Pink for the Cure...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-LEUCjucQwBp2GQF6t9IgSflw_nEt3guYqujODHaSBeZxIv2nRPMxykdJh2GtL36hxZFgMsq38J1PqTSjYo1UxB03VdWLgkGQFXR7GRp7BseOuj3khazw9nuJD0tE50LB0OvL0mu0x8N/s1600-h/pink1.gif"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121483606717577410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-LEUCjucQwBp2GQF6t9IgSflw_nEt3guYqujODHaSBeZxIv2nRPMxykdJh2GtL36hxZFgMsq38J1PqTSjYo1UxB03VdWLgkGQFXR7GRp7BseOuj3khazw9nuJD0tE50LB0OvL0mu0x8N/s640/pink1.gif" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a><em><span style="font-size: 85%;"> My post for 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month"</span></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjws4vZ3c7o-VOE6M0eiS5YrwTm-SMWTLLOaiHjLRLf3fr8auP96keCFPBvDb9KPxXOtCYinH-hMZ0stFNh-5WP1uZvnQgCJNK69XynLWJ2JD7wNtFRL7pvderVelvk_wrYp970KLvqmhuP/s1600-h/pink1.jpg"></a>Let me start with this bright pink studio home of fashion designer <a href="http://www.maliniramani.com/default2.htm">Malini Ramani</a>. This space is a mix of bohemian, goan & international styles. <img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453872658987090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazIf-WcRXy73tu40Ku8olldqpa6ra26cjJaHNkqAOI9yFxEFsHpR7wxYS63PPKOOXy53hwHLcrv07HlJg0KjeCIop4EG9HjT5787kJKQmROJzfLBkf3jDlLU5u_x2z3Cafr_qB9qwhZTe/s640/ramani.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="528" />Crystal lotus infront of a multi-faith <em>mandir</em> (shrine/temple) in her lounge area.<br /><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453881248921698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPy2aosf2foGkHifE5Tm27lWOoprzLfi7B8wozdx1kRkfIeiKS461TzvKvgX6pIbKagvX7pkaHpp_NyMdcF_j5WAt9XxPnrll39IMqr8unvTZCRaTq_MnfBGdebHJMaZ8S2PUGYGldtq6j/s640/ramani2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="488" />The lounge area has lot of pink velvet with pictures of friends and her guru in the backdrop. The wrought iron & shells chandelier is her own creation.<img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453254183696386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54eCRKTZfmsiGtDPwTOi1w9_mfTdQsuVrZWBfOIQ5oXImuamRpMg3oZ8Y7T3Y0ebJlHJYqny1nFGJppN2pHR7w1hjAllEdOPAu8nG1_B5Bu6CgLaJuLE0tLO6sv0s5UGQB1FuWF5q_YLp/s640/pinakin.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="481" />Old rose walls with a Gautam Vaghela painting in one of <a href="http://www.pinakin.in/">Pinakin Patel's </a>Alibag projects.<img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453859774085154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUiLkvNv-3KI1zJKsv5j-CbV5T9No_ZKU1rtYDfSxEYjifZ8KGMp6QyIdygnwVYZJS5_25uHMxHt-SCd-95AjHOLf1XR_dNvQ3A_7ksQOzaaGUh7mSqfqu6aBwScIJhpVmLKCDzn9Xtse/s640/morocco.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="464" />Priti Paul & Jaouad Kadiri's Moroccan retreat.<img alt="" border="0" height="470" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121455483271723122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9_FFjrHfxbQXI2Yx4B5LstDGSbnfUiCLX-OwcmdnopaC06ORsqiV7A2jHsuiglrT5iU__-BGxdOVqODxLaKaK6IKRDqOdySeMwNxO0N1pqOi1zWlN_WdJvybdS6JgCAlVzZj9P2FhfrZ/s640/boat.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" />'Vogue' Magazine Photographer <a href="http://vogue.artgroup.com/mall/departmentpage.cfm/vogue/78431">Norman Parkinson </a>captures the richness of India through his camera.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb4h11OF19kCUBwXs6mJEr0ezaVINaMcuD2AlwphWnVRdR6_i9J3Z9EiGgaSCj9CQLK-U_Gyr6QkMAlzH-VXOA9HyY6cIU7wMesr3CZh_lF6R8cZ90noVv1D_DJyaXN6jFHZIkgP6vU8C/s1600-h/mtv.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453864069052466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb4h11OF19kCUBwXs6mJEr0ezaVINaMcuD2AlwphWnVRdR6_i9J3Z9EiGgaSCj9CQLK-U_Gyr6QkMAlzH-VXOA9HyY6cIU7wMesr3CZh_lF6R8cZ90noVv1D_DJyaXN6jFHZIkgP6vU8C/s640/mtv.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="427" /></a> The MTV Office in Bangalore by Sandeep <a href="http://www.khoslaassociates.com/">Khosla & Associates</a><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453258478663698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsR7Sw-pM_D_WqG-kqR09kC0QaPP_cJ5cr14kYmTyLTYVrZ2dIUsVNQfF04UVBxEnT_221TTi4Z6-GtnrqG8NbM1SQqNLVb3mrV7b3_QKQ57CP1FF5XCPlkgCoU9wXVnGOIDXY15GvtII/s640/pune1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="513" />Alpana & Rahul Kirloskar's bungalow in Pune with a large centre table with Sanskrit script on torched granite in the living room. A painting by <a href="http://www.saffronart.com/events/ny02/artistprofiles.asp#76">J Swaminathan </a>on the wall.