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Wallmakers’ sustainable architecture scoops Royal Academy Dorfman Award 202
Indian architecture studio Wallmakers and its founder, Vinu Daniel, are crowned winners of the prestigious Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022
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India’s Mud House bridges traditional crafts, modern design and sustainable architecture
Emerging practice Sketch Design Studio has completed Mud House, a sensitive Rajasthan home made of mud
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This multigenerational Indian home is an art-filled contemporary abode
The multigenerational SN House in New Delhi features contemporary interiors by Rajiv Saini
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Kanan Modi Associates, India: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2022
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Today, we welcome India's Kanan Modi Associates to our 2022 list
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Contemporary Chandigarh house balances minimalism and warmth
Residence 145 by Charged Voids is a new contemporary Chandigarh house
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Noor Architects explores architecture and the metaverse
Noor Architects joins the metaverse with a virtual architecture studio and ‘post-architectural’ explorations
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Artist’s Palate: Shilpa Gupta’s recipe for methi thepla
‘This simple homemade bread is my childhood favourite comfort food,’ says Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta of her methi thepla recipe for this month’s Artist’s Palate feature, a Wallpaper* homage to our favourite contemporary art
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Studio Saar’s modern industrial facility in India reimagines factory architecture
The new Secure factory in Sanand by Studio Saar brings industrial architecture to the 21st century
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Metal screen protects this Bengaluru home by Kumar La Noce
Kumar La Noce designs JP House, a metal screen-clad, multigenerational home in Bengaluru, India
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India Mahdavi redesigns Dior’s iconic J’adore perfume bottle
Designer India Mahdavi has collaborated with Dior on a limited-edition range of J’adore perfume bottles, handcrafted by Murano artisans
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17 designers and artists reinterpret Dior's ‘Medallion’ chair
The Dior ‘Medallion’ chair project marks the French maison's most significant presence at Milan’s Salone del Mobile to date
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Contemporary House India offers stunning portrait of the country's new modernism
Contemporary House India, a new monograph by photographer Edmund Sumner and architect and academic Rob Gregory, charts the South Asian country's modern residential architecture
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Simone de Gale’s Indian villa blends local and global
London-based architect Simone de Gale with Arshak Architects complete The Manjeri Residence, a contemporary Indian villa steeped in local references in the lush Kerala region
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Brick jaali screens soften Collective Project's Bengaluru house
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Stay tuned to discover who we featured this year, including Indian practice Collective Project
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Indian kitchen utensils revisited with a contemporary aesthetic
Designers Nikita Bhate and Pascal Hien present SĀR, a new brand of sculptural everyday objects inspired by Indian rituals and cooking traditions
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Rajiv Saini's Uttar Pradesh house celebrates family life
Rajiv Saini's Uttar Pradesh house in the village of Dhampur balances local bricks, nature and an industrial context to create a warm family home in India
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Matharoo Associates' concrete response to multigenerational living in India
A new home in India by Matharoo Associates, Plain Ties in Surat, is a machine for multigenerational living, offering spaces to both meet and retreat
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Rural Bengaluru home is a retreat to commune with nature
An Indian home in rural Bengaluru by architecture studio Taliesyn is a relaxing retreat
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Anupama Kundoo and the architecture of happiness
From craft-inspired baked kiln homes to comforting jali-walled classrooms, architect Anupama Kundoo explores groundbreaking techniques to design happiness-inducing buildings for every context. She talks with writer and trained architect Shumi Bose about design for contented living
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Eco-conscious Indian retreat sits sensitively within a nature reserve
Set in Rajasthan, eco-conscious wildlife retreat RAAS Chhatrasagar, sits sensitively on the edge of an artificial lake
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Flexible artists’ retreat in Mumbai Bay is a balm for busy minds
India-based Architecture Brio creates an artists’ retreat in an idyllic coconut grove in Mumbai Bay
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Copenhagen exhibition explores the work of Indian architect Anupama Kundoo
‘The Architect's Studio: Anupama Kundoo' – a dedicated show on the Indian architect's work – opens at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark
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A modern Indian temple's architecture is tailored to the needs of its community
An Indian temple’s simple, open design puts its users first, as created by architects Abin Design Studio for the city of Bansberia's local community
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How this Mumbai-based brand upcycles carbon emissions
Start-up Carbon Craft Design uses harvested pollution to create tiles
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Textural limestone guest houses in Tanzania
Sam Barclay moved to Mumbai in 2006, working with Studio Mumbai before setting up Case Design with his wife Erica as a partner, in 2013. Now he has projects in India, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and has also launched Casegoods, a collection of furniture, lights and objects. ‘We aspire to create things that are simple, beautiful and functional,’ he says. The Kizikula Guest Houses in Zanzibar use the coral limestone of the island.
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DeMuro Das launches new Uncommon Thread collection
The New Delhi studio presents a collection of furnishings inspired by Indian modernist architecture, Le Corbusier's Chandigarh and local craft
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World View: Letter from India
Our new series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with our international contributors, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. In Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi, studios and designers have been connecting with team members through craft, while stepping back to appreciate local sources, writes our design editor, digital, Sujata Burman
