Architect and Interiors India
ARTFULLY YOURS
Thejas believes architecture must have a sense of presence—something that lingers beyond form and function.
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May 2025
Architect and Interiors India
POWER OF IDEATION
“My design philosophy is bold and is rooted in embracing new ideas and weaving in practicality and experiential richness into every project”
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May 2025
Architect and Interiors India
THE MINIMALIST
“I view sustainable design not merely as a passing trend but as a fundamental responsibility.”
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May 2025
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PROCESS DRIVEN
“Architecture must be true to its land, people and culture, creating spaces that feel deeply connected to their surroundings.”
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May 2025
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CONSCIOUS DESIGNER
“I envision a world where good design is accessible to, and recognized by everyone.”
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May 2025
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CULTURALLY RELEVANT
“Every project we undertake is a testament to our passion for architecture and our drive to create spaces that inspire and endure.”
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May 2025
Architect and Interiors India
EXPERIENTIAL DESIGNS
“While emulating particular values and ideas, I believe architecture is less about the tangible and more about the intangibles — experiences that breathe life into spaces.”
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May 2025
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HARMONIOUS DESIGNER
“By immersing myself in the user’s perspective, I craft spaces that authentically reflect their identity and seamlessly support their everyday experiences”
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May 2025
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HEALTHCARE FOCUSED
“Architecture should be a medium for social change, enhancing lives through thoughtful design.”
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May 2025
Architect and Interiors India
LEGACY ARCHITECT
“We believe materials have no inherent good or bad qualities; their value lies in thoughtful application.”
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May 2025
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NATURE INSPIRED
“My work is deeply influenced by the ability of landscapes to heal, regenerate, and create meaningful experiences for people”
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May 2025
Architect and Interiors India
INSPIRING VISIONARY
“My aim is to create living environments that are in sync with nature’s timeless elegance”.
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May 2025
Architect and Interiors India
THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATOR
“I believe in designing environments that are not only visually harmonious but also deeply meaningful.”
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May 2025
Architect and Interiors India
PASSION DRIVEN
“We are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the built environment.”
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May 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
MUSTANSIR DALVI OPENS THIS SEMINAL EDITION WITH AN ESSAY ON HOW ART DECO SHAPED OUR EXPERIENCE OF MUMBAI-THEN AND TODAY.
For the last 80 years, these buildings have formed the backdrop to our lives.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
POOJA VIR OF PICTOR PUBLISHING SPEAKS WITH ATUL KUMAR, FOUNDER, ART DECO MUMBAI TRUST, DELVING INTO HIS LOVE AND DEDICATION FOR PRESERVING MUMBAI'S ART DECO HERITAGE.
Touch of Beige, Faded Salmon, Wild Prune. Palm Court residents have been poring over shade cards with the proposed colours for our currently forlorn building.
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May - June 2025
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SHIRIN BHARUCHA'S HOME IN SOUTH MUMBAI'S ART DECO PRECINCT OF OVAL MAIDAN IS AN ABSORBING STUDY IN THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND ITS TIMELESS FLAIR.
Octogenarian Shirin Bharucha feels it is a rare privilege to live in a neighbourhood that has remained more or less the same through all the eight decades that she has spent there.
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May - June 2025
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JAY MEHTA WELCOMES US INTO HIS ANCESTRAL HOME IN PORBANDAR, GUJARAT, BUILT IN THE 1920S
An elegant decorative right-facing swastika symbol adorns the soaring cupola of a stately art deco home in the coastal city of Porbandar.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
UMAID BHAWAN
IN THE 1920S, WHEN JODHPUR WAS FACED WITH A FAMINE, MAHARAJA UMAID SINGH COMMISSIONED ARCHITECT HENRY VAUGHAN LANCHESTER TO DESIGN A PALACE. BUILT OVER 13 YEARS, ENGAGING OVER 3,000 WORKERS IN ITS CONSTRUCTION, THE UMAID BHAWAN PALACE-HOME TO THE ROYAL FAMILY AS WELL AS A HERITAGE HOTEL-IS THE MOST BREATH-TAKING EXAMPLE OF INDO DECO. HERE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE SEE A GLIMPSE INTO THE PRIVATE ROOMS OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
FOUNDED IN 1934, KAMDAR LTD WAS BEHIND A LOT OF MUMBAI'S ART DECO INTERIORS OF THE TIME.PROPOSALS TO CLIENTS WERE MADE WITH THESE ARTISTIC WATERCOLOUR RENDERINGS.
