Ishita Sitwala

1 week ago | architecturaldigest.in | Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar |Ishita Sitwala

Farah Agarwal appreciates opinions, but if she’s learned anything over her two-decade-long career as an interior designer, it’s that voicing hers goes a long way. “With clients, it’s often a two-way street. I give my opinion, they give theirs, and then we reach a middle ground,” says the founder and principal of the Chennai-based interior design studio Chestnut Storeys. But with family, Agarwal’s middle ground isn’t always in the middle.

2 months ago | architecturaldigest.in | Devyani Jayakar |Ishita Sitwala

Every. Single. Surface. Clad with brick. Yes, even the ceiling. Stepping into the pizzeria Capiche, one is embraced by the warmth of earthen tones. This restaurant in Surat draws inspiration from the timeless allure of brick ovens, which have been a staple of traditional culinary spaces for centuries. Floor, walls and ceiling are engulfed by the earthy reddish-brown and burnt orange of bricks.

2 months ago | architecturaldigest.in | Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar |Ishita Sitwala

Most urban dwellers suffer from the same chronic disease—a toxic cocktail of honking horns, overflowing inboxes, missed deadlines, and the creeping suspicion that their last real breath of fresh air was three commutes ago. For a long time, Vibha and Naivik Desai were reluctant members of this vast majority, but when it came to building their own home—a bungalow in Ahmedabad—they knew in their hearts, now more than ever, that there was no better time to retire that membership.

2 months ago | ad-italia.it | Avantika Shankar |Ishita Sitwala

Una villa in India multigenerazionale rivisita lo stile del Gujarat con un tocco Mid-Century. C’è una sensazione particolare che alcune case sono in grado di evocare, in particolare ai Tropici e soprattutto a metà giornata, quando il sole è luminoso ma ancora morbido, le pressioni della vita quotidiana sembrano lontane e ogni porta chiusa sembra portare direttamente a Narnia.

Mar 28, 2025 | admagazine.fr | Avantika Shankar |Ishita Sitwala

En Inde, cette villa aux accents solaires est signée MuseLab. Certaines maisons dégagent une atmosphère particulière, surtout sous les tropiques, en plein cœur de la journée. Le soleil brille d’une douceur inattendue, les tracas du quotidien s’estompent et chaque porte close semble pouvoir s’ouvrir sur Narnia.