Fourteen patterns divided into four distinct collections, Arora’s designs range from elegant navies and burgundies to exuberant pinks and yellows combine the aesthetics of old and new India with the comfort of the finest materials, Portico New York is known for has been launched. Each of these designs is a beautiful combination of global perspectives and traditional Indian motifs, shapes and colors. The ‘Heart Collection’, for instance, draws on Arora’s own favorite motifs – vivid colored hearts, flowers & starbursts, while the ‘Signature Collection’ sports witty Indian-inflected nods to playing cards. In the ‘Swan Collection’, Arora looks to the ordered symmetry and opulent floral patterns of European Baroque, while the ‘Lotus Collection’ uses vibrant blues and greens to accentuate the elegance of India’s auspicious flower.
Speaking about the collection and his collaboration with Portico New York, Manish Arora says, “designing the collection for Portico has been a great learning and an exciting journey for me. I have mixed various elements like the heart, the lotus and other interesting traditional Indian motifs with quirky and pop art symbols in my signature style, in a rich palette of psychedelic colors.”
