Sonam Kapoor Instagram – In her search for maximalist cocooning, Kapoor (@sonamkapoor) sought out artisans and designers away from the madding crowd and it is exactly this touch of the esoteric that sets her home apart. “I know some of my contemporaries will find my taste too grown-up,” she reflects, “but my approach was twofold: firstly, I would like to be an ambassador for Indian decorative arts, and secondly, I wanted to emulate, with a fresh slant, the houses I grew up in.”
Over the course of a year, aunt and niece took on the 7,500-square-foot space and began a process of layering to give the impression of a home lived in for generations. Draping a vast window with waterfalls of butter-yellow silk drew the eye to the scale of the living space while durries by From Jaipur with Love brought a cleansing zing to the rich palette. The renowned Jaipur-based fresco artist Vikas Soni (@vikkasotheartist) was brought in to hand-paint the walls, glorious gold-embroidered cushions were restored in Lucknow by Max Modesti (@max.modesti) of Les Ateliers 2M (@2m_ateliers), and heirloom Kashmiri Jamawar shawls found space in the living room. “I am the fourth-generation of women in love with the crafts of India; this home is as much a celebration of them as our personal space; and beyond them, beyond me, all those nameless artisans who have worked on every single thread, tile, brushstroke that makes this space so very beautiful. It is a love song to them.”
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CREDITS
Writer: Cosmo Brockway (@cosmobrockway)
Photographer: Björn Wallander (@bjornwallander)
Styling: Nikhil Mansata (@nikhilmansata)
Creative Direction: Dhun Cordo (@dhuncordo) and Nikhil Mansata (@nikhilmansata) Interior Styling: Samir Wadekar (@sam_wade11)
Visuals Editor: Harshita Nayyar (@harshitanayyar_)
Fashion Assistant: Roshni Sukhlecha (@roshnisukhlecha) Hair: Hiral Bhatia (@bbhiral)
Make-up: Namrata Soni (@namratasoni)
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