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31 FOCUS Dust-covered floorboards and ceiling-high stacks of furniture serve as a backdrop for a trip down memory lane with colonial furniture.

44 SHOPS AD curates a selection of products using four artworks for inspiration, each of which are

going to be auctioned.

56 AGENDA A round-up of people, ideas, innovations and events in the news.

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A sculpture created by artistDhruva Mistry for a Vadodarahome designed by architectKohelika Kohli. (‘The BarodaSchool’, pg 194).

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62 PORTFOLIO Meet four well-established Italian furniture makers, who have built successful business

dynasties through years of honing their skills.

74 INDULGE AD’s resident watch editor speaks toeight artists and designers from around the worldabout their favourite timepieces.

PERSPECTIVE

81 ART Explore the creative spaces of seven artists as AD takes readers into their studios in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and New Delhi to experience the artistic process.

98 SPOTLIGHT With inputs from Dennis Gassner— production designer for Spectre, the latest James Bond film— AD takes a closer look at the thrilling sets that the MI6 agent has inhabited over the years.

108 ACCESS Nadia Samdani, a Dhaka-based collectorwho has lived with art all her life, outlines how hertastes and understanding of art have evolved.

116 TRAVEL Every year in December, the Miami Beachedition of Art Basel turns the city into a lively hubbuzzing with art and design. AD gives you the low-down on where to go and what to see.

122 PHOTO Artists and designers Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra photograph a series of surreal water

tanks in Beas, Punjab, and attempt to decipher thiscurious display of ‘Punjabi baroque’.

128 ICONDamien Hirst turns curator with the openingof his Newport Street Gallery in London, andits exhibition of work by the late English artistJohn Hoyland.

134SHOWCASE

AD compiles a list of some of India’smost influential art collectors—the people who,through their patronage, mentorship andcollaborations, are changing the face of Indian art.

142 ARCHITECTURE Two constructions—one inMilan, the other in Moscow—represent the newdesign direction that Dutch architect Rem Koolhaashas adopted.

150 RETAIL Bengaluru-based jewellery brand,Ganjam commissioned architect Denis Montel,of Paris-based design firm RDAI, to createan India-inspired showroom to celebrate the brand’s125th anniversary.

154 PROJECTOn a roundabout just outside Vienna,artist Jitish Kallat has created his largest-everartwork, a 55-foot-wide sculpture inspired by thecosmos and infinity.

160 DETAIL Previously relegated to the shadows,graffiti is taking India by storm, thanks to the effortsof street artists around the country.

168 DESIGN Having recently completed a year in Mars’sorbit, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission is an unequivocalsuccess, garnering acclaim for its design andinnovative use of technology.

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236 WORKBOOK Samir Wadekar adapts the international styles in our pages for your home.

INSIDE

241 STYLE AD reinterprets the works of four iconicBauhaus masters using a range of products andfinishes to illustrate the style’s melding of art andindustrial design.

246 ADVICE Deciphering the growing online marketplace for art can be a daunting task. Mortimer Chatterjee—founder of Mumbai gallery Chatterjee & Lal—offers a fair bit of instruction.

248 POINT OF VIEW Unbeknownst to many, the art scene in India has seen some of the most outrageous acts of deceit and forgery. AD

reveals the sometimes-slippery side of art dealingsin India.

254 RSVP AD partnered with Asian Paints and fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee for thelaunch of an India-inspired collection of wallpapersfor Nilaya.

258 SCOUTS A low-down on the hottest productsand newest launches to hit the market this season.

264 STOCKISTS An A to Z of the stores in our pages.

266 AD 10 Founder of The Perfume Library, Jahnvi Dameron-Nandan lists 10 of her favourite sources

of inspiration.

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175 THE BOY WONDERS It’s easy to understand the surreal works of art created by Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra when you see their whimsical, technicolour homes and studio in New Delhi.

186 EAST MEETS WEST The Beirut home of Cherine Magrabi Tayeb—founder of House of Today, a platform for art and design—is a great showcase of this art patron’s aesthetic.

194 THE BARODA SCHOOL In this vast two-storey home for an art-loving family in Vadodara, Gujarat,

architect Kohelika Kohli fitted out a raw, moderntemple for art.

204 URBAN RETREAT Mumbai’s posh Malabar Hill area offered architect Rajiv Saini an ideal canvas to build this home for a New Delhi-based couple.

212 MODERN MONOLITH In one of Johannesburg’s

oldest residential areas, architect Wilh van der Merwe has created a Japanese-inspired abode for a Pakistan-born family.

220 HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS Architect Smita Khanna designed her home in Mumbai with a clear vision of a bright, calm space—choosing subtlety over ornamentation.

228 DESERT ROCKS Inspired by nature, and his mentorFrank Lloyd Wright, architect Kendrick Kellogg

collaborated with designer John Vugrin to create this eccentric home near Palm Springs, California.

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EDITOR’SLETTER

t might be the vagina-at-Versailles effect but suddenly, Indianartists are the talk of the art world. The annual intervention between theclassical architecture of the French chateau and the work of a leadingcontemporary artist is always provocative, but Kapoor’sgenitalia-referencing show this summer proved the most controversialyet. Then there is the politically sensitive India-Pakistan pavilion at theVenice Biennale, which showcases the work of Pakistan’s Rashid Rana

alongside India’s Shilpa Gupta. There’s more to come: next summer, theTate Modern will dedicate a major exhibition to Bhupen Khakhar, India’sfirst pop artist known for exploring sexuality through his paintings.

The shock factor is just part of the conversation that proves India’sart scene is once again buzzing. This is a world where, for all itshighbrow ideas and conceptual statements, the numbers define themarket. While not quite back to pre-2008 levels, prices have beensteadily recovering. In September, a new record price for an Indianpainting was set at Christie’s New York, when a monumental work byFN Souza sold for $4 million. In October, a work by Amrita Sher-Gil soldfor £ 1.7 million at Sotheby’s London. No surprise then, that Sotheby’shas opened a new offi ce in Mumbai. Or that local auction houseSaffronart, under the direction of new CEO Hugo Weihe (previously of

Christie’s) is repositioning itself as a major player.Eagle-eyed international investors are circling India in theirGulfstream jets, ready to descend when prices inevitablybegin to soar. Watch out, China!

