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by Aarthi Mohan Sep 29, 2025
From kinetic lighting and wabi-sabi inspired furniture to global conferences and talks, the fair is set to mirror Mumbai’s ever-evolving landscape where tradition meeting modernity.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 25, 2025
At one of the closing ~multilog(ue) sessions, panellists from diverse disciplines discussed modes of resistance to imposed spatial hierarchies.
by Mercedes Ezquiaga Sep 23, 2025
Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the Bienal in Brazil gathers 120 artists exploring migration, community and what it means to “be human”.
by Srishti Ojha Sep 16, 2025
At ADFF: STIR Mumbai 2025, the architect-filmmaker duo discussed their film Lovely Villa (2020) and how architecture can be read as a mirror of the nation.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 16, 2025
Amidst a lingering industrial past, this workspace — featuring pink lime plaster walls and playful gargoyles — is a living tribute to IKSOI's co-founder, late architect Dhawal Mistry.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 11, 2025
At a recent event at the StoneX refinery in Kishangarh, the stone brand launched a coffee table book detailing the results of an art residency with ten Indian artists.
by Aarthi Mohan Sep 08, 2025
A screening of E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea (2024) turned into a meditation on power and a flawed architectural history as Kadri delivered a searing ~epilog(ue).
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 05, 2025
A showcase at the Jaipur Centre for Art, curated by Rajiv Menon, dwells on how the Indian diaspora contends with cultural identity.
by Anushka Sharma Sep 04, 2025
Sameep Padora, Megha Ramaswamy and Kyle Bergman reflected on the tryst between the real and reel in a ~multilog(ue) framing human narratives and experiences in cities.
by Jincy Iype Aug 29, 2025
Holding stories, holding people: The creative duo reflected on archives, imperfection and empathy to frame care as both practice and philosophy in this evocative ~log(ue).
by Srishti Ojha Aug 29, 2025
The art gallery’s inaugural exhibition, titled after an ancient mnemonic technique, features contemporary artists from across India who confront memory through architecture.
by Zohra Khan Aug 22, 2025
As part of the ~log(ue) programme, the speakers performed vivid readings of their texts to evoke the city's image as a place for strife and violence, but also solidarity and history.
by Anushka Sharma Aug 19, 2025
Blending solidity with openness, the multidisciplinary practice crafts an adaptable space in Bangalore where materials, proportion and restraint nurture artistic expression.
by Srishti Ojha Aug 11, 2025
A group exhibition at Strangers House in Mumbai features photographer Alick Phiri and other contemporary artists from Lusaka as they overwrite colonial narratives.
by Srishti Ojha Aug 01, 2025
In Roots of the Earth, artists Prabhakar Kamble and Akshay Mahajan remind us of the often obscured relationships between marginalised communities and craft practices.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 30, 2025
RA Design Studio conceives a community hub in Ahmedabad as 'a space where boundaries dissolve: between home and landscape, architecture and experience'.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 26, 2025
The New Delhi-based studio crafts a sculptural residence in which raw materials, geometric precision and a slanted column transform the home into a living gallery.
by Srishti Ojha Jul 24, 2025
The Taiwanese artist’s first solo exhibition in Malaysia, Tofu, Incense, and Sky situates old knowledge systems in a new world.
by Bansari Paghdar Jul 15, 2025
Featuring the traditional Indian tie-dye technique of Bandhani, the collection comprises footwear, apparel and a crossbody bag in hues of blue, with square and ripple-effect prints.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 23, 2025
A series of lightweight pavilions, a bamboo lattice shed and expanded interiors constitute the renovation of a 15-year-old school building by the Bangalore-based studio.
by Samta Nadeem Jun 19, 2025
(Un)Layering the future past of South Asia: Young artists' voices emphasises regional interconnectedness, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 18, 2025
The Mumbai-based architecture and design practice redesigns a home in Lonavala, introducing a contrasting steel expansion that dialogues with the house’s original essence.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jun 16, 2025
Set on a rooftop in Pune, the restaurant invites cultural recognition and architectural depth, drawing on the layered communicative potential of double coding.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jun 10, 2025
The Alloa Hills weekend home, designed by the Ahmedabad-based studio, adopts a pavilion-like form to create a seamless connection between the house’s terracotta interiors and nature.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 04, 2025
Emblematic of a return to what is essential, this silent, seemingly breathing house by the Chennai-based studio blends traditional wisdom with contemporary simplicity.
by Bansari Paghdar May 30, 2025
The Indian author elicits shared lived experiences and collective identity through fantastical tales, inviting a deeper introspection on the state of architecture.
by Anushka Sharma May 30, 2025
Talks, installations, screenings and interactive pavilions await as London hosts a city-wide dynamic celebration of design, innovation and the forces that guide them.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot May 26, 2025
Part of a larger scheme for upgrading facilities at the premiere tech institute in Hyderabad, Christopher Benninger’s design clusters lecture halls around a central circulation spine.
by Anmol Ahuja May 23, 2025
The genealogy of a showcase relying as heavily on technology as the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 as both medium and usher for a future architecture is seldom without biases.
by Mustafa Khanbhai May 21, 2025
The artist’s new series of abstract sculptures places error and intention in a tense dialogue in an exhibition at HH Art Spaces, Goa.
by Aarthi Mohan May 19, 2025
Currently on display at the Museum of Art & Photography in Bengaluru, India, this exhibition delves into the intertwined histories of trade and cultural identity.
by Aastha D. May 05, 2025
When a famed Indian artist used a protest poet’s words without credit, it raised a deeper question: who gets to speak, be seen, or be paid in art?
by Almas Sadique Apr 29, 2025
Speaking with STIR, Tipnis shares how the toolbox democratises the practice of restoration via DIY resources to repair tangible urban heritage made of common building materials.
by Bansari Paghdar Apr 28, 2025
The government-funded jackfruit processing unit and community centre employ a participatory approach, processing waste into value-added products.
by Almas Sadique Apr 23, 2025
The exhibition features multidisciplinary works that exemplify the significance of water as a symbol, a resource, a muse and an inspiration in everyday life and culture in India.
by IKEA Apr 22, 2025
Five designers. Five narratives. Five installations: Hej Holm! by IKEA x STIR invited Indian creatives to interpret the collection via design ingenuity, storytelling and gastronomy.
by Manu Sharma Apr 18, 2025
STIR speaks with the investment banker and art collector on changemaking in today’s art world.
by Manu Sharma Apr 15, 2025
Curator Jack Thomas Taylor discusses the show, along with the ethics of AI in our contemporary moment.
by Jaipur Rugs Apr 12, 2025
In their latest collaborative collection with the designer, the brand reimagines handmade rugs as heirlooms for tomorrow, drawing from heritage, craft and whimsy.
by Anushka Sharma Apr 12, 2025
STIR enlists striking interventions dotting Brera during Milan Design Week 2025, emphasising art, technology, environment and their intersections.
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