Satyajit Ray: The genius extends beyond films

Satyajit Ray: The genius extends beyond films New Delhi: May 2 marks the 91st birth anniversary of legendary auteur Satyajit Ray, considered one of the world's best. Many consider the visionary and extremely talented Ray to have inherited the legacy of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He was not just a film director but also a writer, illustrator, graphic designer and music composer. The illustrious Ray family has contributed to Bengal's art, culture and music for over a...
10:41 AM, May 02, 2012
Style czar sir Paul Smith in India

Style czar sir Paul Smith in India

Sir Paul Smith has designed clothes for the biggest Hollywood stars and has also designed stamps for the London Olympics. ...
11:28 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Watch: Deepika Padukone's designer photoshoot

Watch: Deepika Padukone's designer photoshoot

Deepika Padukone strikes a pose for the cover of an Indian edition of Architectural Digest which hit stands over the weekend. ...
04:03 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Kate, Pippa lookalikes grab eyeballs in UK

Kate, Pippa lookalikes grab eyeballs in UK

Princess Kate and her sister Pippa Middleton are back making news in fashion circles, thanks to their lookalikes. ...
09:33 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Designer phone: The bamboo-clad Android smartphone 'ADzero'

Reportedly, a 23-year-old British student will launch a mobile phone made largely from bamboo. Called 'ADzero', the smartphone is expected to be launched later this year.'AD Zero' is claimed to be the first mobile product developed by the AD team lead by Kieron-Scott and Jerry Lao.Kieron Scott-Woodhouse, from Shepherds Bush in London, designed the phone because he was frustrated that so many existing models looked similar to each other. He is a student of Middlesex University.
02:25 PM, Feb 05, 2012

You make more money if you go green: Casey

You make more money if you go green: Casey Valerie Casey Age: 39 Designation: Founder-CEO, Necessary Projects, a design venture Career: Held positions at IDEO, frog design, and Pentagram. Founded Designers Accord in 2007 Education: MA, Cultural Theory and Design, Yale University, BA, Swarthmore College Interests: Reads 3-4 books a week (she calls that her biggest passion), cooking organic foods, hiking around craggy, cold beaches in California, camping You founded Designers' Accord (DA) in 2007. At that time it...
10:01 AM, Jan 28, 2012

Rihanna to make TV debut

Rihanna to make TV debut London: Pop star Rihanna is set for her television debut as she has signed up for a talent hunt show to discover a new fashion designer. "I've always had a great love of fashion. It's a constant source of inspiration and is a big reason why I've grown into the artist I am today. I am excited to follow the journey of our aspiring contestants and see how their individuality...
12:44 PM, Jan 27, 2012
Stylish Sonakshi Sinha gets back to basics

Stylish Sonakshi Sinha gets back to basics

Just one film old Sonakshi Sinha is "Getting Back to Basics," no she is not going back to fashion designing. That is the theme of L'Officiel's photo shoot featuring her. ...
02:08 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Marie Claire Fashion Awards 2011

Marie Claire Fashion Awards 2011

Marie Claire is the first and the only magazine in India to introduce validated fashion awards. ...
08:31 PM, Dec 31, 2011

Indian Navy developing new stealth ships

Indian Navy developing new stealth ships New Delhi: The Indian naval designers have been working on cutting edge ships of the future. CNN-IBN caught up with naval experts at the President's Fleet Review to find out what the Indian navy fleet will look like, 10 years from now. The Indian Navy will have a three hulled ship or the Trimaran virtually invisible to the enemy radar because of its stealth design. Its deck gun and missiles...
08:05 AM, Dec 20, 2011
Designers talk about Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011

Designers talk about Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011

This season's tour is a journey that takes fashion and style across six cosmopolitan cities. ...
05:53 PM, Dec 18, 2011
Watch: Blenders Pride fashion tour

Watch: Blenders Pride fashion tour

This season's tour is a journey that takes fashion and style across six cosmopolitan cities. ...
11:56 PM, Dec 10, 2011

Delhi fashion designer sexually harassed for work

Delhi fashion designer sexually harassed for work New Delhi: The owner of an advertisement company and his friend an art director were arrested by police after they allegedly sexually harassed a 23-year-old fashion designer on the pretext of giving her an assignment. The duo called the victim, Nikita (name changed on request) at their flat where they allegedly locked her in a room and physically assaulted her. The incident has been reported from Safdarjung area of south...
11:38 AM, Dec 06, 2011

Logos to make your dream home unique

Logos to make your dream home unique THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If you are an average Malayali who is ready to spend lakhs and crores for a dream home and still thinks what is in a name, its time to rethink. Thiruvananthapuram-based designer Prasanth Nair has come up with an innovative idea - HomeLogos, where each house would carry a unique logo. Prasanth, the brain behind the initiative, is the creative designer of 12th Century Designs which makes HomeLogos for...
10:54 AM, Nov 28, 2011

Abandoned Gaddafi homes reveal lavish lifestyle

 Abandoned Gaddafi homes reveal lavish lifestyle Tripoli: The gold-plated cutlery and crystal champagne glasses, the Versace and Armani suits and rows of unworn designer shoes, are all that remain at the luxurious seaside compounds of the children of Muammar Gaddafi. The fancy beach villas are testimony to the fact that the Gaddafis not only ruled Libya, they owned it, and treated its oil wealth as their personal patrimony. Yet the cars now parked outside these gilded...
12:29 PM, Sep 01, 2011
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