Lifestyle
MakeMyTrip launches a gamut of customizable holiday packages for Europe
Offers flexibility to curate one’s itinerary while availing economical group air and hotel rates
MakeMyTrip, India’s leading online travel company, has introduced over 130 differentiated holiday packages across 25 European countries. The European packages have been specially curated considering the changing demands of Indian travellers. The newly launched packages offer an immersive experience that allows the traveller time to absorb and rejuvenate at the chosen destination. The newly launched packages provide flexibility – allowing one to curate one’s itinerary while availing the benefits of economical group air and hotel rates. Beyond this, MakeMyTrip dynamic itineraries concept offers travellers the flexibility to choose from 10,000+ engaging activities.
“We have made significant strides in the holiday packages business over the past two years as we have developed offerings in line with consumer expectations. In the newly launched set, we have attempted to offer the best of both worlds – value deals from hotels and airlines, topped-up with the flexibility to handpick a specific set of activities,” said Jasmeet Singh, Business Head, Holidays & Experiences, MakeMyTrip. “We have observed that travellers are increasingly searching for single-country travel and longer packages vis-a-vis the pre-pandemic period. Therefore, the average duration of a package has been increased from the earlier seven to now nine nights, allowing one to absorb, engage and interact with the local culture, cuisine, and language.”
“Interestingly, as per data on our platform, senior citizens stay the longest in Europe, averaging 25% longer stays than solo travellers. Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, and London continue to be the most popular choices for Europe-bound travellers,” added Jasmeet.
Starting from a price range of INR 1,35,000 for six nights, the packages cover popular countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark along with Croatia, Slovenia, and Iceland gaining attention & interest. Experienced and well-informed tour guides lead the tours, ensuring a memorable and enjoyable travel experience for all travellers.
The gamut of 10,000 customizable activities ranges from a trip to ‘Windsor Castle, and Oxford from London,’ to ‘Private half day trip to Pisa, from Florence,’ ‘Versailles – Including Palace and Garden Admission,’ and ‘Salzburg from Vienna with Salzkammergut lakes and Melk’. The fun activities include photoshoots such as ‘Eiffel and La Seine Photo Shoot – Paris Photographer,’ ‘Instagram Photoshoot Tour in Barcelona,’ and more. The specially curated list of dinners includes experiences such as ‘Paris Seine River Dinner Cruise with Glass of Champagne and Photo Souvenir,’ ‘Bateaux Parisians Seine River Gourmet Dinner & Sightseeing Cruise,’ ‘Prague Evening Cruise with Buffet-Style Dinner and Live Music’ and more car rental options such as ‘Self-Drive car rental for a day from Rome to Naples/Amalfi,’ ‘Self-Drive car rental for a day from Sevilla to Costa Del Sol/Malaga/Ronda’ are also part of the activities list.
MakeMyTrip is currently running a limited-time consumer promotion wherein travellers can avail of up to 30% discount on group tours by using the code ‘EuropeDelight’.
Lifestyle
Stax Living Unveils the Parallax – Where Storage Turns into a Hypnotic Sculpture
New Delhi, Oct 2025: Mumbai-based luxury furniture brand Stax Living, renowned for its timeless craftsmanship and globally inspired aesthetic, has unveiled the Parallax – a sideboard that blurs the line between utility and illusion, transforming everyday storage into a mesmerizing work of art.

The Parallax sideboard is a design marvel and a visual symphony that plays with depth and perception. The bold, graphic grid on its surface appears to recede infinitely into space, turning a functional piece into a hypnotic sculpture. Its sleek black lacquer surface has been traced with fine ivory lines to form a grid, creating a captivating optical illusion, a clever interplay of geometry and light that draws the eye and holds it in wonder.
Behind this striking visual narrative lies quiet utility. The Parallax offers ample storage, concealed behind clean, hand-free doors that preserve its minimalist purity. Every line and every detail is meticulously considered, balancing bold artistry with everyday practicality.
The Parallax is a definite conversation starter, and a statement of design innovation, where craftsmanship meets imagination, and function transforms into art.
About Stax Living
Stax Living is where craftsmanship meets timeless design. Founded by Ashok and Manasvi Pillai, the brand marries technical precision with a unique artistic vision to create furniture that transcends function and becomes a legacy. Each piece is crafted with intention – brass that ages into a rich patina, marble and hardwoods combined in flawless harmony, forms sculpted with restraint, yet full of presence. Their flagship store in Worli, Mumbai, embodies this philosophy, offering an immersive experience of enduring beauty and proportion. Rooted in India, yet resonating globally, Stax Living creates heirlooms for modern living, objects designed not for seasons, but for generations.
Lifestyle
Stax Living Unveils the Bold & Sculptural Sienna Chair
New Delhi, Oct 2025: Mumbai-based luxury furniture brand Stax Living, renowned for its timeless craftsmanship and globally inspired aesthetic, has unveiled the Sienna Chair – a sculptural accent piece that embodies both high style and cocoon-like comfort.

