At Delhi’s Shangri-La Eros, Shivan & Narresh make a splash

A print-perfect pool takeover

Fashion designers have often lent their eye for beauty and glamour to luxury hotels—Sabyasachi designed suites for the Taj in London, you can stay at a Ferragamo-run hotel in Milan, while Christian Louboutin has a resort in his favourite beach town in Portugal. The latest instalment is Shivan & Narresh’s takeover of the poolside at Shangri-La Eros New Delhi with their signature joyful, tropical prints. Think pool beds, couches, and tabletops covered in textiles that feature bright-pink tropical flowers, forest-green banana leaves, and black panthers. Even the lifeguard chair and the staff uniforms are stamped with the print story. The hotel’s general manager, Abhishek Sadhoo, teased that this was just the first in a series of designer collaborations that the Shangri-La was planning to launch as part of an ongoing wellness series. Just remember to pack your Shivan & Narresh swimsuit before you visit this weekend. —Butool Jamal

The Shangri-La Eros New Delhi Wellness Club is open daily from 7 am to 8 pm 

Now serving... Nostalgia  

 When most of us were trying our hand at banana bread, Mumbai-based Vidhi Dedhia decided to get into a different kind of goop. In 2021, the former adwoman started creating her small-batch ceramics that ceramics-crazed grownups lapped up in no time. Today, her niche practice is built around playful, pop-culture-coded ceramics that take the quotidian signs of living in the 21st century into something that is both functional and decorative. “I had studied typography and I was experimenting with clay, so I thought why not create a line that brings all my vocations together,” says Dedhia, who is now a full-time potter and runs her pottery practice out of a studio and coffee shop in Mulund. Here, you’ll find Coke cans that double as pencil holders, Lay’s chip bags that could uplift any sterile office desk, and Phantom cigarette trinket holders that will take you straight back to the ’90s. —Megha Mahindru  

For orders, you can reach Studio Vida here 

Welcome to Ariana Grande’s fairy crystal garden 

If the first Swarovski X Ariana Grande collection leaned classic, the second goes full pop-princess fantasy. The newest capsule is all fluttery wings and luminous sparkles—dragonfly pendants, hair brooches, floral chokers—like a jewellery box designed in a dream sequence. Inspired by nature and the shifting colours of the aurora borealis, the pieces mix Swarovski’s crystal expertise with a whimsical aesthetic.—Chloe Chou 

Available on swarovski.com

A gemstone the colour of a lotus  

Can you fall in love with a gemstone? Bvlgari creative director Lucia Silvestri certainly can, and her most recent crush was a rare 26.65-carat pink-orange Padparadscha (the word refers to the unique lotus-like colour of the stone) sapphire from Sri Lanka. The gemstone is the centrepiece of an exquisite necklace that’s part of the Roman brand’s latest Eclettica collection: a vibrant, creative ode to the brand’s longstanding inspirations across painting, architecture, sculpture, and even landscape design. The collection includes 150 high-jewellery pieces but also watches, gem-studded bags, and fragrances. —Butool Jamal

Visit Bulgari.com to know more 

Spaces for conversation and creation 

Fashionable residents of Delhi have two new spots to treat themselves at. In Lodhi Colony, the new 11.11/ eleven eleven store is a true extension of the brand’s ongoing material explorations. From the indigo and terracotta brick passage that houses a set of living indigo vats, to the made-to-measure room with its 13-foot glass ceiling or the 30-foot bamboo arch that runs through the store, the space is designed to encourage conversation and shopping at the same time.  

Studio A3, meanwhile, is a shared space for two labels—White Champa and Amrich. Tucked away in the quiet Sujan Singh park, the cosy boutique is like an island of calm in the chaos of national capital. Both brands are known for their extremely wearable, summer-ready silhouettes. White Champa leans towards more structured shirts and dresses with light touches of embroidery, while Amrich has built a reputation for their explorations with shibori dyeing and graphic surface detailing. Why choose one when you can have both? — Butool Jamal 

11.11 / eleven eleven, Lodhi Colony, New Delhi - 110003 

Studio A3, Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi - 110003 

No more secrets here

Mukesh Mills isn’t where you expect to be thinking about vanilla. Yet, the abandoned, slightly eerie Colaba landmark, long tied to Bollywood lore, set the scene for Secret Alchemist’s Rare Vanilla launch last evening.

