Inside Morvi palace, one of the purest representations of the art deco style in India
The delight is in the details. In an office stuffed with books, Manharsinh, the palace’s caretaker since 1981, pulls out a docket titled An Estimate of...
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Art Deco at 100 – The Times of India
Meet the people battling to save this vanishing legacy A hundred years ago, Paris hosted the 1925 Exposition that gave Art Deco its name. The movement would...
7 Indian design studios that are reimagining decor into collectable art
Homie Hue shares the same flair for bold visual storytelling. Founded by sisters Erica and Ishika Sharma, the brand plays in the sweet spot between...
Tamara de Lempicka in Tbilisi: Curating the Queen of Art Deco
In March 2025, Tbilisi hosted a rare cultural event. Tamara de Lempicka: Queen of Art Deco, presented by Vere Gallery in partnership with Reach Art Visual and...
11 books to read if you’re obsessed with the splendour of the art deco era
An audacious record of the city’s modern history. Exploring themes of power, corruption and dreams behind the land reclamations that became home to Mumbai’s...
Art Deco inspired blanket will raise money for Langcliffe Singers
BACK in October, violinist and crafter Anne Heaton bought a lot of wool and took up her crochet hook to craft a work of art to raise money for Langcliffe...
7 art deco restaurants in Mumbai that channel Jazz Age decadence
In Mumbai, art deco occupies a space of comfortable ubiquity. You needn’t be a design expert or an art historian; simply by existing in the city, through...
This 60,000-square-foot antique furniture store is Byculla’s best kept secret
In the leafy neighbourhood of Byculla, removed from the art deco stretches across South Mumbai, an unassuming bylane leads you into a pocket of the city...
Designers Are Rediscovering the Decorative Potential of Eggshells
This article is part of our Design special section about how food inspires designers to make and do surprising things. While you were clucking over the price...
Type designer Tanya George looks at the art deco in Mumbai’s signs and fonts
From Mumbai’s colourful Colaba to bustling Bandra streets, you are likely to cross paths with type designer Tanya George. TypeWalk, her walking tour, leads a...
