Elevate Color-Blocking With Kast’s Pedestal Sinks

The U.K.-based bathroom brand (which has been a part of Kohler since 2023) takes color-blocking to the next level with pedestal sinks that conjure the idea of stacked cairns or tiered frosted cakes. Orme’s 3-foot-tall cylindrical base, in ribbed or smooth finish, is topped by a 16-inch concrete bowl, with an optional 22-inch-wide vanity shelf for maximum functionality. Handcrafted in Nottinghamshire of a concrete mix that incorporates locally sourced Derbyshire limestone aggregate, the playful freestanding plinth-plus-basin can be specified in any combination of Kast’s 28 signature colors, which, thanks to a natural casting process, never appear monotone. Instead, pinholes and other surface variations offer an organic aesthetic that pairs well with a pop (or two) of color.

Rick Owens And Michèle Lamy Unveil Furnishings With A Twist

Rick Owens, the fashion designer dubbed the Lord of Darkness, and his wife and creative partner, Michèle Lamy, are renowned for their particular brand of occultic minimalism. Owens largely defers to Lamy on Rick Owens Furniture, he explains: “She’s the one directly working on the construction with her craftsman and artisans. It’s about coaxing something special out of a sensitive creative spirit.” To make the pieces, Lamy scavenges the globe for natural materials to recycle—the local butcher shop for bones, Polish swamps for wood, the Vatican for stone, etc. There’s Stag stools made of moose antlers tethered to seats of petrified wood or red-purple porphyry, Curial chairs of steel oxidized to a rust-red patina, and more. References are wide-ranging, from California skateparks to the work of Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuši.

5 High-Concept Apartments Across The Globe

High-concept apartments across the globe, from an eras-mixing Paris aerie to a food-themed Prague two-bedroom, are truly transporting.

Be Transported To These Design-Forward Apartments Around The World

Apartment by Beef Architekti

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Repeating a handful of elements netted a cohesive scheme in a Nidau, Switzerland, apartment for a young family. Vertically slatted paneling—most of it painted a dusky rose that’s sweet but not saccharine—distinguishes the kitchen, bath, and custom built-ins, with recessed pulls whose X-shape recurs as wall art. Oak millwork is another constant, most prominently an oversize porthole that provides a sight line from the entry into the living area and doubles as bench seating for the dining table.

Duplex by Architects Office

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Clever interventions and a dose of Brazilian modernism tether this renovated Recife, Brazil, duplex to its beachside locale. The staircase was relocated from a tucked-away corner to a more central spot, where it forms a fluid sculptural element that’s neatly echoed in sinuous furnishings including Jader Almeida sofas and a carved-marble cocktail table by Estúdio Bola. A bathroom vanity floated in front of the window wall allows daily ablutions to be performed with an uninterrupted view of the liminal boundary between ocean and sky.

Pied-À-Terre by Da Bureau

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The local firm crafted a sprawling three-bedroom pied-à-terre in St. Petersburg, Russia, with the flexibility to host everything from activities of daily life to intimate gatherings and rambunctious parties (there’s even a DJ station). The largely open plan is cleverly divvied into discrete zones via strategically placed partitions and roundabout circulation paths rather than doors. As for materiality, stark raw concrete walls meet refined stainless-steel details and built-in, fire engine–red storage.

Apartment by Atelier Leymarie x Studio Weiss

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Architect Chloé Leymarie and curator/artist François Weiss revived a 17th-century apartment in Paris—nestled on an island in the middle of the Seine, a stone’s throw from the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris—to its former Grand Siècle glory. The warm tone of recreated oak boiserie extends into the bedrooms and private areas in the form of fabric-covered walls, while vintage furnishings like 1940’s modernist gems and an art deco dining set speak to other eras, creating the sense the property has been in the same hands for generations.

Apartment by Iva Hájková Studio

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Located in a building that once housed butcheries, this two-bedroom apartment in Prague is, at first glance, the picture of sober elegance. But it hides playful Easter eggs for those in the know: Chrome and stainless-steel accents bring a soft-gray sheen reminiscent of meat-shop knives and metal counters, tubular pinkish-brown pendant shades evoke sausage links, the kitchen’s terrazzo backsplash recalls chunky country pâté, and condiments like barbecue sauce and mustard inspired the accent colors of soft furnishings.

6 Global Showrooms Embracing The Shades Of Spring

From Toronto to Shanghai, shops and showrooms worldwide embrace the season with a fresh palette of soft greens, deep blues, and sophisticated grays.