Before the vultures strike, the emerging market is being

fuelled by the passion of a new generation of home-grownart patrons who buy for love, not money. We profile aselection of these pioneering collectors on page 134. And,in a deeply personal account on page 108, Nadia Samdani,amongst the subcontinent’s most powerful collectors ofcontemporary art, explains what drives her decision toacquire new works.

Andy Warhol might have had The Factory, but theabundance of space and labour in India means that thecountry’s leading contemporary artists have even moreimpressive studios. AD’s Sanhita Sinha Chowdhurytravelled across the country to charm some of our mostcelebrated—and reclusive—artists into opening the doorsof their studios. She was invited to play football in thecarpenter-filled studio of Riyas Komu. And SudarshanShetty, who was recently appointed curator of theKochi-Muziris Biennale 2016, patiently waited as shesearched for his industrial-sized space in Mumbai’s

Bhiwandi suburb.Though art is never decoration, it is integral to all the

homes we’ve featured in this, our Art Issue. The intersection betweenarchitecture and art is most apparent in our cover story, a landmark newhouse in Vadodara with interior design by Kohelika Kohli of Delhi-basedK2India. Built in brick, it references Indian modernism and is filled withmodern and contemporary art, including the site-specific sculpture byDhruva Mistry seen on our cover.

Also in the Spaces section, we have the self-designed homes andstudio of artists Thukral & Tagra. Their work is truly multimedia; I writethis from my cabin, which features specially commissioned wallpaper.Jiten and Sumir have become good friends over the last few months asthey contributed to this issue with their photo story on extraordinary“Punjabi baroque” water tanks (page 122), and as we collaborate on aninstallation (see our January-February 2016 issue for the results).

Some houses are sculptures in themselves; an idea manifested by aspectacular home in the California desert by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg—alittle-known protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright. Nothing hangs on its walls.Furniture spirals to the floor from the ceiling and entire rooms arecarved out of rock. Few people know of its existence. It’s the definitionof rare, a masterpiece in itself. But is it art?

(Clockwise from this picture)

The entrance to a Rajiv Saini-designed apartment in Mumbai,looking towards an installation by Shilpa Gupta (pg 204). The

Gurgaon studio of artists Thukral & Tagra (pg 175). An AnishKapoor from the collection of Nadia Samdani (pg 108).

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KUNAL BHATIAWRITER

Kunal Bhatia is an architect, photographerand writer, who works across the three

disciplines and finds inspiration in citiesaround the world, in people that he meets andin encounters that are often fleeting. In This Issue: In ‘Home is Where the Art is’ (pg 220)Bhatia interviewed architect Smita Khannaabout her home. “When architects speakabout their own spaces, it’s a true reflection oftheir personality; and Smita was as welcomingand easy-going as her home.”

DIANA CAMPBELL

BETANCOURTWRITERDirector of the Samdani Art FoundationandchiefcuratoroftheDhakaArtSummit, Betancourt also workswith artcollectors Vijay and Sunita Choraria—featured in this issue—andis a regularvisitor to Art Basel Miami Beach. In This Issue : She explains why Miami is the idealart and design destination every Decemberin ‘Welcome to Miami’ (pg 116).

J RAMANAND

WRITER J Ramanand is the co-founder of a ‘smart’start-up in Pune, and was once a computerscience researcher. He quizzes by day,reads by night, works on weekends, andwrites when the moon is blue. In This Issue:Ramanand explores India’s Mars OrbiterMission in ‘The Final Frontier’ (pg 168).“Researching the Mangalyaan story mademe feel India’s space story needs to be talkedabout and celebrated more.”


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NEVILLE SUKHIA

PHOTOGRAPHERNeville Sukhia has been photographing forhimself, and various clients across the fieldsof adventure, portraiture, documentary andtravel. In This Issue: Sukhia photographedcolonial furniture and fabric in the styleshoot ‘Lost Stories’ (pg 31), and sevenartists’ studios around the country for ‘Inthe Studio’ (pg 81). He says of the latter, “Itwas an inspiring and humbling experiencephotographing some of India’s finest artists.”


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KISHORE SINGH

WRITERKishore Singh is the head of exhibitionsand publications at the Dag Modern inNew Delhi, where he writes, curates,lectures, makes films, and promotesIndian art worldwide. In This Issue: In‘Master Theft’ (pg 248), Singh writes abouthow forgeries can impact the nascentmarket: “I undertook this piece to createawareness about some of the industry’sbest-kept worst secrets.”

MORTIMER

CHATTERJEEWRITERMortimer Chatterjee co-founded the artgallery Chatterjee & Lal, with his wife TaraLal. In This Issue: In ‘Window Shopping’(pg 246) Chatterjee browses through theonline art world. “This is the most excitingstory I have ever had the opportunity towrite. The way we access art is changingbefore our eyes; and I had the opportunityto talk to the people making it happen.”

PHALGUNI DESAI

WRITERPhalguni Desai is a writer and artconsultant, and coordinates art projects forthe Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller BhavanMumbai. In This Issue : Desai lists some ofIndia’s most influential art collectors andpatrons in ‘Collectors’ Club’ (pg 134). “Iusually find myself in the artist’s corner, awayfrom the buying and collecting, so it was funto speak with the collectors for a change andsee things from their perspective.”

NADIA SAMDANIWRITER

Nadia Samdani is a Bangladesh-basedcollector and philanthropist. She co-foundedthe Samdani Art Foundation in 2011—with

her husband Rajeeb—to support South Asianart globally, and also produces the biennialDhaka Art Summit. In This Issue : In ‘Frameby Frame’ (pg 108), Samdani speaks about herevolving art collection. “ AD was one of the firstpublications to share images of our home withaudiences in India; it’s been great to reflect onhow the art in our space has changed sincethat story first ran.”


