Shaping Cultural Identity in a Chennai Home| 1405 Design Studio

What does it mean to weave tradition and modernity into a single home? For 1405 Design Studio, this question became the anchor in designing a 2,500-square-feet residence on the 18th floor of a riverside complex in Chennai. Nesavu—named after the Tamil word for ‘weaving’—draws directly from the lives of its homeowners: he, an entrepreneur and co-founder of a gourmet coffee brand; she, a Bharatanatyam artist. Their rituals and passions form the design’s emotional core. The aroma of filter coffee, the discipline of dance, and the rhythms of family life translate into spaces that are deeply personal yet rigorously planned. The […]