Janina Gavankar’s newly-renovated home is a walk-in art piece that is also autobiographical.
Janina Gavankar wears many hats. Known for her roles in Blindspotting, True Blood, The L word and Apple TV’s latest The Morning Show, Gavankar isn’t one to have ‘regular days’, she admits. When she isn’t shooting or brainstorming with other South Asian artists, you’ll either find her writing with her creative partner Russo, or snuggling into her couch with a game controller, and a cosy blanket. Which is why her home also doubles up as her workspace, a safe haven for artists to commune.
Janina Gavankar
Having completed the shooting of her latest short film Stucco in her 1940s Los Angeles home, Gavankar has only recently renovated the house with the help of designer Mandy Cheng, to give it a more personal and quirky touch. Her house portrays all the juxtapositions Gavankar is—cool, yet nerdy; runway gorgeous but prefers chilling in her sweats, and immaculately well pulled together while being artistically wild.
If you, like us, can’t get enough of her, catch her on screen next with Ben Affleck, in the movie The Way Back that releases this March.
Photographs: Madeline Tolle