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www.giorgiocollection.itSeregno (MB) Italy

Collection COLISEUMdesign Giorgio Soressi

M A D E I N I T A L Y


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Amidst dust-covered floorboards andceiling-high stacksof furniture, uncovers a

romantic colonial past

STYLIST SONALI T HAKUR . PHOTOGRAPHER NEVILLE SUKHIA

FOCUS

THRONE ROOMFrench sofa chairs; MahendraDoshi. ‘Meisho-Mulberry’upholstery fabric from the Butikkucollection; The Pure Concept.Portraits of King George V andQueen Mary; Essajees.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015| ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST|31


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SITTING ONTHESIDE(From top) Indo-French colonial chair; The RajCompany. ‘Layered Paint’ fabric; Atmosphere.Teak-wood, caned French settee; MahendraDoshi. ‘Koyo-Quince’ curtain fabric from theButikku collection; The Pure Concept.‘Herons’ Realm (Re-Deco)’ vases; Lladró.



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HIDDEN TREASURESPair of vintage French turquoise candlesticks, bronze and goldcandelabra, pure silver lion from Udaipur; Essajees. Ebony and

rosewood altar, teak-wood colonial chest of drawers (below altar ),teak-wood colonial filing box with drawers (right ), ‘Jackwood

Raffl es’ chair; Mahendra Doshi. ‘BP201002 Petit Parc’ wallpaper byBraquenié (inside altar ); Pierre Frey. Antique white marble bust,antique satinwood and ebony writing box (below lion), antique

Raj-era silver tea set, Dutch colonial satinwood and ebony chest(bottom right ), antique Chinese porcelain jar; Phillips Antiques.


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ORDER IN CHAOSVictorian cast-iron and glass standing kerosene lamp(top left ); Essajees. Antique British colonial secretaire(cabinet); The Raj Company. ‘F319-Kidney’ table;Anemos. Rosewood dining chair; Mahendra Doshi.Hand-carved wooden dog; Sarita Handa. Colonialrosewood armchair (foreground ); Phillips Antiques.



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ALLALIGNEDDutch colonial satinwood armoire (extreme left );Phillips Antiques. Antique Indo-Portuguese rosewoodbench with backrest; The Raj Company. ‘IdabelVF_0772A’ fabric; D’Decor. Camphor and ebony Dutchsecretaire (cabinet with drawers); Mahendra Doshi.Mahogany Anglo-Indian daybed; Phillips Antiques.



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CURTAIN CALL

(From left to right ) ‘Genova 501’ fabric; Prêt-fab.‘Emerald Energy 9667’ fabric; D’Decor. ‘Ruffl esome feathers’ fabric; Atmosphere. Teakwood

English dining chairs; Mahendra Doshi.

Location courtesy: Mahendra DoshiProduction: Anomaly Production

Photo Editor: Kim SidhuAssistant Stylist: Samir Wadekar

Production Assistant: Shreya Basu


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Golden Ming Clouds

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SHOPS

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ONCE,TWICWe looked at the calendars of some of the major auction houses worldwide and zeroed inon their upcoming sales,which we used as our inspirations

‘PARADISE’ VASEBY MOSER, ` 61,000,THEHOUSEOFTHINGS.COM

SCULPTURE-DEY’ (SET OFTHREE), ` 68,000,ARIA INTERIORS

‘VILLA LE LAC PAULOWNIA-THE BIRDHOUSE’ DRESSERCADDYBY JAIME HAYON FORCASSINA, ` 1,00,060, POLTRONAFRAU GROUP DESIGNCENTRE

CHAIR IN TEAKWOOD, ` 45,000,BEYOND DESIGNS

SILVER-LEAFEDBAR WITH GOLDTRIM, ` 6,95,000,HOUSE OF RARO

C O U R T E S Y C H R I S T I E ’ S I M A G E S

P H O T O G R A P H E R S A N S H U M A N S E N I N

D R A J I T S A T H E

STYLIST SONALI T HAKUR

CHRISTIE’S, MUMBAITHE INDIA SALEDATE: 15 DECEMBER 2015UNDER THE HAMMER: UNTITLED (KRISHNA AND COW) (OIL ON CANVAS)ARTIST: MANJIT BAWAESTIMATE: ` 2.5-3 CRORES

(ONSIDE TABLE)

ANTIQUE HUKKASTAND,PRICE ONREQUEST, THEGREAT EASTERN

HOME; ‘RIO HAIRON’ SIDE TABLE(GREY), ` 32,000,INV HOME

‘MARGARET’ SOFA BYPAULA SOUSA, ` 4,10,814ONWARDS, MUNNA


ENAMELLED

BOX, ` 52,600,RAVISSANT

‘SANOBAR’TEA LIGHTHOLDER(LARGE), ` 4,750,ANANTAYA


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‘BLU

VASSHO& ` 7,MOO

‘SCIGHERA’ LOW TABLEBY PIERO LISSONI FORCASSINA

, `

95,850,POLTRONA FRAUGROUP DESIGN CENTRE

PHILLIPS, LONDONPHOTOGRAPHSDATE: 6 NOVEMBER 2015UNDER THE HAMMER: UNTITLED(MULHOLLAND), (CHROMOGENIC PRINT,2004, ONE IN A SERIES OF SIX)ARTIST: FLORIAN MAIER-AICHENESTIMATE: £30,000-50,000

