Architecture
AD Architectural Digest India
Husain in Wonderland
As auction house SaffronArt brought out the whimsical furniture line by none other than MF Husain at Art Mumbai, held in November 2023, AD looks into this early, lesser known work of the great artist.
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January - February 2024
AD Architectural Digest India
Notes From Colombo
Kalā, a new platform for South Asian art led by gallerist Saskia Fernando, opens at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre in Sri Lanka.
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January - February 2024
AD Architectural Digest India
The Journey of Olivia Fraser
As the Delhi-based artist shows at New York's Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Uma Nair looks at her natural and spiritual influences.
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January - February 2024
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AD's Reading Room
A roundup of recently published and upcoming books to awaken the style enthusiast in you, handpicked from India and around the world.
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September - October 2023
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In Full Bloom
Dior's new high jewellery celebrates the designer's love of the garden.
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September - October 2023
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Sea of Love
Fornasetti's new offering for the home is a love letter to the atelier's artisanal history and legacy.
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September - October 2023
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Crimson Tide
The French maison's deep reverence for meticulous design and craftsmanship carries forth in its beauty products and their packaging.
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September - October 2023
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Can't Get Enough of Andy Warhol
An exhibition in London showcases charming textile designs by the iconic American artist, spotlighting a rare slice of his oeuvre.
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September - October 2023
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Forget Me Not
Here's a glimpse at the delightful beaded bags from Péro's springsummer 2023 collection.
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September - October 2023
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Designer Ulla Johnson's signature ints make their way to a tableware collection by Cabana.
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September - October 2023
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Trunk Show
Marc Newson reinvents a Louis Vuitton icon as a versatile display case for personal treasures.
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September - October 2023
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New Look
Graphic designer Manav Dhiman crafts a fresh new identity for our annual AD Design Show this September.
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September - October 2023
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More Pottery Please
Eeshaan Kashyap's dizzying range of ceramics, showing at an exhibition in Mumbai, is a feast for the eyes and so good to touch.
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September - October 2023
AD Architectural Digest India
In the Studio with Neeru Kumar
Informed by the Bauhaus as well as craft techniques of Africa and Japan, textile designer Neeru Kumar has stayed true to her style all through her prolific yearsincluding a line for RH most recently.
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September - October 2023
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Woman of the World
AD catches up with internationally in-demand designer Laura Gonzalez at her brand-new Paris atelier.
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September - October 2023
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Euro Trip
Edra, Hessentia, Meridiani, Porro, RIVA1920, Royal Botania and SieMatic-the best of European-made bespoke design is now here in Mumbai, in an uber-luxe space called Soulstory, designed by ZZ Architects.
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September - October 2023
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At Home with D.S. & Durga
Rymn Massand visits the Long Island country home of the celebrated perfumers, and finds a sanctuary layered with their individual stories.
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September - October 2023
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Ain't It Fun
She's 20-something, a visual artist, and she's living the DIY, rentedapartment life of Mumbai, all on her own bold terms.
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September - October 2023
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CRAFTY BOYS
Who says girls have all the fun? Everyday menswear is flirting with craftsmanship, thanks to a new guard of homegrown designers who are working with familiar techniques in refreshing new ways. Plus, we love their personal style.
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September - October 2023
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The Curator AMIN JAFFER
For AD's annual style issue, Amin Jaffer reminds us of one of the most elegant historic royal couples: Yeshwant Rao Holkar II and Sanyogita Devi of Indore whose personal style was only one facet of their life among European art, design, cinema and more.
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September - October 2023
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CHRISSY & JOHN
IN AD'S FIRST GLOBAL COVER COLLABORATION, WE STEP INTO SUPERSTAR COUPLE JOHN LEGEND AND CHRISSY TEIGEN'S LUMINOUS, LOVING FAMILY HOME IN BEVERLY HILLS, DESIGNED WITH THE HELP OF JAKE ARNOLD.
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September - October 2023
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DIVYA THAKUR WELCOMES US INTO HER HOME THAT IS NOT ONLY A LOVE LETTER TO OLD COLABA BUT ALSO A PLAYGROUND FOR A DISCERNING DESIGNER HONING HER CRAFT.
You could say this home is a contemplation and actualization of fine living.
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September - October 2023
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NIMISH SHAH'S NEW DELHI HOME
FOUNDER OF SHIFT AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF BHAANE, SHAH'S HOME SUGGESTS A VERY DISTILLED EYE ONE THAT SEES BEAUTY IN THE QUOTIDIAN AND BRINGS IT FORTH WITH A PRECISION AND FLAIR THAT IS UNIQUELY NIMISH.
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September - October 2023
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Вodice
BODICE IS A MOOD, A STATE OF MIND, A SLICE OF LIFE, A S WELL AS A THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED FASHION LABEL. AND IT ALL COMES TOGETHER FROM THIS QUIET CORNER OF A SOUTH DELHI FARMHOUSE TURNED STUDIO AND STORE WHERE DESIGNER RUCHIKA SACHDEVA LIVES AND CREATES.
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September - October 2023
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Osanna's Bronzes
Milanese designer Osanna Visconti's poetic pieces of furniture are a love letter to both the lost-wax casting process and the burnished beauty of bronze.
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July - August 2023
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Poetics of Space
The sculptural façade of Anv new boutique property in Ne designed by Vishal K. Dar, is beginning of its many secret delights.
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July - August 2023
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The Curator
Tracing the history of museum making, Jaffer takes us back to 1862, when the Victoria and Albert Museum was set up in Byculla, Mumbai, to house decorative and applied arts of Indialater renamed the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in 1975.
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July - August 2023
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WITH LOVE FROM THE ISLAND OF MALLORCA
NEAPOLITAN TILES, SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN FOOTSTOOLS, DOORS AND JALIS FROM INDIA, AND CHANDELIERS FROM ST. PETERSBURG-ANTIQUES DEALER JON URGOITI CRAFTS AN ECLECTIC HOME OUT OF AN OLD MALLORCAN POSSESSIÓ.
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July - August 2023
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AHMEDABAD IS A CITY WHERE THE SUN TENDS TO BE SAVAGE. YET KHOSLA ASSOCIATES
TEASE OUT THE DRAMA OF LIGHT AND SHADE IN THIS NEW FAMILY HOME, BUILT IN THEIR FAVOURED MATERIALS OF RIVER-FINISHED KOTA STONE, COOL TERRAZZO FLOORS, AND WELL-OILED RIBBED TIMBER.
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July - August 2023
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PAVITRA & PAUL
THE TOWN OF COONOOR IS ΑΝ AD FAVOURITE FOR ITS ROLLING HILLS, ITS NEELAKURINJI FLOWERS, ITS SUNSETS, AND ITS COLONIAL BUNGALOWS. AND NOW FOR ANOTHER REASON: PAVITRA RAJARAM AND PAUL ABRAHAM'S RESTORED HOME THAT EMBODIES A VERY PARTICULAR KIND OF LOVE FOR COLLECTING AND CURATING.
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