August 30, 2025

Architect Suchi Reddy is no ordinary designer. With roots in Chennai and her studio based in New York, she’s been dazzling the world for over a decade with her vibrant art and architecture. In 2023, I met her in Dhaka where she showcased Between Earth and Sky, a magical installation. Fast forward to December 2024 in Mumbai, she revealed "Chromacosm" – a fantastic, colourful installation created with Asian Paints to celebrate the launch of their massive Chromacosm colour library, home to over 5,300 dazzling shades. The magic didn’t stop there; Chromacosm also wowed audiences at the first Architecture and Design Film Festival in Mumbai. Over dinner at Mumbai’s chic Vetro restaurant, Suchi asked me, “When was the last time you felt a sense of belonging?” This sparked a deep chat about family, community, and finding your place in the world. This theme inspired her big project “Bias and Belonging,” shown at Colgate University in New York. It used weaving, words, and digital art to weave stories from those community talks, a signature style for this keen listener and observer. Suchi’s clients range from fancy homes to giants like Google and Humanscale. Her latest masterpiece, "Turbulence 2025," for Brooklyn Botanic Garden, blends shiny metal panels with an eerie, beautiful soundscape inspired by plant sounds. This September, she launches "Patterns of Protection" at the first-ever Bukhara Biennial. A thread that ties all her work is empathy. She explores how spaces impact feelings through her focus on neuroaesthetics — where art meets science and minds meet emotions. She told me, “My mantra is ‘form follows feeling,’” shaping homes and offices that soothe and inspire. Her Indian heritage is her soul. From South Indian light plays in traditional buildings to rich textile textures and fragrant flowers, the culture flows in her designs. Suchi credits her mother’s keen colour sense and their Chennai home by legendary architect P.S. Govind Rao for her creative roots. Colour for her isn’t just paint; it’s like light itself, shaping space and mood. Handcraft and technology both shine in her work. She recently debuted a collectible furniture line called NINE.5 with Ekaya Banaras, inspired by sari fabric folds and ancient math genius Brahmagupta’s zero. She also champions Indian crafts, curating shows like those featuring Morii Design textiles in New York. In India, she’s busy designing a house near Tirupati using local stones and craft, plus an artistic cultural campus in Hyderabad, blending homes and galleries into one giant sculpture. Suchi Reddy’s journey is a shining example of passion, tradition, and innovation swirling together to create spaces that touch the soul. Her story makes us ask: when did you last feel truly at home?

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