MILAN — With India‘s interiors and design market expected to reach $51.4 billion by 2028, the Mumbai interiors scene has become an international hub for design’s who’s who.
Ever the catalyst of cross-cultural conversations, Milan-based art dealer, curator and gallerist Nina Yashar and her gallery Nilufar are the latest to touch ground there.
Yashar said Monday her gallery partnered with the Nilaya Anthology by Asian Paints, the city’s latest design hub. Asian Paints is India’s leading paint and decor company. This collaboration presents a vintage-meets-contemporary selection of furniture lighting and decor from both Nilufar and Nilufar Edition, curated by Yashar herself.
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“The opening of Nilaya Anthology marks another step forward in the city’s ever-growing design and artistic scene. Mumbai has a rich cultural heritage but forward-thinking approach, making it a dynamic hub for both traditional craftsmanship and incredible contemporary design,” she told WWD.
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The array includes an eclectic mix of vintage and contemporary designs, including ceiling lamp Asta by Denmark-based Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt, armchairs by Melchiorre Bega from the 1950s, side tables by Lebanon-based Khaled El Mays and antique carpets from Spain’s Cuenca Carpets, among others.
Introduced in 2023, Nilufar Editions is the gallery’s first furniture line. Rather than unique, one-of-a kind pieces, it is a range of items that can be customized and reproduced on a larger scale. The collection includes more than 100 furniture pieces, divided into key categories such as sofas, dining tables, rugs and lamps.
“The Mumbai design community is definitely flourishing right now,” she remarked, drawing attention to creative pioneers, Indian designers like Vikram Goyal, who has spent two decades refining a contemporary Indian design language within the international collectible design market and translates the rich legacy of craft excellence from India into modern, timeless designs.
Testament to the nation’s contemporary appeal, the world’s fifth-largest economy hosted the first Design Mumbai event, which debuted in November 2024. Its organizers said that the sector’s prowess is being driven by the robust real estate and architectural sector predicted to grow collectively to $1 trillion by 2030 from only $200 billion in 2021.
India also plans to spend $1.4 trillion on infrastructure in the next five years and the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals is forecast to increase by 39 percent between 2021 and 2026. The next Design Mumbai is planned for November 2025.
Asian Paints chief executive officer Amit Syngle said the Nilaya Anthology space is set to play a key role in the evolution of India’s growing design arena. “Nilaya Anthology is a cultural catalyst and a transformative space,” he said.
Led by creative director Pavitra Rajaram, Nilaya Anthology will showcase Nilufar’s curations until the end of August.