These accessories will transform a functional flat to a designer apartment. If you are a city-dweller, chances are your home is an apartment. So, of course, you have your functional items all in place to beat the space constraints of an urban home – multipurpose furniture, an efficient kitchen layout, modular set-ups and so on.
The Muted Abode: “A 890 sqft, Mumbai Home, by Design Firm Bric n Rug Design Studio”
The residence rightly coined as ‘The muted abode’ is a representation of what’s possible to create using a very simple palette of colours, finishes, and materials. It embodies the family’s simple lifestyle but doesn’t shy away from a vivacious statement. The clients wanted a home that’s sophisticated and modern that led us to conceptualize the project in a rich contemporary theme with a material palette of stone, metal, and mirror that complement each other making an expansive abode.
Do you live in an apartment? Living in an apartment is usual these days. While others might think that it is boring, you are wrong. You can even avail of some perks from amenities and other benefits that an apartment complex may give.
Keen on the NFT Art drops? “It’s all about strategy, buyer knowledge and timing”
“Let’s be honest, the NFT art world would not be having the trajectory it is, if Metakovan and Twobadour did not spend close to $70 million worth of crypto on Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days,” says Amrita Sethi, “That figure alone is enough for artists to start delving into the virtual NFT art space.”
How two Indians made history in the world of art by spending $70 million on a digital work by Beeple
It took a few minutes for Vignesh Sundaresan and Anand Venkateswaran to realize that they’d parted with $69.3 million for a digital artwork stored in a JPEG file, coincidentally securing their place in art history. “We weren’t sure we won,” said Venkateswaran, describing the nerve-racking final moments of the online auction for a collage of 5,000 images by the artist known as Beeple.
From beaches to desert, and historical to contemporary design, we’ve uncovered the coolest houses you can rent in India. They’re no ordinary houses either. They include a mud house, a house made from shipping containers and a tree house. Your vacation is sure to be a memorable one!
Inimitably Indian: “Two Singapore Homes furnished in vintage Indian style”
Belonging to couple Surojit and Jayne, this 1,600 sqf, three-bedroom condo has its interiors rendered in vintage Indian style to give the space a sense of comfort and childhood nostalgia to the expat owners. Confident and bearing a strong design direction, the couple was able to do up their apartment with the help of a contractor, Louis Lim of Homeland Design.
“3 Singapore homes filled with modernity & a rooted aesthetic”
These dwellings by Grounded, Nidhi Jain, and Perinelli Design are a cut above the rest. While most aspiring homeowners may dream of enjoying panoramic views of the city from their living room, or of watching the sunrise over the ocean as they lay in bed—a family in Singapore has chosen instead to envelop themselves in the boughs of nature.
Bangalore : A Cosy, 922 sqft, Pet friendly, Home, by Concepto Studio
“The client came to us with a very specific requirement of having his entire house pet friendly and keeping it simple, so we immediately came up with idea of keeping it minimalistic and playing with the basic colour palette of black and white with a tinch of gold to add luxury to the entire space.
Bangalore : “This Art-Filled Bangalore Home Is A Compelling Revival Of Tropical Modernism”
This twenty year old townhouse in Bangalore is an evocative repository of culture and memory. It is layered with art and antiques that embody an ethos of tropical modernism in the most authentic fashion. Seemingly suspended in time, the home is a crossover between restoration and gut renovation – spreading across the second floor and terrace level of an old building tucked away in the quiet streets of Indiranagar.
THE SLOW HOME : “A warm & laid-back, 1,250 sqft, Chennai Home, by Sunita Yogesh Studio”
A warm and laid-back home filled with earthy textures. The interiors feature a modest colour palette that revolves around warm and neutral tones. This home is a breath of fresh air, fusing traditional elements in a modern yet minimalistic set-up. Maintaining the crisp, au-natural colour scheme across the home, the client wanted a laid-back home.
The Colour Cure Abode : “A gorgeous 1,455 sqft, 3bhk Bangalore Home, by House of 9 Design”
The welcome challenge at hand was to unite a plethora of spatial requirements with the blueprint and a budget-sensitive proposition. The original shell of the builder-grade apartment was resolved in sections to achieve a cohesive floor plan that was responsive to the needs of the family.
Art Talk : “For the third year, Anish Kapoor leads the Hurun India Art List”
The third edition of the Hurun India Art List is populated with names of the leading Modernist and contemporary artists from the country. Featuring top 50 artists alive, this selection is based on the sales of works at public auctions till 30 December 2020.
Delhi : “Grand Circular Aperture within square Brick Screen dominates AKDA’s Family House in India
Located on a quiet residential street in New Delhi, India, an Impressive Circular Aperture within a square Brick screen dominates ‘Safdarjang Residence’, a family house by AKDA studio. The Intricate façade is deeply inspired by Louis Kahn‘s work — which left a permanent mark on the Architecture of the Indian subcontinent; a somber, monumental, yet calm monolithic style.
A pooja room is one space that most homeowners think about from the day they plan a move. Yet, burdened by the minutiae of putting together a functioning house, it often gets relegated to a space that is left neglected while everything else gets taken care of.
