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SUKOON @ NANDI HILLS
Sukoon @ Nandi Hills
A home shaped by nature — and now, by life around it
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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Meet the 'Toad'al rockstar
This morning I was wandering around the site and stopped by the boulder under the ficus tree. I noticed what looked like unusual tiny...

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Jul 30, 20221 min read


My boulder library
Ive been an avid reader since childhood and have always loved books. For me books have not simply been about their form (earlier paper...

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Feb 24, 20222 min read


Leaving my mark
Hexagonal patterned columns, Giants Causeway In the spring of 2014, I had the opportunity to travel to the Giants Causeway, a natural...

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Jan 25, 20222 min read


Over our heads
As part of the sale agreement, our developer had put down a design guideline requiring that about seventy percent of the home be covered...

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Sep 9, 20214 min read


Age is just a very large number !
Every time I drive past Nandi Hills, I'm overwhelmed by the scale, solidity and seeming timelessness of these boulder strewn hills. Age...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read


Alert ! Landslide !!!
This is the time of the year that Nandi Hills changes from its grey rocky colour to lush green with the monsoon rains. Last week we had...

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Aug 30, 20211 min read


Unspoken, Understood
Saluting the national flag Jawai has become one of my favourite places to photograph leopards—raw, beautiful, and still untamed in many...

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Aug 16, 20211 min read


Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
I have a question for you - What non essential item do you store in the trunk of your car ? I keep a few kites and string in my car -...

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Jul 29, 20211 min read
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