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FIVE SOUTH ASIAN ARTISTS IN LONDON

AD visits young trailblazing artists from South Asia and its diaspora in their London studios to discover their practices and unique interpretations of a shared history.

AD VISITS DEVI SEETHARAM AT HER BENGALURU STUDIO, AND DISCUSSES GENDER, PUBLIC SPACES, AND HER METICULOUS PAINTING TECHNIQUE.

Living a peripatetic life that took her to China, South Africa, Switzerland, Australia and more, Devi Seetharam developed an eye for gender relationships and sociocultural spaces.

"MOMENTS OF REFLECTION", A SHOW AT MUMBAI'S AKARA MODERN HIGHLIGHTED MASTER ARCHITECT RAJ REWAL'S EARLY ARTISTIC PRACTICE.

Ever wonder what it is like for a nonagenarian to revisit their early creations after a gap of decades?

BANGLADESHI ARTIST AYESHA SULTANA'S RECENT DUBAI EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE DUAL NATURE OF STRENGTH AND FRAGILITY.

Born in Bangladesh in 1984, the US-based Ayesha Sultana explores notions of form, space and materiality.

WE CATCH UP WITH TARIK CURRIMBHOY AT HIS STUDIO IN NEW YORK, AFTER HIS FIRST SOLO SHOW IN INDIA.

Tarik Currimbhoy's sculptures have a pure, meditative quality. A viewer can stand mesmerized for hours watching the elegant, geometric shapes move back and forth.

Photo Lies by Dayanita Singh

Somak Ghoshal investigates the architectural montages of the celebrated photographer and provokes us to rethink our \"ways of seeing\".

THE QUIET BRILLIANCE OF SAMIRA RATHOD

IT'S WHERE HER ART AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLES COEXIST. IT'S WHERE THE MUNDANE AND PROFOUND COME TOGETHER. IN HER OWN HOME, THIS AD 100 DESIGNER'S DISTILLED AESTHETIC TAKES FORM MOST NATURALLY.

Masters of Neon

Assemblage n.51 by the Back Studio, the central installation at the AD Design Show 2024, is an ode to the beauty of hardware—produced by Splendour Living.

RAJIV SAINI

RAJIV SAINI, AN ARCHITECT KNOWN FOR HIS FINE CURATORIAL EYE, CRAFTS THIS HOME OF LEGACY ART COLLECTORS IN DELHI, FINDING THE PERFECT SPOT FOR A BHARTI KHER OR NILIMA SHEIKH, CHOREOGRAPHING CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN A MRINALINI MUKHERJEE AND MANJIT BAWA, AND MAKING DESIGN AN EVOLVED BACKDROP TO ART.

AS THE MET IN NEW YORK UNDERTAKES A SLATE OF RENOVATIONS, WE MEET THE FOUR ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS LEADING THE CHANGE.

For a universal museum to fulfil its mandate, it needs to grow,” says Max Hollein, director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, reflecting on the realities of evolving collections and shifting curatorial approaches.

THREE DECADES SINCE HE LEFT PATNA, SUBODH GUPTA IS HOMEWARD BOUND WITH "THE WAY HOME", A SOLO SHOW OF HIS SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS AT THE BIHAR MUSEUM.

At 60, artist Subodh Gupta is finally homeward-bound after spending three decades on the road, buzzing around the world carrying the mundane everydays in his bags to transform them into ambitious artistic spectacles.

THE FIRST SHOW OF THE NEWLY OPENED JAIPUR CENTRE FOR ART INCLUDES ANISH KAPOOR, DAYANITA SINGH, LN TALLUR, HIROSHI SUGIMOTO, AND MORE.

The Jaipur Centre for Art (JCA) came to life as a way to blend Jaipur's incredible history with contemporary art, explains Sawai Padmanabh Singh, the rather dashing scion of the erstwhile royal family of Jaipur.

The AD X JSW Prize for Contemporary Craftsmanship

\"We need to empower the maker, artisans and artists, making their creative force better and more accessible.\" - Rajeev Sethi

The Historian - SAM DALRYMPLE

For our annual art issue, we visit a Jain temple in Multan, which features a mix of Mughal and Sikh styles and some of the finest miniature paintings in all of Punjab.

