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In the Studio

In an exhibition at Chemould CoLab, artist Tarini Sethi's drawings and stainless steel sculptures search for a utopia. Here we visit the young artist in her Delhi studio.

The Suchi Principle

AD catches up with Chen based architect Suchi Reddy att Summit and deep dives into her explorative and experiential form-follows-feeling practice.

The Curator

Exquisite lamps, chandeliers, chairs and sofas, and entire from the fountains-stories archives of European glass producers like F&C Osler and Baccarat reveal the love of European-made glass among the royalty of India.

K JO

A SWEET, LONG FRIENDSHIP IS THE SPECIAL INGREDIENT IN THIS \"SUBTLY OVER THE TOP BACHELOR PAD DESIGNED BY GAURI KHAN FOR HER FRIEND AND CLIENT KARAN JOHAR INARGUABLY ΟΝΕ OF BOLLYWOOD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL FILM MAKERS.

POORNA JAGANNATHAN THE "NEVER HAVE I EVER" STAR OPENS THE DOORS TO HER

LOS ANGELES HOME LAYERED WITH HINTS OF INDIA, BUILT AROUND A LITTLE COURTYARD, EXPRESSING HER LOVE OF COLOUR AND CULTURE.

Notes fro Hyderabad

An important monument of Hyderabad's British colonial past, Osmania University's historic building is given a new life after 20 years of careful conservation.

Under a Kolkata Sun

Heritage is the true luxury for Kolkata-based Bombaim as it adapts a pre-independence Bengali family home into a new fashion store.

Mastering Stone

AD100 designers DeMuro Das tapped into the rich history of Indian lapidary for their new collections, wrapped in semi-precious stones.

Two to Tango

During India Art Fair this year, a joint exhibit gave us a view into the eclectic worlds of two of India’s most admired designers—Hanut Singh and Sanjay Garg.

Treasures of the Taj

Anew monograph, The Taj Mahal Palace A Meander Through Time, weaves arich visual narrative of the treasures held within Mumbai’s most iconic hotel.

Symphony of Jewels

Jeweller Swapna Mehta composes modern heirlooms with found antiques that encode personal stories and rare craftsmanship techniques.

Take a Seat

Award-winning designer Paul Mathieu’s latest creation, Libre, is a deft play on form, space, and light.

LILY ALLEN & DAVID HARBOUR

A FABULOUS APPETITE FOR BEAUTY AND ECCENTRICITY IS EVIDENT IN THIS BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE HOME OF THE SINGER AND ACTOR COUPLE, FASHIONED WITH THE HELP OF DESIGNER BILLY COTTON.

Second Coming

Well-known dealers and restorers of antiques, the Moorthys' recent move into South Mumbai's Kala Ghoda has all the signs of a new beginning.

Haute Heritage

A new Anita Dongre flagship boutique takes over a four-storey heritage building in the Kala Ghoda district of Mumbai, lending its visitors a slice of time travel.

Future Perfect

Part gallery, part atelier, Gaurav Gupta’s new address in Mumbaiis a futuristic space filled with limitless possibilities.

INSIDE CORMАС LYNCH'S COLAВА

AN IRISHMAN IN INDIA, THIS INTERIOR ARCHITECT HAS MADE HIS HOME IN A GRACEFUL APARTMENT WITH HIGH CEILINGS, TALL PANELLED DOORS, AND A SUNLIT LOGGIA, IN MUMBAI'S FAVOURITE HISTORIC DISTRICT

B.V. DOSHI A EULOGY 1927-2023

He left us too early - he was young. Everyone has a story about him.

DESIGNING URBAN OUTSIDE

For many people Street is the city, or City is the street. 'Urban Design begins where the building plot ends'. Pradeep Sachdeva retextures the entire floor and designs new edges in Chandni Chowk of old Delhi to empower pedestrians over the vehicles reducing an overload. Prasanna Desai in Pune, StudioPod in Mumbai and Studio Code in Delhi introduce robust street furniture and lighting even with soft landscapes and signage to make a street a destination by creating spaces of pause next to the parallel lines of movement neatly categorised, dedicating them to pedestrians and vehicles of diverse speeds by different paving textures.

DESIGNING URBAN INSERTION

The insertion of the large parisar around Kashi Vishwanath Dham by displacing old fabric creates a new identity which however seeks to mitigate the necessarily produced form-al’ disruption by attempting to camouflage the alienation itself as integration and primarily through representation. Whereas, the formal and spatial insertions in Patna Riverfront Development provide additional support to current human activities and the identities of the series of interventions are acquired not by any representational scheme but primarily by their functional role, thus making the public domain more amenable to ritualistic celebrations at an individual level or to a large mass of people.

DESIGNING URBAN YARNS

Urban Design may not overpower but may weave into a landscape as seen in Idea Design's Crafts Village in Kovalam in generating a composite pattern by landscape' and in Recyclebin's model eco corridor in Athirapally by extending a string with small Urban beads. In Kozhikode Deearth Architects' Freedom Square stage is an Urban 'Bobbin' of Historical and Cultural threads. Other projects bring life and vibrance to voids.

DESIGNING URBAN INSIDE

Minor identity of the circulation spaces in the building may be turned around by metaphorically conceptualising them as public streets. In the showcased projects, those public elements break out of that metaphorical state to become real in themselves and start affecting the overall organisation in their favour. Either through independent production of the public realm in Correa's Salt Lake City Centre in Kolkata or by an independent representation of a formal complexity in Somaya's Indore campus, and for Hundredhands and Architecture Red, where the urban designers are able to generate a substantial and dominant spatial realm, where public and private places remain almost seamlessly integrated. Studio Lotus converts a gated private part of the city into a public space by partial transformation and brings the city directly into the site.

A New Flavour For Your Kitchen

Etreluxe recently launched Italian Kitchen brand Cucine Lube in India adding to their already extensive portfolio.

Design Factory India (DFI) Organized Three-day D-Stories Museum Biennale

The three-day D-Stories museum biennale - Creating Cultural Destinations, was organized by Design Factory India (DFI) and supported by the government of Gujarat.

ARCHITECTURE INSPIRED BY NATURE

The OCT Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre is a landmark that stands at the intersection of local natural environment and city life, demonstrating cultural heritage and future lifestyle

'IN HARMONY WITH THE URBAN HISTORIC FABRIC

The project designed by DFI, celebrates cultural diversity and historical identity of Lutyens Delhi while establishing its own identity and distinct character, along with serving the functional needs.

WHERE SIMPLICITY MEETS CLASS

At this mansion in Delhi's upscale Jor Bagh, the living and dining spaces exude an understated luxury brought out by colours, statement furniture and a connect with the nature outside

MUSEUM OF SOCIALISM

The project designed by Archohm is built on the idea of creating public architecture, whose design vocabulary endows a contemporary value to past events, but stands its ground with its 'new-found' institutional identity, reflecting the polarised views of civic authorities, curators, historians and the general public.

A HISTORICAL MUSEUM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

A Renaissance masterpiece and iconic building in Italy, the Palazzo dei Diamanti reopened to the public after a careful restoration of the 16th century complex

THE HOME WITHOUT A FORM

This architectural project by Architect and Founder of Design Ni Dukaan Veeram Shah took nine years to complete, and was an excercise in self-exploration