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MODERN RITUALS

IN A SPECIAL SHOWCASE OF HOW THE TRADITIONS OF THE SONG DYNASTY ARE STILL DEEPLY RELEVANT TO CONTEMPORARY LIFE, OUR COLLEAGUES AT AD CHINA SPOTLIGHT TWO SCHOLARS WHO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERIES OF THE TEA CEREMONY AND INCENSE BURNING

FOREGROUNDING THE FEMININE

THE 13TH GWANGJU BIENNALE OPENS NEXT MONTH IN SOUTH KOREA, FEATURING ARPITA SINGH AND SAHEJ RAHAL

VANA

VANA ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PIONEERING WELLNESS RETREATS LIES QUIETLY WITHIN THE SAL FORESTS AT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE HIMALAYAS. HERE, THE ELEGANT ARCHITECTURE BY THE BALEARIC DESIGN STUDIO ESTEVA I ESTEVA ARQUITECTURA AND ENCHANTING GARDENS PLANTED BY FOUNDER VEER SINGH ARE AS IMPORTANT TO THE THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE AS MASSAGE, MEDICINE AND YOGA

THE LAKE HOUSE

A MODERNIST PAVILION ON THE SHORES OF UDAIPUR’S MAJESTIC FATEH SAGAR, THE LAKE HOUSE IS A SERENE COLLABORATION OF ARCHITECTURE BY VERENDRA WAKHLOO AND INTERIORS BY ASHIESH SHAH. SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR!

SITE SPECIFIC

A SERIES OF CONNECTED PAVILIONS BY ARCHITECTURE BRIO FORM AN ARTIST RETREAT IN ALIBAG

THE HEALING ISSUE DESIGN THERAPY

In the midst of the pandemic, AD explores the holistic power of interiors and design: rooms conceived to calm the mind, gardens that promote well-being, materials with intrinsic health benefits, and a house built around the principles of vastu. Plus: in a special collaboration with a series of Indian designers, AD commissions a collection of objects that are a response to the new reality of ‘stay home’. Lie back on that chaise, close your eyes and relax with AD.

JAIPUR ROCKS

JAIPUR ROCKS

LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

A SUSTAINABLE HOME, FOOD AND LIFESTYLE BRAND ENCOURAGES CONSCIOUS CONSUMERISM

CASE STUDY

INDIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP LANDS ON THE AFRICAN ISLAND OF ZANZIBAR IN A COLLECTION OF GUEST HOUSES BY MUMBAI–BASED CASE DESIGN.

STYLE BOOK

FROM THE HOTTEST PRODUCTS TO THE COOLEST LAUNCHES, HERE’S THE LOW - DOWN ON THE LATEST IN THEM MARKET

READY-TO-WALLPAPER

THE LATEST COLLECTION FROM GUCCI DÉCOR REINVENTS PRINTS FROM THE FASHION HOUSE’S ARCHIVES INTO VINTAGELIKE HOMEWARE

HAUTE CUSHIONS

FASHION DESIGNER PETER COPPING FUSES TASSELS, BROCADES AND EMBROIDERY INTO A NEW COLLECTION OF LUXE, SUPER-SOFT FURNISHINGS

EVOCATIVE

BIDRI METALWORK GOES GLOBAL AT EVOKE LONDON, A NEW STORE THAT CELEBRATES CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM INDIA AND AFRICA

ASHISH GUPTA

ON A QUIET WEST LONDON STREET, FASHION DESIGNER ASHISH GUPTA’S VIVID HOME CATERS TO HIS ESCAPIST FANTASIES

LADY BHARTI

DIOR COLLABORATES WITH BHARTI KHER ON A HANDBAG EMBLAZONED WITH THE ARTIST’S SIGNATURE BINDIS

DIANA KELLOGG

DIANA KELLOGG THE NEW YORK BASED ARCHITECT BRIDGES THE GAPS OF GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE AND LANGUAGE TO BUILD A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN THE MYSTIC DESERTS OF JAISALMER. WELCOME TO THERAJKUMARI RATNAVATIGIRLS SCHOOL

