Architecture
AD Architectural Digest India
PERFORMANCE ARTIST
PRINCESS PEA ROPES IN LONG–TIME FRIEND, AD100 ARCHITECT SAURABH DAKSHINI OF STUDIO ORGANON TO CARVE OUT A SPACE OF SILENCE AND CREATIVITY FOR HERSELF AND HER FAMILY
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January - February 2022
AD Architectural Digest India
RAJIV SAINI
On a sprawling acre of land in south Kolkata, a century-old home built in the Art Deco style houses the best of modern Indian art
5 min |
January - February 2022
AD Architectural Digest India
LAL BAGH PALACE
Within the sweeping halls and rooms of the Lal Bagh Palace in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the world falls away and time stands still.
3 min |
January - February 2022
AD Architectural Digest India
HÉLÈNE BINET
PORTFOL IO 2 PHOTOGRAPHER EXTRAORDINAIRE
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January - February 2022
AD Architectural Digest India
CHICAGO–BASED GALLERISTS KAVI GUPTA AND JESSICA MOSSTRANS FORM THE LOFT ABOVE THEIR GALLERY INTO A FAMILY HOME THAT'S READY FOR GUESTS AND READY FOR ART
There are no quick visits with Chicago couple Kavi Gupta and Jessica Moss.
5 min |
January - February 2022
AD Architectural Digest India
ART AND HOME ARE INTERTWINED IN THE LIFE AND JOURNEY OF RADHIKA CHOPRA, AS IN HER CURRENT RESIDENCE, A HISTORIC KARL MALTE VON HEINZ MANSION IN NEW DELHI. HERE, AND EVERYWHERE SHE GOES, ART IS HOME
Moving continents and cities, and the many homes she has lived in, Radhika Chopra reflects that the one unvarying constant has been art— each carefully selected work, packed and unpacked, part of an evolving and rearranged collection, each unfurling its own story with an embedded history.
7 min |
January - February 2022
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A LUMINESCENT WONDER
The historic Brihadeshwara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu is a treasure trove of art and culture, brought alive by stunning illumination techniques. AD takes a closer look at the architectural marvel that is also a UNESCO world heritage site
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November - December 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
CARLOS MOTA
A master of maximalism and a true lover of India, Carlos Mota fashions the Los Angeles home of model Jessica Hart and her growing family
4 min |
November - December 2021
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AN INVITE FROM MIMI
A GORGEOUS NEW RESTAURANT IN LONDON BY TASTEMAKER SAMYUKTA NAIR AND DESIGNED BY FABLED STUDIO, DRAWS ON THE CULINARY AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF CHINA
3 min |
November - December 2021
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ELIZABETH MORRISON
AN 18TH CENTURY GEORGIAN TOWNHOUSE DECORATED WITH IKAT THROWS AND SUZANI DRAPES THAT'S THE EXUBERANT PERSONAL STYLE OF ELIZABETH MORRISON, FOUNDER OF FROM JAIPUR WITH LOVE. SHE GIVES US A TOUR OF HER DUBLIN HOME
4 min |
November - December 2021
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ENCHANTING SPACES
With an intricate design and limitless functionality, Everest Designer Jaalis by Everest Industries gives endless possibilities to create alluring spaces
3 min |
November - December 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
GOOD EARTH
PORTFOLIO 1 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
6 min |
November - December 2021
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HAMISH BOWLES
PORTFOLIO 2 AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
2 min |
November - December 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
INDIAN LUXURY REIMAGINED
Realising the need for thoughtfully built homes that are functional and also bear a strong connection with their Indian roots, Svasa Homes is a unique project that is a discerning blend of craftsmanship and contemporary living. AD speaks to Ravi Machani, founder of Svasa Homes and a third-generation entrepreneur from Bengaluru, who shares the compelling story behind the unique project and his vision to bring back Indian heritage in the real estate market
3 min |
November - December 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
SOUMYA KESHAVAN
THIS HOME IN CHENNAI BY ARCHITECT FABIAN OSTNER AND DESIGNER SOUMYA KESHAVAN IS LAYERED WITH A LIGHT TOUCH OF TRADITION AND EXTRAVAGANCE
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November - December 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
SONAM KAPOOR AHUJA
Intensely intimate. Filled with art. A little bit of London. Plenty of India. Some velvet Rose Uniacke and gorgeous de Gournay on the walls. Magic finds from Paul Bert Serpette and solid wood floors. Love, laughter, and life. Imagined, curated, and choreographed by the actor herself, under the expert eye of Rooshad Shroff | A Rana Begum on the wall. A Jeanneret desk for the husband. And a B&B Italia sofa for naps, ideas and conversations. Ten minutes away from her sumptuous Notting Hill home, she set up a creative studio, a workspace with a very different interiors story, yet signature Sonam still
4 min |
September - October 2021
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LOULOU VAN DAMME
THE INIMITABLE LOULOU VAN DAMME OPENS THE DOORS TO HER MOST BELOVED PROJECT, A HOME SHE LOVINGLY DESIGNED FOR HER SOUL SISTER, AND OWNER OF THE FORMER BUNGALOW EIGHT, AHLUWALIA MAITHILI
3 min |
September - October 2021
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BLENDING AESTHETICS WITH FUNCTIONALITY
The single largest space devoted to luxury interiors in India, FCML provides a harmonious integration of unique interior home design ideas and versatile living inspiration
3 min |
September - October 2021
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IF HYGGE WERE A SOFA
THE NEW QUILTON SOFA BY DOSHI LEVIEN FOR HAY IS DELIGHTFUL, VERSATILE AND AN AD FAVOURITE
2 min |
September - October 2021
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NELLY SETHNA
Nelly Sethna (1932-1992) is a name we’ve all heard of but not enough has been written about the depth of her contribution and talent. So, we at AD jumped at the opportunity offered by Mumbai-based gallery Chatterjee & Lal, as they planned a retrospective of the artist’s three-decade-long career. Through these images of Sethna’s historical tapestries and a deeply insightful essay by Nancy Adajania, we hope to offer a glimpse of the scale and materiality that Sethna’s art embodied. Her philosophy was drawn partly from Scandinavian modernism, courtesy of her Nordic mentors at the Cranbrook Academy, and the Arts and Crafts lineage of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, and it all came together in Sethna’s warps and wefts in the context of India. A six-foot textile mobile sculpture made in wool, wire and glittering Lurex; a three-story wall-hanging in the stairwell of the Ford Foundation in Delhi, ceramic murals for the lobby of Joseph Allen Stein’s Express Towers in Bombay—Nelly Sethna’s excellence is present for us to view, touch and marvel at.
