India
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in India - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to India.
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A minimalist Japanese restaurant brings drama to dining in New DelhiAt Call Me Ten, Renesa Architecture Design Interiors crafts an evocative setting of curves, textures and light; a space where design and dining entwine
By Aditi Sharma Published
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This Hyderabad bar and kitchen mixes tropical brutalism with lush social courtyardsBabylon, a brewery and kitchen in Jubilee Hills, is what concrete dreams are made of
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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In Mumbai, two coastal apartments offer options for brothers with different stylesRajiv Saini’s NJM & PVM apartments in Mumbai demonstrate how identical layouts can be transformed into two distinct interiors
By Tianna Williams Published
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A brutalist mosque explores light and spirituality in tropical KeralaThis brutalist mosque by studio Common Ground explores concrete forms and top light as a symbol of spirituality in tropical, southern India
By Ravail Khan Published
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For Indian landscape architect Varna Shashidhar, nature taught her ‘more than any lecture ever could’Varna Shashidhar of Bangalore studio VSLA tells us of her journey to becoming a landscape architect, guided by observation, intuition, and a profound respect for place
By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar Published
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This café-restaurant in Mumbai feels like a warm hug in design formConceived by Studio RCI, Bomdia Brasserie is a comforting two-storey venue in the Matunga neighbourhood, where every detail invites you to linger
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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We spent the night at Indian modernists the Kanade brothers' home in NagajIndian modernists the Kanade brothers' home in Nagaj exemplifies their approach to architecture; architect and writer Nipun Prabhakar spends the night and tells the story
By Nipun Prabhakar Published
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Design ni Dukaan’s new collection both revives and reimagines endangered Indian craftsBy using traditional aesthetics and methods in collaboration with their last living artisans, ‘Roop Aroop’ demonstrates how vernacular design can be both rooted and radical
By Anna Solomon Published
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Malabar Hill’s elevated micro-forest trail brings nature to Mumbai’s urban experienceAn elevated trail in the Malabar Hill neighbourhood is where nature meets design in the ‘urban jungle’ of Mumbai
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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A street-like Pune clubhouse celebrates the ‘joy of shared, unhurried experiences’A brick clubhouse in Pune by Studio VDGA reflects the fluidity and openness of the Indian way of life with a series of welcoming plazas, courtyards and lanes
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Behind a carefully composed geometric brick façade, a New Delhi residence rises highAKDA’s design for this New Delhi residence explores new geometries and high densities
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This Hyderabad live/work space is rooted in its leafy context, centred around an old neem treeIn Hyderabad, India, Soil & Soul Studio by Iki Builds is a blueprint for a conscious way of building, working and living
By Tianna Williams Published
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A night at Pierre Jeanneret’s house, Chandigarh’s best-kept secretPierre Jeanneret’s house in Chandigarh is a modernist monument, an important museum of architectural history, and a gem hidden in plain sight; architect, photographer and writer Nipun Prabhakar spent the night and reported back
By Nipun Prabhakar Published
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This Ahmedabad house is enclosed within a curved concrete shellThis Ahmedabad house by Achyutam Designs is a homage to concrete and a celebration of the curve, a family house designed to flow into its surroundings
By Jonathan Bell Published
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In New Delhi, a home designed to embrace light and landscapeA New Delhi house, Architecture Discipline’s Lighthouse, arranges a generous family residence and pool house around an expansive garden
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This Coimbatore home exemplifies the ‘modern Indian’ aestheticA spiritual pooja room and local artefacts meet European furniture and offbeat design at this intriguing residence in south India, which is the focus of Wallpaper’s interiors series, The Inside Story
By Anna Solomon Published
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Inside the Shakti Design Residency, taking Indian craftsmanship to Alcova 2025The new initiative pairs emerging talents with some of India’s most prestigious ateliers, resulting in intricately crafted designs, as seen at Alcova 2025 in Milan
By Henrietta Thompson Published
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The art of the textile label: how British mill-made cloth sold itself to Indian buyersAn exhibition of Indo-British textile labels at the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru is a journey through colonial desire and the design of mass persuasion
By Aastha D Published
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A triplex Mumbai penthouse contains sculptural staircases and expansive terracesEnso House is a multigenerational Mumbai penthouse by S+PS Architects that combines a reorganised interior programme with bespoke finishes and crafts
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This ‘architourism’ trip explores India’s architectural history, from Mughal to modernismArchitourian is offering travellers a seven-night exploration of northern India’s architectural marvels, including Chandigarh, the city designed by Le Corbusier
By Anna Solomon Published
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At the Institute of Indology, a humble new addition makes all the differenceContinuing the late Balkrishna V Doshi’s legacy, Sangath studio design a new take on the toilet in Gujarat
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Pretty in pink: Mumbai's new residential tower shakes up the cityscape'Satguru’s Rendezvous' in Mumbai houses luxury apartments behind its elegant fluted concrete skin. We take a tour.
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This Gujarat home by MuseLAB is a sculptural, textural delightA study in materiality, this home in Gujarat, India layers idiosyncratic details while staying true to its provenance, and is the latest focus of The Inside Story, our series spotlighting intriguing and innovative interior design
By Anna Solomon Published
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'Now, the world is waking up': Vikram Goyal on bringing Indian craftsmanship to the global stageWe talk to Indian craft entrepreneur Vikram Goyal about redefining heritage, innovating with repoussé, and putting Indian craftsmanship on the global map.
By Ali Morris Published
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Join our world tour of contemporary homes across five continentsWe take a world tour of contemporary homes, exploring case studies of how we live; we make five stops across five continents
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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‘The Indian market has come of age’: Inside Nilaya Anthology, India’s new design destinationNilaya Anthology – a global design showroom with a distinctly Indian perspective – has opened in Mumbai
By Ali Morris Published
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This multigenerational Delhi home plays with colour and texture in unexpected waysWelcome to the Wallpaper* series, The Inside Story, where each week we spotlight an intriguing, exciting or innovative interior. This apartment, curated by Studio Jane Designs, finds ever-creative ways to meet the needs of the three generations that live under its roof
By Anna Solomon Published


