Corporate Zen

With SoftBank Energy’s New Delhi office, architect Vivek Gupta and his team at Arvind Vivek & Associates set out on a design expedition that proves that minimalist offices in their apparent simplicity can also exhibit a complex programme.

The Memory Keeper

Emitting warmth and positivity, the Khemlani home in Pune, designed by architect Rubel Dhuna, is a big treasure box filled with natural light, airiness and some stellar bespoke furniture, lighting and decor accessories.

Bespoke Living

Nitin Kohli Home is a rebranding exercise unlike any other. Interior Designer Nitin Kohli has outdone himself by transforming his refurbished store into a living model of design excellence.

Natural Charm

Surat-based architecture and interior design firm Design Ritmo rejuvenate a dilapidated structure to create an office for themselves that is at home with nature.

Tropical Redemption

Somewhere between being a redesign and a completely new structure, the House of Tropics by Urban Zen, is exemplary not only for its aesthetics but also for how it navigates the unique structural challenges to create a green haven tailored to the client’s original vision.

Trendy Vintage

A sumptuous wooden material palette and smart details come together to balance the classic and contemporary in a bare shell at the heart of Kolkatas Salt Lake City courtesy interior designer Ajay Arya. Presenting, the stylish all-day eatery Sly Fox Gastro Club that transforms into a buzzing lounge at night, and is poised to become the next swish new haunt of the neighbourhood.

Of Pastels And Fairy Tales...

Interior designer Saniya Kantawala creates the enchanting and surreal Vidhita Raut Fashion Store in Mumbai a perfect cocoon to inspire the creative process of the young fashion designer.

Kickin' the blues...

Taking a break from hospitality projects, interior designer Minnie Bhatt turns her attention to a media office And Beyond Media in Mumbai. While quirky and energetic, as one would expect of a workspace in such a creative industry, it showcases a definite, individualistic personality that sets it apart.

Tips To Give Your Apartment A Fresh New Start

Refurbishing projects have an appeal of their own, finds out architects Huzefa Rangwala and Jasem Pirani, of MuseLab, as they give a Mumbai apartment a fresh new start while ensuring its old treasures enjoy a prominent place in the new design.

Tailored For Today

Architects Mitul Shah and Mehul Shah of Studio Yamini perform spatial surgery on a 60-year-old Mumbai apartment to make it more relevant to modern living.

Poetic Illusion

In Rajkot, a dwelling in an affordable housing complex is breaking stereotypes about small homes and how! Principal architects Shivraj Patel and Shruti Malani of Intrinsic Designs seem to don the hats of both designer and magician as they make a 645-square-foot 2.5BHK apartment look surprisingly spacious and equally gorgeous.

Design Excellence

Forbes India hosted its first Forbes India Design Awards 2019 to celebrate the brightest design mavericks in the country. A low-down of this glorious event…

How Minimum Intervention Can Create Maximum Impact

In Surat, the office of Aagey Se Right exhibits how minimum intervention can create maximum impact thanks to the creative ingenuity of The Company of Design and their impressive approach to adaptive reuse.

The Aranya Life

Located in Byculla, in the heart of Mumbai, Piramal Aranya is the signature development of Piramal Realty and offers a new perspective on premier living in the city.

Royal Radiance

Launched in the year 2003, Style n Scissors is a leading luxury salon and spa chain with 10 branches, an institute and a skin Clinic (Skiniti) in Jaipur.

Geometric Modulation

Designed by Renesa Architecture Design Interiors, the Unlocked Cafe in Gurugram owes its intriguing nature to inspirations from India’s own heritage and a modern puzzle game, and clever space-sculpting with geometrical forms.

Be Kind, Unwind

Those travelling to Bengaluru for business or pleasure can spend their stay in quiet luxury at the newly opened Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy ONE, a premium commercial, retail and residential project that’s a collaboration between Four Seasons and leading real estate developers, the Embassy Group.

Signature Experience

An impeccable balance of two contrasting contemporary design schemes in an art deco style with an upbeat entertainment centre creates the elegant styling and opulent elements of Inox Insignia at EpicuriaNehru Place.

Top 8 Home Decor Ideas For This Winter

As we bid farewell to the melodious patter of the rains, we welcome the calming winter with open arms. While the cool winds cast their spell in varying degrees across our cities, all we need are spaces filled with colour, warmth and a beautiful ambience for that much-needed chai and chatter. Rohit Kapoor, Founder and Creative Head of New Delhi-based luxe lifestyle brand Nivasa suggests eight arresting styles for two vital areas of our homes; living and dining. Recreate... and indulge.

Inclined To Impress

Taking one material brick as a starting point, A+T Associates spin out a contemporary living environment that resonates with Indianness in Vadodara.

Fashioned By Hand

Artisanal Abode, headed by product designer Upasana Jain, combines her love for handmade products, and her respect for India’s local artisans and craftsmen to create contemporary furniture.

Spectacular Showcase

A synopsis of the recently concluded 2018 edition of Ambiente India and Heimtextil India trade show held in New Delhi. The high-profile Interior Lifestyle Awards 2018 was also a part of this esteemed exhibition.

Minimal Art

When entrusted with limited tools of a minimal colour and material palette to design a 3BHK apartment in Mumbai, D’ethos Architects rose to the challenge and surpassed it with artistic flourish.

Quirk At Work

Simplicity and minimalism, animated with primary colours. Art decoinspired motifs and eye-catching patterns. Presenting Studio Bipolar’s refreshingly different take on workspace design, while creating an administrative office for Esquire’s branded nightclub in New Delhi.

The Crockery Memoirs

Every dinner set created or curated by product designer Tarana Shah Somani under her brand The Crockery Hut is a warm and absorbing story of the old and the new, with an added bonus of style and eccentricity thrown in for good measure.

Pink. Black. White

The fantastically outlandish revamp of a 100-year-old building into a restaurant and pub where patrons flock to enjoy the theatrical space as much as the food is another milestone crossed for the team of Renesa Architecture Design Interiors Studio. Meet the talk of Kanpur town — The Feast India Company, aka, The Pink Zebra.

Style Unlimited

Using a curated selection of interior products from the company’s extensive portfolio, architect Hiral Jobalia of Hiral Jobalia Studio designs a clean-edged, modern and sophisticated office for Sources Unlimited in Mumbai.

Corporate Cool

HDFC ERGO General Insurance’s office in Mumbai takes a departure from clinical corporate spaces. Created by architect Ninad Tipnis of JTCPL Designs, it not only fosters productivity and ease of functionality within its walls but also gives equal importance to maintaining a youthful and vibrant atmosphere.

Spanish Flair

Interior designer Saheba Singh, with her team at This is It Designs, recently executed a comprehensive interior designing project of Elemenopi, a Gurgaon-based restaurant located at DLF Phase 5, Gurugram.

Elements Of Opulence

Breaking away from the cliches associated with contemporary luxury living, a 5BHK apartment in Mumbai sees the beautiful union of neoclassical and modern design influences — courtesy ABM Architects.