India, Sept. 20 -- Walk into Shades of India's new studio in Sultanpur and the first thing you notice is how textiles spill around the space. Furniture, art and objects are mixed with old pieces from David Housego's Bukhara collection creating a sense of being in a room that has been lived in rather than dressed for display.

Conceived by Creative Director Mandeep Nagi Housego and Chairman David Housego as an extension of their own home, the 4,500-square-foot Shades of India studio is a place to see what happens when textiles are allowed to exist in the context of a life. "A home allows things to be less prescribed. It can be layered, collected and personal, and it can change over time," says Mandeep. "That is how David and I have always...