These women designers are drawn to bold colours, striking patterns and objets d'art, creating interiors that revel in the joy of excess.
Björn WallanderBjörn WallanderA true doyenne of maximalist design, AD100 designer Kavita Singh began her career over three decades ago, when she founded her namesake brand of home decor.
She collaborated with her niece, Sonam Kapoor, to bring the maximalist vision of Kapoor's Mumbai home to life.
“Besides my nani, my aunt Kavita Singh has been the main voice within these walls, alongside my own,” says Kapoor.
The pair threw themselves into transforming the contemporary blank canvas into, in Singh’s words, “the homage to Indian craftsmanship that my niece has been imagining for a long time”.
Forget playing it safe. These women designers are drawn to bold colours, striking patterns and objets d'art, creating interiors that revel in the joy of excess. From Kavita Singh, who brought Sonam Kapoor’s opulent Mumbai home to life, to French designer Marie-Anne Oudejans, whose many designs in Jaipur have an identity all their own, here are seven women leading the vanguard of maximalist design in India:
Kavita Singh
Sonam Kapoor in the living room of her Mumbai home with her aunt Kavita Singh, who collaborated with the actor to design the home. Björn Wallander
Björn Wallander
A true doyenne of maximalist design, AD100 designer Kavita Singh began her career over three decades ago, when she founded her namesake brand of home decor. What began as a humble brand soon grew into a thriving practice—Singh’s tasteful eye was hard to miss, which was informed, over many years, by her deep interest in contemporary and decorative arts. She collaborated with her niece, Sonam Kapoor, to bring the maximalist vision of Kapoor's Mumbai home to life. “Besides my nani, my aunt Kavita Singh has been the main voice within these walls, alongside my own,” says Kapoor. The pair threw themselves into transforming the contemporary blank canvas into, in Singh’s words, “the homage to Indian craftsmanship that my niece has been imagining for a long time”.
Original text by Pallavi Mehra
