The World of Interiors

This page anti-clockwise from top: above the freestanding mantelpiece hangs a painting by Irma Stern whose work the owner has been collecting for many years. The 17th-century
rug on the hearth originates from Isfahan; this view down the side of the long wing of bedrooms shows its large ventilation panels thrown open like doors; the secret Fern Garden is
almost entirely enclosed within the pincer of the A-shaped house. The statue is of a Jain deity. Still in its hand are coins left by the builders for luck during the house’s construction