The Joy of Empty Spaces
My Sense of Décor is Missing! - Anupama S Mani Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s maximalist drawing room in his Kolkata mansion Photo: Architectural Digest India The moment I stepped into their drawing room, I blinked; the sensory overload was too much to handle for my small brain which simply crashed. Otherwise, when I go into a friend’s drawing room, I gravitate to my familiar comfortable spot, sink in with a cushion to rest my back, and my posterior stays glued there for the next couple of hours, sharing what-has been-happening, arguing, laughing, sighing, eating what I know they serve best (one big hook for a visit) and seldom applying my mind to the decor. But t...