

Whatever happened to the “Beatles ashram” in Rishikesh?

UPDATE: This Guardian article on the 1972 visit of Led Zeppelin to India contains a reference to the supposed restoration of this ashram. Anyone heard anything else? Please leave links/information in the comments.

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Brick screen wall, New Delhi, by Anagram Architects

January 21, 2009

Brick screen wall, New Delhi, by Anagram Architects

This brick screening wall by Anagram Architects, New Delhi, is a reminder of how imaginatively brick can be used. I’m not a fan of brick, and that’s an understatement, but context is everything.

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Shingle pillow by Anek Taanka

January 18, 2009

Shingle pillow by Anek Taanka

The textile company Anek Taanka, which means “infinite stitches,” was founded by Indian textile designer Varsha Sharma. She has said that “my challenge is to create pieces of textile that could inspire spaces to be designed around them rather than the other way around.” That’s a bold ambition but this pillow makes you think she could actually do it.

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