Nain Belliappa — Founder
Crafting the narrative of home.
Under the creative direction of Nain Belliappa, House of 9 Design approaches every project as a deeply personal act of storytelling — with an instinct for space born long before her design career.
Her path was anything but linear: a postgraduate in Marketing from the University of Manchester, years in the corporate world, and eventually the courage to follow what she had always known.
Today she leads a practice rooted in listening first and designing second — crafting spaces as layered and alive as the people who inhabit them.
How we work
Three principles, every project.
Listen deeply
Every brief begins with a long conversation. We design for who you are, not for a magazine spread.
Layer with intent
Texture, light and material are composed in dialogue — rigid structure meeting organic movement.
Build to endure
We choose materials that age gracefully, so a home only grows more itself over time.
Recognition
A timeline of honours.
Moments where the work was seen — milestones we hold lightly, and carry quietly into the next project.
Residential Project of the Year
Elle Decoration Design Awards
For "Coastal Gallery" — a Bangalore home that holds the sea's calm without ever leaving the city.
Best Residential Interior — South
IIID Anchor Awards
Awarded for "Atelier Residence," a maker's home set among the coffee hills of Coorg.
Recognised Design Studio
Architectural Digest AD50
Named among the country's most compelling young practices in spatial storytelling.
Emerging Interior Designer of the Year
Trends Excellence Awards
A nod to a practice rooted in listening first and designing second.
Colour & Material Story
Good Homes Design Awards
For an approach to layering texture, light and material as a single, lived-in composition.
House of 9 Design founded
Bangalore, India
Where it began — a small studio with an instinct for space and a love of the long conversation.
Work with us
Let's design a life you love.
Tell us about your space, your story, and the life you want to live in it.
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