Rupee Symbol Winner Is…

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Rupee Symbol by D. Udaya Kumar

The Indian rupee gets its own unique symbol today .

The winner D Udaya  Kumar‘s symbol is formed by the merger of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ and the Roman capital ‘R’ without the stem.

The media news says the symbol is based on the Tricolour and arithmetic equivalence. The white space between the two horizontal lines gives the impression of the national flag with the Ashok Chakra, the two bold parallel lines stand for ‘equals to’, representing balance in the economy, both within and with other economies of the world.

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Fold, Hide, Pull

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Designer: Ochre

This extremely functional furniture design is by Bengaluru based architects Ochre.

Pull, fold, hide, turn and tuck away in its niche when not needed. What a space saving design!

It can be your dining table, your breakfast bench or your work space.

I was going to post about some amazing architectural work done by Ochre architects but I loved this simple space saving design so much that I am posting it first.

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Let Space Come Alive!

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Architect-Interior Designer: Husna Rahman + Team @ Fulcrum Studio

These modern spaces speak of earthly charm, unafraid living and of time which is here and now! Bengaluru based Fulcrum studio’s Husna Rahman with her young team creates spaces which mostly rise and soar and stay in mind.

As if creating simple, clean and exotic lines are not enough Husna Rahman writes poetry for each space she creates (yes literally!).

Let’s start the voyage into Husna Rahman’s architectural and interior portfolio!

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Truss Me!

Trust Me With This Truss-Me!

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Truss Me Collection

Designer: Sandeep Sangaru @ Sangaru Design Studio

Here bamboo has been manipulated with using its inherent tensile strength and mechanical properties in such a way that load-bearing but light-weight engineered craft solutions emerge.

Truss-Me collection by Sangaru Design Studio is a unique, innovative approach to bamboo craft. It is hand-crafted and sustainable.

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Truss-Me collection is based on a system where split and laminated bamboo module which acts like truss; is used. And it is Best of Best award winner @ Red Dot Awards : Concept 2009 too.

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