The Sienna is a statement in design and proportion. Dressed in rich terracotta velvet, its fluid contours lend a sense of warmth and sophistication to any interior. The chair’s sculptural silhouette flows effortlessly from a grounded pedestal base into a gently enveloping backrest, achieving a seamless harmony between form, feeling and function.

The subtle inward curve of the seat creates a natural cocoon, an inviting embrace that provides comfort without compromise. Designed to be both visually striking and deeply relaxing, the Sienna brings an artful softness to modern spaces.
Perfect for living rooms, reading nooks, bedrooms, or any corner that calls for calm indulgence, the Sienna Chair transforms its surroundings with quiet confidence. It is practical, as well as poetic, and stands as a bold expression of contemporary luxury.
About Stax Living
Stax Living is where craftsmanship meets timeless design. Founded by Ashok and Manasvi Pillai, the brand marries technical precision with a unique artistic vision to create furniture that transcends function and becomes a legacy. Each piece is crafted with intention – brass that ages into a rich patina, marble and hardwoods combined in flawless harmony, forms sculpted with restraint, yet full of presence. Their flagship store in Worli, Mumbai, embodies this philosophy, offering an immersive experience of enduring beauty and proportion. Rooted in India, yet resonating globally, Stax Living creates heirlooms for modern living, objects designed not for seasons, but for generations.
Art
Oorjaa Introduces the Goldenrod Floor Lamp — A Luminous Ode to Nature
Oorjaa, celebrated for its commitment to conscious design and sustainable artistry, unveils its latest sculptural lighting piece — the Goldenrod Floor Lamp. True to the brand’s ethos of fusing craftsmanship, materiality, and emotion, this piece illuminates spaces with a soft, organic glow that captures the essence of mindful living.


Inspired by the delicate form of the goldenrod gall seed pod, the Goldenrod Floor Lamp extends gracefully from floor to ceiling, embodying fluidity and natural rhythm. Each curve of its form evokes the quiet elegance of nature’s patterns, while the warm amber light it radiates creates an enveloping sense of calm — perfect for winter evenings. Crafted entirely from crushed banana plant fibre paper, its texture mirrors the raw beauty of the natural world. Resting on a reclaimed wooden base, the lamp celebrates imperfections — the creases, veins, and grain — that tell a story of origin and earth. The sculptural silhouette, glowing from within, becomes both an art form and a source of gentle warmth, inviting a connection between nature and the human spirit.
The Goldenrod Floor Lamp transcends the idea of conventional lighting. Its grounding presence and poetic design make it an ideal addition to both residential and hospitality spaces. In homes, it finds harmony in living rooms, reading corners, or bedrooms, infusing each space with meditative warmth. Within boutique hotels, wellness retreats, or art-centric lobbies, it transforms atmospheres into sanctuaries of light and texture. Wherever it stands, the lamp adds a touch of organic sophistication — a sculptural statement that softly commands attention while nurturing stillness and reflection.
With the Goldenrod Floor Lamp, Oorjaa once again redefines illumination — not merely as light, but as a living expression of nature, craft, and quiet luxury.
About Oorjaa
Oorjaa is a Bangalore-based lighting design studio that reimagines the role of light through the lens of sustainability, craftsmanship, and material innovation. Oorjaa as a brand, emerged from a papermaking and lighting design studio that Jenny Pinto started in 1998. Today, the studio has grown into a collective of over 60 artisans and designers who explore the artistic and architectural possibilities of materials like banana fiber, lokta paper, upcycled cork, quarry dust, water hyacinth, and lantana—an invasive species reimagined as a creative resource.
Every Oorjaa creation tells a story of conscious design. Whether it’s a sculptural lamp for a private residence or a large-scale installation for public spaces like Bengaluru International Airport’s Terminal 2, the brand’s work blends tactile beauty with technical ingenuity. At its core, Oorjaa is about crafting with care for the future, giving form to light while honoring the cycles of the earth.
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