Original Text by Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Edited by Ariane Shah
Shalini Passi’s Artwork-Crammed Sanctuary
Shalini Passi, her husband Sanjay, and son Robin, dwell in a sweeping curve of a house in New Delhi’s posh Golf Hyperlinks neighbourhood. The home, formed like a mild boomerang, overlooks the 220 rolling, bucolic acres of the Delhi Golf Membership; on some days you possibly can even hear the whack of a Callaway on the eighth tee. Shalini’s home, nevertheless, is something however bucolic—as a substitute it’s astonishing, stuffed, as it’s, with artwork from flooring to ceiling. There are work, video artwork, sculptures, installations, Fornasetti bureaus, Gio Ponti tchotchkes, gilt wooden mirrors, étagère bookshelves, and a lot extra. It’s a rare assortment by any requirements—and a sworn statement to the near-magpie-like intuition of this very curious, voracious collector.
The home is made for artwork. Its cathedral-like central area has gentle pouring by huge, nearly sculptural glass home windows that additionally completely body the works within the backyard. From the staircases to the loos, every aspect of this residence has been crafted with artwork in thoughts. Much more inspiring is the vary of mediums used within the artworks all through the home—be it oil-on-canvas, nickel, steel discs, gentle packing containers, inkjet print, brass utensils, or bindis, amongst many others. And there’s humour too—the Shilpa Gupta video work within the visitor rest room is a revelation. It’s startling to say the very least, however then, that’s the goal of artwork—to startle, and to query the established order.
Original Text by Nikhil Khanna, Edited by Ariane Shah
Sonakshi Sinha’s Earthen-Toned Retreat
“I at all times dreamed of getting my very own home,” says Sonakshi Sinha, beaming with pleasure at having fulfilled an aspiration so ubiquitous to these within the Most Metropolis. We’re in her lounge, gazing out on the water, the Bandra-Worli Sea Hyperlink within the distance. “I typically heard my dad speak about how particular his first home was, which he purchased along with his personal cash when he moved to Bombay to turn into an actor. He nonetheless talks about it, and he nonetheless really has it! So that is it. Right here we’re at this time, a really fulfilled dream of mine,” she concludes. This dream of hers takes the form of a sprawling 4,000-square-foot condominium, full with wraparound terraces and breathtaking views of the town and sea on both facet.
