{"id":11652,"date":"2025-09-23T07:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/india-mahdavi-the-architect-and-designer-of-color-a-cosmopolitan-life-from-which-his-style-is-born\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T07:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:14:40","slug":"india-mahdavi-the-architect-and-designer-of-color-a-cosmopolitan-life-from-which-his-style-is-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/en\/india-mahdavi-the-architect-and-designer-of-color-a-cosmopolitan-life-from-which-his-style-is-born\/","title":{"rendered":"India Mahdavi: the architect and designer of color. A cosmopolitan life from which his style is born"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"776\"> India Mahdavi is today considered one of the most charismatic and innovative figures in international design. Architect and designer based in Paris, she was born to Anglo-Persian parents and spent her childhood between the United States, Germany and France: a cosmopolitan path that became an integral part of her aesthetics. Her multicultural roots have allowed her to develop an open and transversal gaze, capable of drawing on different languages ??to create a visual universe that escapes canonical definitions. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"821\"> Training and early career <\/h2>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-designer-del-colore.jpg\" alt=\"India Mahdavi designer del colore\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-designer-del-colore.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-designer-del-colore-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-designer-del-colore-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-designer-del-colore-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-designer-del-colore-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1609\"> India Mahdavi&#8217;s education reflects this international attitude: she graduated in architecture in Paris (DPLG), and then moved to New York, where she perfected her preparation in <strong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1033\"> industrial design <\/strong> (Cooper Union), <strong data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1061\"> graphics <\/strong> (School of Visual Arts) and <strong data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1108\"> furniture design <\/strong> (Parsons School of Design). After her studies, she worked for seven years as <strong data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1229\"> artistic director at Christian Liaigre <\/strong>, helping to strengthen the aesthetic vision of the famous French fashion house. <br data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1310\" \/> In 1999 he opened his studio in Paris, a creative laboratory where architecture, interior design and product design dialogue naturally. From that moment, her career took an international path, leading her to design some of the most iconic interiors of the last two decades. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1656\"> Color as a design language <\/h2>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-colore.jpg\" alt=\"India Mahdavi colore\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-colore.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-colore-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-colore-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-colore-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-colore-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1855\"> If there is one element that makes India Mahdavi&#8217;s signature immediately recognisable, it is the use of colour. For her, color is not a mere ornament, but a <strong data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1852\"> real narrative language <\/strong>. <\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1972\">\n<p data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1972\"> \u00abFor me colors are like people. They have to start a conversation, argue, get closer, move away.\u0094 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2128\"> This idea of color as &#8220;dialogue&#8221; is reflected in each of his projects: the color palettes become actors that stage emotions and dynamics. <\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2307\">\n<p data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2307\"> \u00abI believe that color is the identifier of a space. It&#8217;s like when you take a photo and remember that place because of the strong chromatic association: for me, that is the color.\u00bb <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2467\"> Its interiors, therefore, are never anonymous: they remain imprinted in the memory precisely because the color becomes a distinctive sign, an identity marker. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2515\"> Iconic projects: from Mexico to London <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2517\" data-end=\"2683\"> Over the course of her career, India Mahdavi has designed interiors that are today considered true points of reference for interior design. Some examples: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"2723\">\n<p data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"2723\"> <strong data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"2701\"> Condesa DF <\/strong> to Mexico City <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-CONDESA-DF-GRUPPO-HABITA.jpg\" alt=\"India Mahdavi CONDESA DF GRUPPO HABITA\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-CONDESA-DF-GRUPPO-HABITA.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-CONDESA-DF-GRUPPO-HABITA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-CONDESA-DF-GRUPPO-HABITA-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-CONDESA-DF-GRUPPO-HABITA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-Mahdavi-CONDESA-DF-GRUPPO-HABITA-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2761\">\n<p data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2761\"> <strong data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2748\"> Hotel on Rivington <\/strong> in New York <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-on-Rivington-New-York.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel on Rivington New York\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-on-Rivington-New-York.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-on-Rivington-New-York-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-on-Rivington-New-York-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-on-Rivington-New-York-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-on-Rivington-New-York-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2802\">\n<p data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2802\"> <strong data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2791\"> Monte Carlo Beach Hotel <\/strong> in Monaco <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monte-Carlo-Beach-Hotel-Monaco.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Carlo Beach Hotel Monaco\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monte-Carlo-Beach-Hotel-Monaco.