4 min |
September - October 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
CIRCLE OF LIGHT
ARTIST-ARCHITECT VISHAL K. DAR’S RENOVATION OF THE KLOVE GALLERY RESULTS IN A SPACE THAT IS PART ART, PART CANVAS AND A WHOLLY POETIC ODE TO LIGHT
2 min |
September - October 2021
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DESIGN, WITH A CONSCIENCE
Superior design, contemporary aesthetics, sustainable elements, and an eco-friendly approach to construction blend seamlessly in a lavish residential project designed by Mindspace Architects in Bengaluru. AD offers a glimpse into Svamitva Group’s latest project—Svamitva Terravana—homes for your mind, body and soul
3 min |
September - October 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
EVA CHEN
THE SARTORIAL SENSATION AND INSTAGRAM FAVOURITE UPDATES A CONNECTICUT HOME FOR HER GROWING FAMILY—AND DISCOVERS SHE’S A COUNTRY GIRL AFTER ALL
3 min |
September - October 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
MANSI PODDAR
BRASS DETAILS, MOSAIC FLOORS AND AN OBSIDIAN–BLACK LINE OUTLINING EACH ROOM, MANSI PODDAR’S MUMBAI APARTMENT IS AN EXTENSION OF HER OWN FASHIONABLE MINIMALISM
3 min |
September - October 2021
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THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY
BIJOY JAIN CRAFTS TWO PIECES OF FURNITURE IN HIS LATEST COLLABORATION WITH HERMÈS
3 min |
September - October 2021
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BIJOY JAIN
FIRST COMMISSION ABROAD, THE LANTERNONOMICHI GARDEN HOTEL IN THE HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE OF JAPAN IS A GENTLE COMPOSITION OF SPACE AND EMPTINESS, PIGMENT AND TEXTURE, LIGHT AND SHADE —CRAFTSMANSHIP IS INHERENT IN THIS ARCHITECT’S MÉTIER.
4 min |
July - August 2021
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CRAFTING SOLITUDE
Cotton House by Inaya Living in Assagao, Goa is a discerning blend of craftsmanship and contemporary living
2 min |
July - August 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
GOLCONDE
PORTFOLIO 2 INDIA’S FIRST MODERNIST BUILDING Golconde in Pondicherry was completed in 1945. It was built as a dormitory for members—ashramites, as they are called—of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. It might be easily overlooked from the street, but walk through the singular discreet wooden door with a lotus engraving on it, and it stands tall as if in silent contemplation. This modernist beauty, the first reinforced-concrete structure in India, predating Chandigarh’s and Ahmedabad’s modern architecture, was designed by American architect Antonin Raymond and later completed by George Nakashima, who also became a member of the ashram. Nakashima’s fine wood furniture is in use throughout the rooms. For our craftsmanship issue, AD invites Pankaj Vir Gupta and Christine Mueller to share a few pages out of their monograph on Golconde. The AD100 architects have authored ‘Golconde: The Introduction of Modernism in India’, an in-depth study of the building, the second edition of which releases this September. In this portfolio, the architects share gorgeous details, archival images and an essay recalling their discovery of this modernist icon.
6 min |
July - August 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
SURYA, A WELLNESS BRAND, UNVEILS ITS FLAGSHIP AYURVEDIC SPA AT THE SANTA MONICA PROPER HOTEL, WITH INTERIORS BY AMERICAN CELEBRITY DESIGNER KELLY WEARSTLER
2 min |
July - August 2021
AD Architectural Digest India
ESCAPE ROUTE
Avās Wellness Living Project, a new community centred around holistic ideas is an alluring invite to head over to dreamy Alibag for a slower, cleaner and better lifestyle
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