NAKED , A RESIDENCE IN MUMBAI BY MUSELAB PHOTOGRAPHER : SAMEER TAWDE
The site offered us two 1 BR units each comprising of a living-dining space , a kitchen and a bathroom with large windows that gave us unobstructed views of the surroundings . We demolished all the walls to create one contiguous space that is further sprinkled with bare minimum furniture and in the process , we fashioned a home that is synonymous to a galerie de sculptures with ( shockingly ) no patterns or colours .
One enters directly into the central living space of the home . This comprises of a cluster of a Soderhamn Ikea sofa , a pair of Phantom Hands Easy Armchairs and Bent by MuseLAB , a metal profile chaise that all gather around a very architectural coffee table , Bloom ( also designed by MuseLAB ); all of these thoughtfully curated pieces rest on Autumn , a hand-knotted carpet made of handspun high twist pure wool with handspun pure silk accents from the Nouveau series of Cocoon fine Rugs . Each piece of furniture exudes a certain amount of rawness in its tactility ; the idea behind bringing together these pieces was to experience their materiality and silhouettes , with visual and physical interactions .
“ This particular project is extremely special for us as we are rarely presented with such bold briefs and bold clients . The process and our response to the programmatic requirement warrants us to focus on nothingness , on the essential elements . It made us think laterally ; we had to de-clutter not only the space , but also our minds to design for what one needs and not what one wants . And before we go on and on , the home says “ I want you to see me ‘ naked ’, unapologetic , gritty but honest .” says tthe architects . architecture & design magazine
50 | July - August 2021 Edition // Design Essentia // DE INDIA