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monte-Carlo-Beach-Hotel-Monaco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monte-Carlo-Beach-Hotel-Monaco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monte-Carlo-Beach-Hotel-Monaco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monte-Carlo-Beach-Hotel-Monaco-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2803\" data-end=\"2881\">\n<p data-start=\"2805\" data-end=\"2881\"> <strong data-start=\"2805\" data-end=\"2819\"> Bar Coburg <\/strong> and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Darroze&#8217;s restaurant at <strong data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2870\"> Connaught <\/strong> in London <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bar-Coburg.jpg\" alt=\"Bar Coburg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bar-Coburg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bar-Coburg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bar-Coburg-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bar-Coburg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bar-Coburg-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Helene-Darroze-al-Connaught.jpg\" alt=\"H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Darroze al Connaught\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Helene-Darroze-al-Connaught.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Helene-Darroze-al-Connaught-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Helene-Darroze-al-Connaught-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Helene-Darroze-al-Connaught-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Helene-Darroze-al-Connaught-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2882\" data-end=\"2919\">\n<p data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"2919\"> <strong data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"2908\"> Suite at Claridge&#8217;s <\/strong> in London <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Suite-del-Claridges-a-Londra.jpg\" alt=\"Suite del Claridge\u0092s a Londra\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Suite-del-Claridges-a-Londra.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Suite-del-Claridges-a-Londra-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Suite-del-Claridges-a-Londra-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Suite-del-Claridges-a-Londra-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Suite-del-Claridges-a-Londra-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2920\" data-end=\"2952\">\n<p data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2952\"> <strong data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2941\"> H\u00f4tel Thoumieux <\/strong> in Paris <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-Thoumieux-a-Parigi.jpg\" alt=\"H\u00f4tel Thoumieux a Parigi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-Thoumieux-a-Parigi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-Thoumieux-a-Parigi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-Thoumieux-a-Parigi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-Thoumieux-a-Parigi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-Thoumieux-a-Parigi-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"2986\">\n<p data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"2986\"> <strong data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"2975\"> H\u00f4tel du Clo\u00eetre <\/strong> in Arles <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-du-Cloitre-ad-Arles.jpg\" alt=\"H\u00f4tel du Clo\u00eetre ad Arles\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-du-Cloitre-ad-Arles.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-du-Cloitre-ad-Arles-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-du-Cloitre-ad-Arles-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-du-Cloitre-ad-Arles-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hotel-du-Cloitre-ad-Arles-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"2987\" data-end=\"3051\">\n<p data-start=\"2989\" data-end=\"3051\"> <strong data-start=\"2989\" data-end=\"3006\"> Caf\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ais <\/strong> in Paris (in collaboration with M\/M Paris) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cafe-Francais-paris-inda.jpg\" alt=\"Caf\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ais paris inda\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cafe-Francais-paris-inda.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cafe-Francais-paris-inda-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cafe-Francais-paris-inda-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cafe-Francais-paris-inda-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cafe-Francais-paris-inda-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<li data-start=\"3052\" data-end=\"3099\">\n<p data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3099\"> <strong data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3077\"> L&#8217;Apog\u00e9e Courchevel <\/strong> (with Joseph Dirand) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LApogee-Courchevel.jpg\" alt=\"L\u0092Apog\u00e9e Courchevel\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LApogee-Courchevel.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LApogee-Courchevel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LApogee-Courchevel-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LApogee-Courchevel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LApogee-Courchevel-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3101\" data-end=\"3561\"> But it is with <strong data-start=\"3110\" data-end=\"3135\"> The Gallery at Sketch <\/strong> in London that Mahdavi definitively enters the history of contemporary design. Its iconic pink tea room, with velvety seats and soft geometries, has become one of the most photographed spaces in the world, consecrating the place as a social and cultural phenomenon. This project represents in an exemplary way India&#8217;s ability to transform a space into a shared experience, made to be lived and immortalized. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3101\" data-end=\"3561\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Gallery-at-Sketch-Inda-MAHDAVI.jpg\" alt=\"The Gallery at Sketch Inda MAHDAVI\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Gallery-at-Sketch-Inda-MAHDAVI.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Gallery-at-Sketch-Inda-MAHDAVI-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Gallery-at-Sketch-Inda-MAHDAVI-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Gallery-at-Sketch-Inda-MAHDAVI-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Gallery-at-Sketch-Inda-MAHDAVI-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3602\"> Showroom and design philosophy <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3909\"> In 2003, India Mahdavi inaugurated its first showroom on <strong data-start=\"3662\" data-end=\"3688\"> Rue Las Cases in Paris <\/strong>, dedicated to high-end furniture made in France. In 2011 he opened a second boutique, this time designed for small, ironic and colorful objects, which tell the more playful side of his work. <\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3911\" data-end=\"4157\">\n<p data-start=\"3913\" data-end=\"4157\"> \u00abI&#8217;m a monomaniac when it comes to emotions. I want people to feel happy, joyful. Life has become so difficult, and many of my spaces are tied to entertainment experiences: why not go all the way?