Embark On A Shopping Adventure In These Global Showrooms

Holt Renfrew by Studio Paolo Ferrari

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The revamped 20,000-square-foot third floor sees the illustrious flagship’s menswear department in Toronto, previously located in another building, joining women’s wear, unisex, and multi-brand activation areas in a carefully programmed layout of product vignettes that juxtaposes color, texture, and pattern with several commissioned art installations. Key elements include a cobalt-blue footwear corner, outfitted with a sumptuous banquette; fitting rooms enclosed by curving Douglas fir latticework; and artist Liz Pead’s wall-spanning Fuzzy Gold, a sculptural surface made of upcycled garments that backdrops the accessories section. A new central skylight enhances the open plan, bringing a touch of the natural world to the shopping experience.

Printemps by Laura Gonzalez

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After a 36-year hiatus, the fabled Paris department store returns to the U.S. with a 55,000-square-foot, two-level outpost at One Wall Street, spanning the landmarked New York art deco building and its 1960’s steel-and-glass extension. The French architect honors the venerable retailer’s heritage—glistening mosaics, stained glass, intricate patterns—while modernizing classic materials or inventing new ones. Traditional oak floors are inlaid with stone, art nouveau tiles are a vintage design reimagined, and “marble” tabletops are made of compressed recycled plastic. The result is a whimsical environment of interconnected rooms, each with a distinct identity yet flowing seamlessly into the next.

Maison m-i-d 1985 by Curiosity

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The Japanese fashion brand’s first boutique—a 2,750-square-foot concept space on the fourth floor of Hankyu Umeda Department Store in Osaka—is a luminous chartreuse aquarium in which the mostly black or white garments float like monochromatic sea creatures. Yellow glass–brick partitions and display modules divide the volume, while the same color glass floor tile is echoed by a metal-slat ceiling grid, through which light is diffused, bathing the shop in a citrus-tinted glow. Comfortable seating allows customers to relax and absorb the unique atmosphere, which skillfully imbues serenity with a touch of the surreal.

Avvenn by Sò Studio

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The renovated 2,100-square-foot, two-level street-front store in Shanghai reflects the same blend of elegant restraint and couture-level detail that defines the women’s wear brand it now sells. A subtle conversation between space, objects, and materials, the interior envelope encompasses recycled brick, raw cast concrete—both textured with natural air bubbles—and pink and gray marble. The last forms some of the sparse yet monumental furnishings, including a serpentine bench and a blocklike cash wrap on the ground floor, while a sage-green wood-veneered display desk and chairs sit under the graceful spiral of a plaster ceiling sculpture on the floor above.

Aquant by MuseLab

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Dubbed “Sorbet” for its refreshing mint-green walls and berry-toned accents, the 28,000-square-foot showroom in Mumbai proves that bathroom fittings and fixtures can be displayed with the same flair as fashion. A network of circular enclosures defines the space, each framing a curated vignette of products presented as art pieces. The dark gray Kota stone floor, laid in jagged crazy paving, contrasts with the softness of display platforms and the curvilinear shapes of custom circular light fixtures and biomorphic soffits overhead, while sections of fluted detailing and mosaic tiling on walls and other surfaces introduce a note of crisp geometry.

W Mission by Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten

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The fashion-textile manufacturer, which also produces the WM clothing brand, gets a new 10-story, 102,000-square-foot sculptural building in Seoul with a curtainlike, undulating brick facade that emulates the fluidity of fabric. Inside, the first three floors comprise a public zone with street frontage, incorporating a café, stores, showroom, lecture hall, workshops, and exhibition areas, centered around a full-height atrium. The floors above house corporate offices. All levels have access to garden space open to the sky—a reflection of the company’s determination that their headquarters embody values of sacredness, sanctuary, and community.

Inside The Dynamic Redesign Of Brooks Running’s HQ In Seattle

How do you bring a sense of movement to a modern office building? That was the central challenge NBBJ faced when conceiving an addition to the Seattle headquarters of sneaker manufacturer Brooks Running. After all, the brand’s mission, underscored by its new tagline “Let’s Run There,” is to inspire everyone to be active. Furthermore, the 113,200-square-foot site would support the development of innovative gear. A static space would not be a good fit. “We centered our concept around the belief that a run can be trans­formative,” NBBJ partner Ryan Mullenix begins. “Our part of the workplace is intended to evoke the experience of a great run and showcase the process that goes into making that run fantastic.”

