{"id":42716,"date":"2025-11-23T03:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42716"},"modified":"2025-11-23T03:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:49:55","slug":"cx2p2xp19r3oat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/23\/cx2p2xp19r3oat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai&#8217;s glorious Art Deco legacy at 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/60d6\/live\/a31cba80-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/60d6\/live\/a31cba80-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/60d6\/live\/a31cba80-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/60d6\/live\/a31cba80-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/60d6\/live\/a31cba80-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/60d6\/live\/a31cba80-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Art Deco Mumbai Trust The pink facade of the Saudades art deco-style family bungalow, built in 1936 in Mumbai's Bandra suburb, features local elements like lattice balcony screens.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Art Deco Mumbai Trust<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\"> Architects blended local elements into Art Deco, like the lattice balcony screens on this Mumbai bungalow<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It was at a landmark architecture exhibition in Paris in 1925 that the Art Deco aesthetic first exploded on the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">In the 100 years since, the glamorous building style &#8211; evocative of neon-lit jazz bars and the golden age of big motion pictures &#8211; rapidly spread around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It moved from the famous pastel hotel facades of Miami&#8217;s South Beach to the sprawling necklace of mansion apartments along Mumbai&#8217;s Marine Drive seafront.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Art Deco&#8217;s distinct motifs &#8211; typified by geometrical <i id=\"ziggurats\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">ziggurats <\/i>(step towers), sweeping curves, sunburst designs, nautical elements and circular or turreted rooftops &#8211; symbolised an unequivocal break from the past, celebrating the dawn of a new, unabashed, post-war 20th Century modern age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">In a short time, the style transcended architecture to influence the design sensibility of home interiors, furniture, fonts, jewellery and some of the world&#8217;s most iconic cinema halls &#8211; from Radio City Music Hall in New York City to Regal, Liberty and Eros cinemas in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;It represented hope, optimism and speed, coinciding with the emergence of the motor car and also concrete as a building material, which when compared with stone, could be worked with in a tenth of the time and fifth of the cost,&#8221; Atul Kumar, founder of the Art Deco Mumbai Trust and curator of a new exhibition celebrating the centenary of Art Deco in the city, told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;It was not elaborate like Victorian Gothic design that preceded it, and came with a classicism and simplicity that has survived the test of time,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">And nowhere has that been more apparent than in Mumbai, which, according to Mr Kumar, is home to the world&#8217;s largest documented collection of Art Deco buildings. Other estimates put Mumbai in the second spot behind Miami. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d4be\/live\/cd5d6100-c5ca-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/d4be\/live\/cd5d6100-c5ca-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_181_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/d4be\/live\/cd5d6100-c5ca-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/d4be\/live\/cd5d6100-c5ca-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/d4be\/live\/cd5d6100-c5ca-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/d4be\/live\/cd5d6100-c5ca-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_181_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Art Deco Mumbai Trust A night-time image of a lit up Eros Cinema, a Unesco-designated Art Deco theatre at Churchgate in Mumbai. The multi-storey building, which has a spherical tower at its top, is painted cream and partially faced with red sandstone. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Art Deco Mumbai Trust<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The world&#8217;s most iconic cinema halls, including Eros in Mumbai, are built in the Art Deco style<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7b4d\/live\/c90dc6e0-c5d3-11f0-bafb-89776fed60ea.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7b4d\/live\/c90dc6e0-c5d3-11f0-bafb-89776fed60ea.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_98_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7b4d\/live\/c90dc6e0-c5d3-11f0-bafb-89776fed60ea.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7b4d\/live\/c90dc6e0-c5d3-11f0-bafb-89776fed60ea.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7b4d\/live\/c90dc6e0-c5d3-11f0-bafb-89776fed60ea.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7b4d\/live\/c90dc6e0-c5d3-11f0-bafb-89776fed60ea.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_98_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Nazir Hoosein, owner of Liberty Cinema, pictured smiling into the camera. His figure is framed by an arch, with circular Art Deco lights also behind him.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The dim, opulent interiors of Mumbai&#8217;s Liberty Cinema captured the glamour of early 20th Century films<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">What made Mumbai&#8217;s tryst with Art Deco particularly interesting was how the city embraced its hallmarks in a truly all-encompassing manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Just like Miami, the style emerged in the city at a time of economic flux and transformation, spurred by its modern, mercantile port-city energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But unlike Miami where it &#8220;arrived as a projection of leisure or spectacle&#8221;, in Mumbai the &#8220;style resonated across various building typologies, including schools, cinemas, bungalows, petrol stations and banks,&#8221; Mr Kumar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Art Deco buildings in Mumbai were, and still often are, hidden in plain sight, with even their occupants often blissfully unaware of their cultural moorings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But their all-pervading architectural shadow over the city is perhaps why Art Deco is &#8220;seeped into the larger public imagination, and remains relevant in Mumbai&#8217;s emotional quotient&#8221;, Mr Kumar added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3af6\/live\/8046d730-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/3af6\/live\/8046d730-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_865_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/3af6\/live\/8046d730-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/3af6\/live\/8046d730-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/3af6\/live\/8046d730-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/3af6\/live\/8046d730-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_865_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Art Deco Mumbai Trust The butter-yellow, bottle-green, dual-toned facade of the multi-storey Shiv Shanti Bhuvan building at Mumbai's Oval Maidan.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Art Deco Mumbai Trust<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Shiv Shanti Bhuvan, in Mumbai&#8217;s Oval Maidan, is among the first Art Deco buildings developed in the area<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4336\/live\/0594b4b0-c5cb-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4336\/live\/0594b4b0-c5cb-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_307_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/4336\/live\/0594b4b0-c5cb-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4336\/live\/0594b4b0-c5cb-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/4336\/live\/0594b4b0-c5cb-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/4336\/live\/0594b4b0-c5cb-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_307_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images An Art Deco apartment block on Mumbai's marine drive with a turreted rooftop typical of the style. