Alain Passard began his culinary journey at Le Lion d’Or in Liffré from 1971 to 1975 under the Michelin-starred Chef Michel Kéréver. From then...Read More, the French Chef went on to work for acclaimed restaurants and collected Michelin stars wherever he went. He is now the owner of the three Michelin starred restaurant, L'Arpège in Paris, named in tribute to his love for music. His restaurant defies the traditional European preference of ingredients: meat. His entire menu began as a vegetarian and organic one, based on the seasons. www.alain-passard.com Follow him here: Instagram- @alain_passard

As Asian Paints' Chief Operating Officer, Amit Syngle is the man behind India’s only research based colour trend prediction system. Amit has been re...Read Moresponsible for propelling the brand into a league of its own and has heralded several business initiatives over the last decade. In a first for the brand, Nilaya by Asian Paints collaborated with celebrated couturier Sabyasachi Mukherjee to launch a new line of handcrafted wallpapers that highlight authentic craftsmanship with contemporary flair. Instagram: @asianpaints

Get acquainted with Anubhav Gupta who is the Chief Design Officer, Business Head Vikhroli and Head of CSR and Sustainability at Godrej Properties Li...Read Moremited, a brand that spans across 145 million sq. ft. and 12 cities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Member of the American Planning Association (APA), Associate of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a licensed architect in India, in addition to directing design strategy for the real estate giant.

He is a published author, regular speaker at conferences, contributor to global publications and has taught at MIT, Harvard, Tsinghua University, RISD and Columbia University amongst others.

www.godrejproperties.com

Anuja Gupta is the Co-Founder and Design Creative Director at Apartment9. Along with her husband Mayank, she runs the decor brand, which showcases exp...Read Moreertise in manufacturing high-end furniture, soft furnishings, leather products and accessories within its 4 factories in Delhi and NCR. In addition to this, the company also has global associations for fabrics, wallpapers, furniture and lighting with brands like Liberty, Andrew Martin, Lizzo and Global Views to showcase in India. In the last twelve years, Apartment9 has evolved to provide complete interior solutions under a single roof with presence across India. Keeping an anticipatory view of the future, Anuja constantly keeps an eye open for new ideas and products in the fast emerging interior decoration business. www.apartment9.in Follow her here: Facebook: @apartment9 Instagram: @apartment9india

Barnaba took over the family business in 1988, after the death of his father, Piero Fornasetti. Maintaining its tradition of craftsmanship, Barnaba al...Read Moreso set up parnerships and licenses for ceramic tiles, fabrics, ties, home fragrances, rugs, parquet and wallpapers. Under his artistic direction, Fornasetti is now considered one of the principal Italian companies in the sphere of high craftsmanship.

Gunjan Gupta’s work borders between design and art with the unique philosophy that captures the cultural narrative and paradoxes of India. With her ...Read Morework showcased at leading design fairs, like Design Miami, Art Basel, Fuorisalone in Milan and Design Days Dubai, Gunjan Gupta is one of leading product designers in India. Gunjan also holds a post-graduate degree in Design from Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design in London. Her efforts in repositioning the 'Made in India' brand Internationally have won her global recognition that includes several awards, notably, British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneur in 2007 and the Designer of the year award by ELLE DECOR 2012. http://www.gunjangupta.in/ Follow her here: Instgram- @gunjangupta.in Facebook- @GunjanGuptaDesign

Javier Mariscal is an image creator who can be described as an all-rounder. From furniture design, interior design, graph...Read Moreic design and landscaping to painting, sculpture, illustration, web design, and animation - his creativity spans across all mediums.

He founded Estudio Mariscal in 1989, and among its notable works, they count the interior design and graphics for the H&M store in Barcelona and the image and communication for Camper for Kids. In 2010, he jointly directed a full‐length cartoon film, Chico & Rita, which was won the Goya Award 2011 and was nominated for Best Animation Film at the  2012 Oscars.

www.mariscalstore.com Follow him here: Facebook - @jmariscaloficial Instagram - @mariscaloficial

An exhibiting artist since the mid-nineties, Jenny Bhatt's work has been showcased at almost 15 solo exhibitions and 13 group exhibitions, including t...Read Morehe Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai, Santorini Biennale in Greece, Pictoplasma Conference and Festival Exhibition in Berlin, Seven Art in New Delhi and CDK Gallery in Amsterdam amongst others. She has also participated in artist residencies at the School of Visual Arts, New York and Pictoplasma, Berlin. To top it all, she is also a comedian and a writer. She was awarded the ‘Young Achiever of the Year” by the Indo-American Society in 2005, as well. www.jennybhatt.com Follow her here: Facebook- @MokshaShots

