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KIRAN KULKARNI
Design Leadership


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...
Nov 26, 2024


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...
Nov 8, 2024


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,...
Aug 14, 2024


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...
Aug 14, 2023


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...
Aug 13, 2023


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...
Aug 4, 2023


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...
Aug 3, 2023


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,...
Aug 3, 2023


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...
May 25, 2023


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...
Jun 6, 2022


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,...
Apr 24, 2022


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...
Apr 24, 2022


Dying archetypes
Archetype is A perfect or typical specimen An original model or pattern; prototype Content of the collective unconscious The constantly...
Apr 24, 2022


Buddha bowl
Cooking is a fine balancing of materials, recipes, processes, time and quantity. Quantity is the most mis- understood idea while eating....
Apr 24, 2022


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...
Apr 23, 2022


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...
Apr 23, 2022


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...
Apr 16, 2022
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