ORGANIC ORDER

A NEW EXHIBITION OF KHAGESWAR ROUT AT PROJECT 88 IS A SHOWCASE OF THE TACTILITY OF TERRACOTTA

NEW VOCATION

WEAVERS AND PRISON INMATES FROM RURAL RAJASTHAN TURN DESIGNERS FOR MANCHAHA, AN ONGOING INITIATIVE

ROHIT CHAWLA

THE TREE HOUSE IN THE GOAN VILLAGE OF ASSAGAO IS THE HOLIDAY–HOME–TURNED– SANCTUARY OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER ROHIT CHAWLA AND HIS WIFE, SALONI PURI

RETAIL 3.0

ICONIC FASHION BOUTIQUE BROWNS REDEFINES THE NOTION OF WHAT A CONCEPT STORE CAN BE WITH ITS NEW SPACE ON BROOK STREET IN MAYFAIR

FRESH FACES

In homage to Erwin Wurm’s One Minute Sculptures, AD brings together a dream team of image-makers to create a series of portraits of new names from our address book

HERE COMES THE SUN

TAKE A SEAT AND BASK IN THE SUNSHINE IN A SERIES OF TROPICAL SCENES DREAMED UP BY STYLIST PRIYANKA SHAH

ED TUT TLE 1945-2020

The late architect and man behind the design language of Aman resorts around the world, Tuttle’s own hôtel particulier in Paris is a golden example of his flair with objects, interiors, proportions and what makes a thing of beauty

ALL WORK AND MORE PLAY

Elegantly poised in the heart of Mumbai’s upscale Worli precinct, Birla Centurion sets new standards in commercial real estate by offering discerning working professionals a slew of best-in-class amenities designed to help them effortlessly marry their business needs with pleasure

DESIGN THAT INSPIRES

Since 2001, Tamil Nadu-based Cubism Architects & Interiors has been conceptualizing beautiful spaces that echo its clients’ aesthetic sensibilities. As AD spotlights one of the firm’s more recent projects, Viskar Homestay in Coonoor, Cubism’s founder, Prasanna Parvatikar, engages in a candid discussion about the intricacies of design, touching upon the challenges of the job and how he stays inspired

SIGNATURE STRIPE

THE ICONIC DOME OF CUIXMALA— THE HOTEL IN MEXICO THAT WAS DESIGNED AS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE FOR JAMES GOLDSMITH—INSPIRES A NEW COLLECTION OF BEACHWEAR

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