Mumbai in your living room

B lack and yellow taxis, Bollywood beauties, dabbawalas and Gateway of India.

Several young designers/ entrepreneurs don’t go beyond these images printed in pop colours to create niche (no more) and kitsch designs. There is a lot more to city than these Andy Warhol-inspired images, and Anjali Mody and Akshay Tyagi have looked into these curious nooks and corners to create a line of furniture and apparel that are very Mumbai but not in your face at the same time.

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Tyagi has created saris with hems that take their pattern cues from double decker buses — the iconic red adding a splash of colour to the sari, applique paper fan patterns on silken shorts and unisex shirts. Modi has created chairs, sofas and tables inspired by traffic lines, the sea-link, never-ending queues, autorickshaws and even Bollywood! I loved her bookshelf (in picture) that reminds me of the much-in-danger, stained glass windows of old cottages that are being redeveloped in the city.

Till: November 30
At: u00a0Peninsula Corporate Park, Lower Parel.

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