In the dining area, an Indian marble-topped table by Sar Design Studio and teak chairs handcrafted by Mr. Kalpesh Mistry gather before a closet with custom doors.
In the dining area, an Indian marble-topped table by Sar Design Studio and teak chairs handcrafted by Mr. Kalpesh Mistry gather before a closet with custom doors.

May 12, 2022

Words: Jesse Dorris

Photography: Ishita Sitwala

Studio Nishita Kamdar Infuses a Mumbai Apartment With Natural Touches

Within a thicket of mangroves in Vikhroli, a northeast suburb of Mumbai, rises an apartment tower, and within that sits the 950-square-foot home of a mother and daughter, designed by Studio Nishita Kamdar. For such a location, explains founder and principal architect Nishita Kamdar, “taking inspiration from nature was inevitable.”

The material palette of the three-bedroom residence tends toward oak, teak, linen, and jute. A bright pink sofa blooms in the living area, atop a hand-dyed rug and live-edge table. A passage secrets a guest bedroom and storage spaces behind paneling as it travels toward the glass screens that announce the olive green kitchen. And walls throughout are painted in a subtle tone of sand. “This makes the space look cozier and larger than it actually is,” says Kamdar. “The sand shade bounces off the yellow sunlight and almost makes the entire space glow.”

Bedroom curtains from The Pure Concept frame a custom bed and side table.
Bedroom curtains from The Pure Concept frame a custom bed and side table.
In the dining area, an Indian marble-topped table by Sar Design Studio and teak chairs handcrafted by Mr. Kalpesh Mistry gather before a closet with custom doors.
In the dining area, an Indian marble-topped table by Sar Design Studio and teak chairs handcrafted by Mr. Kalpesh Mistry gather before a closet with custom doors.
A Niroka cabinet stands by the oak veneer front door; the chandelier is by Artemis Lighting.
A Niroka cabinet stands by the oak veneer front door; the chandelier is by Artemis Lighting.
The study offers a custom desk made on site, with a cane chair by Mr. Kalpesh Mistry.
The study offers a custom desk made on site, with a cane chair by Mr. Kalpesh Mistry.
The study’s daybed is also custom, with a table by Length Breadth Height.
The study’s daybed is also custom, with a table by Length Breadth Height.
White oak panels carved in a fluted format clad the wall of the primary bedroom; the team fabricated the lamp from excess project plywood.
White oak panels carved in a fluted format clad the wall of the primary bedroom; the team fabricated the lamp from excess project plywood.
The passage from the dining area to the kitchen is lined in teak paneling inspired by Japanese Shoji screen patterns.
The passage from the dining area to the kitchen is lined in teak paneling inspired by Japanese Shoji screen patterns.
Cabinets by Kitchen Artisan hang above an engineered gray marble counter in the kitchen.
Cabinets by Kitchen Artisan hang above an engineered gray marble counter in the kitchen.

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