Architectural Digest India
At the Golcha Gardens in Jaipur, art deco comes together with Rajasthani and Mughal influences
At the historic Golcha Gardens, the family behind some of India's leading art deco cinemas live amidst craft studios, material labs and centuries of cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary thinking.
Inside a 150-year-old Dalhousie resort once favoured by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Original timber, hidden stone masonry and a rich family legacy guided Design Legends' revival of this 150-year-old mountain hideaway.
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This 3,600-square-foot Ahmedabad home is built around the needs of ageing parents
Designed by Compartment S4, the 3,600-square-foot apartment transforms a lifetime of collected stories into an evolving interior.
Inside a climate-responsive public centre for artisans in Champawat, Uttarakhand
Compartment S4 built a handicrafts plaza in Uttarakhand with local artisans, using stone, wood and bamboo weaves instead of concrete.
Maharashtra: This anthill-inspired home rises from the earth in Ahilyanagar
Anthill, designed by Kaushal Tatiya Architects, uses ant-nest logic to create shaded, breathable interiors in Maharashtra's harsh climate.
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6 eclectic Indian collectors open the doors to their uniquely storied homes
Take a peek into the maximalist world of these Indian collectors whose homes are seemingly overflowing with antiques, curious, and more.
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This Bengaluru home is built around rituals from the family’s ancestral Chennai house
Through memory, rituals and reclaimed elements, AD Studio 9 demonstrates how a compact apartment in Bengaluru can hold the essence of an entire ancestral home.
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5 bathroom lighting ideas that will make your space look more expensive
These decorative bathroom lighting ideas prove you don't need a full renovation to make your space feel high-end.
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This Bengaluru home is built around rituals from the family’s ancestral Chennai house
Through memory, rituals and reclaimed elements, AD Studio 9 demonstrates how a compact apartment in Bengaluru can hold the essence of an entire ancestral home.
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9 beautiful homes in India that are designed by women
Step inside these magnificent residences designed by the women that are at the forefront of India's ever-evolving design sphere.
Homes
6 eclectic Indian collectors open the doors to their uniquely storied homes
Take a peek into the maximalist world of these Indian collectors whose homes are seemingly overflowing with antiques, curious, and more.
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7 beautiful homes in India with layered memories of the past
From a colourful bungalow in Dehradun to a Geoffrey Bawa–inspired bungalow in Alibag, these beautiful homes in India honour the past while embracing the present.
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This Hyderabad home embraces Japandi design through curves and craftsmanship
Designed by Studio Nilasha, the 6,020-square-foot Hyderabad home replaces conventional spatial boundaries with flowing architecture and bespoke detailing.
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Fill your garden with these 7 evergreen flowers that bloom all year long
Thanks to their ability to thrive even when temperatures drop, some plants have the remarkable ability to produce flowers in every season.
Exclusive: AD visits the world of Heeramandi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's biggest set production
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's new Netflix series Heeramandi's spectacular set interprets a magnificent world where dance, poetry, fine arts, weaving, and jewellery-making are nurtured and a time when great artists moved freely, without any barriers.
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5 bathroom lighting ideas that will make your space look more expensive
These decorative bathroom lighting ideas prove you don't need a full renovation to make your space feel high-end.
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Film
6 forgotten heritage sites in India from iconic Bollywood movies
Forgotten heritage sites in India aren’t always crumbling ruins. In these films, they become canvases to explore rich stories inspired by the past.
Travel
7 most beautiful airports in the world—including two in India
Airports are rarely high points of most travellers’ itineraries, but these seven terminals are some of the most beautiful in the world setting new standards for architecture while elevating the passenger experience.
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13 architects and interior designers in Delhi you must know from the AD PRO Directory
A curated guide to architects and interior designers in Delhi, spotlighting practices shaping the city’s luxury homes, workplaces and creative spaces.
Celebrity
8 celebrity neighbourhoods in India that Alia Bhatt, Akshay Kumar and other stars call home
India's film industry has given rise to these celebrity neighbourhoods across cities that have come to define luxury and architectural prowess.