C O U R T E S Y P H I L L I P S

‘BISON’ ARMCHAIRBY NENDO FORCAPPELLINI, ` 4,88,345,POLTRONA FRAU

GROUP DESIGN CENTRE

‘MIRAGE’ MIRRORBY TOKUJINYOSHIOKA, PRICEON REQUEST, LEMA

‘LARIO’ SOFA BYANTONIO CITTERIO,PRICE ON REQUEST,FLEXFORM

‘LAYERS’ CABINETBY NENDO, PRICE ONREQUEST, GLAS ITALIA

‘HALF CUT’ CHAMPAGNE COUPE(ROUND) AND WINE GLASS (DOME),

` 6,441 ONWARDS EACH, LEE BROOM

‘ORBE’ TABLE LAMP

BY PATRICK E NAGGARFOR VERONESE, ` 1,30,443 ONWARDS,SOURCES UNLIMITED

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BONHAMS, NEW YORK THE IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART SALE

DATE: 4 NOVEMBER 2015UNDER THE HAMMER: HELMET HEAD NO. 2,(BRONZE WITH BROWN AND BLACK PATINA, 1955,ONE IN A SERIES OF NINE)ARTIST: HENRY MOORE, OM, CHESTIMATE: $300,000-500,000

‘SOLARA’ WALL

SCULPTURE BY HOUSE,PRICE ON REQUEST,

THEHOUSEOFTHINGS.COM

‘OXFORD’

ARMCHAIR, ` 41,900,

MAC-BRUZÁE

C O U R T E S Y B O N H A M S

BRASS SIDE TABLE

BYANANTAYA, ` 61,990, KREA

MURANO HANDMADE

GLASS VASE INFUSED

WITH 24-CARAT

GOLD, ` 65,000

ONWARDS, SIMONE

‘WOODY’ LAMP

BY ALEX DAVIS,

` 35,000, INDISTORE

SILVER FLOWER

VASE WITH

GRANITE BASE,

` 25,900, RAVISSANT

‘BRONZE BUTLER’,

` 1,68,000, HOUSEOFRARO

‘OXYMORE’ BOOKCASEBY

XAVIER LUST, PRICE ON

REQUEST,DECASTELLI

‘FOLD’ SOFA BY VINCENZO

DE COTIIS, PRICE ON

REQUEST,BAXTER

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‘BUTTERFLY’ SOFA BY

PATRICIA URQUIOLA, PRICE

ON REQUEST, B&B ITALIA

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‘SCREEN' SYSTEM

BY GAMFRATESI

FOR CAPPELLINI,

` 2,32,600,

POLTRONA FRAU

GROUPDESIGN

CENTRE

‘MCLAREN’ ROUND

TABLE, ` 7,999,

URBANLADDER.COM

SPIRAL CANDLE

HOLDER, ` 6,200,

THE DESIGN

ARTIFACTS HAVEN

‘CAPSULA’ PENDANT

LAMPS BY LUCIE

KOLDOVA FOR BROKIS,

` 1,20,000 ONWARDS

EACH, LIGHTBOX

‘PORCELAIN

GINGER

POT’, ` 12,500,

MOONRIVER

SOTHEBY’S, NEW YORK THE COLLECTION OF A ALFREDTAUBMAN: MASTERWORKS

DATE: 4 NOVEMBER 2015UNDER THE HAMMER: UNTITLED XXI (1976)(OIL ON CANVAS)ARTIST: WILLEM DE KOONINGESTIMATE: $25-35 MILLION

‘GODARD WOOD’

CHAIR BY MATTEO

THUN & ANTONIO

RODRIGUEZ,

PRICE ON

REQUEST, BAXTER

‘BROOK’ POUFFE BY

TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA,

PRICE ON REQUEST,

MOROSO

‘ISSIMA’ VASES

BY SAM BARON,

` 8,732 ONWARDS

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O R K

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Loggiawood sliding panel

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NEWSFLASHENADESAI

A r oun d -u p o f e ve nt s, i d ea s , innov ation s an d n ame s to know r i g ht now

AGENDA

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If,sittinginourlivingrooms,weareabletoappreciatethemasterworksoftheworld’sgreatest architects, it’s thanks,inlarge part, toarchitecturalphotographers.UK-basedArcaidImagescuratestheir workandalsoconfers awardsontalentedpractitionersofthiscraft.Thisyear’sArcaidImagesArchitecturalPhotographyAwardswillbeannouncedattheWorldArchitecture Festival(WAF)inSingapore,whichwillbeheldfrom4-6November.Theworksofsomeofthemost renownedarchitects—suchasHeritanceKandalama( pictured )designedbylegendary SriLankanarchitectGeoffreyBawa—canbe seen inthe20gorgeousshortlistedphotographs.AttheWAF,theawardfortheWorldBuildingof theYearwill alsobehandedout toone oftheshortlistedfirmsthathave submittedtheirprojectsforconsideration.Fourofthepractices intherunningareIndian:SanjayPuriArchitects,AbinDesignStudio(bothAD50firms),ArkindArchitectsandEdificeConsultants.

arcaidawards.com;worldarchitecturefestival.com

IMAGEBUILDING

Melbourne-based architectural photographer TomRoe’s photo of Heritance Kandalama, a hotel inDambulla, Sri Lanka, is competing in the ‘Sense ofPlace’ category for the Arcaid Images ArchitecturalPhotographer of the Year award.

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WEARABLE SCULPTURES


For its 30th anniversary, London-based retailerand manufacturer SCP persuaded Cypriotlighting designer Michael Anastassiades todesign his first piece of furniture, as part of acollection titled ‘Sofa in Sight’. Exhibited at thisyear’s London Design Festival, the idea behindthe collection was to explore modernupholstery making. The ‘Rochester’ two-seaterdesigned by Anastassiades, has a high back andwhich create a small enclosure for the user, providingthem asmall amount of privacy within public environments.The sidetable next to the sofa is also an Anastassiadesdesign. scp.co.uk

SITTING PRETTY

Mumbai airport’s three-kilometre art walk at theT2 terminal nears completion almost a year afterits inauguration in January. Titled ‘Jaya He’, theart walk, curated by noted designer, scenographer

and Padma Bhushan award winner Rajeev Sethi,is arguably India’s largest public art initiative. Themost recent additions to it include new artworksnear the travelator on the east side and in theIndia Greets section—one of the six thematiccompositions at the art walk—as well asinstallations (made in collaboration with Sethi)for four baggage carousels by fashion designersRitu Kumar, Zandra Rhodes, Manish Arora, andthe NGO, the Mijwan Welfare Society.csia.in

