- What interior design trends do you believe will define 2026, and which of them do you think will have long-term relevance?
2026 is really about warmth coming back into design — after years of stripped-back minimalism, I’m seeing clients ask for texture, colour, and pieces with personality again. Curved forms, tactile materials, and a return to craft-led detailing are everywhere right now. What I think will actually stay relevant beyond the trend cycle is the shift toward personalisation itself — not a specific look, but the idea that a home should be built around how a family actually lives, not around what’s on a moodboard that season.
- How are Indian homeowners moving from traditional minimalism towards warmer, more personalised and expressive interiors?
For a long time, “modern” in Indian homes meant stripped down, neutral, almost impersonal. That’s changing fast. Homeowners are more travelled, more design-literate, and more confident about wanting spaces that feel like them — layering in colour, heirloom pieces, regional craft, textures that have some history. It’s less about rejecting minimalism and more about realising a home can be clean and considered without being cold.
- Curved furniture, arches and organic forms are trending strongly. How can designers use these elements while maintaining functionality and timelessness?
I love organic forms, but I always tell our team: a curve has to earn its place. It can’t just be decorative — it needs to solve a problem too, like softening a tight circulation path or making a small room feel less boxy. The trick to timelessness is restraint — one strong curved moment in a space, not curves everywhere competing for attention. Used thoughtfully, these forms age beautifully because they’re rooted in comfort, not just aesthetics.
- Sustainability is becoming an important part of interior design. Which sustainable materials and practices do you think designers should prioritise today?
We push our clients toward materials that are honest — locally sourced stone, reclaimed wood, natural fibres, low-VOC finishes — things that don’t just look “eco” but actually reduce environmental load. Beyond materials, I think the most sustainable thing a designer can do is design for longevity — pieces and layouts that won’t need to be redone in five years because they went out of fashion. Sustainability isn’t just material choice, it’s designing against waste.
- With AI and new digital tools entering the design industry, how do you see technology changing the way interior designers conceptualise and execute projects?
Technology is changing our process more on the conceptualisation side than people realise — faster visualisation, easier iteration with clients, more accurate planning before anything is built. What it hasn’t replaced, and I don’t think it ever will, is taste and judgment. AI can generate a hundred options; it still takes a designer to know which one is actually right for that family, that home, that light. We use it as a tool to move faster, not to make decisions for us.
- What are the biggest mistakes homeowners make when following interior trends, and how can they create a home that feels current without becoming outdated?
The biggest mistake is designing a home entirely around a single trend rather than around how you actually live — because trends move faster than most people renovate. I always tell clients: chase a feeling, not a look. If you invest in good proportions, good materials, and a few pieces you genuinely love, you can update the trend layer — cushions, art, accessories — without ever touching the bones of the design. That’s how a home stays current without needing to be redone every few years.
- What advice would you give homeowners planning an interior in 2026 about where they should invest more—and where they can save—when designing their space?
Invest in what you touch and use every day and what’s hard to change later — good flooring, solid carpentry, lighting design, and comfortable, well-made seating. Those are the things that affect daily life and are expensive to redo. Where you can save is on the layer that’s easy to refresh — decor, soft furnishings, accent pieces. Trends will keep shifting; let your accessories carry that risk, not your walls and your woodwork.