Architect and Interiors India
BREATHING LIFE
Studio Swatp transforms a historic Alibaug wada into a vibrant holiday retreat.
2 min |
December 2024
Architect and Interiors India
The ROYAL DEN
Harkaran Singh Boparai, Founder and Principal Architect, Harkaran Boparai Studio (HBS), takes us through his regal atelier in the heart of Delhi and the journey that led to it.
9 min |
December 2024
Architect and Interiors India
REVITALISING HISTORY
The transformation of the Chambers of Khamovnaya Sloboda into a beautiful cultural project is indeed awe-inspiring.
2 min |
December 2024
Architect and Interiors India
THE BATH WAY
New age sanitaryware is all things innovative, design forward, hygienic, and comfortable to make bathrooms functional as well as aesthetic.
5 min |
December 2024
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BANGALORE CLUB'S MAIN LAWNS, WITH A MAGNIFICENT RAIN TREE, GET A NEW UMBRELLA BAR AND COLONNADE BY AD100 ARCHITECTS SANDEEP KHOSLA AND AMARESH ANAND.
Time appears to come to a standstill when one enters the Bangalore Club.
2 min |
November - December 2024
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FROM HER STUDIO IN LLOYD WRIGHT'S 1927 HOME, DESIGNER VICKI VON HOLZHAUSEN IS REFINING THE SCIENCE OF HIGHPERFORMANCE, PLANT-BASED MATERIALS.
It seems not only fitting but poetic that Los Angeles-based designer and eco-preneur Vicki von Holzhausen chose architect Lloyd Wright's own 1927 studio and residence as the symbolic headquarters of her namesake company, von Holzhausen, a pioneer in the development of high-performance plantbased materials.
2 min |
November - December 2024
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IN HIS NEW BOOK, BOTANIST S NATESH TELLS THE STORIES OF 75 MAJESTIC TREES, DRAWING FROM THEIR HISTORY, MYTHOLOGY, SCIENCE AND CULTURE, WITH MOODY ILLUSTRATIONS BY SAGAR BHOWMICK.
The dictionary defi nes the word icon as “something that is a well-known example of its type, or is widely venerated or admired”.
2 min |
November - December 2024
AD Architectural Digest India
FERNS AND FLOWERS BLOOM ON TOD'S BAGS AND SHOES, A SPECIAL LINE DESIGNED BY RAHUL MISHRA― NATURE BEING HIS CONSTANT MUSE.
India was once called “sone ki chidiya” (golden bird) for its abundance of resources, wealth and prosperity.
1 min |
November - December 2024
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HARAGO USES ITS NEW HOME COLLECTION TO SET A TABLE FOR AD IN A JAIPUR GARDEN.
The garden plays an important character in Jaipur fashion brand Harago’s rendition of home textiles. Sunflowers in bloom dot the embroidered running stitch on napkins, while cross-stitches crisscross throughout the collection.
1 min |
November - December 2024
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COONOOR COONOOR COONOOR COONOOR COONOOR COONOOR
SET IN THE NILGIRIS' SHOLA FORESTS, A MODERNIST TWOLEVEL HOUSE ETCHED INTO THE NATURAL SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINSIDE, OF INTERIORS LAYERED WITH THE FINEST TEXTILES AND DECORATIVE ARTEFACTS SOUMYA KESHAVAN'S LIGHT-FILLED HOME SITS NEATLY AND QUIETLY BETWEEN THE WILD TREES AND THE TEA GARDENS.
3 min |
November - December 2024
AD Architectural Digest India
BANYAN TREE VEYA, IN MEXICO'S VALLE DE GUADALUPE, IS A NEW WELLNESS RESORT THAT LOOKS TO THE LAND.
A two-hour drive south from San Diego, the Mexican wine region of Valle de Guadalupe-dotted with fertile vineyards and family farms-has remained mostly under the radar, even to food-obsessed Americans.
1 min |
November - December 2024
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FOR AD'S GARDENS SPECIAL ISSUE, CHANNA DASWATTE PAYS TRIBUTE TO LUNUGANGA, THE ICONIC COUNTRY ESTATE OOF GEOFFREY BAWA AS IT COMPLETES 75 YEARS.
The ultimate Aman\" was how the hotel impresario Adrian Zecha once described Lunuganga in a private conversation over breakfast with Geoffrey Bawa on the southern terrace of the garden.
1 min |
November - December 2024
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GURMEET SANGHA RAI
It has been 17 years since Gurmeet Sangha Rai started renovating and adding, in slow instalments, to the structure of her 125-year-old ancestral home in Nawanpind Sardaran, a village tucked deep in the heart of Gurdaspur, Punjab.
3 min |
November - December 2024
AD Architectural Digest India
Mughal of Gardens Kashmir
Abba Narain Lambah traces the histories of Shalimar and Nishat, Verinag and Achabal, and the magical Pari Mahalexemplary as pleasure gardens but also for the clever landscaping and architecture behind their exquisite beauty.
