A FAR EASTERN HOMECOMING

Manisha Gandhi's Oriental Living takes the best of the East - and makes it feel right at home

- MALLIKA ADVANI

Manisha Gandhi's years in Vietnam and Hong Kong evolved her design inspiration in a unique way — by resetting her sense of rhythm and pace.

The focused intentionality of the Far East stayed with her long after returning to India, sparking a desire to recreate that feeling through design. Her 2024 Wish Cabinet was the first expression of that vision and the seed for Oriental Living, a collection that layers the influences of India, Southeast Asia, and the Far East into contemporary heirlooms. Today, through Studio MG, she extends this pursuit into interiors, where objects and spaces meet to guide a life that moves with pause and presence.

What is Oriental Living, and what makes it different?