This is not designer. If thats going to hurt your eyes, don’t look.
The Golden Chariot C-811, Ground Floor, Sushant Lok-1, Gurgaon 122002 (New Delhi NCR), India P: +91 124 4636800 F: +91 124 4636880 In January, I took a 7 night train tour with my mum and dad around South of India. Yes, I know. Hate that Kish, she travels everywhere. To which, I’m permanently indebted to [...]
Creative Packaging
Advertising and marketing is a different kettle of fish for each country as it is for each market. With design, I’ve always found it essential to understand these differences and work alongside them, adding a bit of masala to the mix. Big generalisation coming up – but I’ve noticed, Indian marketing when done well, focuses [...]
The Sol. A designer, boutique hotel in Goa.
I have to credit and thank Apek for this awesome discovery. The Sol Road Opposite Bank of India Nerul, Goa India 403114 Tel: 91 832 671 4141 Tel: 91 95 521 32132 ajit@thesol.in December 2011, my and V’s family (young-uns only) went to the Sunburn Festival in Goa and stayed at a boutique hotel called [...]
Los Danzantes, Coyoacan, Mexico.
The Floating Gardens Nativitas and Caltongo, the main embarcaderos, are near the center of Xochimilco; embarcadero Cuemanco leads to Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco www.xochimilco.df.gob.mx Los Danzantes Plaza Jardin Centenario 12, Col. Villa Coyoacan, Mexico City Telephone: (55) 5554-1213, (55) 5554-2896 coyoacan@losdanzantes.com So we went on a 2 hour car [...]
Designer Hotel. DeBrett, Auckland.
Hotel DeBrett 2 High Street Auckland +64 9-925 9000 Earlier this year, I made one of those harried visits to Auckland to be with the sisters. We went out for drinks to The CornerBar and after that, Meeks took me to the hotel for dessert. I’m enchanted by designer hotels. N actually beat me to [...]
Interior design of Sabyasachi Store in Kolkata
Back in 2007, I used to spend hours researching Indian designers online. That was when I discovered the gorgeousness of Sabyasachi. It was his 2007 collection and I love this, this and this. Since then, he’s been overly celebrity endorsed (Aish, Vidya, Rani) and is one of the leading designers in India. Needless to say, [...]
Japan.
Oishii* Rowena went to Japan ^______^ It was hot =____=’ There was a typhoon 0____o She went to Nagoya. Tokyo. Osaka. Kyoto XD The people in Japan are lovely n___n The kids in Tokyo are so cool O_O O_O She fell in love with old Japanese men ♥__♥ [...]
Iko Iko in Wellington
Iko Iko 118 Cuba Mall Wellington 6011, New Zealand + 64 4 385 0977 Wellington is one of those cities I heart heart heart! You’ll find an Iko Iko store in Wellington as well as Auckland. It’s a design store filled with crazy, fun objects that will make you smile and laugh. While you’re there, [...]
The Library
The Library is a super cool bar in Wellington. We have to thank the gorgeous Tina in Windy Welly for the intro. You can see their afternoon tea menu here. Details Level 1/53 Courtenay Place, Te Aro 6011, New Zealand (google maps link) (04) 382 8593 For an awesome review and more food pictures, click here [...]
Hieroglyphics? Let me be Pacific.
My entire Egypt trip was riddled with the one lyric from The Bloodhound Gang, “The Bad Touch” – “Hieroglyphics? Let me be Pacific…..” please don’t ask me what comes after that. So we’d be following tour guides around like little groupies and I had my Egypt theme song in my head. I apologise to Neha [...]