TAKINGFLIGHT

Finding fluidity in metal and taking ideas from geometry, jewellerydesigner Suhani Parekh recently launched a new collection of ringstitled ‘Blueprint’ through her brand Misho. A trained artist fromUniversity of London’s Goldsmiths and part of interior designer andarchitect Ashiesh Shah’s design team, Parekh worked predominantlywith sculptures and installations till she started designing jewellery,which she regards as ‘wearable sculptures’. Inspired by the works ofConstantin Brâncusi, Isamu Noguchi, Naum Gabo, Paul Klee, and

Julio González, and the Bauhaus school of art that focused on formand material, Parekh designed a collection that is distinctly angular,geometric and architectural.mishodesigns.com

C O U R T E S Y

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THE ART OF THE ITALIAN STYLE FURNITURE SINCE 1916


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A recent entrant ontheMumbaidesignscene is MakeWhale—adesignstudio thatoffers customized 3D-printed productsandsolutions.FoundedbyMumbai residentSiddharthSah, thestudioworkswith a

variety ofmaterialsfrombasicplasticstometals,andcanconceptualizeandco-design productsif clients areunsureofwhat they want.MakeWhale usesindustrial-size 3Dmachines, as opposedtodesktopmachines, whicharemainly used

for prototyping.makewhale.com

DREAMS

N 3D

Independent Indian publishing raBooks, known for its handmade oksfeaturingexperimentaldesignsandcontent, islaunching itsmostambitious projectyet: BetweenMemoryandMuseum:ADialoguewithFolk andTribalArtists . This pioneering book,made

incollaborationwith 38extraordinaryfolkandtribalartists from across India,focusesontheidea of themuseum, particularly as seen bycommunities historicallyregardedasanthropological subjectsthemselves.Anexhibitionof limited editionartprintsby thepublisherswill beheld atMumbai’sArtisans’gallery from24-28November, followed byafilm screeningand thebook launch.tarabooks.com

THE ART

OF STORIES

On17September, at theRockefeller Plaza inNew York, auction houseChristie’ssoldFN Souza’s1955 oil-on-board, titled Birth , for $4,085,000,makingit the

mostexpensiveworksoldat anySouthAsianartauction andsetting theworldauctionrecordforthe category. christies.com

BIDBY BIDHEARS

TRAVEL

IN STYLERetracing French fashionhouseLouisVuitton’s journey from 1854 to thepresent, an exhibition titled ‘Volez,Voguez, Voyagez – Louis Vuitton’,will be on at the Grand Palais, Paris,from 4 December 2015 to 21 February2016. The exhibition is curated byfashion historian and director of thePalais Galliera, Olivier Saillard. RobertCarsen, the artistic director and setdesigner, has conceived the journey asa navigation through nine chapters,

opening with an antique malle (trunk).A section dedicated to craftsmanshipcloses the exhibition.louisvuitton.com


P H O T O : J U L I A H E T T A

(This picture and above)

The ‘Petite Malle’ which translates to ‘smalltrunk’, can be used either as a clutch or ashoulder bag. The poster for the exhibition.

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ASNAGHI INTERIORS‘GIGLIO’ARMCHAIR

WRITER S AMIRW ADEKAR

PORTFOLIO

ily

(Clockwise from top right)

OUT OF THE WOODWORK

A rendering of the ‘Giglio’ armchair along with thefinished piece. The hand-carved frame of the chair.The cutting and assembly

of the components. Asketch of the carved detailsof a piece of furniture fromthe Giglio collection.

You know you can count on a furniturecompany when it has been in the business fornearly a century. Founded in 1916 in Meda,Brianza, Asnaghi Interiors is a leading classicalItalian furniture-maker whose products havefurnished diplomatic embassies, presidentialresidences and even the palace of the king ofMalaysia, and the Kremlin in Russia. GianlucaAsnaghi explains, “The company hasmaintained a strong bond with the culturaland manufacturing traditions of the Brianzaregion, where it was founded. Our craftsmenproduce pieces by hand from the finest solidwood varieties, which are accurately finishedby our artisans.” The ‘Giglio’ armchair is partof a blue-grey-toned living room collectionconsisting of sofas, tables and soft furnishings.The hand-carved frame takes a singlecraftsman around 20 days to carve, and iscovered in a gold-coloured aluminium leaf—to best imitate the gleam of solid gold. Thechair and its sofa companion are upholsteredin a lustrous, hand-ruched silk cover. Thecustom design and personalization featuresattest to the adaptability of the company; eachpiece from this series can be made using an18-carat pure gold-leaf finish, which takes 30

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BAROVIER &TOSO‘TAIF’CHANDELIER

It’snotoften thatyou comeacrossaglassmaking family thathasbeenrecognizedbyGuinnessWorldRecords as theworld’soldest familyof glass-workers.TheBarovierfamilyhas beenmakingglasswaresince1295.

In 1936,theymergedwith fellowMurano-basedTosoglassmakersto formBarovier&Toso. In 1980,AngeloBarovierconceived thedesignof the ‘Taif’ chandelierfor the palaceofthe kingofSaudiArabia intheeponymouscity ofTa’if.Angeloreimagined the traditionalaesthetics andtechniquesof chandelier-making andemployed a series of subtractionsandreplacements forthedesign.Thebrand’straditional floralmotifswere eschewed infavourofa simpler formwithchrome-platedcandleholders andBohemiancrystaldrops. Ittakesonemasterblower andfourassistantsto

createa singlepiece,and a total of80hoursfrom furnacetoceiling.Though thecolourblackispart ofthetraditionalpalette inVenetianglassmaking,it hadneverbeenusedas thesolecolourfor a chandelier before this.WithMuraneseandVenetiandecorativeelements andover12 colour variations suchas violet, gold,redand liquidgreen, the ‘Taif’has nowbecomea bestsellerand anicon. Itisavailable in6,9, 12and 18bulbconfigurations. barovier.com


(Clockwise from left)

ALL LIT UP

The 12-bulb version ofthe ‘Taif’ chandelier. A

technical drawing ofthe lamp given to theglass blowers. Over400 components wereassembled to create the5.2-foot-tall chandelier,which weighs 55kilograms.


