Architectural Digest India
A monumental pavilion in Delhi lets you walk through India’s sacred groves
Named after the ancient forest goddess Aranyani, this inaugural pavilion turns ecology into an architectural experience, built to pull you back into the natural world.
Meet Vikas Dilawari: The architect preserving Mumbai's history one building at a time
Vikas Dilawari has spent a lifetime repairing and restoring Mumbai’s heritage buildings, here is our long-overdue profile of the prolific conservation architect.
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This seafood restaurant is nestled within a 250-year-old home in Mangalore
Designed by Hiraya Design Studio, Thimmappa occupies a restored home in Mangalore where a quiet extension, climate, and everyday use guide the space.
10 years in the making, Frank Gehry's final residential project unfurls like a petal
With interiors by The Wiseman Group, the visionary architect’s latest project balances form and livable function.
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A family home in Bengaluru learns to breathe without letting go of its past
Renovating a 20-year-old load-bearing house in Marathahalli, AD Studio 9 chose restraint over reinvention—opening it to light, air and passive cooling while preserving its furniture, memories and everyday rituals.
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9 timeless micro-architecture moments that age better than trends
These subtle design moves can quietly elevate everyday homes, no matter the scale.
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4 minimalist office spaces that cut the clutter
Across studios and corporate offices in India, these minimalist office spaces respond to fast-paced workdays with designs shaped for calm, focus and ease.
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Homes
This 50th-floor home in South Mumbai bridges art, sound and space
With a skybridge that divides its two halves, this 6,000-square-foot home in South Mumbai is a sanctuary of meditative art, sound-inspired design and sweeping sea vistas.
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10 most read (and most beautiful) homes in January in AD India
From a slow living haven in Kullu to a home in Tamil Nadu that is built around instinct, here are the most beautiful homes featured in AD this month.
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Homes
This 50th-floor home in South Mumbai bridges art, sound and space
With a skybridge that divides its two halves, this 6,000-square-foot home in South Mumbai is a sanctuary of meditative art, sound-inspired design and sweeping sea vistas.
Homes
This 2,000-square-foot Kolkata home let’s wood lead the design
We Design Studio relies on teakwood, plywood, and cement to create a composed, cohesive interior rooted in material continuity.
Homes
9 timeless micro-architecture moments that age better than trends
These subtle design moves can quietly elevate everyday homes, no matter the scale.
Homes
An architect designed a home in Hyderabad for her parents, with intimacy in every detail
Gauthami Lokirev of Lokirev Designs created a family sanctum, a home in Hyderabad that reflects both love and lived experience.
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Inside the restoration of Kerala’s Kilimanoor Palace, the birthplace of Raja Ravi Varma
For eight cousins who inherited memory as much as masonry, architect Aswathy Ganesh carefully revived a wing of the Kilimanoor Palace.
Exclusive: AD visits the world of Heeramandi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's biggest set production
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's new Netflix series Heeramandi's spectacular set interprets a magnificent world where dance, poetry, fine arts, weaving, and jewellery-making are nurtured and a time when great artists moved freely, without any barriers.
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Art
10 unmissable showcases at India Art Fair 2026
This edition of the India Art Fair brings together 133 exhibitors from across the globe with an extraordinary set of artistic and design display.
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4 minimalist office spaces that cut the clutter
Across studios and corporate offices in India, these minimalist office spaces respond to fast-paced workdays with designs shaped for calm, focus and ease.
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This Delhi home treats luxury like a legal brief
The Concreate Story’s Delhi home for two self-made lawyers reflects classic English and French sensibility.
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Perspective
Architectural Digest India appoints Mrinalini Ghadiok as Head of Editorial Content
Mrinalini Ghadiok stepped into her new role as Head of Editorial Content of Architectural Digest India in January 2026.
Entertaining
With only 38 seats, this new bar in Hyderabad offers a heady escape
Designed by Sona Reddy Studio, this new bar in Hyderabad merges industrial, modern and nostalgic elements, making you wonder if you’re in a parallel universe.