Architecture
11 most beautiful flower-inspired buildings in the world (including one in India)
Inspired by the symmetry and symbolism of flora, architects continue to reinvent how the built world grows, unfolds, and breathes.
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39 wall decor ideas for a refreshing home transformation
These simple decorative touches will bring your empty walls to life.
9 'good weird' paint colours approved by designers
From Bamboozle to Little Black Dress, here are the unusual colours experts say have had the biggest impact on their interior design projects.
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5 terrace garden ideas to inspire your next home makeover
From minimalistic wooden garden decor to sleek rooftop bars, consider these terrace garden ideas to revamp outdoor nooks in your home.
6 unusual and original bathroom design ideas for small homes
It’s not always easy to fit a bathroom into a small space, but these architects’ designs can provide inspiration.
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47 desk organisation ideas to create your happy 'work space'
Hide tangled cables, organize scattered paper, and make your home office an island of productivity.
Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh takes AD through unseen parts of the Jaipur City Palace
Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh, the head of the Jaipur royal family known to friends and family as "Pacho", leads us through unseen parts of the royal City Palace complex—stepwells, terraces, havelis rich with the patina of age and time— and lays before us his ambitious project of revival.
Art
7 artists at the Venice Biennale keeping age-old craft traditions alive, with 3 from India
From Sumakshi Singh to Adebunmi Gbadebo, these artists at the are reimagining craft heritage.
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The 400-year-old Rajasthani art of Pichwai finds a new muse in the city of Venice
In a centuries-old gothic palazzo, From India to Venice, a satellite exhibition conceived by Pooja Singhal of atelier Pichvai Tradition & Beyond reimagines the City of Canals.
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The world's most renowned immersive artists are currently exhibiting at Mumbai's NMACC
Es Devlin, teamLab, Random International, A.A. Murakami, and Simon Heijdens make their India debut in Second Nature, a Superblue-curated takeover of NMACC's Art House.
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Inside a historic exhibition bringing Indian art to Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sediments of Becoming is the first dedicated contemporary Indian art exhibition at the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.
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7 young Indian artists who have turned to nature as a teacher
Sculptors, painters, stylists, and photographers with all things wild as a muse.
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An exhibition in New Delhi challenges architects' ideas of what ‘space’ is
Curated by AD100 interior architect Kunal Shah, Space Making: Making Space at Gallery Art.Motif challenges conventional ideas about space, urging us to reimagine the limitless possibilities inherent in spatial politics.
This Bengaluru home is a magnificent Mexican daydream
Soul Space Design Studio drew inspiration from the country’s rich vibrancy to craft a home bursting with colour, warmth, and character.
AD visits Devi Seetharam at her Bengaluru studio to reflect on gender and public spaces
Devi Seetharam unravels the complexities of gender, belonging, and femininity through her meticulous methodology of image making.
This nostalgic Kerala home was built around a beautiful traditional courtyard
Designed by Temple Town, this Kerala home in Thrissur is replete with antiques like 200-year-old windows, consoles crafted from reclaimed ceiling wood, and more.
This weekend home in Pawna is the perfect winter escape, perched atop a hill
Spread across 12,000 square feet, this Texan-style weekend home in Pawna by NACL Studio blends rustic charm with modern sophistication, creating the perfect family retreat.
This luminous home in Kottayam, Kerala cleverly deceives the sun
With sloping roofs, jali walls and wide-open courtyards, this home in Kottayam by Thomas Parambil Architects and Reuben John Joseph doffs its hat to the vernacular while embracing contemporary living.
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This farmhouse in Tamil Nadu’s Rajapalayam is a labour of love by three generations
The weekend home by The Design Room, located on a 17-acre coconut farm, harks to the past, present and future.
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Inside Madhuri Dixit’s Mumbai home where M. F. Husain’s exquisite art takes centre stage
Actor Madhuri Dixit and Dr Shriram Madhav Nene’s sea-facing apartment in Mumbai is a centered union between art and technology, designed by Apoorva Shroff of Lyth Design.