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Turreted rooftops are typical of the Art Deco style<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The style was brought to Mumbai at a time when it was under colonial rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It was India&#8217;s first bunch of home-grown architects &#8211; pivotal figures like Chimanlal Master, Laxman Vishnu Sathe and Gopalji Mulji Bhuta &#8211; who integrated it into their designs after returning home with degrees from the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;They were suddenly exposed to new European sensibilities and wanted to bring them back to their country, which was deeply colonised by the imposition of Victorian buildings,&#8221; Mr Kumar said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e5ff\/live\/c221d1a0-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e5ff\/live\/c221d1a0-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_685_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e5ff\/live\/c221d1a0-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e5ff\/live\/c221d1a0-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e5ff\/live\/c221d1a0-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e5ff\/live\/c221d1a0-c5c9-11f0-9da2-c3460b301202.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_685_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images A man walks past the lobby area of the Seksaria building, a Unesco-designated Art Deco apartment along the Marine Drive seafront in Mumbai. Inside the building are wooden doors, stairs and wall pannelling. Tile-work also features on the floor and walls. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">A grand Art Deco foyer featuring polished woods and elegant stones like granite and marble<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/19e5\/live\/bc328ae0-c5ca-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/19e5\/live\/bc328ae0-c5ca-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_170_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/19e5\/live\/bc328ae0-c5ca-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/19e5\/live\/bc328ae0-c5ca-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/19e5\/live\/bc328ae0-c5ca-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/19e5\/live\/bc328ae0-c5ca-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_170_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Moorthy\u2019s Furniture Example of Art Deco lighting at the Seksaria building in Marine Drive. The light has five bulbs in a candelabra-style fitting, with a geometric star design on the ceiling around it. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Moorthy\u2019s Furniture<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The Art Deco style influenced the design of home objects<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But they adapted Art Deco and vernacularised it, throwing in native design patterns, drawing inspiration from disparate local elements including ocean liners docked at Mumbai&#8217;s ports and even lattice screens that are so typical of Mughal architecture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The British were initially dismissive, calling Art Deco &#8220;lesser architecture&#8221;, but were presumably threatened, said Mr Kumar, as it signalled the dawn of a new age and of new identities that were shaping India&#8217;s public spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It was only a matter of time before South Mumbai&#8217;s skyline would become a rich confluence of Indo-Saracenic, Gothic and Art Deco buildings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cbf1\/live\/ed5c7310-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/cbf1\/live\/ed5c7310-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_177_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/cbf1\/live\/ed5c7310-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/cbf1\/live\/ed5c7310-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/cbf1\/live\/ed5c7310-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/cbf1\/live\/ed5c7310-c5ca-11f0-9037-b7a6a02d7012.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_177_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images A long-shot of Mumbai's Marine Drive corniche lined with Art Deco buildings overlooking the sea. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Mumbai&#8217;s Marine Drive seafront has more than 30 Art Deco buildings <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Treasure-finds-in-England-reach-record-high.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6300\/live\/fa64a4e0-c6b7-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6300\/live\/fa64a4e0-c6b7-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_330_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/6300\/live\/fa64a4e0-c6b7-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/6300\/live\/fa64a4e0-c6b7-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/6300\/live\/fa64a4e0-c6b7-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6300\/live\/fa64a4e0-c6b7-11f0-9fb5-5f3a3703a365.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763869795_330_Mumbais-glorious-Art-Deco-legacy-at-100.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Art Deco Mumbai Trust Arthur Lodge in Mumbai's Borivali suburb, which is a pistachio-coloured building with a circular front constructed in the Art Deco style.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Art Deco Mumbai Trust<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Arthur Lodge was built in the Art Deco style in Mumbai&#8217;s Borivali suburb in 1950<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Today, Mumbai is yet again a city in rapid flux &#8211; its building code governed by real estate moguls trying to maximise the floor space index, giving way to utilitarian rather than stylistic considerations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Dozens of Art Deco buildings have been erased to give way to glass and steel facades, and hundreds more are under threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Over the past decade, Mr Kumar has documented more than 1,500 buildings that are truly representative of the style, but only 70-odd of those are protected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Authorities are apathetic to their preservation, so his organisation is engaging directly with people, offering pro-bono repair and restoration consultancies to prevent them from giving away their properties to builders for redevelopment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;The response has been positive as people have seen the value of their real estate go up after the renovations,&#8221; said Mr Kumar. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Then there are others, like architect and designer Nidhi Tekwani, who is re-imagining Art Deco objects and hoping to adapt them for a contemporary context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">For example, Art Deco furniture was often bulky, its light fittings were meant for high ceilings, and its dressing tables too elaborate for today&#8217;s compact apartments. Ms Tekwani aims to design and launch products that are sleeker while preserving core Art Deco principles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;The hope is to translate it to something modern and well-fitting of our current lifestyle requirements,&#8221; said Ms Tekwani of her efforts to keep Art Deco a living tradition in a city that&#8217;s remaking itself between one blink and the next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><i id=\"follow-bbc-news-india-on\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">Follow BBC News India on <\/i><i id=\"instagram\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">Instagram<\/i><i id=\",\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">, <\/i><i id=\"youtube,\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">YouTube,<\/i><i id=\"\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\"> <\/i><i id=\"x\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">X<\/i><i id=\"and\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\"> and <\/i><i id=\"facebook\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">Facebook<\/i><i id=\".\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Mumbais #glorious #Art #Deco #legacy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Deco Mumbai Trust Architects blended local elements into Art Deco, like the lattice balcony screens on this Mumbai bungalow&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42718,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42716\/revisions\/42718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}