{"id":287362,"date":"2026-01-16T10:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/287362\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:23:10","slug":"nilaya-anthologys-growing-luxury-design-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/287362\/","title":{"rendered":"Nilaya Anthology’s Growing Luxury Design Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIndia<\/a>, a vast country which still celebrates its design<\/a> traditions from the ancient Delhi Sultanate and Mughal chapters, is rapidly becoming a global hub for modern design.<\/p>\n

\n\tTestament to that is the international buzz generated around Nilaya Anthology<\/a>, a luxury furniture and design hub, which was founded by Asian Paints, the nation\u2019s leading paint and decor company in March 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince then, an international roster of design leaders have passed through its halls: Milan gallery Nilufar kicked off its calendar with a vintage-meets-contemporary selection of\u00a0furniture\u00a0lighting and decor from both Nilufar and Nilufar Edition, curated by Nina Yashar herself; internationally acclaimed New Delhi-based designer Vikram Goyal<\/a> also presented Silken Passage, a metalwork collection, and in September, the space hosted \u201cA Gathering of Light\u201d showcasing candle stands by 23 established and emerging names.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Sunday, Nilaya will open\u00a0\u201cThe Turning Point,\u201d a landmark retrospective celebrating five decades of work by\u00a0Pinakin Patel,\u00a0one of the most influential voices in shaping the India<\/a> Modern aesthetic.
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Conceived as a contemplative journey rather than a linear timeline,\u00a0\u201cThe Turning Point,\u201d\u00a0which closes March 31, brings together an immersive presentation of Patel\u2019s seminal design works, curated objects and artworks from his personal collection, and select works from the archive of Prof. Dashrath Patel, the first director of design education at India\u2019s National Institute of Design. <\/p>\n

\n\tPatel\u2019s Pinakin Studio is headquartered in Alibaug, which is referred to as the \u201cHamptons of Mumbai.\u201d It\u2019s one of India\u2019s oldest brands for residential luxury furniture and has been a contemporary design<\/a> pioneer for over 45 years. On display will be seminal pieces like his Jhoola Bed, which combines the elements of a canopy and a swing; his asymmetric Brahmaputra dining table from 1999, as well as newer pieces like the curved Contour sofa and the majlis-like Takht Sofa.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jhoola<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPinakin Patel\u2019s Contour sofa.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Nilaya<\/p>\n

\n\tFor Nilaya Anthology\u2019s creative director, Pavitra Rajaram, Patel\u2019s story is at the heart of India\u2019s design culture. Since the opening of the space, Nilaya Anthology has become a key cultural space for the entire nation.
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\u201cIn just a year since we opened in 2025, Anthology has become a destination in Mumbai for contemporary Indian design: forward-looking, deeply rooted, and crafted with intent. What excites us most is creating visibility for Indian designers on a global stage, not as an emerging story, but as a confident, defining voice in international design today,\u201d Rajaram said. <\/p>\n

\n\tOver the past year, Nilaya Anthology has enhanced its design retail experience into a unique curation of home decor, furnishings, collectible craft, and design. Spanning 100,000 square feet, it\u2019s situated in Mumbai\u2019s mill district, which was once the core of the textile industry.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Pinakatin<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPinakin\u00a0Patel<\/p>\n

\n\tIn November, Piyush Suri, cofounder of Design Mumbai<\/a>, told WWD that India\u2019s design industry is being driven by real estate<\/a> projects and an uptick in its growing community of ultra-high-net-worth individuals.<\/p>\n

\n\tIndia<\/a>\u2019s interior\u00a0design<\/a>\u00a0industry remains on track to reach $51.4 billion in revenues by 2028, according to Suri. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe last edition of Design Mumbai brought together globally recognized names and collaborations<\/a> with Indian creatives. Spanish designer Lucas Mu\u00f1oz Mu\u00f1oz designed the on-site Park Hotels Caf\u00e9 using repurposed materials from the group\u2019s refurbishment projects. Australian designer Adam Markowitz teamed up with Indian furniture brand Phantom Hands and the American Hardwood Export Council for a special collection, a tennis-themed installation by\u00a0Jaipur Rugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tIndian studios are increasingly exporting both product and talent, he added, underscoring the work of studios like Kohelika Kohli Karkhana, Chacko, Hearty Muse Atelier, Sarvatva, Objectry, Beso and AndBlack.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur design ecosystem is still very diverse and independent. What\u2019s growing instead is a sense of collaboration\u2026 This\u00a0signals a new global curiosity about India\u2019s creative energy.\u00a0The dialogue is no longer one-way, but is fully reciprocal,\u201d Suri said.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Nilufar\u2019s<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tNina Yashar\u2019s curation at Nilaya Anthology included a ceiling lamp Asta by Denmark\u2019s Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt, 1950s era armchairs by Melchiorre Bega and Side Table 3 by Lebanon\u2019s Khaled El Mays.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Nilufar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India, a vast country which still celebrates its design traditions from the ancient Delhi Sultanate and Mughal chapters,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,3588,366,18,117,19,387,17,1361],"class_list":{"0":"post-287362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-collaborations","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-india","18":"tag-ireland","19":"tag-real-estate"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115904289427745642","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}