Manish Gulati started Manifestation of Fluid Architecture or MOFA as it's popularly known. MOFA, under his leadership has won close to 50 Internationa...Read Morel, National Design awards, special mentions and competitions. The designs from the firm have been published in more than 120 leading design journals and the firm is counted amongst the top firms of India. Each project undertaken by the firm goes through exhaustive research and interactions to eventually derive intuitive spaces. Manish believes that a sustainable ideology can never be an isolated entity and should be a part of an all-inclusive process of design. His forte and driving passion till date remains design & innovation. He believes, through design we can provide solutions to any problem in the world. www.mofastudio.com Follow him here: Facebook- @bubblegumgod

Massimiliano Fuksas, alongside Doriana Fuksas,  leads Studio Fuksas-  an international architectural firm with offices in Rome, Paris and Shenzhen....Read More Born in Rome, Massimiliano Fuksas, has been one of the main protagonists of the contemporary architectural scene since the eighties. He mainly addresses urban problems and has studied the subject of large metropolitan areas in relation to suburbs as well. He is also a Visiting Professor at a number of Universities such as Columbia University in New York, the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris, the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart. Doriana Fuksas was born in Rome as well. She earned a Degree in Architecture from ESA, École Spéciale d'Architecture, Paris. She curated four “Special Projects” at the 7th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice: “Less Aesthetics, More Ethics” in 2000: Jean Prouve’, Jean Maneval, the Peace Pavilion and Architecture of Spaces, and the contemporary art section. www.fuksas.com Follow him here: Instagram- @fuksas_architects Facebook- @fuksasarchitects  Photography by Gianmarco Chieregato

The Creative Director of Preciosa Lighting, Michael Vasku, creates stunning chandeliers with precise design. He believes that no re...Read Morevolution is necessary to create chandeliers- the only thing required is an understanding of the history and its influence on tradition in different parts of the world. He is known for creating magic with crystal.  With over 10 years of experience in research and teaching design and architectural history and degrees from the Vienna University of Technology and Tongji University, Michael Vasku was equipped to found the Vasku & Klug Studio, in 2011. He has also had designs displayed at various shows in Milan and around the world. www.preciosalighting.com Follow him here: Instagram- @preciosalighting

Mukul Goyal is the principal designer and director at Designwise India Pvt Ltd., and creates designs that sell around the world under his labels – T...Read Moreattva and Mukul Goyal. His work often integrates traditional crafts with contemporary concepts, adding a touch of Indian craftsmanship to his designs. You can spot ‘Flying Locomotives’, Mukul’s eclectic installation at the Mumbai International Airport, or browse through his range of quirky tableware, barware and more from his eponymous label. www.mukulgoyal.com Follow him here: Facebook - @mukulgoyaldesigns

Having more than 10 years experience in the furniture industry, Nagbhushan Hegde is a professional industrial designer. He is currently working as a D...Read Moreesigner at Godrej and Boyce in Mumbai, India. He has a passion for concept design and a curiosity for automotive design. Using this unique blend, he creates unique visions of transportation vehicles  using the traditional 2D sketching and 3D modelling. One of his designs was also awarded the "Best Design" at BBC Topgear Car Design Contest. www.godrejandboyce.com

The contemporary artist and cyborg activist, Neil Harbisson, is best known for having an antenna implanted in his skull and for being officially reco...Read Moregnized as a cyborg by a government. The antenna allows him to perceive visible and invisible colours such as infrared and ultraviolet via sound waves. The antenna’s internet connection allows him to receive colors from space as well as images, videos, music or phone calls directly into his head via external devices such as mobile phones or satellites. His artworks investigate the relationship between colour and sound, experiment the boundaries of human perception and explore the use of artistic expression via sensory extensions. In 2010, he co­-founded the Cyborg Foundation with Moon Ribas, an international organization that aims to help humans become cyborgs, defend cyborg rights and promote cyborgism as a social and artistic movement. www.harbisson.com Follow him here: Facebook - @neil-harbisson Instagram - @neilharbisson  

Parmesh Shahani is the Head of the Godrej India Culture Lab, the author of the book Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)Longing in Contemporary ...Read MoreIndia and the Editor at Large for Verve magazine. In addition, he is also a TED Senior Fellow, a Yale World Fellow, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and an academy member for the Global Teacher Prize. Parmesh has a Master’s degree in Comparative Media Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bachelor's degrees in Commerce and Education from Mumbai University. http://www.parmesh.net/ Follow him here: Instagram- @parmeshshahani

17 years ago, Pramiti Madhavji was one of the Founding Editors of ELLE DECOR India. Now, she is the Editorial and Content Director at Ogaan Media ELLE...Read More DECOR India. Although she started her career in client servicing and had numerous stints, Pramiti believes ELLE is where she can put her creative conceptualisation to good use. Pick up any ELLE DECOR India magazine, and you'll find Pramiti's strategic and creative curation in every page. www.elledecor.in Follow her here: Instagram- @pramiti_madhavji

