India: Contemporary Design June24 institutions and commercial centres as

institutions and commercial centres as well as landscapes and urban spaces

maintenance

The statistics on the power of optimism are staggering

'Wish Upon a Star' and 'I Will Always Love You'

opening buildings up to reveal what lies behind their design

India: Contemporary Design June24 institutions and commercial centres asBetween 2000 2008 India's economic and political ascendancy were charted in the worlds press. This period of dynamism ushered in an increased sense of confidence, aspiration and pride in being Indian. This book is about the response of the design community to India's changing environment. It focuses on fashion, graphic and interior design as metaphors of the complex networks that constitute globalisation within key metropolitan centres of India.