THE GENIUS OF SIMPLICITY
Elle Decor India|December 2022 - January 2023
At The Camellias by DLF in Gurugram is a 6,800 sq ft apartment by Kohelika Kohli that offers a nuanced take on simplicity, illustrated through an effortless play of craft, collectibles, myriad tones and textures
KOHELIKA KOHLI
THE GENIUS OF SIMPLICITY

To quote master artist Leonardo da Vinci, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." I believe in this dictum. I think that simplicity creates harmony and is the personification of elegance and understated luxury. Many people misunderstand the concept of 'simplicity'. I also think that simplicity allows future growth and further layers of nuanced and discreet accessorisation. This 6,800 sq ft apartment, on the seventh floor of The Camellias by DLF in Gurugram, exemplifies this well-known da Vincian statement. This large apartment has four bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms. All the bedrooms are generously proportioned and open onto private balconies that overlook forested landscapes and verdant golf courses.

Since my inherent training is that of an architect and a carpenter, there is a complicated process through which one achieves simplicity. As an architect, my foremost concern is the spatial plan, as this forms the good bone structure of a built space. In this case, one had to take into account the constraints imposed by the existing beam and column plan and accordingly construct further. Then came the materiality of the interior architectural elements, with their constant play of tones and textures, to flesh out the skeletal structure. The conceptualisation of the different materials used and their relationship to each other was again a complex feature in all the customised furniture that I designed and manufactured. Yet, it was made to appear effortless and simple.

In the long and narrow private elevator lobby, one's gaze is immediately arrested by the tone-on-tone paper artwork by Sachin George Sebastian. To the left is the main entrance door, hand-crafted and clad in brass sheets with handles hewn out of solid wood and finished in the Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban. 

Diese Geschichte stammt aus der December 2022 - January 2023-Ausgabe von Elle Decor India.

Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.

Diese Geschichte stammt aus der December 2022 - January 2023-Ausgabe von Elle Decor India.

Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.

WEITERE ARTIKEL AUS ELLE DECOR INDIAAlle anzeigen
BRAND NEWS
Elle Decor India

BRAND NEWS

Exciting new releases, store launches and the coolest finds in furniture, lighting and home appliances-our curated selection of what you need to look out for this season

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
CITY BEAUTIFUL, CITY PERFECT
Elle Decor India

CITY BEAUTIFUL, CITY PERFECT

Does Chandigarh belong only to Corbusier? In reclamation of the Modernist past as a living present, Noor Dasmesh Singh engages with the metropolis through photography and dialogue

time-read
2 Minuten  |
October – November 2024
CRAFTING THE FUTURE - ECLECTIC ENIGMA
Elle Decor India

CRAFTING THE FUTURE - ECLECTIC ENIGMA

Traditions are not absolute. Vikram Goyal's Viya charts the way ahead for living with craft legacies

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
3 REASONS TO VISIT - OBJECTS LIKE COLLECTIBLES
Elle Decor India

3 REASONS TO VISIT - OBJECTS LIKE COLLECTIBLES

It's a new world for retail and design in Bengaluru with the General Items store that doubles up as a bijou gallery by Tiipoi's Spandana Gopal alongside sourcing consultant Malini Malik

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
CULTURAL AWAKENING - THE JEWELS OF HERITAGE
Elle Decor India

CULTURAL AWAKENING - THE JEWELS OF HERITAGE

Four leading designers and their vivid expressions of India's historical legacy frame the art-like canvas of OBEETEE Carpet's new collection of hand-knotted carpets

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
PLAYING MUSE - CREATIVES IN THE HOUSE
Elle Decor India

PLAYING MUSE - CREATIVES IN THE HOUSE

Setting the table for a veritable design feast, Natalier by Bent Chair unveils an experience centre with a members-only clubhouse in New Delhi

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
COOL CLASSICS - MARBLE OVER MIND
Elle Decor India

COOL CLASSICS - MARBLE OVER MIND

Bengaluru-based Marble Centre International brings exquisite natural stones to India sourced from quarries around the world

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
WHEN IN KASHMIR - LIVE THE LOOM LIFE
Elle Decor India

WHEN IN KASHMIR - LIVE THE LOOM LIFE

Aadyam Handwoven spotlights the art of Pashmina weaving, their Autumn-Winter collection an ode to India's heritage

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
FASHION COMES HOME - LOVE AT FIRST NEUTRAL
Elle Decor India

FASHION COMES HOME - LOVE AT FIRST NEUTRAL

When worlds collide. Fashion savant Rhea Kapoor's collection of home decor in collaboration with Altrove is the LBD-equivalent of decor: minimal, muted and classic. A collaboration for the design books!

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024
A STOP AT THE SCI-FI STATION
Elle Decor India

A STOP AT THE SCI-FI STATION

All aboard the future! Studio Symbiosis proposes a train station in Bengaluru that keeps alive the spirit of the Garden City

time-read
1 min  |
October – November 2024