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Udaipur-based artist Pooja Rathore’s project 'Studio The Soil’ transforms natural materials like henna, cow dung, and corn fibre into visually stunning artworks. Her creations evoke nostalgia for the natural world while inspiring a shift towards mindful, earth-friendly creativity.

Vani Kannan and her husband Balaji were living in England for 16 years when the birth of their first child caused them to return to India and build an eco-friendly, mud home.

Deepika V and Kumar BS ensured that every aspect of their home is eco-friendly and sustainable and built it out of mud and Chapadi stone.

Taking inspiration from our rich traditional architecture for designing homes will not only make them eco-friendly but also impart them with a distinct cultural identity.

Sustainable home: All wood in their house is upcycled packaging wood used in the automobile industry. And an old foot-operated sewing machine serves as their wash basin stand. You have to see it to believe this marvel.

With bricks from a demolished site and second-hand tiles, furniture and teakwood, the house is a lesson to us all!

One of the first disciples of Laurie Baker, this civil engineer is doing his part to keep the planet liveable, one building at a time!