Architecture + Design
BUILDING FROM THE EARTH
In a bold break from Rajasthan's conventional luxury, Ahmedabad-based Scarlett Designs, helmed by architect Kush Shah, is revolutionising architectural norms—blending modern design with nature to deliver the refreshingly contemporary Ananta Spa & Resort, Ajabgarh
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April 2025
Architect and Interiors India
DESIGN DEBATE TRAVELS TO THE CENTRAL PROVINCE
The vibrant city of Indore was the destination for the 42nd edition of the Design Debate
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April 2025
Architect and Interiors India
DESIGN CONVERSATIONS
Design Debate's 41st edition was held in the port city of Kochi, Kerala.
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April 2025
Architect and Interiors India
HOT 100
India's HOT 100: A Tribute to Excellence
8 min |
April 2025
Architect and Interiors India
Steel-ing the show
Since 1930, Sugatsune has been inspiring architects, designers, and industrial engineers by providing uniquely designed and precision-engineered mechanical hardware products that create convenience and satisfaction for people.
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April 2025
Architect and Interiors India
Wood Wise
Pranesh Chhibber, Country Director, Canadian Wood, leads the company's mission to promote high-quality sawn timber from B.C. Canada in India and champions green manufacturing and building practices.
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April 2025
AD Architectural Digest India
SUCHI REDDY CREATES A FOREST OF COLOUR FOR THE LAUNCH OF ASIAN PAINTS' CHROMACOSM-THE WORLD'S LARGEST ARCHITECTURAL COLOUR SYSTEM.
Imagine walking through a library with thousands of colour swatches instead of books. Suchi Reddy of New York-based architecture, design and public art studio Reddymade creates that experience in her latest art installation for Asian Paints.
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March - April 2025
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ARCHED COLONNADES AND HAND-CHISELLED STONE SLABS: MATHEW & GHOSH RESTORE A HERITAGE SCHOOL IN BENGALURU.
For more than 20 years now, Bengaluru-based architects Soumitro Ghosh and Nisha Mathew have been working on restoring the heritage structures owned by the RBANM’s Trust. Their first project for the Trust was the restoration of a 1890s orphanage building in the city’s Ulsoor area, converting it into the quietly charming lifestyle store, Cinnamon. The duo’s work led to a lasting association between them and the Trust. In 2022, as part of their ongoing long-term plan to help restore the heritage structures in the area, they started work on four classrooms on the RBANM’s High School campus. “They had severe leakage problems and were in urgent need of conservation and restoration,” Ghosh points out.
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March - April 2025
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SUCHI REDDY JOINS HANDS WITH PALAK SHAH OF EKAYA BANARAS TO CREATE NINE.5: SCULPTURAL FURNITURE PIECES THAT PAY HOMAGE TO THE SARI.
A traditional sari has nine and a half yards of fabric,\" says New York-based architect Suchi Reddy. In homage to that figure, she and Palak Shah—a fourth-generation textile manufacturer and cofounder of the fashion label Ekaya Banaras—have unveiled nine and a half pieces of furniture, with a sculptural side table as the fractional.
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March - April 2025
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SANTIAGO GIRALDA'S ART COMBINES THE NATURAL WORLD WITH THE ARTIFICE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES.
Amidst all the Corinthian columns and Gothic arches at Mumbai's Galerie Isa, Santiago Giralda's intricate landscapes come to life.
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March - April 2025
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ICONIC FASHION DESIGNER RITU BERI'S NEW EXPERIENTIAL STORE IN GOA IS A NOD TO LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL ETHOS.
When you cross the threshold with the lion finials and enter the 2,465-square-metre property that's home to Escape, designer Ritu Beri's new retail space in Goa, you unexpectedly end up on top of a staircase. At the end of this sloping laterite stairway lined with trees, fountains and statuettes, you are greeted by an imposing 35-foot Portuguese-style façade in vibrant red and white. If your first response is awe and wonder, Beri believes her mission has been accomplished. “The reception, which looks down at the expanse of the property, was designed to be an experience, where guests feel an immediate sense of wonder, to enter without fully knowing what they were stepping into.”
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March - April 2025
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KOTTAN CHECKERBOARD PATTERNS IN THE HAPPIEST OF COLOURS-WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT KASERA, ON DISPLAY AT KAASH IN BENGALURU.
It was over a cup of coffee that architect-designer David Joe Thomas and Bengaluru-based arts residency Kaash’s Manju Sara Rajan settled on kottan, the Chettinad tape basket weave, as the basis of a furniture collection.
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March - April 2025
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ANAGRAM ARCHITECTS DESIGN RANBIR KAPOOR'S LIFESTYLE STORE IN MUMBAI.
With the launch of his new lifestyle brand ARKS in February, actor Ranbir Kapoor is donning the hat of an entrepreneur. From sneakers in classic black and white hues to apparels in neutral shades, ARKS is a reflection of the star's personal style statement off-screen.
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March - April 2025
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ATELIER ASHIESH SHAH'S SHOWCASE FOR THE INVISIBLE COLLECTION AT PARIS DESIGN WEEK HIGHLIGHTED INDIA'S INCREDIBLE CRAFT HERITAGE.
