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Design Pataki

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Design PatakiIndiaA New Kind of Retreat: Swastik’s Approach to Regenerative Wellbeing When it comes to well-being, we often look for quick fixes: a hack, a treatment, an hour at the spa, essentially temporary indulgences that offer immediate relief before we return to our lives.

10.07

Design PatakiIndiaCeiling The Deal: 5 Homes Reinventing The Fifth Wall With Frescoes, Coffers, Cane And Clay Inventiveness is a key ingredient to good design. It means looking at something ordinary and seeing instead what it could be.

10.06

Design PatakiIndiaServe With A View: These Racquet Retreats Come With A Stunning Backdrop Hammer it into your head: sport and wellness have become inseparable! Don’t believe it? You only have to look at how luxury hospitality has begun to fold the two into the modern travel experience.

09.30

Design PatakiIndiaDelhi’s Newest Restaurants Are Hiding More Than Just Good Food Delhi ‘s dining scene has always been diverse, but lately it’s been reinventing itself in real time. New restaurants are opening in some of the city’s most storied locations, each carrying its own…

09.29

Design PatakiIndiaThe New Indian Workplace Is Futuristic, Immersive And Full Of Character What does the office of the future look like? Across India, workplaces are beginning to rethink the very idea of what an office should be, replacing rigid layouts and predictable aesthetics with…

09.23

Design PatakiIndiaWhy You’re Not Sleeping Well When You Travel, And What You Can Do About It I’m a diagnosed insomniac; sleeping is a constant battle. When I travel, the battle is uphill. A new place, a new bed, is daunting.

09.22

Design PatakiIndiaAdaptive Reuse Gives This 1970s Patna Bungalow A New Life Rooted In Wellness And Dining In an age marked by accelerated construction and growing pressure on resources, working around pre-existing structures offers a mindfully considered alternative to all-out demolition with…

09.21

Design PatakiIndiaArt Confidential with Amit Kumar Jain: The Art of Building Artists Amit Kumar Jain’s relationship with art has taken many forms: artist, collector, curator, advisor, and increasingly, mentor to a younger generation of artists.

09.18

Design PatakiIndiaLess Clinical, More Human: 5 Healthcare Spaces Trading Sterile For Stylish Walk into most healthcare facilities, and you already know what to expect: bright lighting, a scrubbed-blank palette, an atmosphere engineered for seriousness over comfort.

09.16

Design PatakiIndiaThe Ultimate Restaurant & Café Itinerary To Experience Chennai Chennai’s dining and café culture has scaled significantly in the last few years, solidifying its place as one of the most consistent and mature culinary markets in India.

09.07