AD Architectural Digest India - July - August 2024

In this issue

July-August is AD India's craftsmanship issue, where we highlight various practices, initiatives, and artisan communities that are carrying forth as well as reinventing India's legacy in craft and workmanship.

AD will take an in-depth look at the ateliers of some leading design houses and practitioners, and feature homes that have notable arts and craft curations, storied textile collections and more.

DESIGNED BY KUMAR LA NOCE FOR ALTREFORME, BINDOO IS A COLLECTION OF WHIMSICAL MIRRORS THAT TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THE HUMBLE DOT.

Inspired by the Sanskrit word for \"dot\", Bindoo, a trifecta of geometric mirrors by Indo-Italian design practice Kumar La Noce for Italian high-end aluminium furniture company Altreforme-unveiled at Milan Design Week 2024-is an object lesson in infinity.

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THE CUTE NEW VARIANT OF THE ICONIC WISHBONE CHAIR IS MADE FOR CHILDREN AGED THREE AND UP.

Hans J Wegner designed around 500 chairs in his lifetime. While several of them are known as innovative masterpieces, one of his most iconic creations remains the CH24 Wishbone Chair designed in 1949.

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SIX DECADES SINCE ITS ORIGIN, BAREFOOT IN COLOMBO REMAINS DEDICATED TO LATE FOUNDER BARBARA SANSONI'S LOVE OF HANDLOOM.

Amid a kaleidoscope of colours in the upholstery section of Barefoot's store in Colombo, the rolls of material stand out for their vibrant variations of green.

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RITU KUMAR HOME'S LATEST TABLEWARE COLLECTION DRAWS FROM IKAT AND CHINTZ.

Ritu Kumar's home collections have always reflected her love for handlooms and Indian art forms. Be it intricate Mughal art or elaborate Kashmiri booti, the table linen, serveware and even glassware borrow from traditional motifs.

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MASTER WEAVER SHAMJI VANKAR TAKES A SLICE OF HIS CULTURE TO XTANT, A HERITAGE TEXTILE FESTIVAL HELD IN MALLORCA THIS SUMMER.

Art is made by a single individual for the enjoyment of another.

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JAIN HANDICRAFTS OPENS A STORE IN AHMEDABAD, DESIGNED BY SAMIR WADEKAR, WITH A CURATED COLLECTION DRAWN FROM THEIR SEA OF ANTIQUES.

When Jain Handicrafts, a multigenerational family business dealing in period furniture and objets d'art, showcased their collection at the annual AD Design Show last year, they were amazed by the positive response they received from visitors.

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ON THE EARTH

On a bright, breezy afternoon at La Pelota in the heart of Milan-where Hermès holds its annual presentation every springBenoit Pierre Emery, the creative director of tableware, laid out a tray with pieces from the dinner service Tressages Équestres.

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ATELIERS DE FRANCE

More than 15 million spectators are expected to descend on Paris for the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, and they won't be there to see only the sporting events.

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SINGING IN BRASS

FROM ORNATE IMAGES OF INDIAN MYTHOLOGY TO CHINOISERIE TO ABSTRACT ORGANIC FORMS, THE ENIGMATIC CRAFT OF BRASS REPOUSSÉ COMES TO LIFE AT VIKRAM GOYAL'S ATELIER IN NOIDA.

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LAL KOTHI

TEXTILE LOVERS PETER AND CECILE D'ASCOLI TRANSFORM THEIR DELHI FARMHOUSE INTO A KALEIDOSCOPIC FEAT OF COLOUR AND PATTERN.

3 mins

CLASSIC BEIRUT HERITAGE AND GLAMOUR

A COLLECTOR AND ANTIQUE S DEALER, THE LATE HOME, BEIT CHABEB I N BEIRUT, IS A COMING JOE TOHMES GREATEST PASSION PROJECT, HIS TOGETHER OF THE RUSTIC AND THE REFINED.

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MATKAS OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FORM, RESIST-DYED SACRED CLOTHS HUNG AS TAPESTRIES, MUD PLASTER OR "LIPAI" WALLS, AND A JOURNEY IN COLOURS AND PODDAR AND EESHAAN PIGMENTS ANUPAM KASHYAP 'S DELHI HOME IS A PURSUIT OF A LAYERED, TACTILE BEAUTY.

Anupam Poddar and Eeshaan Kashyap's generous first-floor apartment in the shadow of Humayun's Tomb harks to a leisurely way of living.

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