My Life My Style: Sumant Jayakrishnan

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Best work moment
Meeting Lady Gaga during rehearsals at the Indian Grand Prix Formula One after- party club that I had designed: she thought I was her sitar player! And, of course, setting up at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon with the hugely successful multilingual A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Tim Supple

Books on your bedside
The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak), The Lucia series (E F Benson), The Hobbit (J R R Tolkien), Karan Singh (autobiography), among others

Massage or workout to destress
Workout or a run is my best stress buster

Favourite accessory
An antique silver ring from south India. It has a peacock motif engraved on it. Also, a black-and-white pair of Dior sunglasses

Designs that have caught your eye recently
Parrot Zik 2.0 by Philippe Starck - funky wireless headphones that I have just acquired, A hand-painted, 120-feet diameter, tensile tent from South Africa, which I just used in the Dubai desert as the heart of the design for a wedding cocktail event (tents like these are usually used for music festivals like "Tomorrow Land" or the "Burning Man")

Your IT tools
iPhone 6 Plus, iPod, and my MacBook Air

Favourite spirit
Absolut vodka (with cranberry juice and lime)

Your sleeping ritual
I first settle in my two dogs, (cuddle them and tuck them in). I then read for a bit before turning off the lights

Favourite TV show
The Voice

Best gift received
My first camera - a gift from my grandfather for my 14th birthday

Best gift given
A fitness trainer for my parents

Newspapers, TV channels and websites you prefer
International Herald Tribune, NDTV 24/7, BBC World, CNN, Google, Pinterest, Coolhunter

On a plane, do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading?
Usually sleep, but very often will watch films. Always buys books at the airport to catch up on reading

What food items do you shop for?
Cheeses from across the world and India, pâtes, chocolates, and wines

Your favourite city
Paris - a city where I can walk all night amidst great architectural beauty

You get your work clothes from
Uniqlo, Zara and Diesel, apart from things picked up at flea markets

Your favourite evening wear
A flared black long coat and a pair of red flared skirt trousers by Arjun Saluja

What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?
A glass of lime juice with aloe vera juice, sliced apples and a glass of milk on a weekday. On the weekend, it's aloo paranthas, pickle and curd, along with frankfurters and a tomato cheese omelette

Your workout regime
A run every morning at the Deer Park and gym sessions, two to three times

Your workday lunch
Rice, dal, vegetables, salad and curd, cooked at my studio for the whole team. Occasionally, a chicken curry

Your ideal holiday
Deep sea diving in the Galapagos and microlight flying in South Africa

Your favourite motto
It's NOT rocket science, it's just common sense

Sumant Jayakrishnan
Scenographer and installation artist