This January, during the Paris Design Week, the storied halls of Féau Boiseries came alive with the soulful elegance of Indian craftsmanship, courtesy of Atelier Ashiesh Shah's otherworldly exhibit for The Invisible Collection, a London-based online gallery for furniture and collectibles.
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March - April 2025
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CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL
STUDIO MUMBAI AND STUDIO MÉDITERRANÉE
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March - April 2025
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IN THE HEART OF MILAN, MOLTENI&C TRANSFORMS A HISTORIC PALAZZO INTO A SHOWCASE FOR ITALIAN CRAFT.
Since taking the helm as creative director of Molteni&C in 2016, Vincent Van Duysen has conceived everything from furniture collections and kitchen systems to stores in Shanghai, London, New York and beyond.
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March - April 2025
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ICONIC, IRONIC AND ACCESSIBLE-SELETTI PRESENTS SUPERFURNITURE AT MAISON&OBJET IN PARIS.
For over 20 years now, the iconic Italian brand Seletti has been a forerunner in embracing the unconventional.
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March - April 2025
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RAW MANGO MAKES A NEW HOME IN AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN GURUGRAM, IN ITS CLASSIC STYLE OF ART, ANTIQUES AND EVEN A MEZZANINE LIBRARY.
It feels like a labyrinth,” my guide jokes as we move through a late-’90s industrial building in Gurugram. In the basement, a photoshoot is underway. Upstairs, brass artefacts line meeting rooms, embroiderers hunch over their frames, and pattern testers rattle away at their machines.
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March - April 2025
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Coming Home to Morena House
Nestled in Mumbai's leafy Malabar Hill, this residential tower by JSW Realty is mindful of both history and climate. Designed by AD100 Serie Architects, it juxtaposes classic Art Deco elements with quiet luxury and evokes the charm of old-school bungalows in contemporary apartment living
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March - April 2025
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AMBIKA HINDUJA MACKER'S QUEST FOR BEAUTY AND BALANCE REFLECTS IN HER DUBAI HOME, A SANCTUARY IN THE SKY.
When designer, artist and curator Ambika Hinduja Macker stepped foot into what would become her first Dubai home, she was greeted by a magical vista.
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March - April 2025
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A 17TH-CENTURY VILLA IN FLORENCE, DRESSED IN A PALETTE OF CORAL, SAGE AND SALMON, IS ARCHITECT SHONAN PURIE TREHAN'S HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
It has been nearly two years since architect Shonan Purie Trehan shifted to Florence.
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March - April 2025
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LUNAR MISSION
Minotti's Supermoon seating system gets a curvy update from interior designer Giampiero Tagliaferri
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March - April 2025
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A VERTICAL GARDEN
Global firm SOM’s first residential tower in India comes up on the charming Carmichael Road in Mumbai; its warm cedar wood facade dotted with greenery
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March - April 2025
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STATE of the ART
Pablo Picasso in the lobby, Anish Kapoor at the park - luxury real estate developers are curating art in and around their high-end residences to stand out and appeal to discerning buyers
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March - April 2025
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HOT PROPERTY
London-based Becky Fatemi sold £400million of prime property last year. Her client base? A competitive international set who covet homes that aren't even for sale yet
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March - April 2025
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OBJECTS of DESIRE
Krupa Zubin spotlights cherished possessions in her home that define the elusive idea of luxury for her
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March - April 2025
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OFF THE TABLE AND ON TO THE WALL INSPIRED BY THE UBIQUITOUS STEEL THALI, SOFT-GEOMETRY'S ARTWORK FINDS A SPOT IN SFMOMA.
The steel thali is a cultural marker and an expression of Indian identity. Interestingly, it has journeyed across geographies and, now, stands as a symbolic treasure inside the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), where it's been acquired for the Architecture + Design Permanent Collection.
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March - April 2025
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AMRAI'S INAUGURAL COLLECTION CELEBRATES THE VISUAL LANDSCAPE AND ARTISANAL HERITAGE OF KUTCH.
When Samir Wadekar, an interior stylist, met Gunjan Gupta for the first time, she was just another client who had commissioned him to decorate her home in Gandhidham.
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March - April 2025
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KARA IN FORT KOCHI STRIKES A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN HISTORY, TOURISM AND ITS AUTHENTIC MALAYALEE ROOTS.
Down the road from where the explorer Vasco da Gama reportedly lived in Fort Kochi, two alluring white structures linked by a Bauhausian grey iron bridge house Kara, a quaint boutique hotel that is among the newest additions to the local art scene.
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March - April 2025
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THE CARPENTERS
WE ROLLED UP OUR SLEEVES AND HEADED PAST THE PRISTINE SHOWROOMS TO WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS. IN BUZZING FACTORIES ACROSS DELHI, GURUGRAM, PUNE AND GOA, WE SPEAK TO FIVE INDOMITABLE WOMEN FOUNDERS AND DESIGNERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY SHAPING THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN INDIA.
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