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THE HOUSE WITH A GARDEN

This private villa in Gurugram reimagines zoning regulations into a garden showcasing how restrictions can be positive too

JD Institute Mesmerised the Fashion and Interior Industry at D-Arc Build Expo

The collaboration between JD Institute of Fashion Technology and D-Arc at the D-Arc Build expo, organised by Zion Exhibition and The Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) in Pragati Maidan from June 23 to 25, 2023, represented a remarkable milestone for JD Institute

Etreluxe Unveils Exquisite Opulent Living Furniture Collection by MisuraEmme

Etreluxe is a luxury lifestyle company for interior spaces, making available a range of international design products on a PAN India basis

GROHE brings Unparalleled Luxury to Bathrooms

GROHE recently introduced their latest marvels, Grohe Allure and Grohe Airio

A SYMPHONY OF DESIGNS

The residence, designed by the firm Creations, for three generations trying to coexist in a singular built form, knits together different virtues and ideas into a single link to create a symphony of designs

SILENT LUXURY IS HERE TO STAY

Mixing good old classic elements with opulent and plush new materials, Krish Kothari embodies the homeowners' personality into this luxurious abode

THE MAGIC OF MONOTONE

Modern in character and consciously minimal in detailing, Principal Designer Natasha Shah brings a subtle shift in the visual identity usually associated with traditional homes

Natural Light: A Challenge And An Opportunity In Commercial Spaces

Aman Aggarwal, Principal Architect, Charged Voids, gives the correlation between natural light and architecture through five channels

AHMEDABAD IS A CITY WHERE THE SUN TENDS TO BE SAVAGE. YET KHOSLA ASSOCIATES

TEASE OUT THE DRAMA OF LIGHT AND SHADE IN THIS NEW FAMILY HOME, BUILT IN THEIR FAVOURED MATERIALS OF RIVER-FINISHED KOTA STONE, COOL TERRAZZO FLOORS, AND WELL-OILED RIBBED TIMBER.

A Night at the Lipstick House

The irreverent, fantastical world of Toiletpaper magazine can now be experienced as it opened the doors to its new rentable apartment in Milan.

Osanna's Bronzes

Milanese designer Osanna Visconti's poetic pieces of furniture are a love letter to both the lost-wax casting process and the burnished beauty of bronze.

The Curator

Tracing the history of museum making, Jaffer takes us back to 1862, when the Victoria and Albert Museum was set up in Byculla, Mumbai, to house decorative and applied arts of Indialater renamed the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in 1975.

The Second Act

New Delhi-based design studio Project 810's second furniture line \"810/Two\" is a study in materiality and craftsmanship.

ΤΗΕ KIRAN NADAR MUSEUM OF ART

ON 18 MAY, AT THE PREVIEW OF LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, GHANAIAN BRITISH ARCHITECT SIR DAVID ADJAYE SAT DOWN WITH AD AT AN OUTDOOR CAFÉ AT THE ARSENALE IN VENICE-HIS TEMPORARY TIMBER INSTALLATION OF KWAEE TOWERING IN THE DISTANCE. GRACIOUS, ATTENTIVE, AND GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME, HE SPOKE FONDLY OF THE MODERNISTS OF INDIA, AND WITH ABSOLUTE REVERENCE FOR THE ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE OF THE SUBCONTINENT. INSIDE, IN ONE OF THE PAVILIONS, THE MODEL OF THE UPCOMING KIRAN NADAR MUSEUM OF ART (KNMA)-DESIGNED BY ADJAYE ASSOCIATES AND SLATED TO OPEN IN DELHI IN 2026-SAT UNDER A SPOTLIGHT, STATELY AND EXQUISITE, AS IF WAITING PATIENTLY TO BE BUILT ON GROUND. THIS IS KNMA'S GIFT BACK TO THE PEOPLE AND TO THE PRACTICE OF ART ITSELF.

Volare!

The flair and finesse that is typical of Visionnaire's living, kitchen, bedrooms is now seen in this super fun gym line.

Gothic Revival

Mumbai's David Sassoon Library gets a life-changing restoration and the people, a fabulous reading room.

EACH SHIFTING BRICK PATIENTLY PLACED

WITH IMAGINATIVE PURPOSE. INLAY, MOSAIC, AND STAINED GLASS CLEVERLY USED TO WEAVE MEMORIES INTO THE ARCHITECTURE. AD100 ARCHITECT SHONAN PURIE TREHAN'S GIFT TO HER PARENTS MADHU AND NARESHTHIS HOME IN DELHI IS A LESSON IN ARTISTIC FREEDOM AND PRECISE CRAFT.

PAVITRA & PAUL

THE TOWN OF COONOOR IS ΑΝ AD FAVOURITE FOR ITS ROLLING HILLS, ITS NEELAKURINJI FLOWERS, ITS SUNSETS, AND ITS COLONIAL BUNGALOWS. AND NOW FOR ANOTHER REASON: PAVITRA RAJARAM AND PAUL ABRAHAM'S RESTORED HOME THAT EMBODIES A VERY PARTICULAR KIND OF LOVE FOR COLLECTING AND CURATING.

Past Perfect

London-based Indian architect Madhav Kidao's installation at the Venice Biennale reflects on the transience of both life and architecture.

A Subterranean Sanctuary

Like caves out of the earth, architect Avinash Ankalge's design for a cultural community space in Karnataka's Kaggalipura village, truly responds to its site.

The Magical Majorelle Blue

Baxter's latest collection, presented in a palette of rich hues, takes a dip in the nostalgia of the '70s.

Ajanta in Paris

Mumbai-based gallery Æquo bags the award for the best contemporary design at PAD Paris for their Ajanta daybed designed by Valériane Lazard.

Pillars of Life

Ashiesh Shah's series of totemic sculptures spotlights Indian craftsmanship at Kala Bhoomi in Bhubaneswar

Top 30 at Loewe

As this year's Loewe Foundation Craft Prize ceremony takes place in New York's Noguchi Museum, Malika Verma writes about Maina Devi from Rajasthan, the only India entry that made the shortlist.

Magic Carpet

AD visits designer Arati Rao's Brooklyn studio and discovers the transatlantic journey of her label Tantuvi's handwoven rugs-all made in India.

Museum of Art & Photography PORTFOLIO ONE

When Bengaluru's shiny new Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) opened this spring, it was the culmination of a five-year-long project that included among its challenges an unprecedented global pandemic. As much about place and purpose as it is about people, its understated design, by AD100 firm Mathew & Ghosh Architects, is shaped by sociology, culture, history, technology, and the essential nature of a city in flux.

Vastrakala PORTFOLIO TWO

In the last 25 years, the Indo-French hand-embroidery company Lesage Intérieurs has produced a portfolio of fine embroidered furnishings for legends across the world, an esteemed and prolific legacy.

WITH LOVE FROM THE ISLAND OF MALLORCA

NEAPOLITAN TILES, SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN FOOTSTOOLS, DOORS AND JALIS FROM INDIA, AND CHANDELIERS FROM ST. PETERSBURG-ANTIQUES DEALER JON URGOITI CRAFTS AN ECLECTIC HOME OUT OF AN OLD MALLORCAN POSSESSIÓ.

Poetics of Space

The sculptural façade of Anv new boutique property in Ne designed by Vishal K. Dar, is beginning of its many secret delights.

Gold star

Step into a world of modern elegance and contemporary style as you enter this stunning apartment designed by Nikita & Abhijeet Banthia of Nightingale Creative Design Studio, where every detail exudes luxury and sophistication