AD Architectural Digest India
DONALD JUDD, LE CORBUSIER, ISAMU NOGUCHI, CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, NASREEN MOHAMEDI, GEORGE
NAKASHIMA, AMONG OTHERS-COLLECTOR ROLAND WOLFF'S TOWN HOUSE IN MUNICH IS HOME TO SOME OF THE FINEST PIECES OF MODERN ART AND DESIGN, REFLECTING HIS UNIQUE, HARMONIOUS STYLE OF LIFE.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
MONISHA AHMED SHARES HER EXPERIENCE OF SHAPING THE LADAKH ARTS AND MEDIA ORGANISATION IN LEH.
Travel, diversity, cultural practices and textiles have always fascinated me, especially fabrics that embody a layered history.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
CONTEMPORARY ART, EVOLVING EXHIBITION FORMATS AND NEW NARRATIVES— HERE IS A GLIMPSE INTO THE STEADY TRANSFORMATION THAT IS UNDERWAY AT JAIPUR'S CITY PALACE COMPLEX.
Nearly 300 years old, Jaipur's City Palace has always been a must-visit attraction for first-timers to the city, and in recent years, it has gradually also become a contemporary cultural centre.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
AT GALERIE PATRICK SEGUIN, ANTHONY VACCARELLO OF SAINT LAURENT REVISITS CHARLOTTE PERRIAND'S RAREST DESIGNS.
In October, Galerie Patrick Seguin in Paris was the site of a rare dialogue between the past and the present, with an exhibition of French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand's furniture pieces.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
MUSEUM MAKER ABHISHEK PODDAR TALKS TO AD ABOUT MAP—ONE OF THE COOLEST CONTEMPORARY MUSEUMS IN INDIA.
Firstly, I think we need to develop an active museum-going culture.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
RANVIR SHAH SPOTLIGHTS THE CHARM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF DAKSHINACHITRA, A 30-YEAR OLD MUSEUM OF SOUTH INDIAN HOMES AND MATERIAL CULTURE
You enter the Chettiar house from the portico, and are transported through the thinnai (verandah) and the deeply carved door to the threshold of a house in Chettinad.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
GUJRAL HOUSE
Conceived originally in 1969-70 by artist Satish Gujral and architect Raj Rewal, and continually reimagined and expanded in subsequent decades, Gujral House in South Delhi has lived many lives.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
WITH THE HELP OF HERZOG & DE MEURON, SOTHEBY'S ADAPTS A MARCEL BREUER LANDMARK IN NEW YORK INTO THE AUCTION HOUSE OF TOMORROW.
There are landmarks the public instantly adore and others to which their eyes and hearts must adjust.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
SARMAYA ARTS FOUNDATION'S NEW SPACE IN MUMBAI'S FORT AREA SHOWS HOW PRIVATE ARCHIVES CAN ENRICH INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP.
In the sunny, welcoming reading nook of the Sarmaya Arts Foundation, there is an expansive collection of over 12,000 rare books and artefacts vying for visitors' attention.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
IN KARAIKUDI, CRAFT REVIVALIST VISALAKSHI RAMASWAMY IS SETTING UP A MUSEUM OF CHETTINAD'S RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Chettinad is a unique case study for its palatial homes built between the late 19th and early 20th century by the mercantile Nattukottai Nagarathar community.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
ITALIAN ARCHITECT VINCENZO DE COTIIS HONOURS CLAUDE MONET AT HIS SOLO EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK
Italian architect and artist Vincenzo De Cotiis inhabits an unusual world; his creations are rarely conventional, yet they carry an innate sense of familiarity.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
MODERN MASTERS SIT ALONGSIDE WORKS BY OLAFUR ELIASSON AND AI WEIWEI AT THIS SPRAWLING MUMBAI HOME
OF KARAN AND SHILPA BHAGAT-NEW COLLECTORS WHO ARE QUICKLY BECOMING THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
EDGAR PINTO'S HOME IN FORT KOCHI
WOODEN TIGERS FROM BURMA, ORNATE PLAY HORSES FROM RAJASTHAN, A SCULPTURE OF A MAN IN VERDIGRIS COPPER SURROUNDED BY WATER, A THREE-HEADED GANESHA AND CHRISTIAN CHURCH ART-THE HOME OF GALLERIST AND HOTELIER EDGAR PINTO AND HIS WIFE, BREE, IN FORT KOCHI IS A SUMPTUOUS FEAST OF ART AND ANTIQUES.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
ANGANA & ABHIMANYU
VETERAN ARCHITECT ABHIMANYU DALAL AND LONGTIME JOURNALIST ANGANA PAREKH'S HOME IN DELHI IS A STUDY IN HOW TO TRULY LIVE WITH ART THAT HAS BEEN COLLECTED PASSIONATELY AND DISCRIMINATINGLY OVER YEARS.