\u0094 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3913\" data-end=\"4157\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Showroom-boutique-Parigi-Inda-MAHDAVI.jpg\" alt=\"Showroom boutique Parigi Inda MAHDAVI\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Showroom-boutique-Parigi-Inda-MAHDAVI.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Showroom-boutique-Parigi-Inda-MAHDAVI-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Showroom-boutique-Parigi-Inda-MAHDAVI-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Showroom-boutique-Parigi-Inda-MAHDAVI-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Showroom-boutique-Parigi-Inda-MAHDAVI-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4159\" data-end=\"4330\"> This statement explains well the heart of his philosophy: <strong data-start=\"4222\" data-end=\"4260\"> creating spaces that generate happiness <\/strong>, which transform living into a sensorial and cultural experience. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4362\"> Awards and recognitions <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4364\" data-end=\"4456\"> India Mahdavi&#8217;s talent has been celebrated internationally with numerous awards: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4458\" data-end=\"4781\">\n<li data-start=\"4458\" data-end=\"4541\">\n<p data-start=\"4460\" data-end=\"4541\"> <strong data-start=\"4460\" data-end=\"4484\"> Designer of the Year <\/strong> at the Sc\u00e8nes d&#8217;Int\u00e9rieur \/ Maison et Objet fair (2004) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4542\" data-end=\"4686\">\n<p data-start=\"4544\" data-end=\"4686\"> Inclusion in the prestigious <strong data-start=\"4573\" data-end=\"4611\"> AD100 List of Architectural Digest <\/strong> (2014), which selects the 100 most influential designers and architects in the world <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4687\" data-end=\"4781\">\n<p data-start=\"4689\" data-end=\"4781\"> <strong data-start=\"4689\" data-end=\"4706\"> AD Award 2014 <\/strong> by AD Spain, with a special prize dedicated to international creators <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"4788\" data-end=\"4812\"> Books and publications <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4814\" data-end=\"5004\"> India Mahdavi does not limit herself to designing spaces: she has also told her own creative universe through books that have become reference texts for professionals and enthusiasts: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5006\" data-end=\"5606\">\n<li data-start=\"5006\" data-end=\"5143\">\n<p data-start=\"5008\" data-end=\"5143\"> <strong data-start=\"5008\" data-end=\"5044\"> Home Chic: Decorating with Style <\/strong> (2012, with Soline Delos) \u0096 a manual that invites you to personalize your home with style and character. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5144\" data-end=\"5265\">\n<p data-start=\"5146\" data-end=\"5265\"> <strong data-start=\"5146\" data-end=\"5181\"> India Mahdavi (Monograph, 2021) <\/strong> \u0096 a collection of his most famous projects, enriched by sketches and photographs. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5266\" data-end=\"5345\">\n<p data-start=\"5268\" data-end=\"5345\"> <strong data-start=\"5268\" data-end=\"5305\"> Home: Donner du style \u00e0 sa maison <\/strong> \u0096 the French edition of <em data-start=\"5331\" data-end=\"5342\"> Home Chic <\/em> . <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5346\" data-end=\"5440\">\n<p data-start=\"5348\" data-end=\"5440\"> <strong data-start=\"5348\" data-end=\"5380\"> T\u00e9h\u00e9ran. Portraits de villes <\/strong> \u0096 a sentimental journey to the city of his childhood. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5441\" data-end=\"5606\">\n<p data-start=\"5443\" data-end=\"5606\"> Contributions to collective works such as <strong data-start=\"5478\" data-end=\"5536\"> Living in Color: Color in Contemporary Interior Design <\/strong>, where he delves into the role of color in contemporary living. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5608\" data-end=\"5730\">\n<p data-start=\"5610\" data-end=\"5730\"> \u00abI don&#8217;t know if I amwas attracted to the color or whether the color was attracted to me. But there was something calling to me.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5732\" data-end=\"5886\"> This quote, taken from one of her interviews, summarizes the almost magnetic relationship between the designer and colour, which becomes her stylistic signature. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"5893\" data-end=\"5934\"> Villa Medici: dialogue with history <\/h2>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi.jpg\" alt=\"Villa Medici Inda Mahdavi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5936\" data-end=\"6405\"> In 2023, Mahdavi was the protagonist of a special project at <strong data-start=\"6001\" data-end=\"6017\"> Villa Medici <\/strong>, home of the French Academy in Rome. Here he reinterpreted historical environments through his vocabulary of colour, light and sinuous shapes, creating an unprecedented dialogue between past and present. The result is an example of how design can be <strong data-start=\"6274\" data-end=\"6311\"> a tool of cultural mediation <\/strong>, capable of respecting historical memory and, at the same time, projecting it towards the future. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5936\" data-end=\"6405\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-Progetto.jpg\" alt=\"Villa Medici Inda Mahdavi Progetto\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-Progetto.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-Progetto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-Progetto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-Progetto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Villa-Medici-Inda-Mahdavi-Progetto-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"6412\" data-end=\"6448\"> India Mahdavi, the queen of color <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"6450\" data-end=\"7020\"> With over twenty years of career, India Mahdavi is today one of the most influential and recognizable designers on the global scene. Its interiors are visual stories, in which each element contributes to building an emotional experience. From a hotel project to a capsule collection of objects, his signature remains <strong data-start=\"6763\" data-end=\"6794\"> joyful, chic and cosmopolitan <\/strong> . <br data-start=\"6795\" data-end=\"6798\" \/> The recent collaboration with the artist St\u00e8ven Co\u00ebffic, presented at Paris Design Week, is just the latest example of how Mahdavi manages to combine art, design and pop culture in a language that continues to evolve. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India Mahdavi is today considered one of the most charismatic and innovative figures in international design. Architect and designer based in Paris, she was born to Anglo-Persian parents and spent her childhood between the United States, Germany and France: a cosmopolitan path that became an integral part of her aesthetics. 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