Nipa DOSHI (designer), DOSHI LEVIEN, London (design studio), ATELIER HELBECQUE, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (cabinet maker)
A room of my own, cabinet
(2025)
Medium
wood, glass, brass, aluminium, polyurethane, gold leaf, mirror, glass, metal, inkjet prints, plywood, magnets
Measurements
(a-f) 141.8 × 255.0 × 68.7 cm (variable) (open) (overall)
Credit Line
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria. Purchased with funds donated by Jo Horgan and MECCA Brands, 2025
© Doshi Levien/Moroso
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Nipa Doshi’s handcrafted cabinet is experienced in the round. Conceived as a double sided ‘room’ for nurturing oneself through small daily rituals, the cabinet provides a platform for reflection, writing and dressing. The work evokes a distinctly architectural quality, referencing the buildings that formed the backdrop to Doshi’s upbringing in post-independence India, when European modernist ideals were reimagined through the local culture. This coexistence of worlds – modern forms, vibrant colour, familiar domestic rituals – is captured here, along with vivid snippets from Doshi’s memory.