“LUXURY AT YOUR FINGER TIPS”
She’s a creative genius who simply transforms your dreams into reality with her magic touch making you feel that every dream is affordable!
Luxury interiors designer Anjaleka Kripalani has been designing interior solutions for residential, corporate and hotel spaces for more than two decades now. An Interior Architecture Graduate from Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA, with an internship at Ralph Lauren, New York, Anjaleka has featured in numerous magazines across the world. With Anjaleka’s advent, the 90s saw the dawn of enormous visualizations within the reach of the Indian mass in the world of fashion, style and astounding designs. It was an incredible transformation when she sashayed in as one of the first entrepreneurs to bring in imported furniture into the Indian markets.
In the year 1995, this young business woman founded Renaissance Homez, the very first luxury furniture retail store and introduced luxurious furniture imported from the USA, Italy, and other exotic places to Indian clients. Her disciplined upbringing included appreciation for different cultures and expressions, which eventually helped her stay attuned to global trends and cultural shifts, ensuring that designs can be both contemporary and timeless. Moreover, export has been a family business. Since 1997, they grew to become the pioneer on luxury furniture imported from places overseas famous for their distinctive style and design. With admirable ease she let the vision of imported furniture sail into the Indian market!
The unprecedented move Anjaleka ventured upon bore the stamp of a confidence so evident from the innovative concepts to her unfailing attention throughout the growth of her business until its crowning glory today. With more new age conceptions blossoming in her mind, Anjaleka became ‘THE’ renowned Interior Architect and founder of Rennaisance Homez. “Interior design has always been more than a profession for Anjaleka. “It’s a calling for me,” she says. “Every design tells a story, and there is overwhelming joy in weaving together elements from various sources to create something unique and personal.” From a young age, Anjaleka was captivated by the beauty of spaces and the emotions they arouse. She believes that the inspiration comes from the world around – nature, art, travel, and even the simplest everyday moments.
There were hardly any women in those days setting up businesses and pursuing entrepreneurship. Later, those who were apprehensive about Anjaleka’s intrepid new ideas and abilities in the beginning began getting more curious about her innovative ideas in the countless residential projects, offices, real estate, hospitality, gyms, spas, clubhouses, and many more. Her suave new ideas turned out to be ground breaking and absolutely congenial to the modern times. With a diverse and commendable portfolio to present Anjaleka is presently privileged with a distinguished list of clients who now bank upon her magic touch. Her magnificent projects that include elegant interiors of great hotels have adorned the covers of popular Design magazines. Spending years working with clients of high profile have only enhanced her understanding of their tastes and leanings. She has impressively designed many sample flats and furnished apartments for over 90 developers in India. Having specialized in designing and furnishing many luxury and affordable luxury hotels, she also has to her credit laudable upshots to prove her capabilities with the top Corporates like the Goenkas, Birla Liqueur Barons, prominent real estate and significant hotel projects.
Angie Homes.co is a new interiors online portal. Its parent company – RITIKA’S , owned by Mrs Rashna Kripalani has exported Harrods, Neiman Marcus, Pottery barn, Crate & Barrel, House of Razor, Saks, Bloomingdales since 1970; and in fact with so much experience in Indian Collection, Anjaleka was given the opportunity and the honor to host the India Promotion in 1978 by the government in Bloomingdale’s, New York.
ANGIE’S INDIA focuses on HOMES which has international designer brands and the Indian look. They create products that reflect Indian heritage, and yet are global in their appeal. “Indian clients have become extremely aware of global trends and are open to experimenting with the combination of contemporary, classic and fusion interiors,” says Anjaleka.
About her steady progress in life Anjaleka describes it as a journey that was not without the usual highs and lows and surprising challenges yet, with keen perception, every move forward was indeed gratifying. “Launching our flagship store was a significant milestone that felt like a dream realized. Our hard work paid off with prestigious awards that came our way. Undeniably, the genuine testimonials from our clients, who stated that our designs have made a difference in their lives, give me immense pleasure and satisfaction in executing our work with even more zest,” she says.
Anjaleka’s eyes for perfection, quality and design are also budget friendly making her brand one of the most trusted in the industry. She knows exactly what to deliver and what brands and companies from local and international markets collaborate best in order to satisfy the objectives and aspirations of the clients.
Providing high-end luxury interior solutions to homes available for furnishing at really affordable price is indeed a noble idea born from an innate affinity with the truth of heavenly existence we enjoy on earth. Her visionary approach and experience in the interior industry make it easier for her to feel the pulse of interested clients and connect with their imagination and dreams. She creates spaces that reflect their personality while maintaining Angie Homes’ signature elegance and sophistication. The rooms she designs are full of life and air. If personal emotions need to be expressed in a space, Anjaleka is definitely the go-to choice!
There are different styles in design like contemporary, classic and fusion, and the consistency in maintaining a synergy that pleases and satisfies the different levels of society is indeed a talent of its own. With her shrewd observation Anjaleka sensed a lack of detail-oriented interiors here in India.
