Maharaja's Furniture in 1930s India

In 1930, a young German architect, Eckart Muthesius (1904-1989), was entrusted with a remarkable commission by a maharaja in India. The palace that would emerge from this collaboration, known as Manik Bagh or Jewel Gardens, would become a masterpiece of interior design and a testament to the international style of the 1930s, all set against the backdrop of a tropical climate.

Eckart Muthesius hailed from a prestigious lineage of architects. His father, Hermann Muthesius (1861-1927), was a prominent architect who had significantly contributed to the reform of art schools in Prussia and authore...