CATEGORIES

PLÜSCH

German for ‘plush, luxurious and refined,’ Plüsch, a luxury kitchen and furniture company, exemplifies a modern and engaging experience

LAA LAA LAND

The late Charles Jencks’ s lifelong interest in cosmology, the science of the planets, is realized here in his design for this New Delhi house and garden, which seeks to symbolically bring down to earth, the sun and the moon and the stars

BORDERLINE STUDIO

This functional furniture and home decor brand crafts objects that are original, playful and geared for the future

BOMBAY DECO

With views of the Oval Maidan, the Bombay High Court and Rajabai Clock Tower in the distance, Sunshine, an original 1920s’ art deco building, sits on the cusp of time and architectural style. Its fifth-floor interiors designed by Annkur Khosla Design Studio are a treat for art deco as well as classic Bombay lovers

SEEING RED

Hermès painted the capital red with a travelling exhibition in New Delhi, which showcased historical highlights from the French maison’s oeuvre

WUNDERKAMMER

Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s new flagship jewellery store in Mumbai is poised to be a jewel in the couturier’s crown

PAPER ROUTE

Fashion designer Payal Singhal extends her quirky, ornamental visual language to wallpapers for Marshalls

IN CONVERSATION

Architecture met antiques in this creative collaboration. Jean-François Lesage and Niels Schoenfelder discuss the concept and scenography behind the space.

GREEN WITH ENVY

The objects of our desire this holiday season. Please take notes.

'TIS THE SEASON

AD commissions floral designer Nazneen Jehangir and master embroiderer Maximiliano Modesti to create a wreath that rings in the Christmas spirit with a touch of spice

TOO GOOD

In collaboration with Milan-based cc-tapis, Faye Toogood launches a series of six rugs inspired by her textile collages, crafted by Tibetan artisans in Nepal

CRAFT & CONCRETE

Chanel’s mini empire of artisan workshops will soon find a new home in Paris’s 19th arrondissment, in a striking building that has been christened Le 19M

KING CARLOS

Style editor Carlos Mota’s latest book, Beige Is Not A Color, is a celebration of his life-long obsession with rainbow hues

ANNABELLEIS COMING

The Women in Design 2020+ conference brings together an incredible roster of women architects, designers and creative entrepreneurs to Mumbai this January

Serendipity Arts Festival

The fourth edition of Serendipity Arts Festival in Panjim, Goa aims to be expansive yet rooted

The Frame Project

How should art be framed? This is the question that AD asked nine designers from various fields, as part of a project that rethinks the traditional picture frame. Taking inspiration from Banksy’s self-destructing artwork, with a paper shredder hidden in the frame, AD thinks beyond gold baroque

Window Dressing

For the maison’s first artist window in India, Sumakshi Singh conjured up a fantastical display for Hermès

Organized Chaos

A gift from her husband, the Tadao Ando-designed home and studio of Belgian artist Saskia Pintelon in Sri Lanka is strikingly evocative of her stark, spirited, and deeply intimate art

House of Treasures

Eileen and IM Pei’s wide-ranging art collection, which provides a telling reflection of their life, goes to auction at Christie’s

By Royal Appointment

Raghavendra Rathore, a couturier of royal lineage, and Obeetee, the world-renowned carpetmakers with deep history, come together in a memorable collaboration for the brand’s Proud to be Indian collection

Ruby City

David Adjaye’s latest work is a shining interpretation of late artist and collector Linda Pace’s dream for an arts centre in San Antonio, Texas

Oh Diana!

Those iconic red lips and nails. An entirely red ‘Garden in Hell’ living room. And an extraordinary life that inspired the fashion of our times. No celebration of red is complete without an ode to the legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland. For, her grandson, Alexander Vreeland recalls her passion for red

Tropical Modern

A brilliant architect meets a fabulous fashion designer. Sameep Padora and Tarun Tahiliani come together for the first time to design the AIS Glass Villa overlooking backwaters in Goa

Desert Rose

In the city of Jaipur, Bijoy Jain’s remapping of a semi-traditional Rajasthani home into a craftsmanship centre is an act of cultural preservation. Established by the Lady Bamford Foundation, it goes by the name, Nila House

Chez Roksanda

Fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic has designed an apartment in London’s King’s Cross that is awash with colour and homages to female creators

Brick By Brick

In the 1960s in Kerala, near the southern tip of India, ‘the people’s architect’ Laurie Baker, started something like a revolution with low-cost ecological construction that didn’t use concrete

What A Feeling

In Mumbai, Rahul Akerkar’S New Kitchen, Qualia, Unfolds Surprise After Tasty Surprise Within Its Modern Yet Comforting Interiors

Skyline Stars

Making Its Debut At The Eero Saarinen-Designed Twa Flight Center At Jfk Airport, Louis Vuitton’S Cruise 2020 Collection Is A Futuristic Tribute To New York And Its Art Deco Buildings

Performing Art

The Met, Its Vast Collection, And Its Visitors Will Serve As Both Muse And Canvas To Goa-Based Artist Nikhil Chopra, In New York This Month

Paige Turner

Paige Powell’S Towering Collection Of Photographs, In The Limited-Edition Three-Book Set Recently Released By Gucci, Is A Captivating Montage Of The 1980S Generation Of New York Celebrities