Brick-framed entrance hall with sculptural pendant and concrete table by Sonia Gehlot
The Studio Kala Ghoda, Mumbai

Sonia Gehlot Designs

A Mumbai-based design studio creating interiors that balance architectural clarity with personality, led by Sonia Gehlot Ankhad.

Sonia Gehlot

Sonia Gehlot Ankhad

Sonia Gehlot is an interior designer and the founder of Sonia Gehlot Designs, a Mumbai-based design studio creating interiors that balance architectural clarity with personality.

Her work is guided by a simple philosophy: Order & Whimsy—the belief that a well-designed space should have a sense of structure and calm, but never feel too perfect. The most memorable interiors, she believes, leave room for surprise, individuality and a little bit of play.

With a sensitivity to proportion, materiality, colour and light, Sonia creates spaces that feel considered without feeling overly designed. She is drawn to the dialogue between old and new—repurposing what has meaning, juxtaposing unexpected materials and giving familiar objects a new context.

From private residences and second homes to hospitality and workspaces, each project begins with understanding the people who will inhabit it. The aim is not to impose a signature style, but to create spaces that feel distinctly their own: comfortable, layered, thoughtful and a little unexpected.

Well designed spaces are never a coincidence.

Sonia Gehlot Ankhad

Approach

01

The human experience first

How will one feel in a space? What vibe do I want to orchestrate? Well designed spaces are never a coincidence.

On The Healing Centre

02

Listening to the building

Approached not as an act of reinvention, but as one of listening: to the building, to its proportions, to the light, and to the life unfolding beyond its walls.

On Tranquila

03

Knowing where to stop

The balance was knowing where to stop designing. It was a fine line, and if overdone it would have taken away from the elegance of the space.

On The Polka Office

04

Upcycling and reuse

We refurbished a lot of old furniture and used it here. I strongly believe in upcycling and reuse.

On The Healing Centre
A guest bedroom at the Coonoor tea estate bungalow
Residential Coonoor
The green library unit at the Kala Ghoda chambers
Workplace Kala Ghoda
Arched windows at The Healing Centre
Wellness Colaba

Recognition

  • 2026 ID Honours Emerging Design Firms  ·  Entered with Rocky Hill and the Leynwode House.
  • 2022 Kohler Bold Design Awards The Big Idea  ·  For the Shiva Temple and amphitheatre at Nawalgarh, Rajasthan.
  • 2022 Kohler Bold Design Awards Young and Upcoming Talent  ·  For The Healing Centre.

In print

India Architectural Digest IndiaElle Decor India The Design Collective The Design CollectiveMumbai Mirror The Economic Times
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