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ELLEDUE ARREDAMENTITABLES FROM THE SARAYA

GIORNO COLLECTION

When the heirs to a family of furniture-makerswith decades of artisanal experience form a

company, you can rest assured their productswill be designed with a refined aesthetic andthe finest quality. Elledue Arredamenti is athird-generation family-run companyfounded by the Lanzani family in 1972. TheSaraya collection, designed by Lebanon-bornarchitect Walid Flehian, is divided into threesegments: Bagno, Giorno and Notte. The‘T643’ dining table and ‘AT 649/L’ side table( pictured ) are part of the Saraya Giornosegment, which comprises living and diningroom furniture. Lead designer AlessandroLanzani reveals, “We wanted to present piecesthat balanced classical aesthetics with modernforms and materials. We felt that this wouldwork well with younger clients who are waryof traditional interiors and extravagantfurniture.” The separate sections of the metallegs are moulded and cast at the company’sfoundry. The multiple segments of the leg arewelded together before the surface finish isapplied; one can opt for either bronze, nickel,chrome, or gold. The Saraya collectionexemplifies Elledue Arredamenti’s philosophyof making ‘avant-garde classics’.elleduearredamenti.com

(Clockwise from top left)

SUPPORT SYSTEM

The ‘T643’ dining table hasa light Emperador marbletop; the ‘AT 649/L’ side tablehas a lacquered top andbase. A preliminary sketchfor the dining table. The

casting, manufacturing andassembly of the legs at thecompany’s foundry. The legsin different metallic finishes.


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Amit Bhosale brought a fresh, new

perspective to India’s real-estate

market when he took the reins of the

ABIL Group from his father. After

completing his Masters in Hospitality

Management from the elite Les

Roches International School of Hotel

Management, Switzerland and the

Owner/President Management

Programme from Harvard Business

School, he decided to take luxury

living to the next level by developing

prime locations with buildings that

combined contemporary architecture,

resplendent interiors and state-of-the-

art amenities.

Within a short period, ABIL, under

Amit Bhosale’s leadership,

transformed the skyline of Pune with

projects like the Verde Residence

Collection, Castel Royale Towers, God’s

Grace, Avaanti Residences andPremium Commercial Spaces, God’s

Blessings—the city’s first 100m tall

tower, and Megapolis.

The company also forayed into the

development of luxury five-star hotels

that arefine examples of art, architecture and design. For

instance, The St. Regis Hotel, Mumbai has been designed as

per The St. Regis legacy of uncompromising elegance.

While the lobby mural by artist Iranna GR was specially

commissioned by the hotel to depict nuances of Mumbai,

the 75 paintings and sculptures by SH Raza, MF Husain, NS

Bendre, Jogen Chowdhury and Paresh Maity among

others, make this hotel an art connoisseur’s paradise. The

Westin, Pune is another representation of ABIL’s

brilliance. The shape of the building and the 20-metre

gateway with Arzan Khamabatta sculptures make

this property stand out against the other buildings in

the vicinity.

With a luxury project underway in partnership with

Versace Home at Hughes Road, Mumbai, and plans to

develop several properties, Amit Bhosale is taking the

ABIL Group to an all-new echelon of excellence.

Meet Amit Bhosale, managing director of ABIL,

The Avinash Bhosale Group—a luxury real-

estate company that’s transforming urban

lifestyles by building state-of-the-art five star

hotels and residences

BUILDING

LUXURY

“I believe that art shouldcomplement the interiors of

a space. When we start

designing projects, we alwaystry to incorporate ideas

seen internationally.”-Amit Bhosale, managing

director of the ABIL Group

Verde Residence Collection, Kalyani Nagar, Pune

Castel Royale Grande, BhosaleNagar Extn, Pune

The St. Regis Hotel Bar, Lower Parel, Mumbai


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OPERA CONTEMPORARY

‘BUTTERFLY’ BED

Since 1886, classical furniture-maker AngeloCappellini & C has been creating designs in

the European styles of Louis XV, Regency,Empire and Biedermeier. Its OperaContemporary division was established in2010 to manufacture modern furniture with asubtle design aesthetic. Stefano Zecca, thebrand manager of the company and memberof the Cappellini family, states: “OperaContemporary draws its energy from the

values of tradition and targets a sophisticatedaudience by offering high-quality productswith refined details and forms that hint at thepast.” Design duo Alessandro Castello andMaria Antonietta Lagravinese, from StudioCastello Lagravinese (which helms the artistic

direction for the division), have designed themajestic ‘Butterfly’ bed. It is named for thewing-shaped capitonné (type of upholstery)headboard which is made using a singlelength of fabric (3.6 metres). Of the sevenartisans who create the bed, two areresponsible for the detailed upholstery. Thebed is available in two variations—one withstorage space, and the other featuringexposedoakwood legs. operacontemporary.com


(Clockwise from top left)

WING TIPS

Sketches for the ‘Butterfly’ bed.The tufting of the headboard and

the manufacturing of the bed’sframe. The variation of the bedwith exposed oak wood legs.