Even the location—by a popular trail on Lake Union—speaks to that philosophy. Brooks moved there in 2014 but its staff has since doubled in size, requiring a second building. The company expanded into a five-story property by Weber Thompson across the street, and the headquarters now houses more than 500 employees. The energy-efficient, mass-timber building is part of a local sustainability initiative that requires using healthy materials; NBBJ ensured that 95 percent of those incorporated are free of Red List chemicals.

Walk The Talk At NBBJ’s Revamp Of Brooks Running’s HQ

Brooks tasked NBBJ with creating a flexible, collaborative office that would attract top talent and include sewing and materials libraries, a prototype lab, and shoe-testing areas. “It was critical to show off not only what they create but also how they think,” Mullenix continues. Additionally, he and his team had to formulate an elite environment worthy of hosting top athletes and capture the Brooks culture.

Starting with the layout, NBBJ considered how the building could foster a sense of community within the company. Mullenix installed a welcoming café on the ground floor, where employees can meet for breakfast  after a morning jog, and a gym and learning center on the second level. But most of the action happens on floors three to five, which house workstations and product-development areas. The latter faces the street, so passersby can see staffers creating sneakers; the quieter part in the back is for focused work, with collaboration spaces in between. NBBJ conceived a three-story atrium of sorts, made of glue-laminated spruce-pine-fir, to animate the interior, provide sightlines between floors, and host events and all-hands meetings.

Fostering A Sense Of Community At Brooks Running 

“Our idea was to make you feel connected the moment you step off the elevator,” Mullenix says. There’s no elevator vestibule; you land in the buzzing atrium. In the surrounding spaces, footwear developers can 3-D print a sole, experiment with different fabrics, and browse designs for upcoming seasons. In the gym, professional athletes test products on treadmills or turf. “They’re constantly pushing the product until it breaks in,” Mullenix adds. 

He and his team applied a similar principle to the interior. “Like your favorite shoes, the building will get better with time as you use it,” he explains. “It had to feel comfortable on day one but be able to change to accommodate more people and new technology.” They developed what they call “infrastructure walls,” thick partitions that house MEP systems and conduits. Other dividers are drywall with no wiring; they can be torn out easily to remove a small conference room or expand a lounge, of which there are five.

Stride Into Innovation With This Office Design

NBBJ wove in running references throughout. Some are literal: The headquarters displays sneakers, motivational graphics in Brooks blue, and, in the café, a 50-foot mural by Seattle artist Shogo Ota inspired by the company’s history. Track lines on the walls and floor provide wayfinding. 

But other allusions are more subtle. Mullenix wrapped a pantry kitchen island in resin, adding a custom texture inspired by the treads of Brooks footwear. Above it hang flexible LED ropes that resemble shoelaces, their ends customized with Brooks aglets (plastic shoelace caps). Downstairs, the backlit reception desk is upholstered in a porous fabric that emulates sneaker mesh. Behind it, 8-foot-long shoelaces form a textured screen. “They make a direct connection to the brand without being too on the nose,” Mullenix notes.

The same can be said of a nearby screen installed along stairs to the second floor, where windows face an unsightly back alley. Mullenix obscured the view with shoebox-size white-oak rectangles hung from vertical cables. Each wood panel has a painted metal shroud that angles out like the lid of a box, revealing shades of blue and orange. “We were looking to capture what it feels like on a morning run along the water, with the sun dappling the trees—and the joy that comes from movement,” Mullenix recalls. 

The screen is denser at the bottom, but as the stairs are climbed, the panels turn out to bring in more light. Sun and shadow dapple the stairway in changing patterns throughout the day, energizing what could otherwise be a dead space. Runner or not, you get an endorphin boost. 

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Brooks Running HQ Designed By NBBJ

NBBJ: KELLY GRIFFIN; ALICIA JENKINS; JASMINE MITCHELL; BEN SPICER; MILES STEMPER; EMILY YENSLAND; ERIC LEVINE; ELLIOT RUPESTOCK; CHRISTINA SAKURA; MANDY SEEVER; JONAS KUO. CREO INDUSTRIAL ARTS: CUSTOM GRAPHICS FABRICATION. COUGHLIN PORTER LUNDEEN: STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. BURO HAPPOLD: MEP. GLUMAC: AV, IT. MISSION BELL: MILLWORK. SELLEN: GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

FROM FRONT DREAMSCAPE: CUSTOM WALLCOVERING (HALL). CARNEGIE FABRICS: DESK FABRIC (RECEPTION). KOROSEAL: WALLCOVERING. ANTHOLOGY WOODS: PLATFORMS (LOUNGES). CREATIVE MATERIALS CORP: BANQUETTE TILE (LOUNGE). GRAND RAPIDS CHAIR: TABLE, BENCHES. BLU DOT: PENDANT FIXTURES. FORMICA: CUSTOM CASEWORK (LIBRARY). LUKE LAMP CO.: LED ROPES (ATRIUM). 3FORM: ISLAND (PANTRY). PEDRALI: STOOLS. LUUM: BANQUETTE FABRIC (CAFÉ). MOOOI: CHAIRS (TOP-FLOOR LOUNGE). THROUGHOUT BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.: PAINT. 

Catch The Waves At This Airy La Jolla Coastal Escape

It started as solely a kitchen renovation. A surf-loving couple and their three grown children needed better flow within the double galley layout at their La Jolla, California, vacation home. Goil Amornvivat and Thomas Morbitzer of New York-based AMMOR Architecture, which the clients knew from working with the firm on their Manhattan pied-à-terre, were called in to help. As the project began, however, other design snafus throughout the three-story, 2,200-square-foot residence became apparent, and AMMOR’s scope expanded to a gut renovation.

The beach house is on a corner lot, but, because of a corridor preserved to maintain unobstructed Pacific Ocean views, it’s exceptionally narrow. Attempts to wedge conventional furniture into the living areas and bedrooms left them cramped and awkward. So, AMMOR formulated a series of multipurpose built-ins that allow each space to expand and contract in both occupancy and use. “Everything is like a Swiss army knife,” says Bangkok-born Amornvivat, who looked to traditional Chinese daybeds to inspire con­vertible seating-cum-beds for two such rooms, high traffic zones in the daytime due to their bathroom access; else­where, benches and stairways incorporate drawers. In general, the architects kept the new bleached-walnut mill­work “long, linear, and pulled toward the edges of the house,” he adds, like in the living room, where an expanded gas fireplace now meets a hearth with integrated cabinetry, including a hidden charging station for devices.

Surf’s Up At This La Jolla Beach Home by AMMOR Architecture

The seaside location also contributed to how Amornvivat and Morbitzer determined the material palette. To avoid corrosion via salt spray through the terrace doors and picture windows, wood, as opposed to metal, builds most of the furnishings, down to handles and pulls. In fact, durability is a focus for the interiors overall—flooring, for example, ranges from porcelain tile to rugs in nylon, polyamide, or wool—due to both the environment and the family’s active lifestyle; a large surf shower for changing out of wetsuits conveniently adjoins the laundry area. Throughout, the architects kept fabric colors neutral, including the entry’s reupholstered Rodolfo Dordoni settee, to showcase the ocean vistas.

“This is where family members come to chill out, it couldn’t be too formal,” Morbitzer notes. “They’re not necessarily hosting dinner parties, but they’ll have a lot of people over for dinner.” If those visits turn into sleepovers, visitors can stay between a top-floor loft and the three guest bedrooms, which sleep a total of nine. Storage is cleverly built to the exact dimensions of their carry-on luggage.

Enjoy The Views At This Beach Escape By AMMOR Architecture

FROM FRONT BURKE DECOR: TABLE, CHAIRS (KITCHEN), CHAIR (GUEST BEDROOM). MIELE: APPLIANCES (KITCHEN). DEKTON: SOLID SURFACING. BRIZO: SINK FITTINGS (KITCHEN, BATHROOM). MOOOI: RUG (LIVING ROOM). PHILLIP JEFFRIES: GRASS CLOTH. SPARK: FIREPLACE. CONCRETE COLLABORATIVE: FIREPLACE TILE. SAMSUNG: TV. CB2: WHITE TABLES. THIBAUT: BENCH FABRIC (SITTING ROOM, BATHROOM). RBW: SCONCE (SITTING ROOM). MAHARAM: SETTEE FABRIC, PILLOW FABRIC (ENTRY). MARK ALEXANDER: HEADBOARD FABRIC (MAIN BEDROOM). DWR: RUG, SCONCE. LARSEN: HEADBOARD FABRIC (GUEST BEDROOM). JUNIPER: SCONCES (GUEST BEDROOM, MAIN BATHROOM). VISUAL COMFORT: CEILING FIXTURE (LOFT). LG: APPLIANCES (LAUNDRY). RUGGABLE: RUG. THROUGHOUT ROCA: FLOOR TILE. FLOR: CARPET TILE. KNOLL; ZINC: PILLOW FABRICS. BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.: PAINT. HIGHLINE CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION: GENERAL CONTRACTOR. 

