A Pause
I travel to seek solace, to nurture my imagination and to explore stillness—everything that is overwhelmed by noise and fast-paced living. In the quietude of old cemeteries, in gardens and among disintegrating monuments I am able...
Heritage
The Palaces of Memory
This is a book I discovered late and by chance. I was led to it by a picture found online while researching design possibilities for a coffee shop in Shillong. One intriguing photograph lead to...
Bhagton ki Choti Haveli
Bhagton Ki Haveli--This gracious haveli is located in a narrow alley in the centre of Navalgarh town. It is comparatively smaller than the well known Poddar and Moraka havelis, but equally evocative. I took the...
Desert Greens
The grandeur and style of Shekawati's havelis have fascinated many. The words commending their beauty are profuse and yet more words in their praise on this blog entry would be unnecessary. Replacing words are pictures...
Indian Style by Suzanne Slesin and Stafford Cliff
It's been a while since the last blog post particularly as there's little time to post between work and setting up a new Interior Design studio in Goa. The studio in Goa is a 150...
Lockdown Reading
On the evening before the second lockdown in Delhi I bought Forgotten Masters, Indian Painting for the East India Company for some easy lockdown reading. The book features the work of Indian artists who were...
Unexpected Inspiration
Inspiration can be found everywhere in India -- in the frenetic pace of Delhi, the quiet of the Himalayas and in the landscape of Rajasthan. It is often in the unexpected that inspiration in an...
Little Boxes
Class cannot be bought; it has to be practiced and inspired into elegant interiors and lifestyle. It is no cause for surprise that some of the most elegant Indian interior design today is inspired from...