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Vogue – May 2008 Indian Authentic – Divya Thakur changed the face on Indian graphic design and planted it firmly on a global platform. Her remarkable aesthetic sense trickles into her modish apartment as well. more |
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Hindustan Times – Mumbai, Monday. June 2, 2008 Documenting the Goa story beyond its sun, sand and surf – To give people more than what most are familiar with – which is largely post Portuguese Goa, said Mumbai-based Divya Thakur, the design in charge of the book and proprietor of Design Temple. more |
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Design Diffusion - Milan, March 2008 India Now – In recent exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the graphic designer and creative director Divya Thakur with Design Temple, the studio she founded and directs in Mumbai, addresses the theme of the relationship between historic roots and contemporary identity in India. more |
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Luna - Milano, November 2007 Si chiama Divya Thakur, vive a Bombay, ha collezionato premier lanciato trend affidando l'estro alle circostanze. Come dimostra la sua bella casa. more |
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The Indian Express, Wednesday, 14th November 2007 Bombay Times – The Times of India, Thursday, 15th November 2007 The Indian Express, Thursday, November 15, 2007 Mid Day, Mumbai, Thursday, November 15, 2007 DNA –15th November 2007 HT Café Mumbai, Thursday, November 16, 2007 DNA – Sunday, 25th November 2007 |
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DNA - Sunday, 4th November 2007 I hope for a renaissance - Yes, the 40's and 50's may be back, but the current works of art that is evolving from India is anything but kitsch, points out designer Divya Thakur. more |
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Vogue - India - October 2007 Indi-pop - Design Temple's chic packaging of Indian 'tongue cleaners' more |
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Verve - August 2007 Temple of Boom – within a span of seven years, Design Temple has set creative pulses racing in the city with their quirky take on everyday objects. more |
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Elle Décor, August – September 2007 Watch Out For – An installation by Divya Thakur of Design Temple , Mumbai. Divided into various sections, film, fashion, food, IT and design. more |
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Elle, September 2007 Indian Sojourn - Just as striking are the contemporary graphics of Mumbai-based, art-school-trained Divya Thakur. Her company, Design Temple, is rapidly gaining western recognition for a small but growing product collection. more |
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Financial Times - UK - July 21, 2007 A thousand years of inspiration Just as striking are the contemporary graphics of Mumbai-based, art-school-trained Divya Thakur. Her company, Design Temple, is rapidly gaining western recognition for a small but growing product collection . more |
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Wallpaper - UK - June/July 2007 Fine looking beautifiers from Italian hair putty to Japanese skincare We're glad to see Design Temple bringing the country's classic instruments of wellbeing up to date. more |
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Wallpaper - UK January 2007 Global Shopping We like the way Design Temple reworks everyday products using witty desings inspired by Indian culture.. Its clever creations subvert kitsch stereotypes. |
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Hindustan Times - Sunday 7, January 2007 Temple with a twist The collection fuses utility with contemporary indian design... Breaking the clutter seems to be critical and Design Temple; Edition One is edgy and stylish enough to leap out of it. more |
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Time Out, January 2007 Indi genius Divya Thakur, head of the avant grade graphic design firm Design Temple, has launched a range of products titled Edition One. The collection is a clean, sophisticated rendering of diverse elements pulled together from various facets of Indian culture. more |
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DNA, Sunday, 14, January 2007 Redesigning Mumbai Design Temple produces some of the most stylish Indian graphic are possible, They're such collectors items you'll be loathe to remove them from their original packaging. more |
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The Times, London - Thursday, September 28, 2006 Bollywood, the next generation There is a very conscious decision taken not to simply present the history of Indian cinema, says the book’s designer Divya Thakur. Instead, we tried to reflect Bollywood as it is right now, to capture the energy of main stream Indian cinema today. |
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Mid Day, Mumbai - Saturday, March 25 2006 Picture This Contrasting the elaborate display of surreal photographs, was a starkly simple board that said "India Indigenous". On display was an actual pair of Kuchhas, a model sporting a conical bra and petticoat and a fisherman's kashti. "Our aim was to highlight the parallel world of fashion, of accidental artists - people who create style without knowing it," said Khyati from Design Temple, a company responsible for the most interesting part of the evening. |
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Business India - September 27 - October 10, 2004 Design Temple, a well know design agency is putting together an exhibit called "India Indigenous" which will display product design, graphic design and fashion design. Says Design Temple's founder Divya Thakur, " World trends are foretold through fashion and film as they appeal to larger audiences." |
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Icograda - June 2004 Leela Calendar, Arjun Bhasin's visiting card and Banswara Catalogue by Design Temple. |
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Agency Faqs, 2004 Design Temple's, corporate identity for Arjun Bhasin rounded off India's merit list in the design category at the One Show Awards 2004. |
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Indian Express - 4 th January, 2004 Divya Thakur and her team were commissioned by the Taj Group of Hotels to design their annual Calendar. |
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Career - Elle Magazine - March 2003 "Three years ago, she started her own design shop, Design Temple, that gives a hip touch to the ordinary. Her roster of clients includes the best brands in the industry..." |
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Business India - 16 February, 2003 Thakur says that she would recommend a calendar to any client who has target audience and their own database. "Its an absolutely effective means of advertising" |
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Must Calendar - Mid-Day - 8 January, 2003 "The team at Design Temple put their creative heads together and figured that fashion best marked the passage of time and the double-sided black and white calendar depicts different themes on either side. While one side recreates the most popular look of the decade the other revisits what was happening at The Taj at that time..." |
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Graphic Gurus - Bombay Times - Ishtyle - 6 December, 2001 "Divya Thakur set up Design Temple as a natural progression of being drawn to design in every aspect of her life." "Divya says her pet project would be redesigning the graphics at airports across India..." |
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Drawing Her Dreams - Cosmopolitan - March, 2001 As a kid, Divya Thakur loved drawing. She would come home from school every afternoon, and while her mum snoozed, she would fill up writing pads with her sketches. The intrest in art continued for years and she finally signed up for a five-year degree at Mumbai's J. J. Institute of Applied Art... |
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The Indian Express, Mumbai - 18 February, 2000 "Divya Thakur has already worked for two advertising companies, art directed a magazine, designed dozens of corporate logos and launched her own company Design Temple - a one-stop design shop that handles everything from a logo to planning an event." |
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The Advertising Brief - Creative Corner - 10 February, 2000 "Divya Thakur is the latest design diva to step out of the confines of the advertising industry to start her own venture - Design Temple" It hopes to bridge the gap between advertising and design by helping clients with everything from logo design to the look in mass advertising..." |
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Mid-Day - 15 February, 2000 "Divya Thakur recently launched her company Design Temple... |
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