Karan Torani is deeply sentimental about home. His couture is a nostalgic nod to his love for fabric and artistry, born of many languid summers spent at his grandmother’s sprawling bungalow in Bhopal. His love of chanderi silk comes from the rolls of fabric that would be laid out by weavers in her courtyard, as she picked the best. His fascination with chintz (a printed and glazed cotton fabric featuring floral patterns using natural dyes and block printing) owes its roots to his grandmother’s hand-painted Kalamkari pallus, while the logo for the brand Torani (a coin) is a playful take on the many times Karan would untie the knot at the end of his naani’s sari to take out coins to add to his gullak (coinbox). Torani’s foray into the home decor space with his debut collection of bed linen and home textiles, presented at Bharat Tex 2026 (India’s largest global textile trade fair), is a natural extension of this world, allowing families to enjoy his touch of whimsy and Indian exuberance, in his signature style.

Jashn-e-Dil

The home textiles line, in collaboration with myTrident (home textile manufacturers and retailers with corporate headquarters at Ludhiana, Punjab), spans six collections: Jharokha-e-Juloos, Chattri Aur Chhaon, Jashn-e-Dil, Yaadon Ka Pitara, Raat Shabnami, and Naani Ghar. “Neha Gupta Bector, chairperson of myTrident, reached out for a collaborative home linen collection sometime in August 2025. A year later, we launched the collection in stores and online in time for Diwali and the wedding season,” says Torani. “While gifting couture is tricky as it depends on a personal sense of style, it’s easier to present families with a range of home linens at festivals or as wedding gifts to newlyweds,”he adds. The designs are digitally printed on 400-thread-count Egyptian cotton. Tassels, handcrafted details, embroidery and charms crafted by Torani’s team of craftspeople add a special touch. “We hope our next drops can celebrate Indian embroidery,” explains the designer. The collections come in elaborate trousseau boxes and intricate fabric duffel bags, made for gifting. For Karan, the home is where memories are made, and he’s drawn from his own treasure trove of childhood reminiscence to create a deeply personal archive on fabric.

Chattri aur Chaaon.

Card games in the bedroom

Jharokha-e-Juloos is an homage to Indian festivals, with floral, playing-card motifs enrobed in patchwork-inspired prints. Jashn-e-Dil is a whimsical take on kitschy Indian truck art and the vibrance of carnivals with floral chintz and bold geometric patterns. “Juloos plays up to the strikingly maximalist mindset of Delhi. It’s my way of fully embracing this technicolour fever dream of the city where I spent most of my life,” says the couturier. Chattri Aur Chhaon draws inspiration from Indian summers and heirloom chintz, featuring birds, arches and hand-painted motifs, while Raat Shabnami recalls ghazals and moonlit mehfils, with an emerald- sapphire palette adorned with booti motifs (booti/ buti is a recurring small motif of a natural element or geometry).The designer says he’s drawn to Sufism and these designs capture that spirit. Yaadon Ka Pitara meanders through the bylanes of Torani’s childhood, replete with hand-painted palms, parrot motifs and botanical prints that remind him of playing on the streets of Delhi.

Naani Ghar pays tribute to the designer’s bond with his grandmother and her sense of style. “She would walk into a room with the fragrance of heady attar after her morning aarti, in gorgeous saris with collared shirt blouses and hand-painted bindis. How she took time to feel beautiful with her personal rituals has left a lasting impression on me,” states Karan. With shades of pomegranate, indigo and soft white, the designer alludes to his most personal pieces in this collection.

“While gifting couture is tricky as it depends on a personal sense of style, it’s easier to present families with a range of home linens at festivals or as wedding gifts to newlyweds.”Karan Torani 

Jharoka-e-Juloos.

Wallpaper and furniture next

Torani’s foray from fashion to home linen is a stepping stone to other collections that will be collaborative endeavours. “Wallpaper and furniture are an inevitable extension in the home space, and I have a jewellery collection in the works with another studio. Then, I would really like to tap into India’s rich leather heritage with a collection of accessories and bags that put Indian leather artists on the world map,” says Karan. The designer has his sights set on creating an art studio in New Delhi by 2027 that will feature sculptural art and décor pieces crafted by his team from his workshop’s embroidered and dyed fabric scraps. “We could have a display of art and fashion. I want at least 50 pieces to take the studio online; for now we have under a dozen.”

Available from the first week of November, on the Torani website (www.torani.in) and via myTrident ( https://mytrident.com), prices range from ₹11,999 for a king bedsheet set (bedsheet and four pillow covers), ₹19,999 for a king bedcover set (bedcover with two quilted pillow cases) and ₹39,999 for an eight piece bedding set.

The freelance writer is based in Chennai.