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

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

Good lighting in a home is like good punctuation in writing — most people won’t notice when it’s perfect, but they’ll feel it when it’s...