Traditional, Muted Hues
Our work conveys tradition into living spaces with a seamless array of thought and emotion. Traditional art, textile and craft blend comfortably with the modern and rest easily with cross cultural influences in every home, office or hotel we’ve designed. To me, tradition is a deep sense of pride, story-telling and history that becomes part of well-thought design, even in the modern space. There is an inherent authenticity of self-identity in using traditional hues, votives, furniture and styles—an identity that is original, elegant and most artistically, sentimental. Most often, traditional Indian hues bring to mind bright, colour seeped imagery. And while much of India is colourful, there are are an equal array of muted colours around.
They’ve been on my mind lately- warm tones of coffee & cream, tender green and the soft translucent hues of mist filled mornings. On days when life is as busy as it now with everyday visits to sites, the workshop and vendors, I find myself naturally inclined to quieter tones, unconsciously seeking them on meanderings through the market or hunting for them online when in office. Here’s a quick put together of what I’ve been ‘collecting’ recently alongside some of our work.
Words- Sugandha Das and Shivani Dogra
Images- Shivani Dogra and Divya Gupta
Image 4, left from https://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/south-asia/page/3/
![wicker chair, rustic, terrazzo](https://www.shivanidogra.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tradneu-1.jpg)
Creating in office
![warli, tribal art, cane, teak, dining room, living room, home](https://www.shivanidogra.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/06.jpg)
Studio designed for a young expatriate in the social justice field, New Delhi
![living room, natural decor, traditional decor, home](https://www.shivanidogra.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1-2.jpg)
Left- Living room corner designed with muted tones for a family in New Delhi Right- Scene on the outskirts of Delhi
![Indian art, Mughal, rustic, natural decor, India design,](https://www.shivanidogra.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/01.jpg)
Left- Image saved from The British Library during research for a project. Right- Mid way during work at a site in Meghalaya
![bedroom decor, traditional decor, Indian art, Natural Decor, Bed](https://www.shivanidogra.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/04.jpg)
Left- Bedroom Corner designed for an older couple in New Delhi. Right- Crafting in office
![Naula, Uttrakhand art, India, Traditional decor, Natural Decor, Shivani Dogra](https://www.shivanidogra.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/03.jpg)
Left- Discovered in the thicket around a traditional water storage tank in Uttarakhand. Right- Living room corner decorated for a family in New Delhi
![forest, natural decor, traditional decor, Indian design, kansa, tea glasses](https://www.shivanidogra.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/05.jpg)
Left- Walking up steps lined with moss while at site in Meghalaya. Right- Crafting at site