Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Design Temple




"Design Temple, the award-winning, multi-disciplinary graphic design studio makes its foray into retail with simple utilitarian products for aesthetes across the world.Their experience in designing for global audiences and intrinsic indian influences presents a collection that draws from the immense depth and parlance of Indian culture.

This hand-grabbing toilet paper is inspired by the evil king Duryodhana who ordered Cheerharan or stripping of the saree, in a famous Indian epic from the 4th century B.C. That saree never came to an end, this toilet paper unfortunately will"

6 comments:

  1. I've always loved the Duryodhana sari thing...
    the loo roll idea is pure genius! Oh man... can you imagine the ads they could run for a product like this? So much fun.

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  2. hehe, isn't it absolutely? I love the idea . So clever.

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  3. I agree...the toilet roll is real genius. Like their approach to design in general. Fresh and uninhibited :)
    great stuff!

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  4. The first time i saw this "cheerharan" design..i was like wow!!..who could have imagined that draupadi's super cool saari could also be immortalized on something as basic and inconspicuous as a toilet roll!! :)..simply rocking!!

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