If FragranceTok has taught us anything, it’s that vanilla and tonka are a cult pairing, usually pushed into sugar-rush territory by all the extras. Rare Vanilla dials that back. It reads like a skin scent for anyone who’s sworn off vanilla for being too sweet. Here, vanilla stays close to its essential oil form, opening with citrus-leaning heliotrope, moving into Kerala-sourced vanilla, and drying down to a South American tonka base that lingers for around six hours.

The alchemy is in the method: CO₂ extraction keeps the vanillin intact to preserve its purity. It’s allergen-tested too, so if you’re sensitive to fragrance, this shouldn’t send you into a headache or sneeze spiral, even if you get a little generous with the spritz. —Shyamolika Vaz

Rare Vanilla is available exclusively at www.secretalchemist.com and is priced at ₹1,499 for 100 ml

Cue for Keinemusik 

With Kanye’s Delhi concert and Shakira’s India shows not happening, the mood has been a little off across the cities. Enter Keinemusik, the Berlin-based collective known for its immersive, genre-blending electronic sound, landing in Mumbai with a night that’s all about music, mood, and a crowd that’s fully locked in. Expect long, fluid sets, and an atmosphere that keeps building as the night goes on.—Sheya Kurian

On March 27 at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai. Book tickets here 

The man who made steel iconic is back 

Subodh Gupta, the artist who made the humble bartan look cooler than any design object, is back with A Fistful of Sky and it’s exactly the kind of larger-than-life, deeply familiar spectacle you’d expect. Stainless steel thalis, tiffins, vessels, and even beds show up across the show, scaled up, multiplied, and reimagined into everything from orderly, almost classroom-like layouts (‘School’) to shrine-like clusters (‘Stupa’) and glowing, slightly mysterious thresholds (‘Door’). At its core, it’s about the rhythm of daily life in India, labour, migration, routine, but told through things you’ve probably held in your own hands. It’s immersive, a little nostalgic, and very, very shiny. —Sheya Kurian

On view at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai, from April 3 to May 17 

Your new hobby era starts here 

Suddenly everyone has a hobby, and honestly, we get it. Chorus in Mumbai is tapping into that energy with its ‘Interlude’ series, bringing in the Chanakya School of Craft for a hands-on embroidery session that’s all about making something your own. It’s relaxed, creative, and a nice break from staring at screens, with guidance that lets you experiment while still learning the craft. You walk in curious and leave with something you actually made, which is reason enough to show up.—Sheya Kurian

On April 10 at Chorus Cafe in Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 

The chicest way to learn you’re sleep-deprived 

 Fitness trackers on the wrists can feel a bit…gym bro. The Oura Ring 4 is a stealthier alternative: a slim titanium band that sits on your finger like jewellery while quietly keeping tabs on over 50 health and wellness metrics. It monitors sleep, recovery, heart rate, and a constellation of other bodily signals and translates them into neat actionable insights on the app (it tells you even when you’re about to fall sick), and it’s finally arrived in India. 

The timing is apt because along with the launch comes a sobering stat: Indians, according to Oura’s latest sleep report, are among the shortest sleepers in the world in the brand’s global dataset, clocking in an average of just 6 hours, 28 minutes a night. We’re also apparently night owls who go to bed late, wake up early, and rely on the longest naps to survive.—Chloe Chou 

The Oura Ring 4 starts at ₹28,900 and is available in-store at Croma and online on amazon.in and croma.com; membership at ₹599 per month 

Hair oil, but make it bio-tech 

Hair oil has long been the beauty world’s answer to everything from hairfall and frizz to self-care and therapy. But K18, the haircare brand that’s built a cult following for its super-hit molecular repair mask, is taking a slightly different approach with its molecular repair oil. 

Instead of just coating strands in gloss, the lightweight formula uses the brand’s patented peptide tech to work deeper inside the hair structure, repairing damage from heat styling, colouring, and general life. Used on damp hair, it results in strands that don’t feel like they’re marinating in oil. Think less champi, more a finishing product that helps you manage split ends.—Chloe Chou 

Price:  ₹6,300 for 30 ml. Available on tirabeauty.com, nykaa.com and amazon.in