FRANCIS KÉRÉ

FRANCIS KÉRÉ, THE PRITZKER PRIZE-WINNING BURKINABÉ-GERMAN ARCHITECT JOINS HANDS WITH A HOST OF INTERNATIONAL TALENT TO CREATE A SPACE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN THE SWISS SKI TOWN OF GSTAAD.

ARTISTS RITU AND SURYA SINGH'S WONDERLAND OF A HOMESTUDIO IN THE PINK CITY URGES YOU TO LOOK AT THE BEAUTY AND NARRATIVE OF WASTE.

Husband-wife artist duo Ritu and Surya Singh, better known as Wolf, live at \"The Farm\", a unique 20-acre madhouse of wonders in the heart of Jaipur.

BIHAR MUSEUM

Fumihiko Maki once said his goal was not to make his buildings beautiful-but to delight their users; to get people, and ideas, circulating through a space; to start conversations and inspire thoughts.

SCULPTING FLUIDITY

The architecture of The Liquescent House by Shaili Banker Architects displays a language of organic fluidity.

KNOCKOUT KITCHENS

The kitchen continues to be the heart of modern living spaces, with trends emphasising a seamless blend of innovation, functionality, and aesthetics.

DESIGNING FOR LEARNING

The Basil Woods International School, Hyderabad, designed by Architecture Dialogue is a beautiful example of how design can address the challenges of a site.

BREATHING LIFE

Studio Swatp transforms a historic Alibaug wada into a vibrant holiday retreat.

The ROYAL DEN

Harkaran Singh Boparai, Founder and Principal Architect, Harkaran Boparai Studio (HBS), takes us through his regal atelier in the heart of Delhi and the journey that led to it.

REVITALISING HISTORY

The transformation of the Chambers of Khamovnaya Sloboda into a beautiful cultural project is indeed awe-inspiring.

THE BATH WAY

New age sanitaryware is all things innovative, design forward, hygienic, and comfortable to make bathrooms functional as well as aesthetic.

BANGALORE CLUB'S MAIN LAWNS, WITH A MAGNIFICENT RAIN TREE, GET A NEW UMBRELLA BAR AND COLONNADE BY AD100 ARCHITECTS SANDEEP KHOSLA AND AMARESH ANAND.

Time appears to come to a standstill when one enters the Bangalore Club.

FROM HER STUDIO IN LLOYD WRIGHT'S 1927 HOME, DESIGNER VICKI VON HOLZHAUSEN IS REFINING THE SCIENCE OF HIGHPERFORMANCE, PLANT-BASED MATERIALS.

It seems not only fitting but poetic that Los Angeles-based designer and eco-preneur Vicki von Holzhausen chose architect Lloyd Wright's own 1927 studio and residence as the symbolic headquarters of her namesake company, von Holzhausen, a pioneer in the development of high-performance plantbased materials.

IN HIS NEW BOOK, BOTANIST S NATESH TELLS THE STORIES OF 75 MAJESTIC TREES, DRAWING FROM THEIR HISTORY, MYTHOLOGY, SCIENCE AND CULTURE, WITH MOODY ILLUSTRATIONS BY SAGAR BHOWMICK.

The dictionary defi nes the word icon as “something that is a well-known example of its type, or is widely venerated or admired”.

FERNS AND FLOWERS BLOOM ON TOD'S BAGS AND SHOES, A SPECIAL LINE DESIGNED BY RAHUL MISHRA― NATURE BEING HIS CONSTANT MUSE.

India was once called “sone ki chidiya” (golden bird) for its abundance of resources, wealth and prosperity.

HARAGO USES ITS NEW HOME COLLECTION TO SET A TABLE FOR AD IN A JAIPUR GARDEN.

The garden plays an important character in Jaipur fashion brand Harago’s rendition of home textiles. Sunflowers in bloom dot the embroidered running stitch on napkins, while cross-stitches crisscross throughout the collection.

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SET IN THE NILGIRIS' SHOLA FORESTS, A MODERNIST TWOLEVEL HOUSE ETCHED INTO THE NATURAL SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINSIDE, OF INTERIORS LAYERED WITH THE FINEST TEXTILES AND DECORATIVE ARTEFACTS SOUMYA KESHAVAN'S LIGHT-FILLED HOME SITS NEATLY AND QUIETLY BETWEEN THE WILD TREES AND THE TEA GARDENS.