Restraint In the tones of silence wrapping themselves around the surge of waterfalls, In the minimalism of lime plaster and wood switch boxes Right above the elaborate sandalwood telephone, gilded in gold Do you see restraint? Or do you picture...
There’s something about a mottled wall. Mottles created with subtlety can give a wall depth— a depth that melds well with architecture of a certain kind. An early client once requested that we create for...
Interior design in India, when not hastily copied from ideas of modernism, can remind us of an older India— one of unhurried days, where streets and houses coexisted in planned proportion; where pavements and less...
Amidst the refreshing new ideas of beautiful interior design in the modern world today, an old Indian custom stands out—half-painted walls. Traditional homes, across the Indian landscape, would have dual colour walls—a different shade on...
A word mostly used in paradoxical rarity or abundance—depth is the hallmark of elegant simplicity. Although, linguistically defined as a quality of intensity or extremity, depth can be found in the elaborate glass stained windows...
This project was part of a guest house that I did in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin East for Paris-based Mohanjeet Grewal. It was one of the first projects I was commissioned. The brief was simple: design...
Staying calm when all about you is rushed is a well practiced art. The very nature of construction, design & decoration is anything but calm, particulraly if you have a tough client. And while there’s...
Our work conveys tradition into living spaces with a seamless array of thought and emotion. Traditional art, textile and craft blend comfortably with the modern and rest easily with cross cultural influences in every home,...
Solitude: Some words tell stories without sentences. Like the crumbling mansion in the midst of high rise apartments; Lime plaster peeling, colours painted and re-painted to hide it's wrinkles. With the patio chairs so resolute in their standing, Moving them...
It's a cold, misty, grey day-- the kind that's perfect for bed. But, there's work to be done and calls to be taken, bills to be paid and mails to be written. So, harkening back...
A former capital of the mighty Mewar kingdom, Udaipur today is synonymous with crowds of tourists thronging its palaces for a glimpse of the regality of yesteryears. Most famously, City Palace, in the midst of...
No two mornings are the same, even here in the Himalayas where nothing seems to happen & where one day merges seamlessly into another. The day starts with a walk leading to explorations and forest...