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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