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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...
kiran kulkarni
Nov 26, 20243 min read


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...
kiran kulkarni
Nov 8, 20245 min read


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,...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 14, 20243 min read


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...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 14, 20232 min read


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...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 13, 20233 min read


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...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 4, 20232 min read


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...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 3, 20233 min read


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
Aug 3, 20233 min read


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
May 25, 202310 min read


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
Jun 6, 20224 min read


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


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, 20223 min read


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, 20222 min read


Buddha bowl
Cooking is a fine balancing of materials, recipes, processes, time and quantity. Quantity is the most mis- understood idea while eating....
kiran kulkarni
Apr 24, 20221 min read


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, 20229 min read


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 23, 20224 min read


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...
kiran kulkarni
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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