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AD's Reading Room

A roundup of recently published and upcoming books to awaken the style enthusiast in you, handpicked from India and around the world.

In Full Bloom

Dior's new high jewellery celebrates the designer's love of the garden.

Sea of Love

Fornasetti's new offering for the home is a love letter to the atelier's artisanal history and legacy.

Crimson Tide

The French maison's deep reverence for meticulous design and craftsmanship carries forth in its beauty products and their packaging.

Can't Get Enough of Andy Warhol

An exhibition in London showcases charming textile designs by the iconic American artist, spotlighting a rare slice of his oeuvre.

Forget Me Not

Here's a glimpse at the delightful beaded bags from Péro's springsummer 2023 collection.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Designer Ulla Johnson's signature ints make their way to a tableware collection by Cabana.

Trunk Show

Marc Newson reinvents a Louis Vuitton icon as a versatile display case for personal treasures.

New Look

Graphic designer Manav Dhiman crafts a fresh new identity for our annual AD Design Show this September.

More Pottery Please

Eeshaan Kashyap's dizzying range of ceramics, showing at an exhibition in Mumbai, is a feast for the eyes and so good to touch.

In the Studio with Neeru Kumar

Informed by the Bauhaus as well as craft techniques of Africa and Japan, textile designer Neeru Kumar has stayed true to her style all through her prolific yearsincluding a line for RH most recently.

Woman of the World

AD catches up with internationally in-demand designer Laura Gonzalez at her brand-new Paris atelier.

Euro Trip

Edra, Hessentia, Meridiani, Porro, RIVA1920, Royal Botania and SieMatic-the best of European-made bespoke design is now here in Mumbai, in an uber-luxe space called Soulstory, designed by ZZ Architects.

At Home with D.S. & Durga

Rymn Massand visits the Long Island country home of the celebrated perfumers, and finds a sanctuary layered with their individual stories.

Ain't It Fun

She's 20-something, a visual artist, and she's living the DIY, rentedapartment life of Mumbai, all on her own bold terms.

CRAFTY BOYS

Who says girls have all the fun? Everyday menswear is flirting with craftsmanship, thanks to a new guard of homegrown designers who are working with familiar techniques in refreshing new ways. Plus, we love their personal style.

The Curator AMIN JAFFER

For AD's annual style issue, Amin Jaffer reminds us of one of the most elegant historic royal couples: Yeshwant Rao Holkar II and Sanyogita Devi of Indore whose personal style was only one facet of their life among European art, design, cinema and more.

CHRISSY & JOHN

IN AD'S FIRST GLOBAL COVER COLLABORATION, WE STEP INTO SUPERSTAR COUPLE JOHN LEGEND AND CHRISSY TEIGEN'S LUMINOUS, LOVING FAMILY HOME IN BEVERLY HILLS, DESIGNED WITH THE HELP OF JAKE ARNOLD.

DIVYA THAKUR WELCOMES US INTO HER HOME THAT IS NOT ONLY A LOVE LETTER TO OLD COLABA BUT ALSO A PLAYGROUND FOR A DISCERNING DESIGNER HONING HER CRAFT.

You could say this home is a contemplation and actualization of fine living.

NIMISH SHAH'S NEW DELHI HOME

FOUNDER OF SHIFT AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF BHAANE, SHAH'S HOME SUGGESTS A VERY DISTILLED EYE ONE THAT SEES BEAUTY IN THE QUOTIDIAN AND BRINGS IT FORTH WITH A PRECISION AND FLAIR THAT IS UNIQUELY NIMISH.

Вodice

BODICE IS A MOOD, A STATE OF MIND, A SLICE OF LIFE, A S WELL AS A THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED FASHION LABEL. AND IT ALL COMES TOGETHER FROM THIS QUIET CORNER OF A SOUTH DELHI FARMHOUSE TURNED STUDIO AND STORE WHERE DESIGNER RUCHIKA SACHDEVA LIVES AND CREATES.

Osanna's Bronzes

Milanese designer Osanna Visconti's poetic pieces of furniture are a love letter to both the lost-wax casting process and the burnished beauty of bronze.

Poetics of Space

The sculptural façade of Anv new boutique property in Ne designed by Vishal K. Dar, is beginning of its many secret delights.

The Curator

Tracing the history of museum making, Jaffer takes us back to 1862, when the Victoria and Albert Museum was set up in Byculla, Mumbai, to house decorative and applied arts of Indialater renamed the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in 1975.

WITH LOVE FROM THE ISLAND OF MALLORCA

NEAPOLITAN TILES, SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN FOOTSTOOLS, DOORS AND JALIS FROM INDIA, AND CHANDELIERS FROM ST. PETERSBURG-ANTIQUES DEALER JON URGOITI CRAFTS AN ECLECTIC HOME OUT OF AN OLD MALLORCAN POSSESSIÓ.

AHMEDABAD IS A CITY WHERE THE SUN TENDS TO BE SAVAGE. YET KHOSLA ASSOCIATES

TEASE OUT THE DRAMA OF LIGHT AND SHADE IN THIS NEW FAMILY HOME, BUILT IN THEIR FAVOURED MATERIALS OF RIVER-FINISHED KOTA STONE, COOL TERRAZZO FLOORS, AND WELL-OILED RIBBED TIMBER.

PAVITRA & PAUL

THE TOWN OF COONOOR IS ΑΝ AD FAVOURITE FOR ITS ROLLING HILLS, ITS NEELAKURINJI FLOWERS, ITS SUNSETS, AND ITS COLONIAL BUNGALOWS. AND NOW FOR ANOTHER REASON: PAVITRA RAJARAM AND PAUL ABRAHAM'S RESTORED HOME THAT EMBODIES A VERY PARTICULAR KIND OF LOVE FOR COLLECTING AND CURATING.

EACH SHIFTING BRICK PATIENTLY PLACED

WITH IMAGINATIVE PURPOSE. INLAY, MOSAIC, AND STAINED GLASS CLEVERLY USED TO WEAVE MEMORIES INTO THE ARCHITECTURE. AD100 ARCHITECT SHONAN PURIE TREHAN'S GIFT TO HER PARENTS MADHU AND NARESHTHIS HOME IN DELHI IS A LESSON IN ARTISTIC FREEDOM AND PRECISE CRAFT.

Vastrakala PORTFOLIO TWO

In the last 25 years, the Indo-French hand-embroidery company Lesage Intérieurs has produced a portfolio of fine embroidered furnishings for legends across the world, an esteemed and prolific legacy.

Museum of Art & Photography PORTFOLIO ONE

When Bengaluru's shiny new Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) opened this spring, it was the culmination of a five-year-long project that included among its challenges an unprecedented global pandemic. As much about place and purpose as it is about people, its understated design, by AD100 firm Mathew & Ghosh Architects, is shaped by sociology, culture, history, technology, and the essential nature of a city in flux.