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OYSTER PERPETUALYACHT-MASTER,

ROLEX

TOMMY HILFIGER, FASHION DESIGNER

P H O T O : S A K I S L A L A S

WATCH EDITOR RISHNA SHAH

Find out what makes these creative minds tick

CLASSICFUSIONENAMEL

BRITTO,HUBLOT

ROMERO BRITTO, ARTIST


PAYAL KHANDWALA, ARTIST AND FASHION DESIGNER

DEVILLE,OMEGA

INDULGE

CALVIN KLEIN CLASSIC,

CALVIN KLEIN

BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI, ARTIST

Brazilian artist Romero Britto was invitedto collaborate with the Swiss horologersand recreate his colourful acrylic artwork.Inspired by the pop art and cubistmovements, Britto’s forms came to lifeon the watch dial with the century-oldtechniques of champlevé and grand feuenamelling. “I love the elegance andmodernity of Hublot watches,” says theartist. “You can wear them anytime,with anything.”

Established over a century ago, Omegahas maintained strong ties with space

exploration, the Olympics and the James Bond franchise over the years.The brand’s watches are also popular as vintage collectibles; and creativemastermind Payal Khandwala is onesuch collector. “I adore vintage watches,”she says. “One of my favourites is a‘De Ville’ automatic watch from the1970s that has a day-date window inSpanish.” Khandwala bought herson eBay five years ago.

When the American designer isn’t wearingone of his own designs, you might just catchhim wearing a Rolex. Pioneered for sailingthe seas luxuriously, and swimming todepths of 100 metres, the watch has abi-directional rotating bezel that can helptrack elapsed time. “I just love the classicblue rim around the dial,” he says, referringto this two-tone novelty.

“I have a couple of watches from CalvinKlein,” says artist Bose Krishnamachari.

“I like the black and white in this one,the precise and sharp hour markersand the extreme minimalism,” hesays of the Classic, adding, “I usuallylike designs in extremity—minimalismjuxtaposed with maximalism.” TheAmerican label has been known forproducing fashion-forward timepiecessince 1997, which it does at affordableprice points, which is what piquedKrishnamachari’s interest.


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With art deco influences, this geometricmodel was the first pick for Raseel Gujral,founder of Casa Paradox. “I’m a watch loverand a diehard Franck Muller fan,” sheadmits, often choosing for her husband aswell. Her version of the ‘Master Square’ isstudded with diamonds and fitted with aluxurious green leather strap, as Gujralenjoys experimenting with colour.

With three counters ondial, this sporty retrograhas a graphic interface tis complemented by itschocolate leather strapstitched edging. “I wasgifted this watch by a dfriend who was travelliabroad,” says the Keralbased contemporary arand filmmaker. “I don’t

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SUDARSHANSHETTYOna warehouse rooftopinBhiwandi,Mumbai,SudarshanShettyisbuildinghisnext bigartwork.Entrustedwiththeresponsibilityofcuratingthe2016editionoftheKochi-Muziris Biennale(KMB),Shetty iscurrentlyafavouriteontheIndianartcircuit.Buthereontherooftop,helosesthecurator’shatand becomesanartist.A woodenhaveli,withwobblymouldingson itspillars, isunderconstruction.AskShettyabout itssignificanceandhevaguelyrepliesthatit“concernsthe

perspective

performative aspects within the makingof objects”.For an artwork that is to be displayed at

the National Gallery of Modern Art, NewDelhi, from 15 January, 2016, the vagueness isa bit scary. But a peek into the attic of hisChembur studio—stocked with lamps,porcelain vases, metal figurines, all ChorBazaar discoveries—clears up doubts. Aregular flea-market visitor, he says, “There aremany places and people I know and meet inChor Bazaar, who occasionally lead me to

ideas for my work.” His artistic process relies onsuch discoveries, “It’s like a chain of events.One thing leads to another to open up evenmore challenges.”

Currently, the Biennale team hastaken refuge in his studio; desks for consultantshave been added on one end of a long tablescattered with reading material. Shetty wantsto expand the scope of KMB, to includemusicians, dancers and activists. It is throughthese meetings that he hopes to discover theevent’s overarching theme.


TREASURE HUNT

Taj Mahal , an artwork by Shetty standson the long desk in his studio; a vasefrom the Every Broken Moment, Pieceby Piece series rests on a table in thecorner. An Untitled work by Shetty.The work-in-progress sculpture thatwill be exhibited in January 2016.

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SHILPA GUPTATrytodrawthe map ofyourcountryon a blank sheet ofpaper. Canyou make theright indents,orevenoutline itsshapeaccurately?The very bordersthat countriesbuildarmies todefendareimpossibleforanaveragecivilianto plotonpaper. What if thesuitcases wearewarnedabout throughnumerousannouncementsat train stationsandairportscame dressedinwhite clothwith thewords, ‘Thereis

noexplosive inthis’? Wouldthedisclaimermake it less suspicious?Theseare questionsthat puzzle artist ShilpaGupta.

Athernewstudio inBandra,Mumbai, designedby herhusband,RajivSaini,shetries to gaugemyreactionto theseweightyissues.Whenaskedwhy most ofherworkrevolvesaroundnation,identity, religionandsocial conditions,Gupta replies,“I amconstantly drawnto howobjects get defined,andfindmyselflookingatzoneswherethesedefinitionsareplayedout, be itborderlines, labels or ideas of censorship andsecurity.”

It’sonly been a fewweeks sinceGuptamoved into this studio,locatednext toSaini’s office ina 1920sbuilding. Herartworksliescattered around; a bigballofvery neatlywoundup seatbelts(Untitled ) commandscentrestagewhiletheembroidered Starson

Flagsof theWorld waitsto beunwrapped. Thestillness of thespacewill disappear ina fewmonths, Guptapromises.Whilemost ofherworks aredevelopedon-site, this isher ideatingpad, wheresheimagineshow they will bedisplayed. “The wallswillbe filledwithholes and marks,but right now I amscaredtodrill that firsthole,” shesays.

perspective

(From top right)

MINIMALIST EDGE

Shilpa Gupta in a verandah-like space in her studio, which willbe her main workstation. A few artworks lie scattered in thestudio—Eye Test series (centre), Untitled (in the foreground),There is No Explosive in This, an interactive installation andseries of photographs, and Stars on Flags of the World(leaning against the wall).



