India Art, architecture and travel
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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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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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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Mumbai apartment by Rajiv Saini is the perfect Malabar Hill bolthole
A Mumbai apartment designed by Rajiv Saini blends indoors and outdoors at the top of a Malabar Hill block
By Ellie Stathaki • 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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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
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Modern India: a new tome delves into the Le Corbusier-built city of Chandigarh
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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How bamboo design is reaching out to rural India
By Divia Patel • Last updated
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World View: Letter from India
Our new series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with our international contributors, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. In Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi, studios and designers have been connecting with team members through craft, while stepping back to appreciate local sources, writes our design editor, digital, Sujata Burman
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Force of nature: the Oculus channels the Sri Lankan landscape through its form
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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It takes two: Paul Matter debuts his dancing ’Tango’ lights in India
By Daniel Scheffler • Last updated
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A material world: Rajiv Saini designs new Atmosphere flagship in Mumbai
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Bloom Rooms — New Delhi, India
By David Paw • Last updated
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Anupama Kundoo investigates affordable housing solutions at Roca London
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Inside the Chandigarh home of architect Noor Dasmesh Singh
Brass detailing, Indian Kota stone, eclectic furniture and personal objects make up the vibrant palette of this earthy-toned home in India
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Studio Saar’s modern industrial facility in India reimagines factory architecture
The new Secure factory in Sanand by Studio Saar brings industrial architecture to the 21st century
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Fort of call: the Rajasthan hotels worth journeying to
Rajasthan is the jewel in India’s crown, a parched expansive land, home to vibrantly colourful festivals, thrilling wildlife experiences, fairytale palaces and epic forts – many of which have been transformed into modern-day luxury hotels. We take you on a tour of the best Rajasthan hotels to lay your head.
By Lauren Ho • Last updated
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Made In India: Be Open's New Delhi exhibition pays tribute to handcrafted design
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Telling tales: India’s design story is explored in a duet of Mumbai exhibitions
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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International Women’s Day: leading female designers in their own words
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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The Science Museum celebrates India’s scientific and cultural fabric with two illuminating shows
By Charlotte Jansen • Last updated
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Doshi Levien bring India's everyday objects to life in a new exhibition at Grand-Hornu
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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New Indian Art exhibition, Wolverhampton
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated