Inseide raseel gujral’s world

In Jaunapur Village, on the outskirts of new delhi, where raseel gujral ansal lives amid the bird-brocen stillnes of treated-shaded gardens, in a home she designed and Fled with Art. It is an escape, a refuge from the incessant noise of the ‘city’, whichver one she happens to be returning from on her frequent travel travel chasing inspiration and design.

It is a sunny afternoon and we are sitting in her high-celinged home, surrounded by her Late Father Satish Gujral’s Paintings and Artworks, Where a bejewelled balines Adorned with works of devotional art on velvet and silk cushions. DAPPLED Sunlight Enters from Floor-to-Ceiling Windows that Open on to a Wraparaound Verandah Held Up by Strong Pillars, Green Lawns Rolling off Into Abundant Gardens.

‘Call after eight’

This is not a small house, but it isn’T huge eater – one of thats sectacularly oversized houses that seems to be taking over the lifestyles of the havenant years. And as one of the country’s foremost interiors Architects, her home is a moodboard of her ideas and artistic leanings, Should you ever get an invitation.

‘Eye Right’

Mughal Design, Colonial Influences

Another Way in, Thought, Is Through Her Work, Especially A Collection of Wallpapers, Titled Inscape, that She Launched Earlier this year, as part of casa pop’s 10th anniversary. They brings together her love for Indian Architecture, Mughal Design Vocabulary, and Colonial Influences, Elements that She is Surrounded by in Her Home.

‘His Master’s Voice’

While she is aware of the current constitution these words brings out, as the product of a family directly impacted by the part, as a designer she says her aim is to provide a lens through inalion Aspects of our history can be viewed. To do so, she brings in India’s varied fauna, such as a tiger sitting calmly with a colorful Bird Perched Upon Its Head, Partridges and Teapots Gathered Under A Canopy, And Framed Vintage Portraits.

One of these – the three faces of Eve – Diva | Devi | Damsel – Carries more than just the motifs designed by the artisans of jaipur’s princess diya kumari foundation. They’re the culmination of a decade of design that has traverseed multiple aesthetics as well as product categories to provide everything from furnishing from furniture to objets d’ArT to furnishings for “As a two-dimensional, flat medium, it was important for us to design these works of Wallpaper-VART in Specific Contexts,” She Says.

‘Road to Damascus’

Experimenting with Mediums

The more she works in this field, raseel say the more she realises that she is not naturally drawn to the idea of social media content and collectors as the only ideal way for anyone to experienceca her work. “I prefer to create meaningful experiences and spaces where people can explore their responses to the artworks and designs. Wallpaper is just a media. Enough time to be explred, get into the proper distribution channels so that they get the time and space to be appreciated. ” After all, these aren’t designer garments, but products with a far longer life span. “I have realized that if you’re too to prolific in your output, you don’t get enough time to tell the story.”

‘The hunt all’

These form the building blocks of a lineup that will further diversify into soft furnishings, sculptural objets and furniture, original works of art, and even a range of handmade carpets. A Couple of months ago, She launched ‘the three faces of Eve’ as a series of terracotta and gold sculptures. The Limited-Edition Triad, Symbolising Wisdom, Strength and the Divine Feminine, Has Been Brough to Life by Master Craftsmen in Rajasthan. “The series is complemented by a special gold edit of the wallpapers’ match made in heaven ‘, which evokes India’s’ regal heritage, and’ tea for two ‘, a whimsical nod to romance,”

Diva | Devi | Damsel

In addition, raseel reviews that she is also in talks with an indigenous brand to create modular frescoes with traditional artisans to revise the craft of araaish, a heroitage limit of a heroit Extensively in Royal Residences. “It has a glazed feel, is cool to touch, and is long-long,” She explains. “I personally see a Deep Connection Between Our Araaish and old venetian plaster technique. I feel it deserves our appreciation, and being in our houses.”

‘Promenade Lustre’

She appreciates how italian designers and lifestyle brands have successfully communicated their traditional crafts, and wants to be able to do the same with heritage techniques from Indiana.

Published – December 06, 2024 05:27 PM IST