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Lina Bo Bardi Lives
Pictured here in a Bijoy Jain-designed house in Alibag, Obataimu’s new collection channels the constructed marvellousness of Brazilian modernism.
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March - April 2019
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The Beach
A long driveway meandering through seven acres of coconut groves, with the Arabian sea lapping on one side, makes for an exotic arrival at Kavita Singh’s elegant Alibag estate.
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March - April 2019
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He's Got Rhythm
Three years since Mumbai’s iconic music store Rhythm House shut shop, its first floor reopens as fashion designer Kunal Rawal’s new flagship store.
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March - April 2019
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Conscientious Colour
Asian Paints’ Nilaya Naturals is a new range of wall colours that is as easy on the eye as it is on the environment
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May - June 2019
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The Varanasi Technique
The latest collection of hand-knotted carpets from The Carpet Cellar is inspired by the Safavid era—the pinnacle of Persian art and craftmanship
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May - June 2019
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The Carpenter
Pondicherry-based French furniture maker Vincent Roy is one of India’s most in-demand carpenters
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May - June 2019
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Goode Job!
Traditional methods and materials carry forward a legacy of fine craftsmanship in the Thomas Goode workshop in Stoke-on-Trent
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May - June 2019
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A New Vision
At her Milan apartment, Eleonore Cavalli—the art director of Visionnaire—fused the brand’s classical furniture with contemporary art to create an edgy family home
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January/February 2017
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On Course
Aided by views of the expansive DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram, interior designer Varrun Motihar created an apartment where a sense of wonder and delight are par for the course.
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January/February 2017
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Executive Order
Decorated by Michael S Smith for the Obamas, the White House’s private quarters are as worldly and relaxed as the family that calls them home.
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January/February 2017
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Print House
A tiny new store in Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda district has a big dream: to make art accessible to all.
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May/June 2017
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Blurred Lines
Continuing his exploration into craftsmanship, architect Rooshad Shroff’s latest pieces feature embroidered wood and impossibly carved marble in striking forms that reference his early career. After making their debut at New Delhi’s Bikaner House, the exhibition is moving to Mumbai-based auction house Pundole’s.
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May/June 2017
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Fashion / Anti-Fashion
In a monographic show, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the radical design philosophy of Rei Kawakubo and her label, Comme des Garçons.
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May/June 2017
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Best In Show
One of the last 1914 Wolseley 30/40 HPs in the world won top honours at the fifth edition of the Cartier Concours d’Elegance. DEEPTI UNNI finds out more.
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May/June 2017
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Museum Quality
A dazzling apartment designed by Ashiesh Shah for art patron Shreyasi Goenka is filled with site-specific works, rare vintage furniture and important contemporary design for a gallery-like feel high above the Mumbai skyline
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December 2018
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Case-Study Sculptures
Art meets architecture in three new buildings designed by three blue-chip artists
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December 2018
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Inside Studio Peregalli
In this excerpted interview from Grand Tour: The Worldly Projects of Studio Peregalli, a book that showcases the work of Laura Sartori Rimini and Roberto Peregalli, American artist couple Rachel Feinstein and John Currin and English fashion guru Hamish Bowles dissect their common experience of having a home designed by the influential Milan studio
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December 2018
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On The Lake
In business scion and art patron Pooja Singhal’s family home in Udaipur, Mumbai-based interior designer Rajiv Saini delicately introduced contemporaneous elements to balance the old and the new while preserving the artisanal elements and the history of the grand structure
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December 2018
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Absolutely Fabulous
Gaurav Gupta’s latest store, a flagship in New Delhi, is designed by Studio Lotus, and serves as a monochromatic canvas for the utterly flamboyant and completely surreal
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January - February 2019
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Desert Rose
The National Museum of Qatar, designed by Jean Nouvel, is set to become a beacon of a cultural renaissance, a crucible of the past and the centrepiece of an ancient civilization
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January - February 2019
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House Number 57 The Pierre Jeanneret Residence Chandigarh
After a year-long restoration, the personal house of the great architect and designer now operates as a museum and guest house. checks in first
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January - February 2019
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Golden Pastures
The home that Mangesh Lungare built for his parents in a remote village in Maharashtra showcases where he is from and where he is now, and, to his parents’ great surprise, features 94 light bulbs
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January - February 2019
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Formed Perfectly
At a landmark Manhattan address, interior designer Nebihe Cihan designed a space for a businessman and a connoisseur of modern art
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January - February 2019
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Chef Knows Best
Celebrity chef Gary Mehigan and his wife Mandy have collaborated with Nicobar on a line of cookware that delicately blends Indian and Australian influences
2 min |
January - February 2019
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the reality of a dream home
during the fifth season of upload & transform—a consumer engagement programme by godrej interio—bollywood actor sonu sood fulfilled his mother’s long-standing dream of renovating their family home
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october 2016
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The Donald Judd Effect
Referred to as the master of minimalism, American artist Donald Judd invented an entire language of ‘stacks’, ‘boxes’ and ‘progressions’ that is now inspiring some of India’s most curious architects and interior designers.
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March/April 2017
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Lotus Noir
Stepping away from the conventional is something Vikram Goyal does as a matter of course. His holiday home in Goa takes its cue from him.
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March/April 2017
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Dances With Peacocks
In Ahmedabad, architect Bijoy Jain creates a sanctuary for the soul—human and avian—with his signature brand of sustainability.
5 min |
March/April 2017
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Contemporary Country
Atop a hill in the English countryside, Richard Meier conjures a minimalist masterpiece.
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March/April 2017
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Hey Jo
Ad’s Sanhita Sinha Chowdhury travelled to London to find out about British fragrance brand Jo Malone, which opens its first store in India in July
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