Summer Sorbet, Mumbai

On colour, curation, and clients who already know.

1. The name

I named this one myself. Summer Sorbet — because when I walked through the finished space, that is exactly what it felt like. Cool, sweet, just the right amount of indulgent.

Not every project names itself that easily.

2. The client who already knew

Not every client needs to be led towards colour. This one arrived already knowing what they loved.

My job wasn't to introduce them to a feeling. It was to take the feeling they already had and make it precise — to find the exact version of their joy that could live in a home for years without tipping into noise.

3. Curation is authorship

Almost everything here was sourced, not custom-made. The rattan dresser. The circular brass handle on the wardrobe. The glass dining table light enough to almost disappear.

Knowing which piece carries the right energy — and placing it precisely — is curation. And curation is a form of authorship.

"Taking someone's joy and making it architectural - that is what this project asked of me."

4. What light does to colour

Pastel colours are at the mercy of light. Get it wrong and blush reads flat. Warmth drains out.

The sheer drapery here diffuses light rather than blocking it. The home holds its warmth across different times of day — morning, afternoon, overcast Mumbai skies. That consistency is one of the quietest decisions in the space. And one of the most important.

A light filter, not just a window treatment.

5. What I carry from it

My work has grown quieter since this project. But I think about Summer Sorbet when restraint becomes default rather than intention.

Some homes should feel like a Saturday morning. This one does. I named it well.

The Little Details — Mumbai

- Jesal Lodha
 
     
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