Date:16/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/16/stories/2005051615450300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Portico to be inaugurated today

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: Portico, a new store to be inaugurated on Monday at Indiranagar, will have many things under one roof: products of art and craft, designer clothes, contemporary home ware, among others.

A unique feature is the presence of in-house craftsman, who, according to Portico's spokesman, "will tailor anything you desire to perfection." He says its spaces are a simply a class apart having been decorated with granite, grazes and glass. He adds, "Chic and contemporary, the home-turned-store is a feast for the eyes." It is now displaying oil paintings by Soma. Portico, located at 285, 1st Main, Defence Colony, HAL 2nd Stage, will soon have a café.