Beauty is dynamic, culturally rich and deeply rooted in diversity. It emerges through the interplay of different traditions, techniques, materials, colours and forms. Our practice is shaped by the meeting of different worlds, by contrasts that create harmony and by complexity that invites deeper understanding. For us, beauty lives in these intersections, where diverse influences come together to form something new and meaningful.
Beauty in Plurality
Photojournal
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Street Dreams
Portrait of a woman from the Santhal tribe in Odisha. Vernacular market photography was taken against the backdrop of travelling makeshift studios.
(Fig 2)
Maharani of Baroda
The second Maharani of Baroda in Laxmi Vilas Palace, wearing a gold-embroidered sari in honour of her husband's birthday, by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
(Fig 3)
Iman Bijleveld and don Bloch-Lost in the Beauty of the World
Newlyweds in Trimbak, Maharashtra. Photograph by Iman Bijleveld.
(Fig 4)
Le Corbusier-Mill Owners Association (Photo Cemal Emden)
Facade of the Mill Owners' Association Building in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, designed by Le Corbusier.
(Fig 5)
Shammi Bannu Sharma Miniature Painting
Villa Sarabhai, 2018. A collaboration between Doshi Levien and one of India's most revered miniature artists, Shammi Bannu Sharma.
(Fig 6)
Picasso Le Reve, 1932
Le Rêve (The Dream), shown at Tate Modern's 2018 exhibition Picasso 1932: Love, Fame, Tragedy.
(Fig 7)
Ahmedabad pol
Ahmedabad, 1966. Carved wooden haveli in the old city. Photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
(Fig 8)
Louis Kahn-IMM
Detail of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, designed by American architect Louis Kahn. Photograph by Thomas Florschuetz.
(Fig 9)
Doshi Levien home
An eclectic selection of objects in Doshi and Levien's home in the Barbican. Photograph by Jonas Lindström.
(Fig 10)
Doshi Levien objects
Finding and looking for beauty in the everyday. Photograph by Jonas Lindström.
(Fig 11)
Kinari bazaar, New Delhi
Fashion shoot at a food vendor in Kinari Bazaar, New Delhi. Photograph by Bharat Sikka.
(Fig 12)
Jyotika Doshi studio portrait
Studio portrait of Nipa Doshi's mother.
(Fig 13)
Employees, Morvi Palace by Raghubir Singh 1982
The photo captures the intersection of colonial history and modern India within an Art Deco setting.
(Fig 1)
Street Dreams
Portrait of a woman from the Santhal tribe in Odisha. Vernacular market photography was taken against the backdrop of travelling makeshift studios.
(Fig 2)
Maharani of Baroda
The second Maharani of Baroda in Laxmi Vilas Palace, wearing a gold-embroidered sari in honour of her husband's birthday, by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
(Fig 3)
Iman Bijleveld and don Bloch-Lost in the Beauty of the World
Newlyweds in Trimbak, Maharashtra. Photograph by Iman Bijleveld.
(Fig 4)
Le Corbusier-Mill Owners Association (Photo Cemal Emden)
Facade of the Mill Owners' Association Building in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, designed by Le Corbusier.
(Fig 5)
Shammi Bannu Sharma Miniature Painting
Villa Sarabhai, 2018. A collaboration between Doshi Levien and one of India's most revered miniature artists, Shammi Bannu Sharma.
(Fig 6)
Picasso Le Reve, 1932
Le Rêve (The Dream), shown at Tate Modern's 2018 exhibition Picasso 1932: Love, Fame, Tragedy.
(Fig 7)
Ahmedabad pol
Ahmedabad, 1966. Carved wooden haveli in the old city. Photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
(Fig 8)
Louis Kahn-IMM
Detail of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, designed by American architect Louis Kahn. Photograph by Thomas Florschuetz.
(Fig 9)
Doshi Levien home
An eclectic selection of objects in Doshi and Levien's home in the Barbican. Photograph by Jonas Lindström.
(Fig 10)
Doshi Levien objects
Finding and looking for beauty in the everyday. Photograph by Jonas Lindström.
(Fig 11)
Kinari bazaar, New Delhi
Fashion shoot at a food vendor in Kinari Bazaar, New Delhi. Photograph by Bharat Sikka.
(Fig 12)
Jyotika Doshi studio portrait
Studio portrait of Nipa Doshi's mother.
(Fig 13)
Employees, Morvi Palace by Raghubir Singh 1982
The photo captures the intersection of colonial history and modern India within an Art Deco setting.