“What would you be, if not a designer?” “Lost,” replies Tom Dixon in a poignant indication of the relentless mind of a maverick thinker. He is the founder and creative director of his eponymous brand, but is a man of few words, choosing instead to speak volumes in between lines and through his work. Starting his career as a performer and by way of accidental discovery landing in the business of crafting, the laurelled innovator with numerous international EDIDA wins in his bag, never received a traditional education in design. And, perhaps it is this unconventionality from which arises an oeuvre that is polyfocal and multifaceted in its identity and refuses to conform.
Some know him as the household name behind the ‘S’ chair he imagined for Cappellini, others as the force behind the reconception of the Habitat brand. But at his core, Tom is an individual invigorated by the idea of invention. “Being a designer means you never have to get bored – always a new challenge to confront a new idea to be created, a new territory to be explored,” he explains. As evidenced by the trajectory of his career, boredom would be a far cry. However, along with this quest to escape monotony, there is an erratic streak of rebellion and a rejection of fitting into a single box.
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MEMORIES BRICK & MORTAR
Embracing the unknown and as an ode to her grandmother, Husna Rahaman of Fulcrum Studio weaves a colossal sanctuary for new memories in her home in Bengaluru
WE FOUND A GREENER SIDE
Have we outgrown the ornament? In a bucolic enclave in the bustling city, Nivasa designs a monochromatic home in New Delhi that flourishes with nature
FOOTPRINTS OF PAST AND FUTURE
ALVA Architects whispers a new life to an existing bungalow in Mumbai conjured as a single family home with warm interiors framed by a sweeping scale
SHADOW TRANSCRIPTS
What is architecture? In this Ahmedabad home, Khushnu Panthaki and Sonke Hoof of Studio SANGATH draft a dialogue on art, memory and the role of inhabitation
BRAND NEWS
Exciting new releases, store launches and the coolest finds in furniture, lighting and home appliances-our curated selection of what you need to look out for this season
GREEN FORTRESS
R+D Studio designs a defence bunker out of recycled waste in a remote Jammu and Kashmir outpost, shifting the perception of conscious construction
FINE DINING, FINER KITCHENS
Within Kuche7's new experience centre in Delhi lies novel kitchen solutions that can match your culinary experiments with gusto
ELLE DECOR BUZZ
Offering the finest product designs, craft finds and architectural musings that are revolutionising the Indian design scene-tune in for shopping ideas and inspiring creations. Plus, our specially curated edit of new releases
A NEW NOVELTY
Vita Moderna's experience centre designed by Open Atelier at the iconic Raghuvanshi Mills in Mumbai stands at the cusp of time, with a novel approach to luxury
COLOUR US INTRIGUED
A flush of colour, striking furniture and a distinctively contemporary mood define Baxter's La Casa sul Lago in Italy