Whether that much-needed shower yields life-saving revelations or simply a whole lot of steam, you can’t argue with the allure of bathrooms designed to perfection. To some, this means a sensuously curved tub with gilded fixtures, while for others it is all about that kitschy mirror thrifted from Bali and more curios sourced from world-bound […]
BY
It’s not every day that one gets to redesign a heritage property in the Flatiron District, much less a 3,200 sq ft loft that once served as headquarters for the iconic luxury brand Tiffany & Co. Pellucid, almost invincible in its space-age cladding, 15 Union Square West is a master of disguises. If only, one […]
BY
Haloed with the poetic glimmer of Indian craftsmanship, this three bedroom apartment in Gujarat carries on an uninterrupted conversation with spaces. With principal architects and partners Nachiket Shelat and Nishita Kedia, the team at New Space Architecture + Design Studio, also known as NSAD, composes an evanescent ode to Japanese Wabi Sabi and a Scandinavian […]
BY
When Sushmitha Ramesh, principal architect and founder of The Auburn Studio, was offered a 3,200 sq ft nuptial haven along the fringes of Jayaprakash Nagara in Bengaluru, her design response was immersive. Veiled by leathery ficus and indomitable palm trees, where the susurrus of flowing water is a steadfast accomplice, these open-plan twin villas had […]
BY
Gleaming parallelograms of daylight chase each other across a quiet, capacious gallery. Bluish-green floors of Amazonite ripple with suppleness and one has the meditative experience of strolling in a zen garden. It would come as a plot twist to the uninitiated that this 8,000 sq ft behemoth of panoramic windows, sleek metal frame and a […]
BY
Devouring all incident light, this raven-hued bachelor pad in South Delhi might seem like an apparition from a Wildean drama—were it not for interior designer Sanjyt Syngh’s decluttered, pared down approach that underscores the simple beauty of objects. Featuring walls inundated with old-school grayscale, virile accidents of pop art and esoteric sculptures, the 2,500 sq […]
BY
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 […]
BY
With broad strokes of ornate Chettinad workmanship, ma+rs transfigured a Hyderabad apartment into an ethereal, neo-traditional haven. The focus for designers Sabyasachi Routray and Indulekha Paul, principal architects at ma+rs, was to make this 2000 sq ft abode feel deeply rooted, without relinquishing contemporary sensibilities, planned in a way that nature becomes an intimate alibi. […]
BY
Our contemporary phenomenon of retrofitting heritage property into fine dining often has to balance on a tightrope between baseline interventions and completely superseding the original structure. There is a risk of losing the building’s nostalgia and cultural significance if its fabric succumbs entirely to the whims of a modern aesthetic. Bengaluru-based practice Tesor Designs, however, […]
BY
In this East Side Residence in Bengaluru’s Koramangala, an orchestra of sustainable materiality, utilitarianism and muted, earthy hues that reminisce upon Nordic highlands hits all the right notes. Designed by Houseof9Design’s founder and creative designer Nain Belliappa, a fundamental tenet in her visual language is to re-establish the connection with one’s surroundings, underscored by the […]
BY
The glowing resilience of Indian metallurgy, travel stories from bushlands in Tanzania and a nod to 18th century European Neoclassicism — such is the cross-cultural opulence crafted by interior designer Saba Kapoor for her family in Sultanpur. While our world at large is careening ostensibly towards a Western idyll of nuclear settlements, this Edenic anchorage […]
BY
BY
An amorphous, almost protean mist wreaths through Eucalyptus groves and long-stemmed liana vines in the Turahalli Forest. Every year, summer-blooming orchids bedaub the viridescent foliage with austere white tones — a poignant sight to behold in the lone stronghold of wilderness left amidst metropolitan Bengaluru. Inevitably, when homegrown atelier Studio SP_ACE was commissioned to craft […]
BY
Tugging at the filaments of heritage, clothmakers from our subcontinent are poised for a paradigm shift. Mumbai’s National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is levelling the field of play over the next month as a multidisciplinary exhibition titled Sutr Santati: Then. Now. Next braids together more than 125 textile practices in an immutable warp and […]
BY
Homegrown décor boutiques seem to have rediscovered cultural context. From avant-garde, antique galleries set in decade-old bungalows to colonial furniture emporiums inhabiting heritage edifices, the retail ecosystem has witnessed a substantial metamorphosis in the way design and retail cross over each other. These stores embrace the narrative potential of vernacular architecture, a home-like setting and […]
BY
The metaphysical experience of architecture draws breath not from physical matter but the very hopes and waking dreams of denizens who shall claim ownership of the built environment for centuries to come. Receding deeper into the hinterland, away from the fog-bound ramparts of Hosur in Tamil Nadu, the bucolic settlement of Byrasandra reveals a tessellation […]
BY
Sequestered from the urban mayhem, an equatorial calm steals over dense plantations and fruit trees enveloping a cluster of luxuriant homesteads in Bavla, Gujarat. Daydreaming under a pergola, afternoon cat-naps on deck chairs and even getting your hands dirty in a greenhouse — it is almost too incredible to believe that such a languorous existence […]
BY
In a bid to reclaim individualism and Japanese tenets of wabi sabi, Mumbai-based Neha Kachhara Interiors pieces together this 2,200 sq ft apartment from the unique creative inclinations of its homeowners, overlooking Mahalaxmi’s iconic racecourse. Ameliorating four generations under one roof, a palette of black, white and taupe preserves an inclusive neutrality that can be moulded in […]
BY
Exemplifying minimalist intuitiveness of its retail repertoire, the Japanese slow living brand MUJI recently debuted its flagship store inside Jio World Plaza, dubbed as one of the most elevated venues for lifestyle and luxury retail in Mumbai’s bustling Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). With a moniker that literally translates into ‘no-name quality products’, the 12,000 sq […]
BY
Sequestered from the untameable outdoors, homeowners often find themselves asphyxiated within the chambers of their own insularity. Penetrating beyond surfaces, the need to invert spatial dynamics and rebuild a severed connection with wilderness is what induced Akshita Mehra, creative director of Studio Goya to integrate tropical modernism as the keystone for a 1,100 sq ft […]
BY
Echoing the staggered undulations of rice paddy fields, where human intervention strikes an equilibrium with the indigenous terrain to create a holistic design philosophy — this seven-storied ecological utopia in Hyderabad, anchored amidst the affluent neighbourhood of Jubilee Hills, is a second home for a young couple and their growing children. Crafted by Baba Sashank […]
BY
In order to contravene the sobering utilitarianism of designing an office space, one of its key functions must prioritise employee wellness. People spend almost a third of their lives at work. When the premises they inhabit are characterised by ergonomic furniture and minimalist interiors, embellished with sublime art pieces, their collective psyche tends to absorb […]
BY
The corridors of memory are wormholes through the fabric of reality, unspooling the dimensions of time and space to teleport us into a spiritual alcove where we can hide from the mundane inertia of our present moments. But to make these portals work, there must be a déjà vu tremor, a photorealistic facsimile of events […]
BY
