Designers David Abraham, Rakesh Thakore and Kevin Nigli have a new address for their handcrafted apparel and home brand Abraham & Thakore in New Delhi’s affluent neighbourhood, Defence Colony. Co-designed by Studio Organon, a Delhi-based architecture and design studio, the shop’s interiors compliment the label’s minimalist visual grammar with polished, white-marbled walls (diagonally and spaciously stained with faint streaks of black) and square-mesh-patterned terrazzo flooring. An open closet lines the store’s walls which are mounted with garment rods. Black shelves are dedicated to dainty ceramics, while linens and carpets accentuate the furniture that fills the store’s remaining space.
This is the brand’s third store in the capital, an upgrade of sorts from its nearly 12-year-old outlet in the city’s south-east vicinity. “When this property came up, it had a large space (about 2,000 sq. ft.). We shut the previous store to accommodate a vast collection of fashion and lifestyle here,” says David. He lists out the brand’s other two establishments — one in The Dhan Mill, near Chhatarpur, and another in DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj. “But these are smaller stores that focus more on fashion,” he adds.
