Best Interior Designers And Architects From Mumbai

Mumbai, the entertainment and arts capital of the country, is also home to some of its best interior designers. Culture Trip has compiled a list of the top five Mumbai-based designers who have created revolutionary spaces in the city and elsewhere.

Serie Architects: Christopher Lee and Kapil Gupta

Mumbai’s Kapil Gupta is the co-founder of Serie Architects, which has offices in London, Mumbai, Singapore, and Beijing. With Christopher Lee, another co-founder of Serie, Gupta designed Mumbai’s favorite live-music venue, the Blue Frog. From the Bavarian History Museum in Ravensburg, Germany to the BMW Olympic Pavillion in London, Serie has designed stunning buildings around the world. Gupta was Director of the Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI) from 2003 to 2008. He curated on behalf of the UDRI at India’s first ever entry to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2006. He graduated from Mumbai’s very own JJ School of Architecture in 1996.

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Sameep Padora

This Mumbai-based designer is the mind behind one of Mumbai’s coziest, most luxurious dining spots – Indigo Deli, as well as the city’s hippest café/bar/working space – Khar Social. Testament to his versatility, Padora also designed a Shiv Temple in Pune as well as a Buddhist learning and skill development center in Sakharwadi, Maharashtra. His work has been featured in the The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, and has won numerous international awards including The Architectural Review’s Emerging Architecture Award in London and the MARMOMACC International Award Architecture in Stone in Verona. He is an alumni of Mumbai’s Academy of Architecture.

Rajiv Saini

Saini set up his Mumbai studio in 1995. 20 years later, it still remains one of Mumbai’s top design firms. Along with his associates, he has designed high-end luxury homes and hospitality projects in India, the U.K., Thailand, Dubai, Nepal, the U.S., and Singapore. Some of his most recognized works include the Devigarh Hotel in Udaipur (Conde-Nast Best Design Hotel), the Marriott Hotel in Goa, Senso in New Delhi, Rain and Velvet in Mumbai, as well as Carma fashion store in New Delhi.

Ajay Shah

This Mumbai-based designer has a specialty in retail-based designing. His Colaba studio, the Ajay Shah Design Studio – simple yet edgy and uniquely creative – best exemplifies his style. Shah studied furniture design at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Gujarat but is largely self-made. From touch screen kiosks to colorful yet edgy furniture to grand architectural structures – his studio enthusiastically works on whatever projects come their way.

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