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PORBANDAR

WRAPPED IN HAND-HEWN LIMESTONE BRICKS, EVOLVED AND EXPANDED OVER DECADES, AND FINALLY GIVEN POETIC SHAPE BY CHANN A DASWATTE, JAY MEHTA'S FAMILY SOME HOME IN PORBANDAR, GUJARAT, HOUSES OF HIS MOST ECLECTIC ART COLLECTION.

MAGICAL PROPORTIONS AND THE UNIOUE

NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SUTTON PLACE DREW CURATOR ANDREW BOLTON AND FASHION DESIGNER THOM BROWNE TO ACQUIRE THIS TOWNHOUSE ON MANHATTAN'S EAST SIDE.

AMIT AMBALAL

TRADITIONAL GUJARATI ARCHITECTURE COLLECTION OF PICHVAI ART OF AND THE FINEST THE NATH DWARA TRADITION, WELCOME TO THE ONE-OF-A-KIND HOME OF ARTIST, SCHOLAR, AND ART COLLECTOR AMIT AMBALAL.

Nathdwara

Nestled in the Aravalli hills, the bustling town of Nathdwara is famed not just for its Shrinathji (Krishna) temple but also for the traditional artists who are known to live there since the 17th century.

Folk Traditions

There were artists even before there was an art world. They left their mark inside caves, and on the walls and floors of the huts they lived in, often in the form of drawings and paintings. Although made using the most elementary tools, such as twigs, brushes, natural dyes, and colours, their confident creations continue to act as clues to who we really are.

The Curator - AMIN JAFFER

An examination of this late-18thcentury painting reveals the religious, historic, and cultural significance, as well as the craftsmanship, of the pichvai.

Dream Team

A heritage Bengaluru cantonment house in is the fabulous new boutique for couturier Tarun Tahiliani, restored and decorated in collaboration with AD100 designer Vinita Chaitanya.

At Home With A&T

Fashion designer duo Abraham Thakore bring their super-chic signature aesthetic to a new home collection.

In Praise of Caves

An exhibit on organic architecture by a team of artists and architects from Mexico finds the perfect showing at the sculptural Noguchi Museum in New York.

13 Rue de la Paix

Cartier's oldest boutique in Paris sees a poetic transformative renovation, with an India-inspired salon.

Hello New York

With the launch of his first store in New York's West Village, Sabyasachi arrives with his authentic, maximalist, and India-proud self.

Maghreb on a Plate

Jaipur-based designer Thierry Journo adds high notes of drama to Good Earth’s latest dinner sets.

Capital Calling

Fair director Jaya Asokan gives AD a sneak peek of what awaits at India Art Fair, opening in February.

In the Heart of Delhi

DAG's newest gallery in the capital city features key works by Raja Ravi Varma and a rare sculpture by Amrita Sher-Gil, altong other legends.

Heartfelt Art

Brooklyn-based artist Melissa Joseph's felted works are inspired by archival photographs of family far away in Kerala.

Notes From Bhutan

Bhutan's largest overseas art exhibition yet, currently on view in Brussels, is a sanctuary of therapeutic art.

Threads of Life

Mumbai-based artist Lakshmi Madhavan unpacks the political and the personal in Kerala's immensely popular craft of kasavu.

The Eye, the Sky, the Altar

Rithika Merchant's monograph chronicles her creative journey and underlines how myths everywhere are born from the same human response to nature.

Love Me as I Am

With a new series of his embroidered masterpieces, T. Venkanna is out to rip apart many walls—one delicate stitch at a time.

The Brilliance of Tara

The iconic children's book publisher has created magic with indigenous visual arts since its inception almost three decades ago.

Looking East

A torchbearer of the Bangladeshi art boom, Dhaka-based Durjoy Rahman shines a light on the powerful voices of folk artists from the region.

The Magical World of Warli

Meet the Vayeda Brothersartists, storytellers, and passionate activists reminding us of the beauty of Warli and its intrinsic connection to nature.

Sanjay Garg - PORTFOLIO THREE

As Raw Mango arrives in Chennai, AD visits its newest flagship boutique the fifth after Mumbai, Bengaluru, and two Delhi outlets in Lodhi Colony and Angoori Badi-housed in an Art Deco villa from the 1960s. Founder-designer Sanjay Garg takes us through the journey of bringing the space to life, from spotting the perfect new home for his label to imparting his own style and wisdom to make it his own.

Notes From Gondal

In a new cookbook, the maharani of Gondal reveals recipes from a royal kitchen.

Put a Ring on It

Studio Renn's newest jewellery collection finds a conceptual showcase by AD100 firm Case Design in a restored ice factory in Mumbai.

Starck Difference

Design legend Philippe Starck puts his own spin on Dior's Medallion chair.

The Leopard and the Lake

Folklore and craftsmanship come together in charming tableware from newly launched studio Ira Udaipur.

Flower Power

Meet Rolex's new bouquet of dials for its iconic Datejust line.

Free the Sofa

Taste, workmanship and intuition come together in Edra's On The Rocks sofa-as it does in every piece by this Milanese maker-an AD favourite from this year's edition of Salone del Mobile.

Hearth of the Matter

Award-winning film-maker Luca Guadagnino tells AD about the intuitive process behind his interior collection shown at Salone del Mobile this year.