Gilded Grandeur
Elle Decor India|June-July 2018

Architect Rahul Shankhwalker aesthetically decorates a South Mumbai apartment with myriad travel inspired pieces and rich metallic hues 

Rahul Shankhwalker
Gilded Grandeur
After staying overseas for many years the homeowners, a well-travelled family of five, decided to make Mumbai a choice destination to live, work and play in. The brief was to create a sanctuary beyond the intensity of city life that could easily accommodate their art collection and the many objects gathered throughout the course of their travels. Simple, easily available materials and well thought out space planning that encompasses their immediate and future needs were the key factors.

BUILDING A BOND

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