Dec 2025

There are homes that try to impress you in the first minute, and others that unfold at their own pace, the way a familiar song does when you hear it after years. This 3,200 sq ft apartment in Chennai belongs to the second kind. Designed by Anahita Rattha of A Design Theory, it doesn’t rush to declare its style or its philosophy. Instead, it lets surfaces and contours reveal themselves gradually—sometimes in the quiet of a curved ceiling, sometimes in the slow sweep of a param

Looking out toward a quiet fringe of mangroves and vineyards on Bengaluru’s outskirts, this 2,400 sq ft villa finds its emotional centre not in the landscape it faces but in the memories it chooses to hold close. The family who lives here — a couple, their daughter and two exuberant dogs — wanted a home that felt unmistakably Indian, not as a theme but as a lived memory. Their sense of belonging stretched across regions, textures, traditions. The wife carried the visual vocab

Pompa doesn’t arrive quietly on Linking Road; it meets the eye with an unexpected warmth, the kind that grows out of colour, craft, and a bit of mischief. The restaurant, shaped by Shabnam Gupta across 4,000 sq ft, leans into Mexican aesthetics without falling into caricature. Instead, it moves like a story told in textures — terracotta underfoot, sage green wrapped around walls, jewel tones appearing almost like punctuation marks. The place holds the spirit of a villa, but i

There is a certain quiet thrill in watching a familiar dining brand reinvent itself. NomNom, long known for its indulgent Asian comfort food in Mumbai, does exactly that with its newest outpost in Khar. The restaurant sits on a corner where the neighbourhood’s rhythm softens just enough for design to be noticed, and here, Sumessh Menon Associates shape the space into an experience that feels intimate, layered, and instinctively warm. The 1,400 sq. ft. interior doesn’t rely on

Tucked into the dense urban fabric of Jubilee Hills, Makau Kitchen & Bar unfolds like a hidden retreat—an 18,516 sq. ft. sanctuary that seems to breathe differently from the city around it. Designed by 23 Degrees Design Shift for Adithya Thanoj and Raja Simha Reddy, the space reimagines what an indoor–outdoor restaurant can feel like when landlocked by towering office blocks on two sides and the massive presence of a metro station rising behind it. With its only true entry tu

In Mumbai’s design district, a new kind of “furniture store near me” quietly rewrites the way the city experiences contemporary furniture. Inside Details Decor—the legacy studio founded by Razia Tyebjee—French entrepreneur Adeline Graham has brought her design-led furniture and lighting brand, Fern & Ade, to its new Mumbai address. It is a meeting of two creative worlds: one shaped by the quiet refinement of Northern Europe, the other by the soulful depth of Indian craft. Tog

All Eyes on Me in Bharuch sits inside a structure that already carried some age and texture, so the design team chose not to erase that starting point. The clients were clear about wanting something contemporary but not disconnected from what was already there. With that in mind, the designers kept the exposed brick surfaces, allowing them to set the tone for the rest of the interior. Most decisions that followed were practical: how people would sit, how noise moves in a busy

Every December, something small begins to shift in salons. It usually starts with a quick conversation, a picture saved from Instagram, or someone walking in saying, “It’s Christmas… do something fun.” What follows is almost never just a manicure. Festive nails have slowly grown into a tiny ritual of their own, something people look forward to as the year wraps itself up. The colours change first. Reds become brighter, whites turn frostier, greens look deeper than they do at

Method Delhi presents Signs of Life , a new solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Kunel Gaur, bringing together four bodies of work that explore how emotion, identity, and structure coexist in the designed world. Instead of treating each series as an isolated study, the exhibition ties them together as points along a continuum — one where human nuance intersects with engineered precision. Across the gallery, colour, pattern, and industrial logic operate in measured tens

The landscape of Indian coffee continues to shift, shaped by a generation that cares as much about flavour and aroma as it does about convenience. Stepping naturally into this moment is Vintage Coffee and Beverages Ltd. (VCBL), introducing VINCOFE™ Instant Coffee Pure — a premium, 100% pure instant coffee that reflects the brand’s long-standing relationship with India’s coffee heritage. Vintage Coffee has spent years refining how it speaks to consumers. From the inviting war

