AD brings to you a selection of the most stunning kitchen designs that transform the space from merely a functional corner to something that has its own distinct character and personality.
Sonam Kapoor's Maximalist Paradise
Sonam Kapoor’s Mumbai home is a magnificent layering of Tanjore paintings, Naga panels, Rajasthani jalis, zardozi embroideries and beyond. Along with AD100 designer Kavita Singh, she composes a love song to the decorative arts of India. She has curated a succession of interiors that startle with her innate sense of craftsmanship and detail.
“This house, which I share with my husband Anand and baby son Vayu, represents a new chapter for me, as a woman, a collector—and a mother,” she says. “I had been longing for a base in which to curate all the things I have collected while filming in far-flung parts of India over the years.” Her kitchen, designed by Anjali Shah, is muted compared to the extravagance of the rest of the house, but still reflects the elegance of Indian design. It features custom tiles by artist Shibani Dhavalikar, with a Smeg cooktop and traditional Indian copper and brass vessels around.
Text by Cosmo Brockway; Edited by Khushi Sheth.
Cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal's European-Style Apartment
The home, nestled in the heart of Mumbai, has been designed to seamlessly blend subtle cues of European style with modern functionality, ensuring that it keeps the ethos of understated luxury intact. Stepping into the entrance passage that has an arched, graceful curve and is painted in deep blue to create a focal presence, sets the tone of the design intent.
When it came to kitchen designs, Yashasvi Jaiswal was very keen on having an open kitchen. Thus the living area seamlessly flows into this space. The kitchen countertops are done in white quartz with statuario marble, and to give a classic European look, the kitchen cabinet is in a subtle tone with purposefully added handles. The pièce de résistance, however, is the half-round serving counter with marble cladding that exudes luxury. “The countertop extends outward and is supported by beautifully carved marble columns beneath, in a half-round flute shape, which not only provides structural support but also makes it a true visual piece that catches attention while you pass through the kitchen.
Text by Bindu Gopal Rao; Edited by Khushi Sheth.
Divya Thakur's Rustic Colaba Home
Divya Thakur's home is a contemplation and actualization of fine living. As a designer in her 30s, when she was looking to acquire a (serious) home— she came to see this Colaba apartment that belonged to former model Sherie Meher-Homji’s family. It was love at first sight, despite its state of neglect and devastation. The home consists of three spacious bedrooms, living and dining rooms, an open kitchen, and a family lounge leading to a terrace garden with breathtaking views of the Taj.
A cast-bronze statue from Thiruvananthapuram, of Parvati with Karthik and Ganesh, sits by the entrance to the kitchen. The all-teak kitchen in the heart of the home—atop the kitchen cabinets, in a manner reminiscent to the display of utensils in rural India, are vintage pots and utensils, as well as a Samovar from Thakur’s collection. The sunlight streaming in from the skylight above and the swaying tendrils of the monstera deliciosa bring the outdoors in. Art Deco stools from Chor Bazaar offer seating at the breakfast island in the kitchen. On the island are old kansa glasses from Sitamarhi, Bihar. All kitchen hardware is by Nest Studio Hardware.
Text by Divya Thakur; Edited by Khushi Sheth.
Tahir Sultan's Biophilic Kitchen
Tahir Sultan’s home in Jaipur is an unlikely cabinet of curiosities. “I was living in the apartment downstairs when these two were being built. It had a wild garden with peacocks and birds of all kinds. I requested the landlord to reserve one apartment for me. Then, I asked him for another one adjacent to it, and he graciously obliged,” he says of the top-floor twin rentals that he designed and decorated himself, and which are located just strides away from Jaipur’s famed Bar Palladio.
His community of friends in India is an eclectic mix of movers and shakers, who, he says, do a great job feeding and fuelling his creativity. Tahir is a maverick entrepreneur who owns multiple businesses including Makaan, a concept store in Jaipur for artefacts and objets d’art. The kitchen serves as a magic cauldron for Tahir’s exclusive dinner parties. All the brass was sourced from Gujarat. The clay pots, in which he serves food, were created by a local potting community.
Text by Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar; Edited by Khushi Sheth.
Poorna Jagannathan's Forever Home
By the time Poorna Jagannathan was 24, she had lived in 15 places. Born in Tunisia to an Indian diplomat, she spent her early years moving between homes in India, Ireland, Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, and the United States, all pre-furnished. “We slipped into other people’s aesthetics,” reflects the actor, best known for her roles in Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and HBO’s The Night Of. “I never had the chance to figure out my own design sensibility.”
Through a mutual friend, she was introduced to Hema Persad, then a fashion stylist in the midst of a shift to interior design. The two connected over their shared love of colour and culture, and together they tweaked the floor plan to suit the family’s daily rhythms. Out went the kitchen’s clunky peninsula and uppers that had blocked the dining room. In went a green-painted island and perimeter of cabinets, plus sylvan expanses of tile. In the kitchen, the cabinets are painted in Farrow & Ball’s Minster Green, the backsplash is clad in Zia tile, and the sink is by Native Trails.
Text by Sam Cochran; Edited by Khushi Sheth.
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