Barbiecore Meets Bathroom In The Ultimate Pink-Powered Collab

You’d be hard-pressed to find a practical, private space in Barbie’s Dreamhouse. With fuchsia spiral slides and tinted-glass walls, the iconic town house shuns humancentric architecture in favor of the phantasmagorical. But in real life, Barbie embraces inclusivity, with a wide range of skin tones, body types, and disabilities both visible and not. Now, Mattel joins forces with Hewi, the German sanitary brand known for prioritizing intuitive usability and Bauhaus principles, to reimagine the latter’s 477/801 series in a Barbie-inspired palette of pink, with a dash of white and black. Nearly 40 products, from towel holders and soap dispensers to toilet brush sets and folding support rails, are made from durable, ultra hygienic through-dyed polyamide and adhere to universal design tenets. The two-tone hinged seat supports up to 330 pounds; folding support rails are optimally designed with tubular handles for maximum grip strength. Boasting clean lines and smooth monochromatic surfaces, 477/801 proves pink isn’t just for the dolls.

Ghislaine Viñas Transforms A 1980s Home Into A Joyful Retreat

Who doesn’t appreciate a healthy dose of happiness? Design-wise, nobody brings it on like Ghislaine Viñas. That special talent is what’s kept one repeat client coming back for more, first hiring her to design their Manhattan loft, then their Palm Beach, Florida, condominium, and now a five-bedroom residence in Pound Ridge, an hour’s drive north of New York City. Third time’s a charm—and, to riff on the proverb, charming, too.

The property certainly didn’t start out that way. The 1980’s-built home, set on a wooded 5 ½-acre site, was generously sized, at 6,000 square feet spread across three levels, one below grade. But it was nondescript to the point of drab, with pervasive dark-wood flooring. “It did not exude joy,” Viñas summarizes. So she devised a dynamic overhaul that would marry her signature pop with the family’s love of mid-century design—particularly the wife, whose taste was honed by growing up amid vaunted masterworks. “My methodology is to extract what I can from myself and combine it with what the client wants,” Viñas explains. Here, the shared vision entailed establishing a crisp envelope, with whitewashed walls and Scandinavian-style pale-oak flooring, to offset the jolts of blue, green, and orange the homeowners favored.

Ghislaine Viñas’s Bold Design Brings Joy To This 1980s Home

Although Viñas preserved the existing floor plan and eschewed structural work—“no need for wasteful changes”—she did tweak some details. Out went traditional molding and baseboards, in came strong vertical banding via wall paneling and hand-painted stripes. She also introduced the clients to her pal Alan Barlis, principal of BarlisWedlick Architects, who executed additional interventions with firm associate Jessie Goldvarg. “Our work was at the edges and the outdoors,” Barlis says, describing a scope that included extensive landscaping and hardscaping, some 2,500 square feet of decks and patios, and new interior/exterior connections. The BWA team also transformed a 550-square-foot erstwhile garage into a bright, Scandi-inspired guest barn. 

Viñas studiously avoided mid-century-mod clichés by comingling recherché vintage items with custom creations from her own drawing board. In the living room, for instance, a bespoke white-oak coffee table—with the delightful surprise of colorful inset boxes—sits comfortably alongside Joseph D’Urso chairs, a Warren Platner ottoman, and a lamp by Dutch outfit Atelier Van Lieshout (Viñas is Dutch and grew up in South Africa). Fellow Netherlander Piet Hein Eek’s 11-foot chandelier, composed of mismatched glass shades, anchors the main stairway, now graced with a more fluid railing. On the landing, an Eero Saarinen settee faces off with a Richard Woods art credenza. Meanwhile, Viñas tamed the large scale of the main bedroom with a double headboard—the front layer upholstered, the back one wood-paneled. 

Fusing Color With Timeless Style

Surprisingly, Viñas’s favorite moments fall in the house’s lower level, starting with the moody green-and-blue board-and-batten staircase that leads down to the bottom floor. “It’s like a tunnel to happiness,” Viñas comments. This level, now with 16-foot sliding doors that connect to a new pool terrace by way of a garden, contains game and media rooms as well as the husband’s office. For a work break, nothing beats gazing at Robert Rauschenberg’s Platter from the incomparable comfort of a Charles and Ray Eames lounge.

