Eclecticism has always been Anamika’s forte, widely regarded among the country’s finest couturiers—with a client roster that goes from Sonam Kapoor to Kelly Rowland, from Ranveer Singh to Akash Ambani. The Anamika Khanna label, founded in the 1990s, stands out for its artisanally fuelled contemporary Indian style, conflating traditional embroidery and embellishments with art- and tribal-inspired motifs and graphics, surface engineering, draping techniques, and deconstructed tailoring. A daring vocabulary that echoes in AK-OK, the clothing brand she created in 2020 with her sons Viraj and Vishesh, which was acquired by Reliance Brands a year later.
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This sculpture in the living room, composed of brass bells, is by Paresh Maity. Art and artisanal objects occupy every wall and corner of the home.
Signature fashion motifs from Anamika’s label stand out on furnishings.
At Anamika’s home in South Kolkata’s Alipore neighbourhood, her luxe idiosyncrasy and elaborate craftsmanship appear in measured doses. A trio of sheer ivory chikankari partitions greet visitors on entering through the front door; beige couches in the living room draw their shine from a set of cushions embroidered with dull silver. Embroidered panels adorn the walls on staircase landings, leading up to the terrace, each frame depicting part of a towering Tree of Life—symbolic, notes the designer, of the life that thrives all around her.