On April 18, 1940, a splashy seven-page spread in The Times of India announced the opening of a grand art deco office building opposite Churchgate station in Bombay.
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May - June 2025
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SET ON THE BANKS OF SRINAGAR'S NIGEEN LAKE, DAR-ES-SALAM IS A CHARMING ART DECO HOME TURNED BOUTIQUE HOTEL.
A cobblestone path lined with spring flowers leads one into the front lawn of Hotel Dar-Es-Salam, with a majestic chinar tree in the middle.
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May - June 2025
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF ART DECO, SMITI KANODIA PLANS A CROSS-CULTURAL FESTIVAL THAT HIGHLIGHTS MUMBAI AND MIAMI'S SHARED LEGACY.
Mumbai and Miami are kindred spirits—tropical cities boasting a vast coast-line, a continuously evolving skyline and a shared architectural heritage in art deco.
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May - June 2025
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SANJAY GARG ON HOW ART DECO MOTIFS REFLECT IN RAW MANGO'S EVOLVING TEXTILE LEXICON.
For Raw Mango loyalists, the allure lies as much in the sublime brocades as in the cultivated eye of its founder, Sanjay Garg—an antiquarian attuned to the poetry of form.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
When Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II of Indore and his wife, Maharani Sanyogita, invited Eckart Muthesius to collaborate with them, it was to construct more than just a palace.
Through the creation of Manik Bagh, or Garden of Rubies, the couple established a truly modern identity for themselves, confirming their legacy as discerning and committed patrons at the forefront of the international avant-garde.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
SOLEUS, SOUTH MUMBAI'S FAVOURITE FITNESS STUDIO, IS A HIDDEN GEM IN THE HISTORIC ART DECO BUILDING OF DHANRAJ MAHAL.
Of all the art deco buildings in Mumbai, Dhanraj Mahal in Colaba stands out for its size and scale.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
AT THE GREAT EASTERN HOME IN MUMBAI, RARE ART DECO FINDS FROM EUROPE, INDIA AND THE FAR EAST SIT ALONGSIDE PIECES FROM ITS NEW POST DECO RANGE.
In the leafy neighbourhood of Byculla, removed from the art deco stretches across South Mumbai, an unassuming bylane leads you into a pocket of the city suspended in time.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
KUBER SHAH'S PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF ART DECO SIGNAGES ACROSS MUMBAI SHOWS A DELIGHTFUL DIVERSITY OF TYPEFACES.
To quiz Kuber Shah about how he identifies art deco typography in Mumbai is akin to asking the old resident of a neighbourhood if they use a map to navigate it.
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May - June 2025
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JAIPUR DECO, A COLLECTION OF ARCHIVAL PRINTS BY PRARTHNA SINGH AND THE PALACE ATELIER, TAPS INTO THE PROMISE OF ART DECO.
When Jaipur's Golcha Cinema opened its doors to the public in 1954, it was every bit emblematic of that period in Indian design history.
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May - June 2025
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ATUL KUMAR DELVES INTO THE HISTORY OF MASTER, SATHE & BHUTA, THE EARLY 20TH-CENTURY ARCHITECTURAL FIRM BEHIND SOME OF MUMBAI'S OLDEST ART DECO BUILDINGS.
In 1932, three architects came together in erstwhile Bombay to form a practice that would leave an incredible imprint on modern built form around India, from monumental office buildings and company headquarters to some of the most distinctive residences.
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May - June 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
WE CATCH UP WITH TYPE DESIGNER TANYA GEORGE AS SHE LOOKS AT MUMBAI THROUGH ITS SIGNS AND FONTS, AND HER SPECIAL AFFECTION FOR THE FLOURISHES OF ART DECO.
From Mumbai's colourful Colaba to bustling Bandra streets, you are likely to cross paths with type designer Tanya George.
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