Tour This New York Home by Ghislaine Viñas + BarlisWedlick Architects

Explore The Home’s Lower Level Inviting Moments Of Joy

FROM FRONT KNOLL: SETTEE (LANDING), SWIVEL CHAIRS, LOUNGE CHAIR, OTTOMAN (LIVING ROOM), SOFA (BARN). HBF TEXTILES: SOFA FABRIC (LANDING, MEDIA ROOM, BARN). EMISSARY: CURVED TABLE (LANDING). CHRISTIAN HAAS: TALL TABLE. JONATHAN ADLER: RUG. ARONSON’S FLOOR COVERING: RUGS (LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM). HOLLAND & SHERRY: SWIVEL CHAIR FABRIC (LIVING ROOM). MOOOI: FLOOR LAMP. WORKSTEAD: SCONCES. THE RUG COMPANY: CUSTOM RUG (MEDIA ROOM). NAULA DESIGN: CUSTOM OTTOMAN (MEDIA ROOM), CUSTOM BED (BEDROOM), CUSTOM OTTOMAN (BARN). MAHARAM: OTTOMAN FABRIC (MEDIA ROOM). SUITE NY: SOFA. PASTOE: CABINETS (MEDIA ROOM, BARN). RICHARD WOODS: CREDENZA (LANDING). THE FUTURE PERFECT: PENDANT FIXTURES (LANDING, KITCHEN). RBW: SCONCES (BASEMENT STAIRCASE, MUDROOM). FLAVOR PAPER: WALLPAPER (MUDROOM, BEDROOM). COLLECTOR NYC: CUSTOM CABINET FABRICATION (MUDROOM). INDUSTRY WEST: STOOLS (KITCHEN). 57 ST. DESIGN: NIGHTSTAND (BEDROOM). ISAMU NOGUCHI: TABLE LAMP. DESIGNTEX: BED FRAME FABRIC. CONTARDI USA: READING LIGHT. ANOTHER COUNTRY: TABLE (BARN). DESIGN WITHIN REACH: CHAIRS. ZERO LIGHTING: PENDANT FIXTURES. ARTISTIC TILE: BACKSPLASH TILE. LUCY TUPU: CUSTOM RUG. SVENSKT TENN: OTTOMAN FABRIC. HERMAN MILLER: LOUNGE CHAIR (OFFICE). ARTEK: STOOL. KASTHALL: RUG. PIERRE PAULIN: ARMCHAIRS. ROMO: ARMCHAIR FABRIC.  LA CHANCE X NOTE DESIGN STUDIO: STOOL. RS BARCELONA: PING-PONG TABLE. THROUGHOUT SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY: PAINT. ACARA CONSTRUCTION: GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

This Installation Celebrates The World’s Largest Paint Library

An immersive installation by Reddymade constructed for India’s Architecture & Design Film Festival Mumbai celebrated the launch of the world’s largest paint library.

Reddymade Brings Color And Artistry

• 15 designers, engineers, and builders led by Reddymade founder Suchi Reddy
• 5,300 colors in Asian Paints Chromacosm
• 1,628 8 ½-foot-tall rods
• 2,200 colors in the installation
• 780 square feet

Ancient tantric paintings used to awaken states of heightened consciousness from the Rajasthani book Tantra Song, long an inspiration for Reddymade founder Suchi Reddy, rose into focus as she ideated Chromacosm commissioned by Indian paint manufacturer Asian Paints for the launch of its Chromacosm architectural color system at the Architecture & Design Film Festival Mumbai earlier this year.

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Reddy’s early water­ color sketch reimagines paint as a 3D medium that interacts with space, light, and shadow.

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A still from Asian Paints’s film shows the development of the new system, composed of thousands of shades.

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Part of Reddymade’s two­ week design process involved creating installation renderings in Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, and Photoshop that show a walkable grove of tall tubular steel rods coated in the myriad Asian Paints colors.

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Chromacosm, the book depicting the full library, comes out in May.

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Chromacosm was constructed over one month on the grounds of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, where the ADFF Mumbai was held January 9 to 12, the Asian Paints colors drawn from Indian craft traditions, such as Ajrakh and Kalamkari block printing.

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Visitors walked amid the vertical rods, which trans­itioned from black to vivid hues, symbolizing how color emerges from within the depths of the cosmos.

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The installation sought to bridge centuries of artisanal expertise with neuroaesthetics, the effect of art and design on thinking and emotion. “People think of paint as flat,” Reddy notes, “but it’s alive—absorbing, reflecting, and transforming depending on the environment.”

Venture Into The World Of Streetwear In This Monograph