TAHIR SULTAN

A RENAISSANCE MAN WITH A FLAIR FOR THE OUTRÉ, HALF-KUWAITI, HALF-INDIAN DESIGNER AND CHEF TAHIR SULTAN WELCOMES AD INTO HIS BOLD AND BROODING JAIPUR APARTMENT.

MANISH MALHOTRA

MANISH MALHOTRA HAS DEFINED FASHION AND BEAUTY FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION WITH HIS UNAPOLOGETIC FLAIR FOR GLAMOUR AND BLING. AT HOME, HOWEVER, HE'S A NOSTALGIC SOUL, SEEKING QUIET AND COMFORT, ARRANGING FRESH FLOWERS EVERYDAY, WORKING 48 HOURS IF I COULD" IN A NEWLY DESIGNED STUDY, AND LETTING LIFE PLAY OUT IN HIS IMPECCABLY DECORATED PALI HILL TOWNHOUSE.

ONᏟᎬ UPON A TIME IN SHILLONG

A CLASSIC ASSAM-TYPE HOUSE, LOVINGLY RESTORED ΤΟ ITS ORIGINAL EXPOSED TIMBER STRUCTURE AND MADE WARM WITH UNDYED WOOL BLANKETS, NAGA THROWS, AND JAPANESE NOREN-AN ODE TO THE AESTHETIC OF THE LAND.

MONIKA CORREA

THE PLEASURE OF WEAVING IS THE JOY OF SEEING FORM AND COLOUR GRADUALLY UNFOLD AND COME TO LIFE THROUGH THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR FINGERS - PARTLY THROUGH CHANCE, AND PARTLY THROUGH THE EXPRESSIVE QUALITIES INHERENT IN THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES. TO RECOGNIZE THAT WONDERFUL MOMENT- AND TO CATCH IT IN THE PLAY OF WARF AGAINST WEFT - IS THE ESSENCE OF THE ART - Monika Conca

Ladakh: PORTFOLIO ONE

For AD's textile special issue, collector and author Monisha Ahmed takes us to the Ladakh Arts and Media Organization (LAMO) in Leh and walks us through its history, its indigenous architecture, and her own private collection of Ladakhi textiles.

BODE

DESIGNERS EMILY ADAMS BODE AND AARON AUJLA'S WARM AND WHIMSICAL HOME IN NEW YORK'S CHINATOWN IS, IN THEIR OWN WORDS, "BIOGRAPHICAL", WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING HANDMADE AND SPEAKING TRULY OF THEIR ROOTS.

Come Home to Dior

With the reopening of its iconic 30 Avenue Montaigne store in Paris, Dior offers guests the chance to stay in the building's private suite; with interiors by Peter Marino.

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF TEXTILE ARTISTS

In search of Kala cotton, seduced by indigo dyes, or sewing away portraits to express oneself, AD spotlights three emerging, young textile artists who are united by the shared possibilities of thread.

A Lightness of Being

Light-as-air, color-blocked textiles become the headlining act of the latest collection from Hermès, unveiled at Salone del Mobile.

Shyam Ahuja: PORTFOLIO TWO

AD pays tribute to Shyam Ahuja-who passed away last year the man who introduced the world to India's distinct flat-woven dhurrie and its artisanal charm.

PRITI PRATAP SINGH

PRINCESS OF THE ERSTWHILE KINGDOM OF KUCHAMAN AND A TRUE CONNOISSEUR OF TEXTILES, SHE OPENS THE DOORS TO HER DELHI HOME, WHERE MEMORIES AND HISTORIES INTERTWINE, AND SHE LIVES SURROUNDED BY ROYAL HEIRLOOMS AS WELL AS NEW PIECES TASTEFULLY CRAFTED UNDER HER EXACTING EYE.

MONIKA AND CHARLES

INDIAN ARCHITECTURE AND TEXTILES SO WE MUCH ΤΟ THE CORREAS. FOR THEIR TALENT AND VISION, WE ARE RICHER. HERE, FOR AD'S TEXTILES SPECIAL ISSUE, WE HEAD TO GOA, TO THE HOME OF MONIKA CORREA, DESIGNED BY HER LATE HUSBAND, WHERE OUR COUNTRY'S FINEST TEXTILE ARTIST SPENDS HER TIME, BY THE SIDE OF THE MANDOVI RIVER, IN A HOUSE THAT HOLDS MEMORIES OF CREATIVELY PIVOTAL TIMES.

