End 2020 on the right note as AD India celebrates Christmas with a special collaboration between AD, a designer and a brand partner to design the AD Christmas tree which will be displayed at a luxury location. Also expect a Christmas special gift guide featuring contemporary design brands inspired by the carol, Twelve Days of Christmas. And that's not all... Get a lowdown on the latest news from the design world, a round-up of the coolest new products and a peek into the most stunning interiors.

Architectural Digest India

THE ERA OF HOME

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FRESH IDLI • THE MUCH-LOVED JAIPUR FASHION AND HOMEWARE BOUTIQUE IDLI HAS A NEW HOME DESIGNED BY FOUNDER THIERRY JOURNO

AD100 TROPHY • FOR 2020, CASE DESIGN TWEAKS THE PROPORTIONS OF OUR SIGNATURE TROPHY INTO A TALLER, SLIMMER AVATAR AND ADDS A JOLT OF BLUE. LOVE IT.

ART DE LA TABLE • THE HOMEWARE EDIT AT LE MILL’S NEW ONLINE STORE IS A CRISP CURATION OF LOCAL, DESIGN-FORWARD FURNITURE AND OBJECTS

COROMANDEL WALLS • THE LATEST COLLECTION OF WALL COVERINGS FROM DE GOURNAY WERE HAND-EMBROIDERED IN INDIA AND ARE INSPIRED BY THE APARTMENT OF COCO CHANEL

THAT’S SO WES • A CULT-STATUS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT SHOWCASING IMAGES THAT LOOK LIKE THEY COULD BE STILLS FROM A WES ANDERSON MOVIE IS NOW A COFFEE-TABLE BOOK

LAYERED DESIGN • THE CLASSIC PROPORTIONS OF THE ICONIC ROYAL OAK ARE REIMAGINED BY AUDEMARS PIGUET INTO A MORE SCULPTURAL FORM, CRAFTED IN FROSTED GOLD

SILVER LINING • KALYANI SAHA OPENS A NEW BOUTIQUE IN DELHI FOR HER FINE SILVERWARE BRAND, REZON

READY-TO-WALLPAPER • THE LATEST COLLECTION FROM GUCCI DÉCOR REINVENTS PRINTS FROM THE FASHION HOUSE’S ARCHIVES INTO VINTAGE-LIKE HOMEWARE

LADY BHARTI • DIOR COLLABORATES WITH BHARTI KHER ON A HANDBAG EMBLAZONED WITH THE ARTIST’S SIGNATURE BINDIS

EVOCATIVE • BIDRI METALWORK GOES GLOBAL AT EVOKE LONDON, A NEW STORE THAT CELEBRATES CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM INDIA AND AFRICA

HAUTE CUSHIONS • FASHION DESIGNER PETER COPPING FUSES TASSELS, BROCADES AND EMBROIDERY INTO A NEW COLLECTION OF LUXE, SUPER-SOFT FURNISHINGS

THE TORCHBEARERS • A CHANGE IN NAME HERALDS NEW MANAGEMENT AND A FRESH BURST OF LIFE FOR ONE OF INDIAN ARCHITECTURE’S MOST INFLUENTIAL FIRMS. HELLO, TALATI AND PARTNERS

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CHRISTMAS SPARKLE • Maximiliano Modesti and Nazneen Jehangir collaborate for a second year to create the AD wreath. This time, it comes alive with glistening berries and a flock of birds

WRAP UNWRAP • WHAT DID YOU GET ME? STYLIST PRIYANKA SHAH ATTEMPTS TO CLOAK INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE SILHOUETTES IN OUR FAVOURITE WALLPAPERS AND TEXTILES. AT LEAST PRETEND TO BE SURPRISED

JAY MEHTA • ATOP AN ELEGANT BUILDING OWNED BY ENTREPRENEUR AND ART COLLECTOR JAY MEHTA IS A CRISP WOODEN BOX DESIGNED BY CHANNA DASWATTE, THE SRI LANKAN ARCHITECT WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GEOFFREY BAWA TRUST. WITH UNRIVALLED SKYLINE AND SEA VIEWS, IT IS THE PROVERBIAL CHERRY ON THE TOP OF MALABAR HILL IN MUMBAI

ANDRÉ FU • The superstar designer’s Hong Kong apartment makes a compelling case for the slow life in a fast city

DAVID ABRAHAM • DAVID ABRAHAM AND HIS PARTNER KEVIN NIGLI LIVE IN A SUPER-CHIC COURTYARD HOUSE WITH A DISTINCTLY SRI LANKAN VIBE BUT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF DELHI. DESIGNED FOR ENTERTAINING FRIENDS IN A SERIES OF NOOKS, THE HOME IS DRIPPING IN THE TEXTILES FOR WHICH THE FASHION DESIGNER IS KNOWN

ASHISH GUPTA • ON A QUIET WEST LONDON STREET, FASHION DESIGNER ASHISH GUPTA’S VIVID HOME CATERS TO HIS ESCAPIST FANTASIES

DIANA KELLOGG • DIANA KELLOGG THE NEW YORK BASED ARCHITECT BRIDGES THE GAPS OF GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE AND LANGUAGE TO BUILD A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN THE MYSTIC DESERTS OF JAISALMER. WELCOME TO THE RAJKUMARI RATNAVATI GIRLS SCHOOL

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