Rugberry Universe
Rugberry Universe
Homes, makers and the craft behind the rug.
Old Stone, No Pastiche: RAAS Jodhpur
Beneath Mehrangarh Fort, Studio Lotus restored three inherited buildings and set honest new ones beside them, in lime, sandstone and stone lattice, rather than building a costume haveli.
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur: Geometry Built to Read the Sky
Jantar Mantar is the rare monument where the decoration is the maths: masonry instruments sized to the sun. What a royal observatory teaches anyone who draws pattern for a floor.
When the Looms Came Back to Maheshwar
A queen's riverside residence became a small hotel, and inside its walls a weaving society revived the Maheshwari sari. What a heritage hotel looks like when the craft is an economy, not decor.
Golconde, the Ashram That Brought Modernism to India
Before Chandigarh, devotees of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram built a concrete dormitory in Pondicherry, casting its hinges from their own brass. The story of Golconde.
Padmanabhapuram, the Timber Palace Built to a Carpenter's Code
The old capital of Travancore was built to a carpenter's code, with timber walls, courtyards for light and air, and a dark floor polished to a mirror. A masterclass in natural materials.