“When I started my company in 1995, I was its primary promoter,” Anjaleka goes on, “ My sister and mother used to help me with my work at the back end while I handled all the front end – the designing, the media, the partnership, alliances and associations. We partnered with many American brands and were the first in India to bring them in. So, all the luxury brands from America, whether they dealt with lights, furniture, fabrics, or accessories, were bought by our company, Renaissance Homez. After that, we also had a lot of local partners with whom we worked on many other items like mirrors, fabrics, etc. As I belong to a business family, we have also been exporting home furnishings, garments, bedding, mattresses, throws, blankets, and towels globally to Neiman Marcus, Saks, House of Fraser, Harrods and many more, to mention a few. There were many international partners we used to export to and also many partners we imported from. The rest of the manufacturing was done in-house at our manufacturing unit using the best materials. There is no room for compromise in my firm reliance on quality.” It is this approach to quality that clearly defines Anjaleka Kripalani.
“I’ve seen the evolution of the space and the industry,” she says, talking of how people back in 1997 were willing to buy imported sofas for ?5 lakh and a metre of cloth for ?10,000. India has a rich history where its architecture exudes ornate designs that beggars all descriptions. Anjaleka handles this touch of traditional aesthetics with dexterity resulting in iconic and awe inspiring designs lending elegance to architectural excellence. She aims at a complete interior solution and not just the products. Together, the products and solutions weave out a whole new lifestyle for people to experience a better perspective of life. She enjoyed the privilege of high profile clients like Lalit Suri, Kokila Ambani, and the Jindals. Alongside, she also launched her stores Renaisaance Homez, across five cities, importing exquisite home décor items. Here, we have a blend of contemporary and eclectic styles where modern elegance meets unique, personal touches.
Anjaleka is particular about skilfully utilizing space effectively, and aesthetically. “One of the most important design principles of our brand is effective space planning.” Anjaleka goes to prove that the beauty of textures and a skilfull combination of different materials go a long way in providing the right ambience which is comfortable, functional, aesthetic and appealing enough to make anyone feel at home. With deft handling and management of the principles of design, brands under Anjaleka Kripalini occupy a special niche that is par excellence. Her wide range of superior quality decors are the finest and choicest selections one could wish for.
In 2019, when Anjaleka noticed a change and transition in the market trends, she comprehended that retail was declining and online was booming in the business arena. Without any procrastination she started diversifying into the online and e-commerce market. Today, with her retail presence, which earlier scored seven retail stores in India for luxury furniture, Anjaleka is also more prominent with her online presence.
Anjaleka combines international experience and entrepreneurial expertise in her e-commerce venture Angie Homes to keep in tune with the rapidly growing trend for online shopping. Their collection called ANGIE’S INDIA promotes Indian heritage, culture of the best craftsmen weaves, designs, textiles and creativity from our Incredible India. The third USP of Angie’s Homes.co will have international designer brands from America and Italy brands which will sell their home accessories on the website.
Angie’s e-commerce site Angie Homes boasts of a beautiful new collection of interior products which range from home, office interiors, hospitality, real estate, restaurants and weddings. These Products include bedding, fabric, wallpaper, tableware (glasses, tea sets, dinner sets, and cutlery), lights (chandeliers-modern & classic) and accessories (bar accessories, vases, art, flowers, flower arrangement, mirrors, fragrances, photo frames, boxes, and sculptures). The carefully selected sophisticated collection come from all over the world at extremely competitive prices making luxury affordable to all shoppers.
The Bridal Registry is the new concept by Angie Homes.co which offers wedding interiors, wedding gifts, trousseau gifts for a newly married couple, gift vouches for family and friends who would like to chip in and gift the bride gifts of their choice.“The ecommerce ventures are all about affordable luxury and living and has earned Anjaleka a status of the impactful, well sought-after entrepreneur. Indeed, she is the heart and soul behind Renaissance Homez, Anjaleka Kripalani Designs and Angiehomes.co.
Angie Homes showcases brands and companies from both local and international markets to satisfy the aspirational requirement of the huge Indian market. It is a one-stop shop for all home décor needs, offering an assorted collection of spectacular products of superb quality. “There is no other place you need to go once you visit Angie Homes,” says Anjaleka confidently about the Angie Home’s product range. “We provide every kind of home décor item that a customer could think of for their homes. ” Secondly, Angie Homes marketplace is a place that cabinets all kinds of hard-finish products. The brand’s third segment, the sublime wedding collection has been introduced for the first time in India.”
AngieHomes.co, is India’s only Furniture Online market that caters to all Three Segments of Indian Society at large: The Mass Market, the Rich Segment and the Uber Rich Segment. Her mark on the map of the industry has had a wide reach influencing people’s lifestyles and space sense.
As the name suggests, Interior Designers are blessed with amazing designs in their outlook and dreams. Anjaleka opines that budding Interior Designers have to believe in their dreams and pursue their goals with focus and determination. And like in all success stories, work comes with a lot of responsibility and pressure. With true dedication to her work and sincere hard work, Anjaleka feels God has been very kind to her. Her unique blend of quality, style and affordability incorporated in an immaculate sense of balance, can easily convince any client that dreams can easily float into your homes as absolute reality!
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