BH: How can homeowners with contemporary tastes integrate heritage Indian crafts into their homes?
MMK: We did so for one of our more recent projects. Advaita is essentially a wabi-sabi home with a lot of Scandinavian influences but it has Indian art and craft woven into the narrative seamlessly.
When it comes to something like antique art, consider customising it to suit your interiors. Don’t just pick it off the shelf if it doesn’t go with your design. For one of our projects, we wanted to integrate Gond paintings into the home, so we got in touch with a Gond artist and told him exactly what we were looking for in terms of a colour scheme. The outcome was a piece that fit seamlessly with the design. Today, technology is a huge enabler for this, in that it allows you to find artisans across the country.