3 min |
November - December 2024
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NILANJAN BANDYOPADHYAY
Artist and poet Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay spent a lifetime absorbing the learnings of Rabindranath Tagore, who in turn shared a special bond with Japan.
4 min |
November - December 2024
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ALIBAG
ARCHITECT A RAHUL MEHROTRA AND LANDSCAPE DESIGNER KUNAL MANIA R RIFF OFF EACH OTHER, ANTICIPATING HOW TREES MIGHT A GE OR A POOL MIGHT B CATCH DAPPLED LIGHT, ΤΟ CREATE ARCHITECTURE THAT A G CELEBRATES NATURE IN COUNTLESS WAYS.
3 min |
November - December 2024
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DESIGNED IN 1988 BY RENOWNED LANDSCAPIST MADE WIJAYA, THE GROUNDS AT AMANDARI IN UBUD, BALI, FOREGO MANICURED LAWNS FOR AN ABUNDANT NATIVE PARADISE.
Coconut palms and banyan trees in sizzling jungle greens, cascades of bougainvillea and the scent of frangipani in the air—a tropical explosion of foliage that would have led Monet to abandon Giverny.
2 min |
November - December 2024
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Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bijoy Ramachandran writes a personal essay on the architectureas completely embraced by naturein one of BV Doshi's most evolved works.
3 min |
November - December 2024
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Water Gardens of Sigiriya
Channa Daswatte writes about the historic, almost 2,000-year-old systems that barnessed the flow of water, transformed land and life, and today are part of the site of the elegant Water Garden hotel in Sri Lanka.
3 min |
November - December 2024
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A FURNITURE-ARTWORK PAIRING COMES TOGETHER AS PAOLA LENTI'S CAMPANA BROTHERSDESIGNED BENCH IS REIMAGINED TO MATCH ARTIST HUGO YOSHIKAWA'S PLAYFUL STYLE.
Vegetation has been the central subject matter of many Hugo Yoshikawa artworks for the past few years.
1 min |
November - December 2024
AD Architectural Digest India
FROM SCULPTURES TO JEWELLERY, ARTIST LYNDA BENGLIS'S DESIGNS FOR LOEWE FEATURED IN THE BANCA MARCH GARDEN IN MADRID EARLIER THIS YEAR.
This spring, when the gates of the private Banca March Garden in Madrid's Salamanca neighbourhood opened to the public, visitors could experience four monumental fountains, emerging from the ground and soaring towards the sky.
2 min |
November - December 2024
AD Architectural Digest India
ARTS OF HINDOSTAN PIECES TOGETHER A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MUGHAL FLOWER-FROM ITS ORIGIN IN ATELIERS IN MEDIEVAL INDIA TO ITS UBIQUITY ACROSS TIME.
The Mughal emperor Jahangir was famously enraptured by the beauty of flowering plants that he saw on his visit to Kashmir in the spring of 1620.
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November - December 2024
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IN THE LADAKHI HAMLET OF TURTUK, A KITCHEN GARDEN SUPPLIES FRESH PRODUCE TO THE BALTI KITCHEN OF BOUTIQUE HOTEL VIRSA.
To get to the most exquisite yet humble meal of your life, you'll have to take a six-hour drive from Leh and reach Turtuk, one of the only four Balti villages that fall on the Indian side of the border.
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November - December 2024
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MAKAIBARI'S NEW EXPERIENTIAL STORE IN KOLKATA IS DESIGNED TO EVOKE A TEA PLANTER'S BUNGALOW.
Smell the tea, feel the carpets, enjoy the space”—such is the invitation from Rudra Chatterjee, chairman of Obeetee and managing director of Luxmi Tea Group, at the launch of fine tea brand Makaibari’s experiential store in October, at the Taj Bengal in Kolkata.
1 min |
November - December 2024
Architect and Interiors India
TRANSFORMING COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPES
Deepu Shyam Prakash, Founder of Aedium Design, discusses the future of commercial spaces in India, blending sustainability, technology, and user-centric design.
8 min |
November 2024
Architect and Interiors India
DESIGN DEBATE NEW IDEAS SET SAIL IN SCENIC GOA
Replete with Portuguese vibes and picturesque sites, the October Edition of the Design Debate held in Goa was an exceptionally intriguing one.
2 min |
November 2024
Architect and Interiors India
CITY LIGHTS
Timeless design shapes contemporary comfort in this Mumbai home designed by Open Atelier.
3 min |
November 2024
Architect and Interiors India
FENESTRATION FOR VILLAS
In contemporary villa architecture, the use of new-age materials in windows and fenestration is driven by the need for durability, sustainability, and sleek design.
4 min |
November 2024
Architect and Interiors India
STANDING TALL
High rises and tall structures are ruling urban landscapes even as they make the case for urban growth, sustainability, and enhancing economic and cultural vitality in cities.
6 min |
November 2024
Architect and Interiors India
BOLD AND ARTISTIC
Bengaluru’s Reservoire introduces a fresh narrative to the city’s social landscape, where art, nature, and architecture converge seamlessly.
2 min |