City Homes
House of Katha designs a home that brings Chettinad to Bengaluru
The Gulmohar Street house is a traditional abode at the cusp of modernity while both the interior and exterior bask in natural light. Located in Aurangabad the home is a reflection of the homeowner’s spiritual selves and exudes traditional minimalism. Featuring a trove of sleek lines and simple but loving elements.
Designing a home that bridges the cultural confluence of two worlds is an undertaking that requires both sensitivity and imagination. Eager to merge their Indian roots with their Dutch lifestyle, an Amsterdam-based family with an ardent admiration for Scandinavian aesthetics, enlisted the expertise of The Architecture Company for their 1,100 sq ft Mumbai home.
Handicraft is the very soul of craft and artisanship in India. Swadesh’s offerings are a testament to the intricacy and attention to detail channelled by Indian artisans. They bring to their customers not just products — but stories of the rich culture and heritage of the land we live on. Each product is crafted with […]
Preserved in the resinous trickle of time, our inherited keepsakes retain tactile memories that can silently parley with contemporary design principles. Telepathically guiding Aditi Sharma to sculpt a multigenerational abode, her client’s forebears were present in spirit, manifested through a veritable smorgasbord of memorabilia. “The space had to be India-centric yet modern,” Sharma confides. “As […]
This is the story of traditional intertwining with glimmers of colours, forms and materials. Thinking about our childhood often takes us back to our recurrent visits to grandma’s home, seeped with warmth, warmth and only more warmth. On a parallel stretch of this thought is a farmhouse of Manish Kumat, Founder and Principal Designer of […]
Most weekends when they’re there, Aprameya Radhakrishna and Parinita Narain can be found on the katte (Kannada for ‘bench’) in the courtyard, sometimes with a friendly neighbour, always with some piping hot filter coffee. For the couple, such weekend sojourns are a regular occurrence — the happy result of a long-ago manifesto to escape the […]
