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SUKOON@NANDI HILLS
Sukoon @ Nandi Hills
Kamat family home in the hills
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Still a tree
There’s something quietly affirming about seeing design embraced by nature. In our outdoor bar area—just beside the live-edge teak table...

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Jul 92 min read
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Amber eyes, summer light
A couple of evenings ago, just as light was fading, we thought we saw something. A large silhouette on the roof of Sukoon—possibly an...

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Apr 132 min read
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A breath before flight
From bougainvillea bloom to Champa tree branch, a young white-eye takes its first steps into the sky. In our garden, something quiet and...

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Apr 112 min read
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Chiselled in place
There’s something magical about finding a sculpture when you’re not expecting one. That’s what I wanted for our garden—not grand...

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Apr 103 min read
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Boulders and blooms
Last week, a neighbour from our community asked me for garden/landscape recommendations - this query and my subsequent response after...

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Feb 253 min read
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We have babies !
It's been five days since I saw the eggs in the bulbul (pycnonotus cafer) nest - I was at our site yesterday and noticed the red vented...

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Aug 21, 20231 min read
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The early bird
While we were the first site owners in our development to break ground two years ago, many of our neighbours have started home...

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Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Napping through history
My growing up years were spent in Mumbai in the 70s and 80s - we lived in an apartment in a middle class suburban community - space was...

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Jun 1, 20232 min read
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The soul of a tree
Inspired by George Nakashima’s philosophy, I designed a unique teak center table, selecting slabs for their shape, grain, and knots.

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Mar 17, 20232 min read
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Field of dreams
Although I was excited about using salvaged ship timber for decking at our home, it proved challenging to get in touch with the scrap...

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Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Bullish about rebar
Ive always been fascinated by scrap metal art - during our vacation travels, whenever I come across a reclaimed scrap art store, I enjoy...

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Feb 15, 20232 min read
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Making it simple
Built about 4500 years ago, using over two million stone blocks, creating a structure that The Great Pyramid of Giza was equivalent to...

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Jan 8, 20233 min read
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The 'Thinker' rock
Le Penseur, Auguste Rodin, 1904 Designed in 1880, Le Penseur or The Thinker is one of the most famous sculptures in the world. Seated on...

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Dec 16, 20222 min read
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Steel, stone and scales
My first saw scale viper up close, Goa 2019 My first opportunity to photograph snakes up close was during an exciting midnight hike in...

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Oct 22, 20222 min read
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The sublime invasion
In February 2021, we had started work on a concrete retaining wall on the northern boundary of our site - this is where the site edge...

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Sep 30, 20222 min read
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What they DONT teach you ...
In 1984, a lawyer turned entrepreneur, Mark McCormack, authored a bestselling business classic, provocatively entitled 'What They DONT...

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Sep 23, 20222 min read
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Moving the Moai
Although I have travelled to Chile several times, I have not been able to visit Moai of Easter Island Easter Island and see the...

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Sep 7, 20222 min read
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Timeworn Timber
In September 2022, my quest for live edge furniture transported me to Indonesia, where our architect and I set out on an exploratory...

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Sep 3, 20223 min read
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About croaks and creaks
Last week I visited the grounds of a charming hillside resort in Wayanad to make images of malabar gliding frogs. My first image of a...

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Aug 16, 20222 min read
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The familiar ficus
The tree on the rock From the moment I discovered the tree on the boulder, I was keen to figure out what species it was. In our current...

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Aug 7, 20222 min read
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