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Starck Difference

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

Flower Power

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

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The Curator

For our style issue, here is a leaf out of 17th-century Mughal fashion-a satin jacket embroidered in silk with peacocks, butterflies, deer, and tigers, meant to be worn while riding or hunting. How fitting!

Ground-Up Change

In France, Louis Vuitton's new Oratoire atelier signals sustainable ambitions for the storied luxury brand.

Botanicals in Brooklyn

AD visits Sourabh Gupta's studio in Brooklyn where he crafts his lifelike botanicals that then appear on gowns at the Met Gala or on large scale sculptures.

At Home With Vincent

Reflecting on his design archives and personal interiors, Vincent Van Duysen crafts a refined collection of furniture for Zara Home.

Hot Pink in Cali

AD visits Sana Javeri Kadri's pad in Oakland, California, from where she runs her spice company and fashions her kaleidoscopic dreams and interiors.

Phyllida Jay - PORTFOLIO ONE

Researcher and journalist Phyllida Jay's third book, Inspired by India, offers an extensive view of how Indian design and craftsmanship has been exploited, revered, and reimagined at different points in the global fashion history. AD excerpts key moments.

KAUSTAV DEY

SITTING AGAINST A PATTACHITRA FROM ODISHA, DRESSED IN HIS FATHER'S BENGALI DHOTI, A KASHMIRI PHERAN, AND ΑΝ ANKLET-TO KAUSTAV DEY, STYLE HAS ALWAYS ΒΕΕΝ "EXCRUCIATINGLY PERSONAL", A MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY, WHETHER ON HIMSELF, OR IN HIS HOME IN BENGALURU.

TOMMY AND DEE HILFIGER

TRANSFORM A GRAND MANSE IN FLORIDA INTO A FAMILY-FRIENDLY OASIS WITH THE HELP OF MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD.

TAHIR SULTAN

A RENAISSANCE MAN WITH A FLAIR FOR THE OUTRÉ, HALF-KUWAITI, HALF-INDIAN DESIGNER AND CHEF TAHIR SULTAN WELCOMES AD INTO HIS BOLD AND BROODING JAIPUR APARTMENT.

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MANISH MALHOTRA

MANISH MALHOTRA HAS DEFINED FASHION AND BEAUTY FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION WITH HIS UNAPOLOGETIC FLAIR FOR GLAMOUR AND BLING. AT HOME, HOWEVER, HE'S A NOSTALGIC SOUL, SEEKING QUIET AND COMFORT, ARRANGING FRESH FLOWERS EVERYDAY, WORKING 48 HOURS IF I COULD" IN A NEWLY DESIGNED STUDY, AND LETTING LIFE PLAY OUT IN HIS IMPECCABLY DECORATED PALI HILL TOWNHOUSE.

ONᏟᎬ UPON A TIME IN SHILLONG

A CLASSIC ASSAM-TYPE HOUSE, LOVINGLY RESTORED ΤΟ ITS ORIGINAL EXPOSED TIMBER STRUCTURE AND MADE WARM WITH UNDYED WOOL BLANKETS, NAGA THROWS, AND JAPANESE NOREN-AN ODE TO THE AESTHETIC OF THE LAND.

MONIKA CORREA

THE PLEASURE OF WEAVING IS THE JOY OF SEEING FORM AND COLOUR GRADUALLY UNFOLD AND COME TO LIFE THROUGH THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR FINGERS - PARTLY THROUGH CHANCE, AND PARTLY THROUGH THE EXPRESSIVE QUALITIES INHERENT IN THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES. TO RECOGNIZE THAT WONDERFUL MOMENT- AND TO CATCH IT IN THE PLAY OF WARF AGAINST WEFT - IS THE ESSENCE OF THE ART - Monika Conca

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Ladakh: PORTFOLIO ONE

For AD's textile special issue, collector and author Monisha Ahmed takes us to the Ladakh Arts and Media Organization (LAMO) in Leh and walks us through its history, its indigenous architecture, and her own private collection of Ladakhi textiles.

