Interview with... India Mahdavi
A fearless queen of elegant, modern, era-defining interiors (including that pink London tearoom), and one of my absolute favourite designers
India Mahdavi has designed bars, hotels and restaurants from Miami to Mexico; unique private homes for people like fashion supremo Alber Elbaz; exquisite wallpaper for British brand De Gournay and sumptuous bath suites for the luxury Italian tile makers, Bisazza. She was even awarded the honour of France’s Officier Ordre des Artes at des Lettres in 2015.
However, it was arguably her 2014 renovation of The Gallery at Sketch, the hyper trendy central London tearoom, that jet-propelled her to international recognition. Unapologetically coloured "the perfect essence of pink" from its walls and intricately detailed ceiling to every single stick of furniture inside (including her now signature chubby 'Charlotte' armchairs, think six sponge fingers arranged in an embrace), it became the must-have background for the selfie generation. Today it still boasts the accolade, most Instagrammed restaurant in the world.
