Forget muted tones and understated minimalism. This new wave of Indian women designers is bringing maximalism to the fore, through brilliant spaces revelling in kaleidoscopic colour, pattern and texture. Whether layering centuries-old crafts inside private residences or crafting theatrical boutique hospitality spots, these practitioners view every surface as a joyful canvas. From Kavita Singh’s decades of influence in Mumbai to Marie-Anne Oudejans’ signature Jaipur palette, these seven Indian women designers are setting the benchmark for a modern, more-is-more approach to dressing homes.
A former fashion and jewellery designer, Dutch expat Marie-Anne Oudejans moved to Jaipur, India's Pink City, 17 years ago. A chance encounter with a long-time Jaipur resident led her to her first interior design project, and she's never looked back. A colourful mix of Indian splendour and the laid-back charm of Europe, her instantly recognisable aesthetic – colour-drenched rooms, tented ceilings, Mughal-inspired motifs and bold stripes – has garnered a fan following from Doha to Capri.
Whilst many Western designers prefer to keep their India connection a secret – the country's artisans are coveted by global fashion and interior labels looking for exceptional (and cheap) craftsmanship, but often go unsung – Oudejans has done something quite rare: she's put Jaipur's talented craft communities at the heart of her projects, presenting their work – and more importantly, them – to the world. @m.a.jaipur
Nothing about Bengaluru-based interior designer Vinita Chaitanya is ordinary. Every room she touches becomes a canvas, every design choice a statement. To meet her is to step into a world where maximalism reigns and beauty – whether beheld through her eye or yours – is always dialled up to the highest setting. Chaitanya likes to observe how her clients live and then amplify that experience manifold. The designer is also famous for erring on the side of flamboyance – whether her clients like it or not.
For a Hyderabad mansion, she saw beyond the glass and concrete, layering textures, patterns, and a riot of colours to transform the space into something unmistakably hers. “It was a Make in India project; we sourced almost everything from within the country,” she avers. No detail was too small – not least the ceilings and trims, which she saw as works of art, or the doors, which she embellished with magnificent grillework. She envisaged the staircase volume as the tour de force, crowning it with a custom 20-foot Murano glass chandelier that illuminates the brass balusters and the brass mirrors by Vikram Goyal, embellished with semi-precious stones. “It’s one of the most beautiful staircases I’ve done,” she shares of the masterpiece, which nods to the style of the late Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí. @vinitachaitanya
A true doyenne of maximalist design, designer Kavita Singh began her career over three decades ago, when she founded her namesake brand of home decor. What began as a humble brand soon grew into a thriving practice – Singh’s tasteful eye was hard to miss, which was informed, over many years, by her deep interest in contemporary and decorative arts. She collaborated with her niece, Sonam Kapoor, to bring the maximalist vision of Kapoor's Mumbai home to life. “Besides my nani, my aunt Kavita Singh has been the main voice within these walls, alongside my own,” says Kapoor. The pair threw themselves into transforming the contemporary blank canvas into, in Singh’s words, “the homage to Indian craftsmanship that my niece has been imagining for a long time”. @kavitasinghinteriors
Delhi-based designer Iqrup Dhamija founded Iqrup Design in 1985, specialising in luxury architecture, interiors and bespoke furniture. Her maximalist approach brings together considered furniture, art and objects with a strong understanding of architecture and symmetry, balanced by an emphasis on comfort and visual interest. Drawing inspiration from around the world, Dhamija takes an individual approach to every project, creating highly bespoke interiors through thoughtful detailing and a keen eye for proportion, colour and character.
Over the decades, Dhamija expanded her design practice before co-founding the furniture and décor brand Iqrup + Ritz with her daughter, Ritika Dhamija, in 2014. At the core of both practices lies a formidable mother-daughter team with keen individual strengths that complement each other to perfection. Iqrup Dhamija has over four decades of furniture expertise and leads creative design and production, whereas Ritika Dhamija, armed with a foundation in physics from Oxford and investment banking in London, is a thorough operations person who oversees marketing, sales and logistics. @iqrupandritz
Interior designer Shabnam Gupta founded her practice, The Orange Lane, in 2003. Since then, it has grown into a multidisciplinary studio with projects spanning farmhouses and residences to corporate, hospitality and retail spaces, for clients ranging from entrepreneurs and business leaders to leading companies and brands. Maximalism lies at the heart of Gupta’s design philosophy, shaping both her interiors practice and her furniture brand, Peacock Life. To her, "Great design isn’t just about shaping spaces – it’s about shaping lives. The belief here is that truly exceptional design is cohesive, transformative and always centred on people. It’s not just about aesthetics; it’s about a work ethic that places human needs above everything else, with function leading the way before form.” @theorangelane
Mumbai-based Pavitra Rajaram is the founder and creative director of Pavitra Rajaram Design, an award-winning multidisciplinary studio working across interior design, architecture, product design and brand strategy. A little over a year ago, Rajaram was appointed creative director of Nilaya Anthology, Asian Paints’ 100,000-square-foot luxury home décor and collectible design space in Mumbai, of which she says, "It’s a world that’s both material and immaterial, tangible and intangible – because that is also how culture is.” Her design practice embraces a maximalist, biophilic sensibility, as seen in her own beautiful home in Coonoor.
Rajaram also serves as the brand custodian of the Sarmaya Arts Foundation, a museum archive she co-founded with her husband, Paul Abraham. @pavitrarajaramdesign
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