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Here’s how modern homes come alive with vintage Indian home decor
More than a destination for craft, Handicraft Haveli is a place to wander, get distracted, and rediscover objects that carry history forward into modern homes.
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39 wall decor ideas for a refreshing home transformation
These simple decorative touches will bring your empty walls to life.
9 'good weird' paint colours approved by designers
From Bamboozle to Little Black Dress, here are the unusual colours experts say have had the biggest impact on their interior design projects.
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5 terrace garden ideas to inspire your next home makeover
From minimalistic wooden garden decor to sleek rooftop bars, consider these terrace garden ideas to revamp outdoor nooks in your home.
6 unusual and original bathroom design ideas for small homes
It’s not always easy to fit a bathroom into a small space, but these architects’ designs can provide inspiration.
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47 desk organisation ideas to create your happy 'work space'
Hide tangled cables, organize scattered paper, and make your home office an island of productivity.
Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh takes AD through unseen parts of the Jaipur City Palace
Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh, the head of the Jaipur royal family known to friends and family as "Pacho", leads us through unseen parts of the royal City Palace complex—stepwells, terraces, havelis rich with the patina of age and time— and lays before us his ambitious project of revival.
Art
This year, the Jaipur Art Week activates the city as both site and collaborator
Jaipur Art Week returns for its 5th edition from 27th January to 3rd February, bringing a diverse range of artists to the Pink city.
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The desert of AlUla in Saudi Arabia comes to life with installations inspired by a poem
The latest edition of Desert X AlUla showcases larger-than-life sculptures by 11 Saudi, Indian and international artists.
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5 South Asian artists who are taking over the global art platforms
From Art Basel to the Venice Biennale, AD spotlights five noteworthy artists at the centre of the scene.
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Curator Nikhil Chopra reflects on the first phase of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Structured in three acts, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale asks what it means to make art now—and whether friendship itself can be a curatorial method.
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An exhibition at Hampi Art Labs dives into the art and emotional history of indigo
From the treatment of indigo farmers under colonial rule to a complex sculptural tapestry made of cotton, this exhibition at Hampi Art Labs explores all the forms and histories of indigo.
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On Krishen Khanna’s birth centenary, a personal essay by his granddaughter
Marking a 100 years of Krishen Khanna, a defining artist of Indian modernism, his granddaughter, Kajoli Khanna, writes a personal essay.
This Bengaluru home is a magnificent Mexican daydream
Soul Space Design Studio drew inspiration from the country’s rich vibrancy to craft a home bursting with colour, warmth, and character.
AD visits Devi Seetharam at her Bengaluru studio to reflect on gender and public spaces
Devi Seetharam unravels the complexities of gender, belonging, and femininity through her meticulous methodology of image making.
This nostalgic Kerala home was built around a beautiful traditional courtyard
Designed by Temple Town, this Kerala home in Thrissur is replete with antiques like 200-year-old windows, consoles crafted from reclaimed ceiling wood, and more.
This weekend home in Pawna is the perfect winter escape, perched atop a hill
Spread across 12,000 square feet, this Texan-style weekend home in Pawna by NACL Studio blends rustic charm with modern sophistication, creating the perfect family retreat.
This luminous home in Kottayam, Kerala cleverly deceives the sun
With sloping roofs, jali walls and wide-open courtyards, this home in Kottayam by Thomas Parambil Architects and Reuben John Joseph doffs its hat to the vernacular while embracing contemporary living.
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This farmhouse in Tamil Nadu’s Rajapalayam is a labour of love by three generations
The weekend home by The Design Room, located on a 17-acre coconut farm, harks to the past, present and future.
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Inside Madhuri Dixit’s Mumbai home where M. F. Husain’s exquisite art takes centre stage
Actor Madhuri Dixit and Dr Shriram Madhav Nene’s sea-facing apartment in Mumbai is a centered union between art and technology, designed by Apoorva Shroff of Lyth Design.