Indian festivals « DESIGNFLUTE

Happy Republic Day!

Human Chair By Martin Azua

For this piece of furniture you don’t need any material support!

And in addition see how it bonds people together!

On this Republic Day what better we need than a ‘Human Chair’ – absolutely heart warming project by Barcelona based Martin Ruiz De Azua.

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Design Ganesha – 3

I had no plans to post any Ganesha image. But just see to what imagination length we go to design our enduring lord Ganesha!

Modern day mouse-ii Ganesha!!

You can see Design ganesha ? part - I here &

part -II here.

(image courtesy bsnl broadband print advertisement)

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nine nights

view from zanana, feminism, doli

me and my pet, untitled, the frenchman’s house

distant boat, lady in pink, behind the plants

Navratri-nine nights, the Indian festival is going to end tonight. Different parts of India celebrate it differently. (How and why see here, here and here.)

But mainly, nine forms of Shakti (power) (metaphor {…}

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 {…}

rakhi-the thread of bond

Rakhi-the thread of love and protection:

I do not know of any Indian festival without at least one element of design entwined into it. Rakhi is no exception. In fact it is so laden with crafts and designs that with changing fashion and market new avatars of rakhi keep coming.

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