Homes With a View

But the highlight of the evening was when the architect,in conversation with Mumbai historian Sharada Dwivedi,drew a parallel between the architectural styles in Mumbai and Havana. “In a lot of ways,Havana’s architectural gems are like those in Mumbai. The Art Deco movement was strong in both the places. Besides,the cities have similar tropical weather. This is also why a lot of Havana homes in the 1950s focussed on ventilation. Even the chairs were made of wire mesh to let the air flow,” observed Mallea,who runs a residential design business in New York along with his interior stylist partner Carey Maloney.

Mallea’s talk aside,the guests in attendance — designers James Ferreira and Azeem Khan,interior designer Nisha Jamvwal,jewellery and furniture designer Shahid Datawala and Christie’s International Director of Asian Art,Amin Jaffer,to name a few — were impressed by his enviable client list. “We have worked on several celebrity homes including that of Robert De Niro and Barbara Warner (daughter of Jack Warner,from the Warner Brothers family),” noted Maloney,before expressing their love for all things Indian. “Every time we come down to India,we shop like there’s no tomorrow. Our own home that overlooks the Hudson river abounds in Indian sculptures,” added Mallea.

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