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World Animal Day

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Offerings (ceramic art)

Artist: Shampa Shah @ Lemon Grasshopper Art gallery

Feeling angry at how easily actors and politicians in India kill rare and protected species and get away scot-free or lightly!

Don’t want to say more as this creation of artist Shampa Shah says everything too well!

We can pledge support in various ways ?

Download an animated screen saver from  World Animal Day

Or Send an E-card here

Or Check these @ Better World qoutes :

The question is not, “Can they reason?” nor, “Can they talk?” but rather, “Can they suffer?”
~Jeremy Bentham

Or Check these interiors : My pet views

 

stuff made of folklore

Decor from South Africa

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Weaver bowl

(Three quarters of a natural ostrich egg shell polished and perched on 3 metal legs!)

Designers: @ Jacaranda Style

These are few stunning pieces made out of ostrich egg shell.

The egg shell is collected after the ostrich chick hatches.

The artisan is the heart of Jacaranda Style. (Says their website!)

Artisans are from South Africa.

Supporting artists and creating meaningful employment is an integral part of Jacaranda Style’s mission.

Dori Rootenberg is the founder and sole curator of the Jacaranda Style collection.

A portion of every sale is donated to the Ethembeni School for disabled children in South Africa.

Mosaic Frame

Thousands of ostrich egg shell shards are used to create this stunning frame. No two frames come out same as handwork and natural materials are used in creation.

 

Egg bowl – gold

A part of an ostrich egg – hand carved, polished and painted with gold metallic colour.

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Indian interiors & architecture

A Persian architecture residential tower in concrete jungle

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Della Tower

By: Architects-planners-designers-constructors @ Della Tecnica

(principal architect Jimmy Mistry)

The beauty and culture of ancient Iran is being recreated amidst hustle and bustle of Mumbai city.

A grand, very modern and luxurious residential tower with Persian architecture and ancient Zoroastrian faith is coming up in a very busy suburb (Dadar) of Mumbai.

(An absolute visual delight!)

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Amazing Temple Lightscapes

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Sri Kalahasti temple

Amazing temple and monuments Lightscapes By: Fountainhead Design

Fountainhead Architects is a Hyderabad based architectural firm.

Sri Kalahasti Temple 

This ancient temple is dedicated to Shiva (one of the 5 temples celebrating Shiva as the embodiment of the primary elements, here as air )

Sri Sailam 

This is one of the 12 Jyotirlingam shrines of Shiva.

Temple @ Vontimetta

 Vontimetta is a small place in Cuddapah district in Andhra Pradesh.

Temple @ Vontimetta

Sri Sailam

Sri Kalahasti

Sri Sailam

This is an ancient temple with fort like walls, towers, sprawling courtyards and a lot of sculptural work. This huge temple is built in the Dravidian style  and is one of the finest specimens of Vijayanagar architecture.

And the Belum Caves ?

Belum Caves is located in Kurnool district in State of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Archaeological survey of India has found remnants of vessels in the caves dating back to 4500 BC.

Belum Caves is the second largest cave in Indian sub-continent.

Belum caves

(All images courtesy Fountainhead Design) 

(Another of my post on temple architecture here.) 

 

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The Pomegranate Journey

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Way to fitness

(the Fitness centre reception at kaya kalp)

It wasn’t the ultra luxurious look which drew my attention to this spa – Kaya Kalp at ITC Mughal at Agra.

The traditional elements of Mughal landscaping and architecture caught my attention.

The heady mix of Ayurveda and Mughal legacies held me mesmerized.

On one side there are different tones of white in entire design; on the other Pomegranate (liet motif) trail runs dramatically across-along the white floor as an inlay red engineered stone.

The architecture of the spa is also inspired by the use of space in Mughal architecture as specifically in ‘Fatehpur Sikri’.

The 99000 square feet spa is only a few months old (launched May 2008) and has already been rated by Tatler‘s as ‘world’s best city spa’.

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go to another level, green roots

Weaver’s magic

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Designers: Basketry of Villaines-les-Rochers @ Vannerie

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A few everyday objects, some unique objects and few architectural installations & structures by artisans of Villaines-les-Rochers, a small village in France. The Basketry Cooperative of Villaines-les-Rochers has some amazing creativeness to offer. Continue reading Weaver’s magic →