At Method Kala Ghoda, Aditiya Singh’s new exhibition, Where is Jennifer? , unfolds less like a thematic show and more like a stream of thought made visible. The question in the title isn’t a mystery to solve; it’s the starting point for a body of work that moves between humour, fixation, instinct, and the quiet chaos that fuels an artist who paints because he has to. The works drift between acrylic, ink, and watercolour, but what stands out is the way figures seem to appear a

UDC Homes’ new collection, The Garden Remembers , carries an emotional clarity that feels unusually grounded for a wallpaper series. Instead of framing nature as a static backdrop, the collection treats it as a living cycle — shifting from abundance to pause to renewal with a rhythm that mirrors our own inner seasons. It is a reminder that even in stillness, something is always moving forward. The idea began with a simple observation: nothing in nature disappears. What falls

Modern Arabesque, a 100 m² apartment in Kazan, Russia, reflects Miller Design’s attempt to bring Eastern cultural cues into a contemporary space without resorting to predictable motifs. The idea wasn’t to create an Oriental interior from the outset; it grew gradually from the client’s request for a home guided by feng shui principles. These principles shaped colour direction, the use of natural materials, the kitchen and bathroom layouts, and the presence of indoor plants. As

This 9,000 sq ft home in Ahmedabad, designed by R+R Architects, works with a straightforward idea — keep the architecture open, keep the materials honest, and let the landscape do its job. Nothing feels forced. The house sits comfortably in its surroundings, with clean volumes, deep overhangs, and a rhythm of solids and voids that give the place an easy, unhurried pace. Large cantilevered sections frame garden views, and the façade mixes textured surfaces with long glass plan

In the dense neighbourhood of Vasna in Ahmedabad, a 7,700 sq ft residence rises from a compact 57’ x 65’ corner plot with a clarity that feels deliberate rather than dramatic. Block House, designed by Prashant Parmar Architect, was shaped around the needs of a joint family of two brothers — a lifestyle that demands privacy, openness, and a sense of togetherness held in careful balance. The client wanted a contemporary home that didn’t shut itself off from the outside yet felt

Oorjaa has always approached lighting from a place of material curiosity rather than decoration, and the Sea Sponge Table Lamp continues that line of thinking with a focus on texture, handcraft, and a slower way of making. The lamp takes its cue from marine life — specifically the irregular, naturally formed structure of sea sponges — but the reference is handled lightly. What stands out is not the imitation of form, but the sense of ease in its contours: nothing sharp, nothi

As the festive season begins, Novotel Cairo Airport turns into a warm, familiar pause point for travellers making their way through one of the busiest hubs in the region. Its location — just steps from Cairo International Airport — makes it an effortless stopover for families, business travellers, and holidaymakers looking to unwind between journeys. All through December, the hotel shifts gently into a holiday rhythm. The lobby glows with festive décor, a beautifully lit Chri

The Senator Group India has introduced a new modular seating line called Aura Lounge , created in collaboration with French designer Patrick Norguet. Known globally for his ability to pair clarity of form with practical comfort, Norguet brings that same sensibility to this collection, which is aimed at commercial and hospitality environments—corporate lounges, cafés, hotel lobbies, breakout zones, and the growing number of hybrid workspaces in India. Aura Lounge sits under Al

Akina’s arrival in Worli feels less like the opening of a new restaurant and more like the unfolding of a story that has travelled far before finding its home in Mumbai. Designed by Istaka and shaped under the creative direction of Architect Mehak Kapoor, the restaurant brings a quiet, refined interpretation of modern Asian dining — one that holds the familiarity of Japanese minimalism while carrying the wanderlust of global influences collected over time. From the moment you

The first thing that registers about this 7,500 sq ft home in Delhi is its atmosphere. Not dramatic, not imposing – simply a steady, confident presence shaped through charcoal tones, sculptural furniture and meticulously detailed craft. Interior designer Disha Bhutani Subramanium approaches the project without theatrics, allowing the weight of materials, the softness of lighting and the discipline of neoclassical forms to speak for themselves. The homeowners had moved from a