Arti Kapur Design Studio
Interior designers in India: what to look for, and what we do
Searches for the best interior designers in India return lists written by the firms on them. This page is the opposite: a plain account of what a top studio should do for you, and what Arti Kapur Design Studio does, so you can judge us against anyone.
What a top interior designer actually does
Visits the site before quoting. Asks how you live before showing you a mood board. Designs the whole home on paper, with drawings a carpenter can build from, before a single purchase. Shows design fees and execution costs separately. Puts a named person on site through the finish. Hands over a home, not a delivery.
What a boutique studio adds
A boutique studio is one designer and a small team of craftspeople, not a sales floor and a catalogue. The designer you meet is the designer who draws your home. Furniture is made for your rooms rather than picked from a range, and old pieces are restored rather than replaced.
What Arti Kapur Design Studio does
Over two decades of homes, mostly in Mumbai and Delhi NCR and increasingly across India. Lime-washed walls. Antique carved doors and jharokha panels repainted in one bright, chipped colour. Cane, brass, mosaic, terracotta underfoot and plants in every window. Colour arrives in exactly one place and stays there. Four services: interior design, home decor, custom furniture and artistic design revamps.
How to compare studios
Ask every studio the same five questions: who will design and who will supervise, what is included in the design fee, how changes are priced, how many site visits a week, and what happens if a piece arrives damaged. Our guide to choosing an interior designer goes through each one.
Questions people ask
Who are the best interior designers in India?
There is no licensing body that ranks interior designers in India, so every list you find is editorial or paid. Judge a studio on its finished homes, on whether the designer you meet is the one who draws your home, and on a fee structure that separates design from execution.
What is a boutique interior design studio?
A small practice led by a named designer, usually with its own craftspeople, that designs a limited number of homes at a time rather than selling packages.
Does Arti Kapur Design Studio work across India?
Yes. Most projects are in Mumbai and Delhi NCR, and we take on homes elsewhere in India by arrangement.
How do I start a project?
Email photographs and, if you have one, a floor plan to artikapur02@gmail.com and we will arrange a site visit.
Is interior design a licensed profession in India?
No. Architects are registered under the Architects Act 1972; interior designers are not, and bodies such as the Institute of Indian Interior Designers are voluntary. That is why references and finished homes matter more than certificates.
Open the door.
Tell us about your home, the room that bothers you, or the old piece you cannot throw away. We reply to every message.
Call +91 98211 45668 WhatsApp artikapur02@gmail.com @artikapur_interiors Walk through the house