BODE

DESIGNERS EMILY ADAMS BODE AND AARON AUJLA'S WARM AND WHIMSICAL HOME IN NEW YORK'S CHINATOWN IS, IN THEIR OWN WORDS, "BIOGRAPHICAL", WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING HANDMADE AND SPEAKING TRULY OF THEIR ROOTS.

Come Home to Dior

With the reopening of its iconic 30 Avenue Montaigne store in Paris, Dior offers guests the chance to stay in the building's private suite; with interiors by Peter Marino.

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF TEXTILE ARTISTS

In search of Kala cotton, seduced by indigo dyes, or sewing away portraits to express oneself, AD spotlights three emerging, young textile artists who are united by the shared possibilities of thread.

A Lightness of Being

Light-as-air, color-blocked textiles become the headlining act of the latest collection from Hermès, unveiled at Salone del Mobile.

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Shyam Ahuja: PORTFOLIO TWO

AD pays tribute to Shyam Ahuja-who passed away last year the man who introduced the world to India's distinct flat-woven dhurrie and its artisanal charm.

PRITI PRATAP SINGH

PRINCESS OF THE ERSTWHILE KINGDOM OF KUCHAMAN AND A TRUE CONNOISSEUR OF TEXTILES, SHE OPENS THE DOORS TO HER DELHI HOME, WHERE MEMORIES AND HISTORIES INTERTWINE, AND SHE LIVES SURROUNDED BY ROYAL HEIRLOOMS AS WELL AS NEW PIECES TASTEFULLY CRAFTED UNDER HER EXACTING EYE.

MONIKA AND CHARLES

INDIAN ARCHITECTURE AND TEXTILES SO WE MUCH ΤΟ THE CORREAS. FOR THEIR TALENT AND VISION, WE ARE RICHER. HERE, FOR AD'S TEXTILES SPECIAL ISSUE, WE HEAD TO GOA, TO THE HOME OF MONIKA CORREA, DESIGNED BY HER LATE HUSBAND, WHERE OUR COUNTRY'S FINEST TEXTILE ARTIST SPENDS HER TIME, BY THE SIDE OF THE MANDOVI RIVER, IN A HOUSE THAT HOLDS MEMORIES OF CREATIVELY PIVOTAL TIMES.

Tiger Tiger Burning Bright

Mozez Singh writes about Suján Sher Bagh, a safari camp in the magical Ranthambore National Park and a perfect setting for a tiger sighting.

The Curator

The Indo-Saracenic architecture movement is typically seen in public buildings of British India, like railway stations, boarding schools, and legislative offices. Here its beauty is seen in a chair designed by Lockwood de Forest in 1881-86-Western in form and Indian in ornament.

STYLE BOOK

FROM THE MARKET DESIGN NEWS, TRENDS AND MUST HAVES

THE LEGACY OF MANGALORE TILES

ΜΑYO COLLEGE

AS THE ICONIC SCHOOL IN AJMER RESTORES ITS OLD BUILDINGS AND ADDS NEW ONES, IN A PROJECT LED BY ALUMNUS AND AD100 ARCHITECT ABHIMANYU DALAL, AD VISITS ITS SPRAWLING 200 ACRE CAMPUS WITH SPECTACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN THE INDO-SARACENIC STYLE AND A REMARKABLY UNIQUE CULTURE ANCHORED IN ΒΟΤΗ HISTORY AND MODERNITY.

A Home For Chanting, Living, Being Alone And Together

On a compact parcel of land in Ahmedabad, studio sangath carves out a pristine choreography of spaces that create moments of both discovery and solitude.

KUNAL MANIAR

The AD 100 architect's latest project is a massive terrace garden teeming with native indigenous plants, creating a microclimate of its own and a green sanctuary for the homeowners right in the middle of the city.