Art, architecture and travel in India
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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Singapore's colourful new Indian Heritage Centre mixes history and modernity
By Daven Wu Last updated
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An experimental home near New Delhi offers a new template for Indian housing
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Copenhagen exhibition explores the work of Indian architect Anupama Kundoo
‘The Architect's Studio: Anupama Kundoo' – a dedicated show on the Indian architect's work – opens at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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17 designers and artists reinterpret Dior's ‘Medallion’ chair
The Dior ‘Medallion’ chair project marks the French maison's most significant presence at Milan’s Salone del Mobile to date
By Nick Vinson - Art Direction Last updated
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India Mahdavi redesigns Dior’s iconic J’adore perfume bottle
Designer India Mahdavi has collaborated with Dior on a limited-edition range of J’adore perfume bottles, handcrafted by Murano artisans
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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Noor Architects explores architecture and the metaverse
Noor Architects joins the metaverse with a virtual architecture studio and ‘post-architectural’ explorations
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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A legacy of Bangladeshi architecture on show at the Dhaka Art Summit
By Nick Compton Last updated
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Kanan Modi Associates, India: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2022
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Today, we welcome India's Kanan Modi Associates to our 2022 list
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Bharti Kher exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, New York
By Marina Cashdan Last updated
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India’s Mud House bridges traditional crafts, modern design and sustainable architecture
Emerging practice Sketch Design Studio has completed Mud House, a sensitive Rajasthan home made of mud
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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India Mahdavi interprets Josef Frank’s legacy at Svenskt Tenn
Stockholm Design Week 2022: India Mahdavi and Svenskt Tenn present ‘Frankly Yours’ (until 23 October 2022), an exhibition juxtaposing the company’s iconic prints with Mahdavi’s visual language
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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This multigenerational Indian home is an art-filled contemporary abode
The multigenerational SN House in New Delhi features contemporary interiors by Rajiv Saini
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Contemporary Chandigarh house balances minimalism and warmth
Residence 145 by Charged Voids is a new contemporary Chandigarh house
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Peppermint is an Indian design hotel with a modern bent and an alluring price tag
By Apphia Michael Last updated
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Artist’s Palate: Shilpa Gupta’s recipe for methi thepla
‘This simple homemade bread is my childhood favourite comfort food,’ says Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta of her methi thepla recipe for this month’s Artist’s Palate feature, a Wallpaper* homage to our favourite contemporary art
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Metal screen protects this Bengaluru home by Kumar La Noce
Kumar La Noce designs JP House, a metal screen-clad, multigenerational home in Bengaluru, India
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Indian kitchen utensils revisited with a contemporary aesthetic
Designers Nikita Bhate and Pascal Hien present SĀR, a new brand of sculptural everyday objects inspired by Indian rituals and cooking traditions
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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ZegnArt enlists Reena Kallat to create a site-specific artwork in Mumbai
By JJ Martin Last updated
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Wallpaper* assembles India’s leading architects
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Eco-conscious Indian retreat sits sensitively within a nature reserve
Set in Rajasthan, eco-conscious wildlife retreat RAAS Chhatrasagar, sits sensitively on the edge of an artificial lake
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Anupama Kundoo and the architecture of happiness
From craft-inspired baked kiln homes to comforting jali-walled classrooms, architect Anupama Kundoo explores groundbreaking techniques to design happiness-inducing buildings for every context. She talks with writer and trained architect Shumi Bose about design for contented living
By Shumi Bose Last updated
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Flexible artists’ retreat in Mumbai Bay is a balm for busy minds
India-based Architecture Brio creates an artists’ retreat in an idyllic coconut grove in Mumbai Bay
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Inside collector Shalini Passi’s New Delhi home
By Caroline Young Last updated
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A modern Indian temple's architecture is tailored to the needs of its community
An Indian temple’s simple, open design puts its users first, as created by architects Abin Design Studio for the city of Bansberia's local community
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Understated luxury: Rajiv Saini composes the perfect Indian weekend retreat
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Global modernism descends on a distinctive house in Kolkata
In the summer of 2006 (W*89), Wallpaper* was welcomed to the neighbourhood of Alipore in Kolkata, where Delhi-based architect Abhimanyu Dalal and Mumbai-based interior designer Pinakin Patel rendered their international influence into a new house, with a dusky palette of grey granite, lapis lazuli and walnut panelling
By Paul McCann Last updated
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Touch and glow: a token of Lord Shiva informs the ‘Monolith’ table lamp
For Wallpaper* Handmade X, Indian studio Paul Matter and Belgian natural stone manufacturer Van Den Weghe produce a lamp with ‘calming and meditative’ energy
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated