GOLD GILDED AND GLORIOUS

Maximal yet rooted in restraint, Sachin and Neha Gupta craft a world of colours and stories inside a home in New Delhi that illustrates that more isn't always excessive but when done right, can be congenial, warm, welcoming and perfectly balanced

- SHRITI DAS

Two multiplied by three is always six – fixed, predictable and final. But pink multiplied by yellow? That can create a spectrum of shades, outcomes and possibilities far beyond one (or six)! Because while a scientist seeks rationale, precision and answers, an artist seeks expression, interpretation and questions. I always assumed that it is at the convergence of these two worlds where mavericks like Sachin Gupta conjure sorcery. His work (and world) is magnanimously maximal, almost audacious. All with great taste, refinement and restraint at Beyond Designs – a practice he founded with Neha Gupta. I firmly believe that great aesthetic and design is not by accident or instinct.

There’s always science, a process, and a method to the madness and magic. And this was the equation that I wanted to solve with Sachin: how does the left-brained creativity equal the right-brained logic with all its constants and variables? Because how else does one bring together elements like Dolce & Gabbana, vintage antiques, and gilded details as effortlessly? To bridge decades of art collected by a family into a house in New Delhi encompassing 25,000 sq ft and two floors, in a way that’s not only beautiful but also cohesive.