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This Pune design studio marries art, food, music, and mindful living experiences

Designed by architect Girish Doshi, SÃR, Nikita Bhate's design studio, features interconnected spaces, courtyards, terraces, and a versatile amphitheatre.

As Invisible Collection comes to India, the founders share their journey into the country

With galley-showrooms in various cities across the world, Invisible Collection is all set to to make their foray into the Indian market.

Phantom Hands produces reissues of Geoffrey Bawa’s highly contextual furniture

Aparna Rao, co-founder of Phantom Hands, delicately recreates some of Geoffrey Bawa's most iconic furniture pieces.

Suchi Reddy looks to ancient tantric paintings for her immersive installation for Asian Paints

To celebrate the launch of Chromacosm—the world’s largest architectural colour system, Asian Paints has collaborated with renowned architect-artist Suchi Reddy for a one-of-a-kind art installation

The Makers' Trail brings Bengaluru’s top design minds under one roof

Curated by Manju Sara Rajan, The Makers' Trail opens private studios and spaces across Bengaluru, offering rare insights into the city’s leading design and architecture.

At the Mahendra Doshi showroom in Mumbai, a 'Secret Garden’ emerged, filled with antiques

Mumbai’s most-loved antiquer, the late Mahendra Doshi's collection of urns and amphoras was re-visited and decorated with an extraordinary selection of plants for a special four-day showcase.

The Venus Stargazer, a hypersonic aircraft will take you from India to England in an hour

Arriving in the 2030s, the Venus Stargazer will be the world’s first hypersonic commercial jet holding the ability to reach speeds of Mach 9.

This Bengaluru preschool is a pastel paradise of learning and childhood curiosity

Designed by Studio Ruh, this 15,000-square-foot Bengaluru preschool uses both playfulness and vibrance to create a wholesome learning environment.

Highlights from the 16th edition of PAD London include three Indian designers

As creatives from around the world congregate at PAD London every year, this year includes an impressive cabinet of names with three Indian studios.

A private exhibition of rare and archival photos maps the Swedish Embassy’s beginnings in India

Diplomacy by Design, a recent exhibition at the Swedish embassy in New Delhi reflects on the 75 year old relationship between both countries, using design as a lens.

The 2024 Paris Olympic Torch’s surprising Indian connection

India's steel legacy ignites the 2024 Paris Olympic Torch, created by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur.

Local craft traditions inspire this furniture collection by Magari and architect Amaresh Anand

A collaboration between bespoke furniture brand Magari and architect Amaresh Anand draws on local craft traditions and human centred design.

Ritu Kumar Home’s latest tableware collection draws from ikat and chintz

Ritu Kumar Home's newest collection beautifully combines traditional ikat and chintz motifs with a contemporary elegance.

12 unconventional Indian lighting brands to bookmark for your next home renovation

From chic ceramics to sculptural metal interventions, these unique Indian lighting brands should be on your radar.

Bean there, done that: Have we fallen out of love with bean bag chairs?

Interior experts spill the beans—pardon the pun—on the rise and fall of the universally loved bean bag chair.

Gaurav Bhatia pays tribute to the House of Mahendra Doshi, as it celebrates half a century

Gaurav Bhatia pays tribute to the maestro of period furniture and the House of Mahendra Doshi, as it celebrates half a century.

The Bucky dome at Abhay Mangaldas’s Ahmedabad residence is a startlingly futuristic structure

The Bucky dome at Abhay Mangaldas’s Ahmedabad residence is a startling structure yet in tune with his ethos of sustainability

Lore, a furniture studio in Goa, is a love letter to the good old material of wood

A hidden gem, this furniture studio in Goa established by Amit Sheokand takes inspiration from Chandigarh's brutalist landscapes and midcentury aesthetics.

This indulgent Sabyasachi x Asian Paints wallpaper collection revels in cultural decadence

In the 10th year of a collaboration, Paris and Calcutta play muse to this wallpaper and fabric collection by Sabyasachi Mukherjee for Asian Paints.

Ananta: The handcrafted tile collection that playfully interprets traditional symbology

The historic Bharat Floorings & Tiles comes together with Rat[LAB] To create Ananta, a collection of handcrafted tiles in playful patterns.

Materials collide in the making of this ‘Conversation Bench’ unveiled at the IAF

It’s more than wood carving and concrete that comes together in this bench—launched at the India Art Fair last month—by Sandeep and Tania Khosla.

Here's what to look out for in the 62nd edition of the Salone del Mobile in Milan

Cristina Kiran Piotti gives us the highlights of the 62nd Salone del Mobile in Milan coming up in April 2024.

Deepika Padukone collaborates with Pottery Barn on a timeless home furnishings collection

For her first-ever home furnishings collection with Pottery Barn, Deepika Padukone channels a sleek, global Indian aesthetic.

Rooshad Shroff’s signature furniture line is now canvas to T Venkanna’s provocative art

A fusion of design and provocative art, Rooshad Shroff’s C Series furniture becomes the canvas for T Venkanna’s bold interpretations, challenging conventions and celebrating the body.

Asian Paints’ Colour of the Year 2024 Terra underscores a greater connection to the earth

Asian Paints’ Colour of the Year 2024 Terra underscores a greater connection to the earth, as well as a sense of home and belonging.

Splendour Living turns a dilapidated Mumbai warehouse into an endlessly creative studio

AD visits Splendour Living—an atelier, racing car garage, experimental kitchen—all under one roof in Mumbai's historic neighbourhood of Sewri.

5 women architects on what it takes to build a successful business

AD100 architects talk about the challenges they have faced and overcome to shatter glass ceilings in a male-dominated space, to set up successful businesses.

The alchemical world of Mathieu Lehanneur, Designer of the Year at Maison&Objet 2024

AD meets Mathieu Lehanneur, Designer of the Year at Paris's Maison&Objet, and gets a peek at his prolific practice, including the design of the Olympic torch.

The wonderful, whimsical, and weird at Maison&Objet 2024 in Paris

Lamps created from real baguettes, armchairs covered in stuffed animals are more: here are AD India’s most unique finds from Maison&Objet’s January 2024 edition.

Step inside the newly renovated Eros Cinema that is an ode to Mumbai’s glamorous Art Deco era

In 1935, Shiavax Cambata commissioned a grand picture palace that was built to be the pride of the east. Almost a hundred years later, Eros Cinema has been redesigned for the modern cinephile.