ONLY LOVE AND LIGHT PRATEEK JAIN AND GAUTAM SETH

THEY FIRST CONNECTED THROUGH THEIR LOVE FOR BEAUTIFUL THINGS, WHICH CULMINATED IN THE CREATION OF A STYLISH ATELIER IN NEW DELHI AND A CHARMING HOME IN GOA.

- PRIYA KUMARI RANA

THEIR SHARED JOY OF EXPLORING NEW PLACES, INTEREST IN NEW AGE PHILOSOPHIES, AND THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR 11-MONTH-OLD SON, NEEL AMBAR JAIN, HAS ONLY MADE THEIR BOND STRONGER. THE TALENTED DESIGNER DUO RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH HELLO! TO DISCUSS THEIR INSPIRATIONS AND ASPIRATIONS

Take a walk around Prateek Jain and Gautam Seth's spartan, minimalist atelier for their award-winning lighting installation brand Klove Studio, in New Delhi's Green Park neighbourhood, and a sense of wellbeing and tranquility surrounds you. In each corner, you will find colourful hanging light installations. The design duo's sculptural giant glass pieces a juxtaposition of handblown borosilicate glass, often coated with real gold, creating its unmistakable shine have become iconic and instantly recognisable, spurring a host of copycats in the lighting industry. The duo lives a floor below, in close proximity to Prateek's parents, in a space that's recently been renovated in bold colours and textures. Plush leather sofas, a unique shivling-inspired, hollow Klove glass light that hovers above their dining table, and a delightful baby blue nursery, created especially for the latest member of their family, their 11-monthold son, Neel Ambar Jain.

Dressed casually in a black-and-white cotton suit by Abraham & Thakore (one of the duo’s go-to designers), Prateek speaks of his mother’s infatuation with Neel Ambar. “Ever since he came into our lives, my mom is with him 24/7,” he says. Despite the retinue of nannies who look after the baby, he’s closest to his grandmother.

As we tuck into avocado and egg open sandwiches prepared with love by his cooks, Mia the golden retriever comes snooping around, no doubt attracted by the delightful aromas.

CHERISHING THE PRESENT