Bijoy Jain's studio in Mumbai is a courtyard home in the Byculla neighbourhood of Mumbai. Behind a discreet gate is a long treelined corridor with his home on one side and neighbours' homes on the other, all doors and windows opening into this communal corridor. Through another bamboo door, one arrives at a wide, open, voluminous courtyard in the middle with work spaces lined along the periphery. Desks, chairs, cabinets; arrangements of found rocks; vats of indigo, bowls of bright ferrous pigments, drawings, paintbrushes; books, more books; people weaving a chair so adeptly, effortlessly, with threads of muga silk; Jain's beautiful black dogs running around; and the monsoon pouring down on that day of September, loud and relentless-everything belongs, everyone rather, animate or not, found or made, like parts of a civilization, an ecosystem, an atmosphere that is Studio Mumbai.
Almost a decade ago, Hervé Chandès, artistic managing director of Fondation Cartier, had come across a photograph of Studio Mumbai in a magazine. "It fascinated me. It was rich with possibilities, of creation, of people, of aesthetic, of invention. I kept the magazine nearby, like a talisman, to meet again sometime," he told us over a phone call from Paris.
Eventually, in March 2022, the Fondation Cartier formally invited Bijoy Jain to create and curate an exhibition at the Fondation's Jean Nouvel-designed building. Titled Breath of an Architect, it opened on 9 December 2023 and goes on till 21 April 2024.
SEEN ΟΝ THESE PAGES ARE GLIMPSES OF BIJOY JAIN'S STUDIO MUMBAI, WHERE, IN JAIN'S WORDS, "THE FONDATION CARTIER POUR L'ART CONTEMPORAIN IS IMAGINED AS A SPACE INHABITED BY A CIVILIZATION IN MOVEMENT OF UNKNOWN TIME. AN ARCHITECTURE CONJURED FROM WATER, AIR AND LIGHT, ΑΝ ALCHEMY BETWEEN ENTITIES IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR MUTUAL AFFECTION AND EXPRESSION. INSIDE OUT-OUTSIDE IN..
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE
IN A TRADITIONAL, OPEN-TO-SKY COURTYARD HOME IN ANEGUNDI, NEAR HAMPI, HERITAGE CONSERVATIONIST, PAINTER AND FOUNDER OF THE KISHKINDA TRUST, SHAMA PAWAR LIVES AND REVITALIZES CRAFT TRADITIONS BORN FROM THE LAND'S RICH PAST.
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.
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.
LAL KOTHI
TEXTILE LOVERS PETER AND CECILE D'ASCOLI TRANSFORM THEIR DELHI FARMHOUSE INTO A KALEIDOSCOPIC FEAT OF COLOUR AND PATTERN.
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.
ON THE EARTH
On a bright, breezy afternoon at La Pelota in the heart of Milan-where HermÚs holds its annual presentation every springBenoit Pierre Emery, the creative director of tableware, laid out a tray with pieces from the dinner service Tressages Ãquestres.
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.
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.
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.
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.