TAHIR SULTAN STANDS AT THE ENTRANCE OF HIS JAIPUR HOME-ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STAIRCASE ARE POTS MADE BY A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF POTTERS, WITH WHOM HE REGULARLY COLLABORATES. THE PINKISH TONE OF THE WALLS IS A NOD TO THE PINK CITY.
ALL THE LIVING ROOM FURNITURE WAS DESIGNED BY TAHIR HIMSELF, AND EXECUTED AND UPHOLSTERED BY A LOCAL CARPENTER. THE FAR WALL FEATURES A PAIR OF WALL ANGELS" THAT TAHIR CREATED USING STRING AND BAMBOO WINNOWING BASKETS. AHEAD OF IT, A POT SOURCED FROM THE DESERTS OF WESTERN GUJARAT TAKES PRIDE OF PLACE ATOP A NAGA SIDE TABLE. TO THE LEFT, AN OLD WINDOW GRILLE FINDS NEW LIFE AS A WALL INSTALLATION. THE COFFEE TABLE, DESIGNED BY TAHIR FROM A SINGLE BLOCK OF WOOD, DISPLAYS AN ANTIQUE BRONZE BOWL ORIGINALLY USED FOR TEMPLE OFFERINGS, A SILVER FLEA-MARKET TRAY, AND A RUSTED METAL COG-REFASHIONED AS A CANDLE HOLDER-WHICH TAHIR SALVAGED FROM A CAR JUNKYARD.
THE GUEST BEDROOM FEATURES A KING-SIZE BED DESIGNED BY TAHIR, AND ABOVE IT, A WALL ANGEL. NAGA GRAIN POTS FLANK EITHER CORNER OF THE BED, WHILE A TALL POT, SOURCED FROM THE DESERTS OF WESTERN INDIA, STANDS GUARD TO THE RIGHT. THE TABLE HOLDS AN ARRANGEMENT OF OLD SPITTOONS AND NAGA STOOLS THAT DOUBLE AS CHEESE BOARDS.
IN THE MAIN BEDROOM, A MODERNIST DESK-PURCHASED LOCALLY-DISPLAYS A MENAGERIE OF OBJECTS. THE SILVER PARROT AND COCKATOO WERE SOURCED FROM ANTIQUE DEALERS IN JAIPUR AND AHMEDABAD RESPECTIVELY. THE MIRROR AND STONE HEAD ARE FROM A VENDOR IN WESTERN GUJARAT. A LION SCULPTURE, PURCHASED FROM A PRIZED FURNITURE DEALER, STANDS SENTINEL UNDER THE TABLE, WHILE A PEACOCK JUG, ORIGINALLY USED AS A HAND-WASHING DEVICE, SITS ATOP IT.
THE MAIN BEDROOM IS ENLIVENED BY ANTIQUE MAROON HAND-EMBROIDERED TEXTILES, BOUGHT IN ALEPPO AND MADE BY NUNS. THE BRONZE SHIVA TORSO WAS PICKED UP IN GUJARAT, AS WERE THE ANTIQUE CAPES NOW FRAMED ABOVE THE BED.
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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 Hermès holds its annual presentation every springBenoit Pierre Emery, the creative director of tableware, laid out a tray with pieces from the dinner service Tressages Équestres.
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.