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RavinderReddy works on a clay model that will beusedto makea fibreglass sculpture. The 36-foot-tall scaffolding.A work-in-progress gilded headand a fibreglass sculpture.

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RAVINDER REDDY Ravinder Reddy’s golden-skinned, wide-eyed beauties, with their sharp noses andthick lips are perhaps the most instantlyrecognizable Indian artworks of recenttimes. These colossal fibreglass heads awe viewers with their size and unblinking eyes,but Reddy remains unfazed by theirgrandiosity. In Madhurawada, on theoutskirts of Visakhapatnam, he has carvedout a slice of solitude.

A 36-foot-tall scaffolding greets you atthe entrance to Reddy’s studio. Parts of awoman’s fibreglass head lie scatteredbeneath it; pieces of the artist’s dreamproject. A few years ago, the DelhiDevelopment Authority (DDA) invited thecountry’s top contemporary artists to comeup with ideas for a permanent installation.Reddy proposed creating a 21-foot-tallfemale head carrying a 9-foot-tall stack ofbaggage—to reflect the city’s migrationproblems. “I haven’t heard from the DDA, Ipresume they dropped the idea. But since Ihad thought of it, I couldn’t not make it,”

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perspective

ATUL DODIYA Atul Dodiya has built an enormous studiofor himself in the business district ofGhatkopar in Mumbai. The building it islocated in primarily houses small financialfirms or start-ups. But take the elevator tothe seventh floor and beyond a tall irondoor, is a light-filled 8,000-square-footwhite cube. The first thing that strikes youabout the space—designed by Dodiya’sfriend and architect, Sen Kapadia—is that it’simpeccably neat. “I like to be able to see

everything at once when I am working,”Dodiya explains.Adding pops of colour to this otherwise

monochromatic space are Dodiya’sartworks, and trolleys stacked with ceramicpickle jars filled with brushes and paints—spray cans, oil paints, watercolours andenamel paints. The generous space allowshim to work simultaneously on two orthree projects.

“I am quite at ease to shift from, say,subtle watercolours to painting with

industrial enamel paint on a heavy metalshutter.” Dodiya’s work with metal shuttersin 2001 for the Tate Modern put him on theinternational map, and his recent wooden-cabinet installations (‘7000 Museums: AProject for the Republic of India’) at DrBhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum wasquite a hit. Paint, though, is his favouritemedium. “As a young boy, I could draw welland observed the surroundings minutely;for that obvious reason, it became my firstlove,” he says.

(From this picture)

WHITE SPACE

Atul Dodiya in his studio. On the deskis the photograph that inspired his

painting Police crackdown, Bombay,9th July, 1930.


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REENA SAINI KALLAT Sitting at her desk in her Bandra studio, in Mumbai, Reena SainiKallat writes, on thin strips of butter paper, about her newestcreation—the “Sun-poe”, a cross between two birds, the hoopoeand the Cinnyris osea. The latter, also known as the Palestine sunbird,ruffled the feathers of the Israelis, who demanded that the bird berenamed if it was to be chosen as the country’s national bird. When

that didn’t work, Israel selected another bird instead: the hoopoe. Inher rented studio of seven years, Reena writes about how natureoften unwittingly finds itself in the midst of human conflict.

The subject of coexistence has occupied her for over a decade,and her latest work, a series titled ‘Hyphenated Lives’, is areimagining of mutations within the natural world. Here, newhypothetical cross-bred species of birds, animals, trees and flowers—otherwise foregrounded as various countries’ national symbols—arecombined to symbolically unify the nations they represent.

Next up are an outdoor text-based work forming a zebracrossing, a photo-piece, and some new drawings for upcomingprojects in New Delhi, China and America. A chunk of Reena’stime is also dedicated to monitoring the construction of a studio in

Byculla, which she will share with her husband Jitish. Rajiv Saini,Reena’s brother, had initially come up with a basic plan for thestudio, but due to repeated run-ins with the BMC over theproperty, Jitish and Reena decided to keep things simple and settledfor a no-frills design. The run-ins, however, still continue, forcingReena to lead a hyphenated life, in-between studios.

(From top right)

MIDDLE GROUND

Reena Saini Kallat in her Bandra studio; Saline Notations (Echoes),digital print on Hahnemühle photo rag archival paper and PaperMachine are visible in the frame. The Rio Grande River and Oak-Palm from the Hyphenated Lives series are stacked on the left.



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WiththenewestJamesBondfilmSpectre , soon intheatres, production designer Dennis Gassner gives exclusive inputs

onthecutting-edgesetsbuiltfortheMI6agent’slifeonscreenWRITER T YREL RODRICKS

perspective

The James Bond effect contends that your first JamesBond is usuallyyour favourite. Of the six (official) Bonds, SeanConnery, RogerMoore, Pierce Brosnanand Daniel Craig share the bulk of fans.

And yet, there aremenwho’ve contributed just as much forqueen and country—even if not in front of the camera. Menwho operate in theshadows (or behind the scenes) to create the worlds that we’ve come to knowand love. We’re talking, of course, about the production designers, likeSir KenAdam, Peter Lamont and Dennis Gassner. If you’ve ever beenthrilled, surprisedor simply entertained by the sets and locations in a Bond film, chances are

you’ve appreciated their work.See Adam’s use of architect John Lautner’s iconic ElrodHouse in PalmSprings in Diamonds are Forever ; or the arachnid-inspired submersible lair in The

Spy Who Loved Me . Or Lamont’scolourful choice of Udaipur’s grand LakePalace(Octopussy ), and the monumental Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico(GoldenEye ). Or, more recently, Gassner’s use of Auer+Weber’s ParanalResidencia hotel in Chile (Quantum of Solace ).

Gassner, production designer for the Bond movies sinceQuantum, spoketo AD in a cryptic interview (no spoilers!) about the latestfilm Spectre ,whichisset to be released in India on 20 November. “It’s a continuation of the historyof the Bond films. It’s a journey that takes JamesBond to a place that we >


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