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A Lost Essence: Reflecting on the Aggressive Rendering of Pooria Dhanashree

Nov 26, 20243 min read

A Lost Essence: Reflecting on the Aggressive Rendering of Pooria Dhanashree

Last evening, I attended a sitar concert in the heart of an urban cultural hub. The artist was young renowned sitarist, the auditorium...

Lessons from the Sage, the Scientist, and the Earth

kiran kulkarni

Nov 8, 20245 min read

Ideas

Lessons from the Sage, the Scientist, and the Earth

I find myself drawn to the big questions, those mysteries that hum in the background of our lives, shaping everything yet rarely given...

Temple of Time: A Designer’s Pilgrimage to Somanathpura

kiran kulkarni

Aug 14, 20243 min read

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Temple of Time: A Designer’s Pilgrimage to Somanathpura

I left Bangalore at 9 a.m. on a clear, crisp morning, my heart already racing with the anticipation of what lay ahead. Design,...

Journeying Through the Timeless Wisdom of D V Gundappa's "Mankutimmana Kagga"

kiran kulkarni

Aug 14, 20232 min read

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Journeying Through the Timeless Wisdom of D V Gundappa's "Mankutimmana Kagga"

D V Gundappa's magnum opus, "Mankutimmana Kagga," stands as an illustrious beacon in the landscape of Kannada literature, inviting...

Exploring the Architectural Wisdom of "Mayamata": Timeless Insights for Modern Designers

kiran kulkarni

Aug 13, 20233 min read

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Exploring the Architectural Wisdom of "Mayamata": Timeless Insights for Modern Designers

Link to full text > In the realm of ancient architectural treatises, "Mayamata" stands as a beacon of timeless wisdom that continues to...

Unlocking Creativity: The Citrasutras - A Design Guide from the Ancient World

kiran kulkarni

Aug 4, 20232 min read

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Unlocking Creativity: The Citrasutras - A Design Guide from the Ancient World

In the ever-evolving realm of design, innovation is often fueled by inspiration from unexpected sources. One such source, often...

Arupa: The Implicate Order and Its Profound Impact on Design

kiran kulkarni

Aug 3, 20233 min read

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Arupa: The Implicate Order and Its Profound Impact on Design

Exploring Inner Order, Working Order, and Design's Evolution In the world of design, where creativity meets functionality, a...

Exploring Shilpa Shastra: A Treasure Trove for Designers

kiran kulkarni

Aug 3, 20233 min read

Indic

Exploring Shilpa Shastra: A Treasure Trove for Designers

Design is an intricate dance between aesthetics, functionality, and cultural context. In the pursuit of creating spaces that inspire,...

kiran kulkarni

May 25, 202310 min read

Architecture

Coming out of the box called Modernism

In 1996, I eagerly enrolled in an Architecture school nestled within the vibrant city of Bangalore. Little did I know that the physical...

kiran kulkarni

Jun 6, 20224 min read

Architecture

Settlers of Konkan

I think it is very important for people to run away...from home, from the mainstream, from their family, from the culture, from the...

kiran kulkarni

Apr 24, 20223 min read

Indic

Living with Kannada script

As a child, I am not sure when I began using sounds to get attention or help. My mother made me repeat A, Aa, E, Ee, U,Uu,E, Ee, I, O,Oo,...

kiran kulkarni

Apr 24, 20223 min read

Indic

Way of the symbol design

What does it take to discover a character, personality of oneself, situation or activity? Why is required? It comes with the innate need...

kiran kulkarni

Apr 24, 20222 min read

Indic

Dying archetypes

Archetype is A perfect or typical specimen An original model or pattern; prototype Content of the collective unconscious The constantly...

kiran kulkarni

Apr 24, 20221 min read

Indic

Buddha bowl

Cooking is a fine balancing of materials, recipes, processes, time and quantity. Quantity is the most mis- understood idea while eating....

Designing an eco-sensitive, inclusive Steiner school in 50 days

kiran kulkarni

Apr 23, 20229 min read

Design process

Designing an eco-sensitive, inclusive Steiner school in 50 days

“We want to shift our school with 125 children to a new temporary place in less than 2 months, can you help us design this?” asked the...

kiran kulkarni

Apr 23, 20224 min read

Design process

Indic design framework at Tacit

Design in some way is as an act of connecting ourselves with reality in the process we may illuminate and liberate. It is as much an...

kiran kulkarni

Apr 16, 20222 min read

Design process

Home made cotton masks

I am fascinated by the idea of future production to be "HOMEMADE". Covid19 lockdown forced me to think post-Covid design principles for a...