Art, Architecture and Design Professionals On TFOD

Italian architect Paola Navone has carved out a niche for herself in the world of international décor with her ability to infuse an uncanny, magnetic stylistic freshness into every space she deigns to design. She was recently commissioned to work her magic on an old outlet of the McDonald’s fast-food chain in Paris, and has she delivered!! Not only has the restaurant completely broken away from franchise’s mechanical assembly-line visuals, it breathes a fresh, warm and inviting country-cottage air in its artistic new avatar.

Continuing in the series of showcasing the talent and penchant for aesthetic articulation that Indian architects, designers and artists possess and nurture in abundance, we present a residential design project by Ar. Sunil Patil. An internationally acclaimed architect, Sunil Patil has carved out a special niche for himself in the Kolhapur-Pune architectural scene after graduating from architectural school at Kolhapur and starting his own practice in 1994. This practice, which he shares with his engineer brother, has only grown from strength to strength in these 25 years and operates from two offices, one at Kolhapur and another at Pune, today. Sunil Patil and Associates have a wide range of residential, commercial, corporate interiors and public utility building design projects underway, across the country.

The Wood House, designed and executed by Sunil Patil and Associates, exemplifies the architect's ability to infuse a special spatial quality into a modest home in Kolhapur.

Art is limitless to any medium. From putting a pencil to a paper and sketching to painting street walls with graffiti; human being, with its curious mind have evolved art over centuries to suit an ongoing trend or demand. In today’s modern world the biggest need is to save our planet from tuning into one huge dump yard. 

Recycling and reusing are concepts which are yet to be taken as seriously as they should be. But put a creative twist to it and create art pieces through the process and we shall get a trend that is fun, interesting and attention grabbing at the same time. One such amazing initiative was taken in my own city of Vadodara, by the Meraki Design Studio. The Railway Sculpture and Furniture Camp is an idea to bring back to life the scrap with Western Railways in the form of thematic sculptures and furniture for Vadodara Railway Station.

It’s that time of the year, again.. oh no, it’s neither Diwali, nor Christmas! It’s International Women’s Day - the time to celebrate womanhood. AT TFOD – The Future Of Design, we focus on the contributions of women designers, artists and architects, that make our world better in every way imaginable. In focus today is Ar. Elizabeth Diller’s spectacular contribution to Moscow’s urban landscape – one of her recently completed projects – Zaryadye Park!

Tackling the contemporary problem of balancing green cover with the high density built forms that urban agglomerations necessitate has become one of urban planning’s core concerns. Building high to leave sufficient green spaces free on the ground was an initial architectural response to the problem, pioneered by countries like land deficient Singapore and commercial hive USA. Surpassing this, the response had to be notched up by taking the greens up into the buildings by way of terraced gardens, ‘hanging’ gardens and green walls. Among the most recent developments in this direction is a building project in Singapore, ever the pioneer in progressive urban design systems. Marina One, designed by Ar. Christoph Ingenhoven and landscaped by architects Gustafson Porter + Bowman, is a mixed use complex of four high rise towers that are designed to blend into the landscape of the green heart at their centre.