United Kingdom –India wins ‘Best Country’ at London Fashion Week’s International Showcase

It was a high for the Indian contingent of young designers who made up the IMG Reliance Fashion team at the London Fashion Week,where India was declared the winner of the“International Fashion Showcase Country Award”.  The award was announced by the British Council, British Fashion Council (BFC) and Mercedes-Benz at a prize-giving ceremony at Somerset House, London, beating 25 other nations judged by a panel of industry experts. The top award was presented by Sarah Mower MBE, BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent and Chief Critic Vogue Runway to the IMG Reliance Fashion team – Jaspreet Chandok, Gautam Vazirani, Nikhita Punja and Shruti Singh; the Designers – Alan Alexander Kaleekal, Karishma Shahani Khan, Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama, Ragini Ahuja, Ujjawal Dubey and exhibition designer Wasim Khan.

To celebrate India-UK Year of Culture 2017, IMG Reliance in partnership with 6Degree and supported by Etihad Airways and British Council presented ‘The Indian Pastoralists’ – a special sustainable fashion exhibition at the International Fashion Showcase(IFS). The five designers were selected based on their contemporary Indian aesthetic with a global appeal. Each of them created special looks that represent ‘The Indian Pastoralists’ theme conceived by IMG Reliance and aligned to the global theme of IFS this year, Local/Global. These designer’s creations drew inspiration from the multi-faceted ethnic lifestyles of India’s nomadic pastoral communities. Their collections interpret the deep heritage of Indian textiles and handlooms for a global audience...

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India – Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally to be held on 26th February

The 51^st edition of the Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally is due to be held on 26^th February, 2017. Now more than half a century old has been held seamlessly, without interruption, making it the oldest vintage car rally in India or the sub-continent.It has become a much awaited tradition for the proud owners of classic cars, to air out their beauties locked up in the garage.

The Flag off ceremony & exhibition will be held on 26th February, 2017, at 9:00 am at The Statesman House on Barakhamba, New Delhi...

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India –First CII-Sotheby’s Global Luxury Realty Conclave on 25-26 Feb at Taj Palace

The real estate sector has been under stress for some years now, and the uncertainties have further intensified since demonetization. It is indeed an opportune time for the Global Luxury Realty Conclave, which is being held by North India Sotheby’s International Realty in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on February 25-26 at The Taj Palace, New Delhi.

The two day conclave will focus on the fluctuating market dynamics and unpredictable global situations impacting the sector. Partnered by other apex industry bodies like Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Price water house Coopers (PwC), the two-day event will provide a platform to interact with top business minds in the Luxury Real Estate industry; and an International networking platform comprising of real estate industry experts, select international & domestic developers, tax advisories, HNIs, creative leaders, as well as luxury observers and innovators. The event will cover an extensive range of topics of interest to the stakeholders such as ‘Impact of changing policies on Indian real estate’; ‘Evolving real-estate market and trends’; ‘Impact of international events on global real estate’, ‘Factors affecting Indians buying abroad’; ‘NRI potential across the world’, ‘Citizenship by investment’ and many more...

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12 Attempts to un-‘Masque’ Auteurs of Botanical Bistronomy

By Iki Tada

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Be prepared to be amazed and amused in the new frontiers of gustation. Evolving from the Parisian bistros which made waves in the mid-Nineties and served up the term Bistronomy, we can now savor the home grown improved versions where the ingredient is King, pure, original, authentic, organic, seasonal, local.

Am in Mumbai for the weekend, and the last evening is dedicated to checking out the new bride that is the talk of the town, Masque. Lakshmi mills, once the buzzing cotton mill district stands as a soundless compound with narrow unlit lanes. Lost inside its maze, gazing twists and turns and non-lit sign boards, we arrive at the unobtrusive Masque.The high ceiling gives a sense of largeness to the space; industrial lighting dimly reflects on the hall with rosewood furniture and leather seating. The modern opulent interiors by Mumbai based architect Ashish Shah have brilliantly created depth with a form of space and design. Adjacent to the bright and buzzing copper bar stands a finely carved monolith that works as a waiting table for those with no reservations. The installation by Rathin Barman stands out subtly signifying the long lost golden era of the mills...

