In a first, the editors-in-chief of the global editions of AD open their doors to their own homes. From Luca Dini's postcard-pretty farmhouse in the Tuscan countryside and Beryl Hsu's flower-filled apartment in Beijing to AD India's very own Greg Foster's Mumbai studio, this issue offers a glimpse into the personal spaces of some of AD's most celebrated faces and explores the realness of family life and the new reality of working from home. Also expect The Kitchen Report - AD's highly anticipated feature with inspiration for kitchen redesign and the hottest trends in kitchen decor, hardware and gadgets.

Architectural Digest India

LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS

CONTRIBUTERS

OCTOBER NOVEMBER

MAGIC CARPETS • A RARE FORM OF EMBROIDERY IS THE BASE FOR A NEW COLLECTION OF RUGS FROM HERMÈS, DESIGNED BY GIANPAOLO PAGNI AND CRAFTED IN MUMBAI BY LES ATELIERS 2M

A NAGA STORY • ASHIESH SHAH TURNS A TRADITIONAL RAINCOAT BY HEIRLOOM NAGA INTO A CLOAK FOR HIS NEW CHAIR

SHADES OF CHANGE • THE FENDI CASA 2020 COLLECTION, WHICH WOULD HAVE DEBUTED AT SALONE DEL MOBILE, SEES ITS MOST ICONIC DESIGNS REIMAGINED IN BOLD MONOTONES

SOUL FOOD • LONDON-BASED DESIGNER PRIYA AHLUWALIA CAPTURES THE DELICIOUS DIVERSITY OF SOUTHALL IN HER NEW BOOK, JALEBI

SHANGHAI HOUSE • THE AD CHINA TEAM COMMISSIONED INTERIOR DESIGNER ANDRÉ FU TO DESIGN A POP-UP APARTMENT OPEN TO EVERYONE

BERLIN DIARIES • TAKING A BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, JAGDIP JAGPAL VISITS GERMANY’S ART CAPITAL IN SEARCH OF OLD FRIENDS AND NEW WORKS BY OLAFUR ELIASSON AND SAJAN MANI, AMONG OTHERS

THE NEW GLAMP • STUDIO LOTUS AND PRINTMAKER DHVANI BEHL BRING THE WILDERNESS RIGHT INTO THE TENTS AT RAAS CHHATRASAGAR

IN FULL BLOOM • Colourful sprays of wildflowers, handcrafted designs, and signature prints define Good Earth’s latest festive collection, Puṣp.añjali, which brings the beauty and colours of the natural universe of flowers into your homes in myriad ways

INDIAN LUXURY TAKES CENTRESTAGE • With a design aesthetic that is deeply rooted in India’s oldest traditions yet suited to modern sensibilities, Svasa Homes, Basavanagudi, a residential project in Bengaluru, is redefining conventional notions of luxury living

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FIFTY SHADES OF GREIGE

THE EDITORS’ DESKS

ROLL CALL • INTRODUCING OUR NEW CONTRIBUTING EDITORS. THE CLEVER TASTEMAKERS WE RELY ON FOR INSIDER INSIGHT. FROM NEW YORK TO VENICE AND MUMBAI TO DELHI, WE DRESSED THEM ALL IN GUCCI FOR THEIR FIRST DAY AT WORK

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROOMS IN THE WORLD • PORTFOLIO THE WORLD OF AD

ENRIC PASTOR IS OUR AMIGO IN MADRID. HIS NEWLY REFURBISHED APARTMENT IS CHIC AND SUNNY, WHICH IS EXACTLY HOW EVERYONE DESCRIBES THE PAGES OF AD ESPAÑA. MI CASA ES SU CASA, HE WRITES

WITH OVER 20,000 VOLUMES, THE PERSONAL LIBRARY OF AD GERMANY EDITOR OLIVER JAHN IS SPREAD THROUGHOUT HIS MUNICH APARTMENT, ADDING CHARACTER AND PATINA IN EQUAL MEASURE

BONJOUR, MARIE! THE EDITOR OF AD FRANCE, MARIE KALT, TAKES US ON A PETIT TOUR OF A QUIETER SIDE OF PARIS AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, FROM THE JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG, TO THE CONDÉ NAST FRANCE OFFICES AND A RARE GLIMPSE OF CHEZ ELLE

WATERFALL MILL IS THE NAME OF LUCA DINI’S IMPOSSIBLY PRETTY WEEKEND HOME IN THE MARCHE REGION OF ITALY. CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REFURBISHMENT, AD ITALIA–STYLE, IT WILL MARRY THE CONTEMPORARY WITH THE COUNTRY IN THE TINY VILLAGE WHERE HE GREW UP

我的家 BERYL HSU INDULGES A NEW PASSION FOR SCULPTURES BOTANICAL AND FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS AS SHE SPENDS LOCKDOWN IN SHANGHAI

THE ADVENTURES OF MINI AND MOUSE IN DUBAI. TALIB CHOUDHRY, THE EDITOR OF AD MIDDLE EAST, EXPLORES CORNERS OF HIS HOME THROUGH A SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF HIS ADORABLE CATS

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