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ni8KAmljrTLvm61GkAw4-g-LXtdR-BO8TlsRvG8Sx7SV6LMqTldnvL5WVJXmC0iIPAWTY7TCNr8rjcKuA3UjtcHBgQFpCWxeFOYb5TAV_IKIgWY8Ckjz56lffEkp_DQRenqoTAoKxJg/s1600-h/pune2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="451" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453868364019778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ni8KAmljrTLvm61GkAw4-g-LXtdR-BO8TlsRvG8Sx7SV6LMqTldnvL5WVJXmC0iIPAWTY7TCNr8rjcKuA3UjtcHBgQFpCWxeFOYb5TAV_IKIgWY8Ckjz56lffEkp_DQRenqoTAoKxJg/s640/pune2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> A verandah with a large wenge seagrass sofa with vivid pink upholstery.<img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121453245593761762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUnhK8qD76NyieOsKicLG-_v_IPl-8PsLHkrAKtKvr5BERTX_z90qgXkeq5XDpkiUjnZBIPSoBlzZkie4QwVvXaCh7v2msWl63-DcsOth4uO0W_72HWjHhtGuDvTTbL772ijX99ZL6kXu/s640/lakshmi.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="427" />Some pink festive decorating ideas from Elle Decor Magazine.<br /><br />Glass Candle Stand from <a href="http://www.klovestudio.com/">Klove Studio</a>, Fabric from House of Ishatvam, Atmosphere, Old Goddess Lakshmi print from <a href="http://www.moonriverstore.com/">Moonriver</a>.<img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121451239844034498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPsh62qDZ-hrEh9xQDd-iJhSJ_lP6UfqgmRwXCU06ejfX31vN1-8-J7k85LN4Wea97-_zqs9KduCWXck3e9FOWrOiJ7wBW-5tf-iG8SVW6-bRkKCE7pHZX2lMsGpB7HeQuA3jPVa7ENAd/s640/elle1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="553" />Wrought Iron lamps from <a href="http://www.goodearthindia.com/">Good Earth</a>, Chair from India Chic, Fabric from Muslin.<br /><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121451231254099858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSEm_GdGv6BZCJr1IUeqr5nWU3L1kw10CGC_d-S355jzuldZNGAAQkEpXNj_K-aZFbDgC7qzG_RFieWux9ZVssnY_AD46rZvMFK1I3F8zefLzavtJ1KC1sQag5lEjZzsThyphenhyphen8FnfnrreV0/s640/atmosphere.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="435" />Bright pink upholstery from Atmosphere.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><span style="color: #ff6666; font-size: 180%;"><strong>&</strong></span></div><br /><div>finally an artist whose paintings I really admire- <a href="http://www.dhruvi.com/index.htm">Dhruvi Acharya</a>.</div><br /><br /><div>She says,"<em><span style="font-size: 85%;">My paintings focus, through allegory, on the roles of being a woman and artist plus a mother and daughter, of living life as a couple with two boys, or life as a couple with two careers … it is all these dualities, the “two-ness” of my existence that makes life both stressful and enjoyable. And these dualities find their way into my paintings, through allegories and metaphors, images and colours... <a href="http://www.dhruvi.com/statement.htm">read more here</a></span></em><a href="http://www.dhruvi.com/statement.htm"> </a>"<br /><img alt="" border="0" height="638" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121451231254099874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXFIufYmMv8LjYHeY_tuRvduOICowIKBYrZuhfTE74mLnItlXSFQRvYvOZnqBUVthcJ44uUYd3j_LJIiROhzx7Z8cnUdva3fKh3gKZXVn_rVUg5DenmCseqaBtOzmK1cekfjpG51XvTgA/s640/bound1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><br /><div><br /><div><em>Bound</em>, Acrylic on panel, 2001 <img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121471791262546050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfIXF_QRkXPSLaL_HNfnyFoeR0gCC9bV2uwlpgPhkmRtLRh-iXVrRdXkV8U1zKHRLbdE9MchrivlqW4JP1ur8ed4CzvSyPUTM-1XiqDjJ_LGbrXqoXPbUyJuouUI8aQ0HxZYX6lrPg0Ix/s640/inthemiddleofthenight1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="634" /><em>In the Middle of the Night</em>, Acrylic on panel, 2002<br /><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121473638098483362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK18t6qZwFrJvJUjchQk5_nsPNtWeRA03-NcfsRNTdqZr3UAxMIPeQCwRUKJON9wD7M7OcENxElXefD9r8y4D6goZ-bvZ7UZytPkzYQ31w-eo7D-ScPLZoQxvNdHqN9YSnK3gEdP1hsvG/s640/flowerpower1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><em>Flower Power<img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121473633803516050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj29QTLnLq4L77LGH-fWsrKwu0et2w40o-Vre5k8VC63cZvFYQ6UPH1VjkRf620SYjT6N3ZYoHXqPvq2jId0YaiAaD-ASpwQzdepu6lkuhMehB-bsrt1RvNtM48A9Z9SKEzNz-ce9YuCMa/s640/unplugged1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="629" />Unplugged</em>, Acrylic on Canvas, 2000</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><em>(images from Elle Decor Magazine, Indian Design by Daab, Inside-Outside Magazine, Vogue, Dhruvi.com)</em></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Pink for the Cure...

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