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November - December 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
The Historian
The Raza Library in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, is home to around 30,000 rare manuscripts in Pashto, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu and even Tamil.
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November - December 2025
Architecture + Design
ESSENTIA HOME: THE BRAND BEHIND THE BRANDS
In the layered world of luxury interiors, the name Essentia Home carries a quiet confidence.
2 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
A SCULPTURAL RESPONSE TO ITS CONTEXT
Every spatial gesture, material palette, and volumetric articulation in this residence envisioned by Kraft Design Revolutions is deliberately tuned to the existing landform, forging a seamless conversation between architecture and landscape
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October 2025
Architecture + Design
A MEASURED JOURNEY OF LIGHT AND PROPORTION
In the heart of Hyderabad, a private residence unfolds as a disciplined essay in understated luxury, where proportion and light give the home its quiet grandeur
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN LIGHT, LUXURY, AND THE SEA
Perched in a quiet neighbourhood with breath taking views of Chennai ‘s scenic coastline, this Villa by C Design stands as a serene yet bold interpretation of coastal contemporary living
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October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE POWER OF EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN
A dialogue on turning memories, travels and cultural encounters into spaces that resonate over time
4 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
FRAMING NATURE AS LIVING ART
Holding its own amidst the grandeur of Koramangala's most exclusive street “Billionaires’ Lane”, The Gallery House designed by Balan & Nambisan Architects is a canvas for observation and serenity. Transforming gardens into living exhibits and views into composed moments, it strikes a thought provoking dialogue between the built form and the landscape
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE STILLNESS WITHIN
On Hyderabad's southern edge, Antriya unfolds as a home shaped by memory and material. Designed by Srikanth Reddy of 23 Degrees Design Shift, it is an architecture of stillness — one that listens to land, lineage, and light
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE ART OF TIMELESS LUXURY
Architect Meena Murthy Kakkar delves deep into the evolution of luxury, exploring the many facets and nuances, and uncovering the essence that makes it timeless
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE GENTLE DIVIDE
Without breaking the flow that once connected all spaces, Studio Dashline's founding trio reimagined a once-communal duplex floor in Bengaluru as an autonomous sanctuary. Through thoughtful restraint and sculptural intention, they prove that separation doesn't always require constructing walls
2 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
The Shape-Shifter INSIDE HARRY NURIEV'S CROSBY UNIVERSE
Designer, provocateur, storyteller—Harry Nuriev has built a world where instinct reigns supreme and design refuses categorisation. From offcut sofas for Balenciaga to foam rooms that double as art installations, the Moscow-born, New York-based founder of Crosby Studios has become one of the most talked-about names in contemporary design. In this conversation with A+D, Nuriev unpacks his philosophy of Transformism, his collaborations with global brands, his impressions of India, and the outrageous projects that still make him wonder: did I really do that?
4 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
DESIGN THAT IS EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT
Schueco combined engineering and empathy to restore peace in a home. Read on to know how.
1 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
WHISPERED ELEGANCE: AN OASIS OF CALM
Balancing a bold public presence with a fiercely private core, the house flows in a non-hierarchical rhythm-multiple entry points and layered courtyards create surprise, while secluded retreats turn the site's confinement into serene luxury
3 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE ARCHITECTURE OF BELONGING
A reflection on the new language of luxury — where emotion meets proportion
2 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
#BEATTHEFIRE – AN ALUDECOR AWARENESS DRIVE ON FIRE SAFETY
Every year, fire incidents claim thousands of lives across India.
2 min |
October 2025
Architecture + Design
THE LANGUAGE OF QUIETUDE
Luxury arises splendidly in this expansive residence through subtle synergies and exploratory spirits of the design duo Ar. Hanumanth Rao and Ms. Pallavi Reddy. Overlooking a small yet tranquil lake, this home packs a punch with its signature ribbon balconies and handcrafted details that will pique your interest
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