Where the architects didn’t urge the eyes up, they directed them down. Exhibit A: the 10-foot-tall repurposed rosewood doors leading into the living room, framing an uninterrupted view of the garden. Exhibit B: the expansive French windows in the dining room, which open out to the lush greenery in the backyard. “Don’t forget the bedrooms,” says Arcot, referring to the balconies or bay windows in each of the home’s four suites. “The trees lean into the balconies, caressing the walls and floor. It’s beautiful to watch.”
Original text by Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, edited for context.
A Multipurpose Study
Biju Gopal
Humans are creatures of habit, but they’re also creatures of change—especially if that change involves moving into a larger home, preferably one with plenty of breeze and light. Karishma Panvelkar-Saraf, a creative executive, and her chartered accountant husband, Siddharth Saraf—who runs a financial consultancy by day and a soft beverage company by night—are creatures of both habit and change. It’s hard creating a Mumbai home for an intangible vision, but it’s even harder when the home in question has appendages you’d rather not deal with. “Those beams were quite something,” sighs the architect. If there was no method to the madness, it was up to the designers to give it one. Instead of hiding the beams, they turned them into the room’s crowning glory, painting them black and embedding lights inside them. The study is a multifunctional haven designed for relaxation, work, and storage. The custom sofa bed, crafted in warm wood tones, features hidden storage. Windows allow for soft natural light to enter the room, adding a sense of drama to the space.
Original text by Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, edited for context.
Intentional Layering
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Ankush Maria
Ankush Maria
Ankush Maria
Lalima Chhabra isn’t an actor, but she might as well be, given the amount of time she spends on ad film sets. The New Delhi-based set designer, who has collaborated with over 70 brands—including Ekaya Banaras, Nicobar, Good Earth, Google, and KFC—and designed more than 100 sets across India, admits that the job, for better or worse, comes with chromatic consequences. “I always think in colour,” concedes the founder of New Delhi-based design studio, Figment, whose accidental knack proved especially useful when designing the South Delhi home she shares with her ad film producer husband, Siddhant Malhotra, and their two beloved Indies, Gogo and Tikki.
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