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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
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
CRAFTING THE FUTURE - ECLECTIC ENIGMA
Traditions are not absolute. Vikram Goyal's Viya charts the way ahead for living with craft legacies
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
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
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
COOL CLASSICS - MARBLE OVER MIND
Bengaluru-based Marble Centre International brings exquisite natural stones to India sourced from quarries around the world
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
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!
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
CRAFTING A NEW WORLD
A portal to contemporary objects and furniture rooted in India's indigenous artistry, the new Essentia Home Experience Center in Gurugram stitches together a canvas for new-age spaces
TENTED WILDERNESS
Cocooning amid the wilderness, Wild Coast Tented Lodge in Yala is a sustainable architecture triumph, blending into the Sri Lankan landscape with its innovative, bamboo-lattice design
DESIGNERS' DEN
An array of international luxury brands come together under one roof at Sources Unlimited HQ designed by ZZ Architects in Mumbai
FACT(TORY) OR FICTION?
A utopic dream manifests itself inside EVage's micro-factory for electric vehicles in Chandigarh designed by Noor Dasmesh Singh
DOWN BY THE RIVER
In the lap of nature, a filmmaker's dream home in an idyllic North Goan village comes to life with building blocks of light and breeze, crafted by Ini Chatterji and design studio VAN
IN CONVERSATION WITH NEELKANTH CHHAYA
The architect and educator reflects on his extensive oeuvre, illustrious mentors who shaped his design philosophy and how his praxis and pedagogy inform each other
THE SHOW STOPPERS
Indulgence has no rules in the decadent world of decoration. Fancy your own museum of decor desirables? Shed restraints of the ordinary and see furniture and objects in a new light. Flip the pages to witness this season's showstopping collectibles. They could be your next rare find...
GROWN FROM THE EARTH
Crafted from locally sourced earth, this biophilic Vadodara home by LABwerk stays firmly rooted in the landscape in both spirit and flesh
HOUSE OF TWO SPIRALS
Designed as a series of visual experiences, each far removed from the last, this bungalow in New Delhi by Abhimanyu Dalal in collaboration with EDIDA winner Vritima Wadhwa of Project 810 is an object lesson in elevations
A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
By coalescing this Kolkata duplex into the surrounding landscape, Abin Design Studio created an oasis of light that appears invisible from the outside
MEMORIES BRICK & MORTAR
Embracing the unknown and as an ode to her grandmother, Husna Rahaman of Fulcrum Studio weaves a colossal sanctuary for new memories in her home in Bengaluru
WE FOUND A GREENER SIDE
Have we outgrown the ornament? In a bucolic enclave in the bustling city, Nivasa designs a monochromatic home in New Delhi that flourishes with nature
FOOTPRINTS OF PAST AND FUTURE
ALVA Architects whispers a new life to an existing bungalow in Mumbai conjured as a single family home with warm interiors framed by a sweeping scale
SHADOW TRANSCRIPTS
What is architecture? In this Ahmedabad home, Khushnu Panthaki and Sonke Hoof of Studio SANGATH draft a dialogue on art, memory and the role of inhabitation
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
GREEN FORTRESS
R+D Studio designs a defence bunker out of recycled waste in a remote Jammu and Kashmir outpost, shifting the perception of conscious construction
FINE DINING, FINER KITCHENS
Within Kuche7's new experience centre in Delhi lies novel kitchen solutions that can match your culinary experiments with gusto
ELLE DECOR BUZZ
Offering the finest product designs, craft finds and architectural musings that are revolutionising the Indian design scene-tune in for shopping ideas and inspiring creations. Plus, our specially curated edit of new releases
A NEW NOVELTY
Vita Moderna's experience centre designed by Open Atelier at the iconic Raghuvanshi Mills in Mumbai stands at the cusp of time, with a novel approach to luxury
COLOUR US INTRIGUED
A flush of colour, striking furniture and a distinctively contemporary mood define Baxter's La Casa sul Lago in Italy