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India – India Design 2017 commences from 11-19 February

Celebrating its 5th year, the week long India Design 2017, will commence from 11th to 19th February, with off-site activities across the design districts of the city, culminating with the main event at the NSIC Grounds, Okhla on the weekend of 16th-19th February 2017.

India’s Definitive Design Week is back again with showcases from best decor brands along with eminent speakers from India and abroad. The exhibition also helps create a new generation of creative and business-based talent factories that help fuel the design economy of the country. India Design ID recognises and celebrates designers and creativity from diverse disciplines in designing ­– from product to interiors, architecture to conservation and installation to lighting.

It comprises of three verticals –ID Exhibit, ID Symposium and ID Satellite. This collaboration will bring together the design community to share their experiences, knowledge and aesthetics through exhibitions, installations and discussions.

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India –Valentine’s Day love with Longchamp, Forevermark, ShangriLa, Dapper Homme and more

We already posted our recommendations for the Valentine’s Day, a few days back (Click here). But the choices are never enough. Here are special deals from accessory and apparel brands such as Longchamp,  Forevermark Diamonds, Manish Arora for Swarovski, Dapper Homme, Aditi Somani, Woods, a range of wines from Grover Zampa, a dine out at Shangri La or Chi Asian Cookhouse, a getaway to Gateway Resort Dam Dama.

LONGCHAMP

A special line of accessories rom Longchamp for Valentines is the KISS & LOVE collection, which is all pink and fuchsia. Two shopping bags in split calfskin, with cute pockets with notes daintily silkscreened and embroidered in sequins or Lurex thread. You could choose the words L’AMOUR TOUJOURS. Or, you show it with KISS or LOVE written in colors as emboldened as your feelings. There is also the silk scarves, leather bracelet dressed up in chevron embroidery and a heart-shaped charm, or even a key ring embroidered in red sequins, just waiting to win over a sweetheart.

FOREVERMARK DIAMONDS

This Valentine’s Day, Forevermark Diamonds has introduced a special collection, which captures the joy of being with one another. That’s the reason each piece of jewellery in this collection has two sparkling diamonds of the same size set in 18k yellow, white and rosegold. This exquisite collection comprises of rings, pendants and earrings which will add a sparkle to your wardrobe every day.

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India – Gauri Khan unveils her Signature Collection of Tisva luminaires

Tisva Lighting studio, Mumbai unveiled their signature collection of Tisva luminaires that has been specially curated by Gauri Khan.

Tisva is a premium home decorative lighting brand from Usha International Limited. The launch was attended by renowned architects from all over India. Speaking on the launch, Gauri Khan said, “I am very happy to be associated with the stunning range of Tisva lights and I will be using these lights in all my projects.’’

On the occasion, Vikas Gandhi, Vice President, Tisva said “Tisva has been at the fore front of introducinginnovative technologies in decorative lighting. We are delighted to present this Signature Collection by Gauri Khan as it perfectly gels with Tisva’s philosophy of providing the Indian consumers, the best of lighting technology and design.”

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Christian Dior’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2017

The setting was surreal for Maria GraziaChiuri, the new creative director of Christian Dior, who showed her first Haute Couture collection for spring-summer 2017 in a tent set up on the lawns of the Musée Rodin in Paris.

A fake gardenmaze, with unkempt green grass pathways strewed with moss, a meandering ivy covered low wall with cushions for the viewers, a tree adorned with light bulbs, ribbons, pendants, sort of like out of a dream, as was envisioned by the designer, who was reported to have said, “I don’t want to lose the idea of dreaming,but I do want to make it possible for couture to be wearable. ”Chiuri is the first woman couturier of Dior and has moved to Paris from Rome, where she worked with Valentino for a substantial part of her career.

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