Reading Time: 6 minutes “A handbag is only one item to be worn with a complete outfit. Add a peony pink leather handbag to a charcoal gray suit, for instance, and the impact is chic with a touch of wit.” -Kate Spade Call it “hideout”, “treasure trove” or “your best friend”, irrespective of its popularity in women’s world, the …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fascinated and enthralled by Ahmedabad’s architectural and textile inheritance, the city’s premiere design institute- UID (United Institute of Design) hosted the biggest design event in Gujarat – Ahmedabad Design Week and India Design Confluence which is an ode to Ahmedabad, the first UNESCO Heritage city of India and in many ways a cradle of design …
Reading Time: 6 minutes 70% of consumers said, they don’t trust advertising. 42% distrusted brands, seeing them as remote, abstract and untouchable. 40% think that online brands are ‘too pushy’. Peter Knapp, Chairman and Global Creative Director, Landor, shared these statistics on the dynamic relations between brands and consumers in 2020 at Ahmedabad Design Week 2020 — a design …
Reading Time: 3 minutes A pop of colour never hurts, especially when the colour is BLUE. Be it a splash of turquoise on pristine whites or a hint of cobalt or midnight blue on enchanting blacks… Blue is the only colour that maintains it’s own character in all its tones, making it a very pivotal palette in fashion. Pantone …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Transient and ever-evolving, Pantone’s colour predictions bring on board creativity and imagination influencing the trends and purchasing decisions of multiple industries like fashion, home furnishings, lifestyle and industrial design. As we bid goodbye to last year’s Living Coral, get ready to embrace 2020’s “Classic Blue”. Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights …
Reading Time: 5 minutes In the quest to know the process and backstory of hand-block printing in Baroda, Ciceroni recently visited Sejal Handicrafts, a fifty-year-old iconic store of Vadodara.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pantone first decided to name colour of the year 20 years ago and it’s been two decades since the new millennium was painted cerulean blue. Familiar, a star of the corporate world and an enduring hue, Classic Blue is termed as the Pantone Colour of the Year 2020 as we cross the threshold and step …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The future truly belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Pooja Desai, Mrs. India (Pride of Nation 2019) is one such dreamer from Baroda who shattered the glass ceiling and aimed for the sky. While Pooja is a jewellery designer by profession, her interests and hobbies are quite transcendent. A sports …