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    This bachelor pad in Mumbai designed by Multitude of Sins combines art with eccentricity

    JUN 17, 2024 | By Fareeda Kanga
    The Groove Console stands on black PU finished mild steel legs with a chequered arch backdrop made from a combination of wallpapers, a custom-made FRP planter and Mesh light from MOS. A mirror offset on an industrial frame with blue and pink conical metal legs underlines the eccentric edge of the entrance lobby. The powder blue walls and a graphic art titled Tuxedo yet again by MOS marks the living room area; Photography by Ishita Sitwala
    On the other side of the glass partition is a home office with a digital artwork on the wall designed and made by MOS; Photography by Ishita Sitwala
    A set of two grey couches are accented with green and black metal armchairs, a conical base accent table and a stark blue laminate top table that are all customised by MOS; Photography by Ishita Sitwala
    Cloaked in solid and textured suede fabrics, the upholstered bed by MOS plays hide and seek with the concrete-finished wallpaper and the customised nightstands; Photography by Ishita Sitwala
    A quaint work corner faces the Arabian Sea in the bedroom with a custom-made modern desk with a black marble table-top and brown-leather upholstered chair; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

    When you hire a design firm called Multitude of Sins (MOS) you are bound to end up with a home that breaks all boundaries and rules! One daring client is all it took for this young team, led by principal designer, Smita Thomas to create a phantasmagoria for an entrepreneur for whom colour and creativity were the order of the day. The home is lovingly baptised as King’s Landing after the ruling capital located on the eastern coast of Westeros, flanking the vast Blackwater Bay in the epic saga, ‘Game of Thrones’.

    On the other side of the glass partition is a home office with a digital artwork on the wall designed and made by MOS; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

     

    Inside the lobby, an art installation called Hamlet, customised by Multitude of Sins (MOS) is crafted in materials like stained veneers, printed fabrics, mild steel frameworks, acrylic bespoke wallpapers, PU-finished fragments and glass. These are hand-cut individually, collaged upon a custom-printed fabric background and encased together in a solid wood frame with distress finish; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

    “The name of this home echoes inspiration and its interpretation in the context of Mumbai! Brimming with population, both royal and the ones in the quest of etching their grand destiny, King’s Landing in the fictional narrative is a city that dwells in an incessant state of flux and an anticipation of the unknown just like ours,” says Smita.

    Life in a Metro, an artwork above the sofas by MOS features layers of brick- patterned silk carpets, printed veneer, velvet fabric, and canvas print; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

     

    Mjölnir, a combination of MDF artwork with a dual-headed globe light adjacent to the TV unit designed by MOS is a delightful addition to the living room; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

    Borrowing inspiration from the dark fantastical narrative, she successfully translates it to a modern Memphis adaptation for urban living. Although the client indulged the designers with unlimited freedom, he had tight deadlines and requested a handover of this 4,500 sq ft duplex with two bedrooms in mere four months. The client shared only a sliver of a brief, emphasising that he envisioned inhabiting a space that exuded a gallery-esque milieu melded with the ethos of a home where he could entertain with zest! His association with art needed to be tactile, a sacrosanct and emotional relationship wherein he feels charged when objects and views around him harbour an artisanal quality.

    The dining table from MOS with its concrete-finished top created by Evolve India is paired with sleek chairs from Dash Square. A customised bar cabinet washed in mint with a fluted facade compliments the circular artwork titled Bull’s Eye by MOS made in veneer and terrazzo tiles; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

     

    Customised by MOS for the pantry is the bijou marble-top table and wooden framed chairs set on linear patterned rug. The partly louvred storage cabinet alongside a sky-blue console with a grooved drum- like structure is reminiscent of circus vignettes adding a touch of humour to the space; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

    Enter he home and one finds that the living space is really a platform to fall hopelessly captive to the views of the sea caressing the foliage-lined deck! This area is wrapped homogeneously in a powder blue customised printed wallpaper laden by a matrix of three-dimensional textured yellow dots. One’s entry into the space introduces them to the square-form dichromatic life-size artwork called the Tuxedo, finished with hand-painted intricate voluptuous calligraphy in black PU against the bare white of the canvas.

    Outside the pantry, a vivid wall and ceiling art stupefies; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

     

    A Mint hued bookshelf mounted on black powder coated mild steel rods with mesh-lined shutters accompanied by an eccentric rug by MOS adds a jovial vibe to the bedroom; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

    The core of the space is characterised by a set of two grey upholstered fabric sofas and green and black metal armchairs with wooden armrests. In the dining area one is unquestionably drawn towards a rather cheeky piece of art, The Blue John—a chequered tartan fabric base upon which another grey canvas has been layered with the ecstatic smiling expression drawn upon with frivolous nonchalance.

    Cloaked in solid and textured suede fabrics, the upholstered bed by MOS plays hide and seek with the concrete-finished wallpaper and the customised nightstands; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

     

    Next to the bedroom window, a custom-made floor lamp and a light blue accent chair stippled in monochrome patterns overlooks the expansive Arabian Sea; Photography by Ishita Sitwala

    Snuggled within the blue-suffused imagery of its coastal context, the master bedroom is a sanctum of tasteful doses of hues dappled with an intrinsic understanding of its inhabitant’s way of living. The layout is majorly chalked into three segments, encompassing the central resting area, a bookshelf nook, and an informal study corner by the lofty sea-oriented fenestrations. With function and utility taken into account, the driving design catalyst focuses upon including art and sculpture into the home and creating a space that its people hold close to their heart and make it their own till kingdom come!

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