In a world of shifting aesthetics, evolving cultural identities, and rising personal touches, interior design today is more than just form and function, it’s about fearlessness and exploration. TAD presents Bold Design: 10 Emerging Designers Leading Indian Interiors, capturing the pulse of India’s Interior Design landscape. More than a celebration of design, it strives to make a statement that encourages creativity and courage.
Featuring interior designers who unapologetically push against the tide of trends. Rewrite rules, and embrace their voice through material, space, and story. Boldness takes many forms, loud, extravagant, and maximal. But it also reveals itself in quieter, more deliberate ways, through deeply intentional choices that speak volumes without shouting.
Through this new wave of commanding design, they bridge gaps between heritage and futurism, past and possibility, which makes theirIIIIk richly textured and deeply human. As you flip through these pages, we invite you to engage with boldness not as a visual aesthetic alone. As a way of thinking, living, and designing with intent. To question, to experiment, to design spaces that hold space for what matters. It challenges us to create spaces not just for style, but for the soul. Spaces that breathe with those who inhabit them. Spaces that hold space for identity, sustainability, joy, and above all, a sense of belonging. The future is not waiting. It’s already here, and it looks brilliantly bold. This is GEN BOLD.
Founded in 2022 in Bangalore, the studio builds every project around what its clients truly love. Their preferences and personal stories become the starting point, shaping designs that balance functionality with refined aesthetics. The studio does not confine itself to a single style, each home and each client is a blend of influences, and that diversity is embraced. By freely exploring and layering varied design languages, the team creates spaces that feel personal, cohesive, and uniquely crafted for each individual. Starting the practice in a city new to them was a risk. But Bangalore’s energy and design culture drew them in.
Established in Chandigarh in 2019, Design9 Architecture Studio embodies a philosophy rooted in simplicity, spatial quality, and engineering precision. Naina’s work blends tactile and visual beauty to create contemporary luxury that prioritises inner well-being over excess. With global experience, from India to Spain, she designs immersive, thoughtful environments where functionality meets human emotion. Informed by international practice and academic excellence, her approach celebrates clarity, intention. And refined craftsmanship, shaping spaces that are timeless, sensitive, and deeply experiential. She moved across countries to pursue design, taking on international projects that expanded her perspective and reshaped her creative identity.
Staple Ink Studio began as a friend-and-friend partnership built on shared passion, curiosity, and craft. Founded in 2020 in Pune, Staple Ink Studio is a new-generation architectural and interior design practice led by architects Rucha Joshi and Nidhi Agarwal. With a warm, clean, modern aesthetic, the studio creates crafted, context-responsive spaces that balance comfort, clarity, and connection to nature. Rooted in a client-centric, climate-sensitive, and sustainability-driven philosophy, Staple Ink delivers thoughtful, hands-on design. From concept to completion transforming everyday environments into meaningful, enduring experiences.
Shimona, the visionary force behind DesignHex, has always regarded the creative realm as her true calling. With an illustrious career spanning collaborations with esteemed brands & HNIs, among others, she has cultivated a refined and evolving aesthetic that is now the cornerstone. At the helm of DesignHex, Shimona’s dynamic approach blends architectural mastery with an innate design sensibility, allowing her to push the boundaries of spatial innovation. With a dedicated architectural division overseeing large-scale projects across 100-acre sites and the introduction of a cutting-edge product vertical. She is only at the beginning of her ambitious journey.
Navya & A Quarter is a holistic design studio creating spaces that radiate warmth, wonder, and thoughtful intention. Founded in Delhi by Navya Aggarwal in 2020, the practice works across residential, retail, commercial, hospitality, and institutional projects. Guided by a dialogue between old and new, the studio integrates craft and traditional practices within a contemporary aesthetic. With a focus on contextual relevance and personal expression, it is known for its nuanced use of color, materiality, and texture, crafting spaces that feel timeless and alive. Their story begins with Navya, a product designer turned self-taught interior designer whose journey spans furniture, interiors, and contemporary craft. Her detail-first perspective shapes eclectic, narrative-rich spaces that seamlessly blend craft traditions with modern Indian living.
Founded in 2020, Rise Design is Rajvi’s expression of contemporary classic luxury, where functionality, structural integrity, and timeless detailing come together with a modern sensibility. Based in Mumbai, she believes design should shape how people live, grow, and evolve. Her practice focuses on creating environments that age gracefully, both aesthetically and functionally, while reflecting each client’s unique personality. For Rajvi, true luxury lies in spaces that support long-term comfort, prosperity, and a deeply personal sense of belonging. She stepped into a saturated design landscape without an established network and chose to build a studio shaped purely by my own vision. At Rise Design, her focus is on crafting spaces that reflect the client’s essence.
Established in 2014, this young & evolving firm has extended its services in a plethora of design sectors encompassing residential, retail, workspace, and hospitality genres of design. The studio has made its presence prominently felt in the design and construction realm in the short period of its establishment. Sona Reddy Studio has had the honor of being recognized by esteemed professional juries, platforms, and committees over the past couple of years. Sona Reddy Studio undertakes projects that comprise architectural, interior design, restoration, and re-adaptive assignments and their execution. The team savors the process of customizing and personally crafting spaces for the clients. The spaces synthesized are made with the intention of reflecting the client’s persona, vision, and aspirations.
Studio NKPR, founded by architects Nischith Kashyap and Pooja Rao in Bangalore, is a multidisciplinary practice with a global outlook and an Indian soul. The studio works across architecture, interiors, and landscapes, shaping projects that range from private residences and retreats to hospitality, workplace, and cultural spaces. What defines NKPR is a belief in clarity and humility and in creating environments that are both luxurious in experience and grounded in meaning. In about a decade, Studio NKPR has grown into one of the most thoughtful young practices, building a body of work that bridges aspiration with authenticity, craft with modernity, and vision with lived human experience.
Zaqia Kainikkara founded her interior design practice, Greige Studio, in Kochi in 2020 with a clear vision-to create sleek, minimal spaces rooted in comfort and individuality. Her work balances clean, modern design with the client’s personality always at the center. With a strong belief that spatial flow shapes everyday living, she designs homes that feel intuitive, calm, and deeply personal. Her projects are marked by thoughtful layouts, subtle detailing, and an emphasis on how a space is truly experienced. Born from a passion for meaningful design, the studio envisions homes that feel effortless yet refined. What makes the practice bold is its commitment to restraint-designing less, but better-while staying deeply rooted in how people live.
Founded in Pune in 2020, the studio designs spaces that feel comfortable, expressive, and thoughtfully layered. They work with colour in a way that feels natural, balanced with textures and materials that bring warmth and depth. Their philosophy is rooted in understanding how people live and creating environments that intuitively support their lifestyle. With a blend of modern sensibility and subtle tradition, the studio focuses on clarity, calm, and considered details that make every space feel personal and lived in. The practice was born from a desire to design interiors with soul—spaces shaped through warmth, intentional layering, and an honest, intuitive design approach. From the beginning, the studio has embraced creative risks, trusting its instinct for balance and detail to craft interiors that feel distinctive, meaningful, and uniquely personal.
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