Tiger Tiger Burning Bright

Mozez Singh writes about Suján Sher Bagh, a safari camp in the magical Ranthambore National Park and a perfect setting for a tiger sighting.

The Curator

The Indo-Saracenic architecture movement is typically seen in public buildings of British India, like railway stations, boarding schools, and legislative offices. Here its beauty is seen in a chair designed by Lockwood de Forest in 1881-86-Western in form and Indian in ornament.

STYLE BOOK

FROM THE MARKET DESIGN NEWS, TRENDS AND MUST HAVES

THE LEGACY OF MANGALORE TILES

THE LEGACY OF MANGALORE TILES

ΜΑYO COLLEGE

AS THE ICONIC SCHOOL IN AJMER RESTORES ITS OLD BUILDINGS AND ADDS NEW ONES, IN A PROJECT LED BY ALUMNUS AND AD100 ARCHITECT ABHIMANYU DALAL, AD VISITS ITS SPRAWLING 200 ACRE CAMPUS WITH SPECTACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN THE INDO-SARACENIC STYLE AND A REMARKABLY UNIQUE CULTURE ANCHORED IN ΒΟΤΗ HISTORY AND MODERNITY.

A Home For Chanting, Living, Being Alone And Together

On a compact parcel of land in Ahmedabad, studio sangath carves out a pristine choreography of spaces that create moments of both discovery and solitude.

KUNAL MANIAR

The AD 100 architect's latest project is a massive terrace garden teeming with native indigenous plants, creating a microclimate of its own and a green sanctuary for the homeowners right in the middle of the city.

Open Heart

Designer Priyanka Shah's studio in Surat by AD100 firm Studio ii is built to be a loving embrace for old trees, new ideas, and slow, sustainable design.

Salone is Back

As the world's favourite furniture fair returns after a two-year pause, AD catches up with Maria Porro, president of Salone, on what to expect this year.

ARAKU COFFEE

ARAKU COFFEE IS THE PRODUCT OF OVER TWO DECADES OF WORK BY THE NA NDI FOUNDATION. AND ITS FLAGSHIP CAFÉ BY SHONAN PURIE TREHAN MAKES SUSTAINABILITY LOOK SEXY.

A SKYLIGHT RUNNING ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BARN-STYLE HALL, LIME PLASTER WALLS MADE BY

HUMAN HANDS, A DRAMATIC GLASS BRIDGE CONNECTING TWO FRAGMENTED SPACES THIS WEEKEND НОМЕ IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF COONOOR BY SOUMITRO GHOSH OF AD100 FIRM MATHEW AND GHOSH ARCHITECTS IS DESIGNED TO AGE AS GRACEFULLY AS THE LANDSCAPE EMBRACING IT.

Next Stop: 47-A

Set in the quaint heritage village of Khotachiwadi, Mumbai's newest gallery celebrates the past, present, and future of Indian design.

Crossword is Back

Alok Nanda writes about the refreshing return of the much-loved, classic bookstore of South Bombay, redesigned by Ajay Shah. What's not to love!

ASHIESH SHAH

HIS FLAIR FOR FORM AND SYMMETRY IS UNDENIABLY A SIGNATURE OF HIS, SEEN HERE AGAIN IN THIS HOME-GROWN APARTMENT IN MUMBAI. ASHIESH SHAH'S FLAIR FOR FORM AND SYMMETRY IS UNDENIABLY A SIGNATURE OF HIS, SEEN HERE IN THIS APARTMENT IN A GLASS TOWER IN MUMBAI, CRAFTED ALMOST ENTIRELY WITH HOME-GROWN ART AND DESIGN.

A Tale of Two Châteaux

Pierre Yovanovitch's sleek wood accessories for Dior celebrate the rustic refinement of the South of France.

STYLE BOOK

DESIGN NEWS, TRENDS AND MUST-HAVES FROM THE MARKET

THE CURATOR

THE INAUGURAL EDITION OF THIS COLUMN TURNS THE SPOTLIGHT ON A HISTORIC MURSHIDABAD CHAIR.

LUBNA CHOWDHARY

THE WORK OF LUBNA CHOWDHARY - Certain Times, ceramic and wood, 2021