ANDREFU

The superstar designer’s Hong Kong apartment makes a compelling case for the slow life in a fast city

Indian Luxury Takes Centrestage

With a design aesthetic that is deeply rooted in India’s oldest traditions yet suited to modern sensibilities, Svasa Homes, Basavanagudi, a residential project in Bengaluru, is redefining conventional notions of luxury living

ROLL CALL

INTRODUCING OUR NEW CONTRIBUTING EDITORS. THE CLEVER TASTEMAKERS WE RELY ON FOR INSIDER INSIGHT. FROM NEW YORK TO VENICE AND MUMBAI TO DELHI, WE DRESSED THEM ALL IN GUCCI FOR THEIR FIRST DAY AT WORK

TALIB CHOUDHRY

THE ADVENTURES OF MINI AND MOUSE IN DUBAI. TALIB CHOUDHRY, THE EDITOR OF AD MIDDLE EAST, EXPLORES CORNERS OF HIS HOME THROUGH A SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF HIS ADORABLE CATS

THE NEW GLAMP

STUDIO LOTUS AND PRINTMAKER DHVANI BEHL BRING THE WILDERNESS RIGHT INTO THE TENTS AT RAAS CHHATRASAGAR

MIN HOGG

MIN HOGG LEGENDARY THE WORLD OF INTERIORS, FOUNDING EDITOR OF WAS KNOWN FOR SEEING STYLISH INTERIORS EVERYWHERE, “FROM A PALACE TO A PIGSTY”. THE INVENTOR OF THE VERY NOTION OF SHABBY CHIC INTERIORS, SHE WAS A GLAMOROUS TRAILBLAZER OF MAGAZINES TO COME, CREATING WHAT IS STILL THE ULTIMATE INDUSTRY REFERENCE. HERE, WE PUBLISH HER PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF MAKING HER HOLIDAY HOME IN THE CANARY ISLAND WHICH WAS FIRST PRINTED IN THE WORLD OF INTERIORS, OCTOBER 1998 ISSUE. 1938-2019

SHADES OF CHANGE

THE FENDI CASA 2020 COLLECTION, WHICH WOULD HAVE DEBUTED AT SALONE DEL MOBILE, SEES ITS MOST ICONIC DESIGNS REIMAGINED IN BOLD MONOTONES

ENRIC PASTOR

ENRIC PASTOR IS OUR AMIGO IN MADRID. HIS NEWLY REFURBISHED APARTMENT IS CHIC AND SUNNY, WHICH IS EXACTLY HOW EVERYONE DESCRIBES THE PAGES OF AD ESPAÑA. MI CASA ES SU CASA, HE WRITES

LUCA DINI

AD Italy editor-in-chief Luca Dini has refurbished his second home in the Marche region, a place with foundations that go deep into his family’s history.

BERYL HSU

BERYL HSU INDULGES A NEW PASSION FOR BOTANICAL SCULPTURES AND FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS AS SHE SPENDS LOCKDOWN IN SHANGHAI.

BERLIN DIARIES

TAKING A BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, JAGDIP JAGPAL VISITS GERMANY’S ART CAPITAL IN SEARCH OF OLD FRIENDS AND NEW WORKS BY OLAFUR ELIASSON AND SAJAN MANI, AMONG OTHERS

The Salone That Didn't Happen

The designs that would have made the headlines in Milan this year. An exclusive portfolio created by Stills & Strokes

THE GHATS

Among the most recognizable locations of ‘A Suitable Boy’ are the romantic boat scenes shot by the ghats of Ahilya Fort, Prince Richard Holkar’s chic private residence and homestay in Maheshwar

THE MASKED BALL

FIVE MASKS FROM CONDE NAST INDIA’S ‘BEHIND THE MASK’ PROJECT ARE INVITED TO PARTNER WITH FIVE ANTIQUE HEADS IN OUR WITTY MASQUERADE BALL PAIRINGS