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The Power Of Patience

The architect George Saumarez Smith describes how he created a home by slow evolution, rather than revolution

How To Use A Large-Scale Wall Mural

Choose the right design for your space and take a feature wall to the next level…

Designs For Health And Beauty

The coming of mass tourism to the seaside produced an era of iconic Modern architecture and design, as Clive Aslet discovers

Factory Finish

Architect Mia Buzzi used unusual textures and bespoke design when she converted a derelict industrial unit into a warm and welcoming home

RAHUL KADRI: ARCHITECT OF IMPACT

From leading IMK Architects to chairing initiatives like the Mumbai Architects Collective, Rahul Kadri unpacks the urgent need for policy reform, pedestrian-first cities, and a bold reimagining of the Maharashtra Town Planning Act, offering a visionary roadmap for sustainable, people-centric urban design

ORVI'S ARTISTIC REVOLUTION

By empowering traditional artisans with modern tools and vision, Orvi is transforming centuries-old techniques into contemporary masterpieces

FROM Sketches ΤΟ SKY HOUSES

Few design studios can boast such longevity, and fewer still can claim to have consistently redefined how people live within their spaces. AND Design Co., founded in 2000 by Archana and Rupesh Baid, is one such rare entity. Joined last year by their daughter Sia Baid, the boutique firm has evolved into a family-led powerhouse of creativity, innovation, and thoughtful craftsmanship

DESIGN LEXICON

What if you could sum up the future of design in just one word? That's exactly what Team A+D set out to do! In a spirited brainstorming session, we explored the inspirations, aspirations, and ideas that excite us for 2025. Each of us picked a word that reflects the trends, philosophies, and changes we hope to see in the design world. From bold innovations to meaningful transformations, these words create a playful yet profound lexicon a guide to the possibilities that await in the year ahead. So, what's your design word for 2025?

DELHI HEIGHTS

This Delhi home by Design Deconstruct reflects the city's 'more is never quite enough' perspective

THE MODERN BLUE

This light-filled family home in Jodhpur, designed by 42MM Architecture, balances modernism with cultural fidelity

WHERE MODERNITY MEETS ANTIQUITY

In Mumbai's iconic World Towers, Eshita Marwah, in collaboration with Rutvan Sheth, transforms a 4,000-square-foot residence by fusing centuries-old antiques with cutting-edge design. This extraordinary home features the world's highest music studio, all while offering sweeping 270-degree views of the Arabian Sea

THE YELLOW BOX

In this Kerala home, geometry, colour, and pattern come together to create a space that's as much a work of art as it is a living space

THE ART OF STONE

World of Stones brings walls, floors, and outdoor spaces to life with stone creations that inspire.

JAIPUR'S NEWEST JEWEL

Designed by Shantanu Garg, 1932 Trevi opens its doors with an unforgettable evening hosted by Falguni Shane Peacock in collaboration with Lifestyle Asia and Travel+Leisure India

WHISPERS AGAINST URBAN NOISE

Where modern design meets Goan tranquility, a tropical villa designed by Natasha Chawla and Parzan Daruwalla reimagines architecture as a sanctuary of slowness, challenging the urban hustle one thoughtful space at a time

ALL THINGS DESIGN

Design Debate had its yet another memorable edition in the heart of South

Wise & Wild

A delectable design that emerges from a creative powerhouse that answers a question with a question. Read on to discover the bold and captivating design of Sorbet by MuseLAB for Aquant.

WHAT WOULD BAWA DO? WONDERS APARNA RAO, COFOUNDER OF PHANTOM HANDS, AS SHE PRODUCES REISSUES OF GEOFFREY BAWA'S HIGHLY CONTEXTUAL FURNITURE.

In mid-December last year, in the freshly restored Kannangara House designed by Geoffrey Bawa in 1959, an exhibition based on the late Sri Lankan master's furniture designs opened.

KENGO KUMA TALKS TO AD ABOUT HIS DESIGN ADDITIONS AS THE CENTRO DE ARTE MODERNA GULBENKIAN IN LISBON OPENS ITS DOORS AGAIN.

Everyone who has lived in Lisbon likely has a fond memory of the Gulbenkian complex.

ANONYMOUS ARTIST PRINCESS PEA SHOWCASES A COLLECTION OF NINE NEW PRINTS AT THE SOHO HOUSE LOUNGE AT ART MUMBAI.

In Princess Pea's new collection of works, poetry, craft and the divine femininity coalesce with grace.

FROM HIS REVERENCE FOR GANDHI TO HIS LOVE OF DANCE, A BOOK BY DAG OFFERS NEW WAYS TO KNOW MF HUSAIN.

If there was ever an Indian artist who earned immense fame and yet remained unknowable, it is MF Husain.

THE URMILA KAILASH BLACK BOX

In a chance meeting on a flight in the early 1980s, Urmila Kanoria and BV Doshi got talking.

ROCHELLE PINTO, EDITOR OF VOGUE INDIA, WRITES ABOUT FORCES OF FASHION, WHICH PUT 39 UNIQUE WORKS UNDER ONE ROOF, PIECING TOGETHER A SHORT HISTORY OF FASHION IN INDIA.

If you want to step into the mind of Cristóbal Balenciaga, the game-changing Spanish couturier who died over 50 years ago, all you have to do is beg, bribe or charm your way into 10 Avenue George V in Paris.

AS INVISIBLE COLLECTION COMES TO INDIA, FOUNDERS ISABELLE DUBERNMALLEVAYS AND LILY FROEHLICHER SHARE THEIR SERENDIPITOUS JOURNEY TO THE COUNTRY.

Isabelle Dubern-Mallevays and Lily Froehlicher first found India at their doorstep when Sonam Kapoor Ahuja borrowed a few pieces from their collection for an AD India cover story in 2021.

AS NEW DELHI'S GALLERY ESPACE MARKS ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY, AD LOOKS AT GALLERIST RENU MODI'S JOURNEY IN ART.

The New Delhi-based Gallery Espace, founded by Renu Modi in 1989, recently marked its 35th anniversary with two special exhibitions.

FIVE SOUTH ASIAN ARTISTS IN LONDON

AD visits young trailblazing artists from South Asia and its diaspora in their London studios to discover their practices and unique interpretations of a shared history.

AD VISITS DEVI SEETHARAM AT HER BENGALURU STUDIO, AND DISCUSSES GENDER, PUBLIC SPACES, AND HER METICULOUS PAINTING TECHNIQUE.

Living a peripatetic life that took her to China, South Africa, Switzerland, Australia and more, Devi Seetharam developed an eye for gender relationships and sociocultural spaces.

"MOMENTS OF REFLECTION", A SHOW AT MUMBAI'S AKARA MODERN HIGHLIGHTED MASTER ARCHITECT RAJ REWAL'S EARLY ARTISTIC PRACTICE.

Ever wonder what it is like for a nonagenarian to revisit their early creations after a gap of decades?

BANGLADESHI ARTIST AYESHA SULTANA'S RECENT DUBAI EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE DUAL NATURE OF STRENGTH AND FRAGILITY.

Born in Bangladesh in 1984, the US-based Ayesha Sultana explores notions of form, space and materiality.

WE CATCH UP WITH TARIK CURRIMBHOY AT HIS STUDIO IN NEW YORK, AFTER HIS FIRST SOLO SHOW IN INDIA.

Tarik Currimbhoy's sculptures have a pure, meditative quality. A viewer can stand mesmerized for hours watching the elegant, geometric shapes move back and forth.