design Ganesha

15/09/2007 DesignFlute 18 Comments

In modern times, in changing India, I think He defines among other things Design. People portray Him in as many avatars as you could imagine. You can take any form, any material, you can also experiment. Devotee community is not going to pour wrath on you. Even lord Ganesha does not mind having as many avataras. He is the most loved one.

The lord Ganesha has become the true epitome of omnipresent God. He has many names. People start any kind of new work with His auspicious name. His 10 day worship-celebration starts today.

For me it is design celebration too. I will be posting one image everyday in my sidebar. I just love him (no, not religiously). I love the elements he stands for.

It is very difficult to take out a few from thousands of images but as promised here are few I love most….

Durga with Ganesha

This is a Jamini Roy (1887-1972) painting. I am having this in form of a newspaper cutting since I was a teenager. It is yellowed and edges torn, still I refuse to throw it.

Ganesha with banana leaves

Read here his story in detail with illustrations.

We, Indians try to search him everywhere. He is here in a flower. (via flickr-by Rakesh Soni)

Legend behind legend tells us that Ganesha was the best writer, the one who did not make any mistake, the one who could write non-stop. This was the reason Vedvyasa chose him as the writer and he himself narrated the epic Mahabharata.

Read here legends of Ganesha.

Dancing Ganesha

So interiory-fabriki Ganesha I had seen this year only.

Ganesha with flute

How will you draw him, how will you craft him?

Edit: I had put 10 images everyday during Ganesha Chaturthi in my sidebar. Here are those images.

design screw

long drive

14/09/2007 DesignFlute Leave a comment

Moscow based automobile designer (and teacher) Slava Saakyan says ‘I try to make things I’d love to own’. And clearly his love is automobile and he has made these incredible furniture automobile style.

This bed has MP3-radio and music system with 4 speakers.

barren walls

dance with peacock

13/09/2007 DesignFlute 4 Comments

In all pristine glory he is ready to dance for her, too woo her. He is all decked up as there is competition. Not a feather without preening as she is going to select.Nature has her strange reasons to make males rather beautiful in animal kingdom. Female species are not that attractive but mostly in position to choose.Once again I have chosen him (earlier as simplest mor), now as most fabulous peacock. He is my favourite craft-bird.See how all over the world (mainly in public places) this bird is loved in mosaic magic. Let’s start the peacock dance now….. Mor chowk, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Via songsuponsea

Udaipur, India

In Libya

Detroit Zoo,Michigan,USA

the photo is of not good quality and he is also not in his colourful glory but I like this one too. It was a private home in Paphos, Cyprus

In Santa Barbara, flickr photo by jimkster

This is on garden wall of a private home. This is one of my what I call ‘enduring images’! via Plasitasartists

How can I not include her! Anyway she is not to be left behind.The she-pecock mosaic some where in Florence, Italy. Photo on flickr by Gauis Caecilius.

I just love this pebbled peacock, cover of The complete Pebble Mosaic Handbook, via builders booksource

This is not a display at any public or private place, This one is straight from artist Martin Cheek. It is available in kit-form .

design screw, indian designers

1 table many designs

11/09/2007 DesignFlute 5 Comments

Two glasses are connected in such a fashion through a rotating mechanism that if you rotate one, other will move too and each time the table will have a new design.

These geometrical composition extend functionality and add aesthetics to space.

This motion table is designed by Indian (globe trotting) designer Abhinav Dapke.