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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
ON LOCATION WITH MIRA NAIR
Poet and writer Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel ‘A Suitable Boy’ needs no introduction. It is that everlasting story that lives between tradition and modernity, politics and religion, love and conflict. As its screen adaptation by the inimitable film-maker Mira Nair brings it to life, AD takes a look at the cinematic as well as the design details that construct this charming world of 1950s India. And in classic AD style, it comes with an opening essay and handwritten annotations by the director Mira Nair. Ladies and gentlemen, we’re on location with ‘A Suitable Boy’.
SANCTUARY
Studio Peregalli conjures a romantic hideaway deep in the Bavarian forest
ZEITGEIST
It’s usual ly one of the busiest months in the design calendar. But what September lacks in sociability, it makes up for in innovation. AD takes take a look at the swift shift of the Indian art market to onl ine auct ions, we shoot Condé Nast India’s ‘Behind the Mask’ project in our own inimitable style , we visit inter ior decorator Marie-Anne Oudejans’s latest project and more. The message is clear : stay home, stay safe , but innovate!
OTHER WORLDLY OASIS
WITH AN ASSIST FROM AXEL VERVOORDT AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL DESIGN LUMINARIES, KIM KARDASHIAN WEST AND KANYE WEST TRANSFORM A SUB-URBAN CALIFORNIA ESTATE INTO AN OTHERWORLDLY OASIS OF PURITY AND LIGHT
NUR KAOUKJI
NUR KAOUKJI IS A GLOBAL NOMAD, A LEBANESE INTERIOR DESIGNER WHO IS MOST AT HOME IN HER EXOTIC JAIPUR MANSION FLAT
MAKING AN ENTRANCE
PRIYA ASWANI IS ONE OF THE BEST–KEPT SECRETS OF THE INDIAN DESIGN WORLD. THE TASTEMAKER BEHIND A MUST-HAVE HOMEWARE COLLECTION ROOTED IN CRAFTSMANSHIP, SHE IS ALSO THE HOST OF MUMBAI’S MOST STYLISH DINNER PARTIES. HER SOUTH BOMBAY APARTMENT IS A SOPHISTICATED MIX OF CHIC DÉCOR, CRISP INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ANTIQUITIES
Heirlooms Of The Future
The 2019 JSW prize for contemporary craftsmanship was awarded to Heirloom Naga, a textile and weaving centre in Dimapur founded by Jesmina Zeliang
STYLE NOTES
FROM THE HOTTEST PRODUCTS TO THE COOLEST LAUNCHES, HERE’S THE LOW-DOWN ON THE LATEST IN THE MARKET THIS SEASON
MAKING THE BED
DESIGN’S RESPONSE TO A PANDEMIC MUST BE QUICK, EFFICIENT, AND AGILE—AS SEEN IN HONEST STRUCTURES’ EMERGENCY HOSPITAL BED
CHRISTIAN LIAIGRE
TUCKED AWAY IN LEAFY LUTYENS’ DELHI IS CHRISTIAN LIAIGRE’S FIRST HOME IN INDIA-A CONTEMPORARY TAKE ON THE TRADITIONAL BUNGALOW WITH INTERIORS THAT REFERENCE ANCIENT MUGHAL PALACES
TANGERINE DREAM
Following a painstaking four-year renovation, designers Frank de Biasi and Gene Meyer trade a Park Avenue apartment for a house in Tangier
KING OF COUTURE
THIS YEAR, TARUN TAHILIANI CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF HIS LABEL. AD LOOKS BACK FROM HIS MAGNIFICENT HEADQUARTERS DESIGNED BY STEPHANE PAUMIER
A BIG DESIGN
DESIGNED BY THE BJARKE INGELS GROUP, THE MUSÉE ATELIER AUDEMARS PIGUET IN LE BRASSUS IS THE LATEST MASTERPIECE TO BE COMMISSIONED BY THE SWISS WATCHMAKER
TIME TO BUILD
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ROLEX, ARCHITECT DAVID ADJAYE MENTORS NIGERIEN ARCHITECT MARIAM KAMARA TO PLAN A CULTURAL COMPLEX IN NIGER
UNLIMITED EDITIONS
THE LATEST PIECES BY BENGALURU-BASED FURNITURE MAKER PHANTOM HANDS SHOWCASE ITS ROOTS IN INDIAN MODERNISM
BLANC SLATE
SERENELY CHIC, JOSEPH DIRAND’S NEW APARTMENT IS A SUMPTUOUSLY UNDERSTATED OASIS IN THE HEART OF PARIS
MAX VADUKUL
Having recently relocated from New York with his wife Nicoletta Santoro, their new apartment in Milan is, in a sense, a homecoming
WHERE NATURE MEETS LUXURY
A holistic approach with superior design that brings together light, materials, space, form, function and environment is Hyderabad based architect Niroop Reddy’s forte. His 9,500 sqft sprawling house in an upscale Hyderabad neighbourhood is a seamless culmination of rustic charm and modern luxury while blurring the boundaries between the outdoors and indoors
RAGHU RAI
The legendary photojournalist gives AD a peek into his Delhi residence, capturing family life in his home of 20 years
ROLAND BEAUFRE
Roland Beaufre, a confirmed townie and night owl, surprised his friends by moving to an old farm in northern France. Lest the countryside prove too big a shock to the system, he gave it a reassuringly metropolitan and Moorish flavour—as these pictures by him show