Art, architecture and travel in 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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At home with India Mahdavi
India Mahdavi invites us to her Paris and Arles homes, and tells us about her approach to interiors, the objects that surround her and what inspires her
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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This Chandigarh home is a meditative sanctuary for multigenerational living
Residence 91, by Charged Voids is a Chandigarh home built to maintain the tradition of close family ties
By Tianna Williams Published
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Studio Mumbai exhibition at Fondation Cartier explores craft, architecture and ‘making space’
A Studio Mumbai exhibition at Paris’ Fondation Cartier explores the trailblazing Indian practice’s inspired, hands-on approach
By Amy Serafin Published
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Debris Block House in India’s Bengaluru nestles into its leafy landscape
Debris Block House by Collective Project intertwines contemporary architecture, flora and roof gardens, as it nestles within its native landscape
By Tianna Williams Published
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Misa Architects designs a courtyard home protected from heat and noise in Ahmedabad
Misa Architects from Ahmedabad, India, joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
By Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah Published
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Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 is a celebration of its ‘garden city’, Bengaluru
Kempegowda International Airport in India gets a new terminal by SOM, in collaboration with Enter Projects Asia, prioritising sustainability and wellbeing
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Kyle Bell's films are an expression of the indigenous experience in America
Kyle Bell, who was mentored by Spike Lee as part of Rolex's Mentors and the Protégés programme, is a self-taught video maker from Tulsa, Oklahoma
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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The Indian house: surveying the country’s contemporary domestic space
We survey the Indian house through case studies that celebrate residential architecture in the South Asian country
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Farm8 bridges art and regenerative farming in a New Delhi village
Farm8, a community farming project in New Delhi, now offers a leafy retreat for visiting artists
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Cabin House by Taliesyn is an earthy urban escape
Cabin House by Taliesyn, melds modern lifestyles with vernacular architecture, creating an earthy escape in bustling Bengaluru
By Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah Published
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House of Art is a warm New Delhi family interior conceived as a collector's space
House of Art by Rajiv Saini is a New Delhi home interior, filled with art and customised to its owners’ needs
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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House of Gardens immerses architecture in Indian nature
House of Gardens by Kanan Modi was conceived as a home among nature, and is the Hyderabad base of an artist and her family
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Plaster master: Elizabeth Garouste creates a new free-flowing collection for Ralph Pucci
Ralph Pucci presents a new body of work by veteran designer Elizabeth Garouste, featuring mirrors and sconces made of plaster in Ralph Pucci's Manhattan sculpture studio
By Pei-Ru Keh Published
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This Ahmedabad house blends geometric concrete and verdant trees
This concrete Ahmedabad house, Trees Sliced Through by Matharoo Associates, is designed around its site's existing trees
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A new age of the train dawns with Woods Bagot’s designs for Australia’s Journey Beyond
Woods Bagot’s new Gold Service carriage designs for Journey Beyond bring together the richness of First Nations art with the evocative image of long-distance train travel
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore aims to democratise art and culture
MAP, the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore by Mathew & Ghosh Architects, shines a new light on Indian art and culture
By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar Published
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Multigenerational homes for family get-togethers
Multigenerational homes make the perfect setting for extended families to come together – in daily life and for special occasions, such as the recent Lunar New Year
By Shiori Kanazawa Published
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Anupama Kundoo on Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi’s legacy
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi's recent passing shook the global architecture community; here, leading Indian architect Anupama Kundoo looks back at his legacy
By Anupama Kundoo Published
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In memoriam: Balkrishna V Doshi (1927 – 2023)
Balkrishna V Doshi, one of India’s preeminent architects and the world’s greatest modernists, has died at the age of 95. To honour his memory, we revisit a story from the Wallpaper* archives
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Kolkata home’s cavernous interior is dominated by curves
Cavernous is a Kolkata home by Nitin Barchha and Pooja Bihani designed around its curves
By Daven Wu Published
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A minimalist Bengaluru home behind a red terracotta screen
House on 46 by Kumar La Noce is a multigenerational Bengaluru home tucked away behind a terracotta screen
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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‘In Our Veins Flow Ink and Fire’: a fervent return for India’s Kochi-Muziris Biennale
In its fifth edition, the postponed Kochi-Muziris Biennale surpasses the intersectional, collaborative essence of previous editions, writes Aastha D
By Aastha D Published
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Vinu Daniel on the glory of garbage in architecture and Chuzhi House
With an ethos of reuse and local sourcing, architect Vinu Daniel of Wallmakers is rewriting the rulebook for sustainable architecture and wins Best Earth Builder at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2023
By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar Published
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India Mahdavi named Designer of the Year: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2023
Celebrate India Mahdavi, Wallpaper* Designer of the Year 2023, plus explore the shortlist
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Sketch is 20: a design history of London’s ultimate entertaining destination
A visual history of Sketch: from the world-famous pod loos to India Mahdavi’s Gallery, we chart the evolution of the London restaurant’s inspiring collaborations and colourful makeovers
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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India Mahdavi monograph reveals a life in full colour
An ode to the power of colour, India Mahdavi’s first monograph shines the spotlight on the designer’s trendsetting interiors and signature pieces
By Léa Teuscher Last updated
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Meet Æquō, the Indian design gallery presenting the antiquities of the future
Founded by Tarini Jindal Handa, Æquō offers an insight into the multiple personalities of Indian craft
By Maria Cristina Didero Published