Priya Paul is a prominent business woman and one of the most revered personalities in the hospitality industry. She is the creative powerhouse behind ...Read MoreIndia's collection of contemporary luxury boutique hotels – The Park  Hotels. Working in the industry for more than 25 years, she has worked hard to create experiences that are different, extraordinary and inexplicable. Priya Paul is a founding member of the World Travel and Tourism Council – India Initiative and has been appointed as the Chairperson for the year 2013. She is also the Trustee of the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) and Chairperson, South Asia Women’s Fund and a member of Harvard Business Schools’ India Advisory Board. She is an Executive Committee Member and Ex-President of the Hotel Association of India. www.theparkhotels.com Follow her here: Instagram- @priyapaul

 

Ron Arad is an Israeli architect and designer. For more than 25 years he has worked on the thin dividing line between industrial design and contempora...Read Morery art. In his partnership with Moroso, his plastic and conceptual research added to the company’s interpretative sensitivity. The designer’s audacious genius is assimilated and translated into objects that transcend their mere form to bring a relationship-generating vitality into everyday life. www.ronarad.co.uk Follow him here: Facebook - @ronaradstudio Photograph of Ron Arad by Michael Castellana

Roshini Vadehra is the Director of New Delhi’s Vadehra Art Gallery and has supported artists like Atul Dodiya, Anju Dodiya, Shilpa Gupta, Nalini Mal...Read Moreani, Praneet Soi and many others. In addition to managing the two locations of the gallery, Roshini has also set up the Foundation for India Contemporary Art, a non-profit organization, and is currently a patron at the Guggenheim museum. Through her work, she hopes to broaden the audience for contemporary Indian art and to establish a continuous dialogue between the arts and the public through education and active participation in public art projects and funding. www.vadehraart.com Follow her here: Facebook- @vadehraart Instagram- @vadehra_art_gallery

Ross Lovegrove is a designer and visionary who’s work is considered to be at the very apex of stimulating a profound change in the physicality of ou...Read Morer three dimensional world.

He has completed projects for  Airbus Industries, Kartell, Ceccotti, Cappellini, Idee, Driade, Peugeot, Apple Computers, Issey Miyake, Vitra, Motorola, Tag Heuer, Hackman, Alias, Renault, Japan Airlines and Toyo Ito Architects in Japan amongst others.

Winner of numerous international awards, his work has been extensively published and exhibited internationally including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum NY, Axis Centre Japan, Pompidou Centre, Paris and the Design Museum, London, when in 1993 he curated the first Permanent Collection.

www.rosslovegrove.com Follow him here: Facebook- @rosslovegrove

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is amongst India's most successful fashion designers. His creations evoke images of ancient and medieval ages and describes his o...Read Morewn collections as 'an International styling with an Indian soul’, and his designs are on every bride's wish-list. He has also ventured into designing for the home with a glamorous collection for Nilaya wallpapers: India Revival Project. The collaboration conjures five design narratives: India Baroque, Makhmal, Jodhpur, Spice Route and Varanasi. www.sabyasachi.com Follow him here: Instagram- @sabyasachiofficial

With over 20 years of experience in Sales and Marketing, Salil Sadanand leads the South Asian, Middle Eastern and Sub-Saharan African units of Bath an...Read Mored Kitchen manufacturing giant Kohler. His creative position is also backed by a post-graduate diploma from the Indian Institute of Management, establishing his expertise in all things business, brand management and strategic vision. www.kohler.co.in

Sameep Padora is the principal architect and founder of Mumbai based studio, sP+a (Sameep Padora & Associates) as well as Director of sPare, a res...Read Moreearch initiative looking at issues of urbanization and architecture in India. He is also one of the founding members of the Bandra Collective, an organization of architects involved with the design of public spaces in Mumbai. His practice has received numerous awards including Wallpaper Magazine’s award for single-family house of the year, the WAN 21 for 21 Award for Emerging International Practices and the MARMOMACC award for Architecture in Stone. His studio’s work has also received commendations at the AR merging Architecture Awards and has been nominated for the BSI Swiss Architecture Award. www.sp-arc.net Follow him here: Facebook - @studio.sp.arc Instagram - @sameeppadora

Born in Colombia, Simon Vélez has years of experience in rural architecture, although some of his projects are also  urban. He discovered a techniqu...Read Moree where he injects cement mortar into empty chambers of bamboo, to create a structural element: 'vegetal steel'. To date, Vélez has designed and constructed over 200 buildings (not only in bamboo) in Germany, France, USA, Brazil, Mexico, China, Jamaica, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and India. His most notable works are the bamboo pavilion in Expo Hannover (2000) and the Crosswaters Ecolodge in the forests of Nankun Shan Reserve (Guangzhou, China 2003) to name a few. www.simonvelez.net

Simone Arora is the Founder, Designer and Curator at her eponymous brand, SIMONE...Naturally Inspired. Drawing inspiration from nature, she curates a�...Read More� range of European and North American luxury home décor goods with a focus on furniture, refined artefacts, handpicked art and more from international fairs such as Salon del Mobile, Maison et Objet and Ambiente Frankfurte. www.simone.com Follow her here: Instagram- @simonenaturallyinspired

Sneha Ullal Goel is the current Executive Editor at ELLE DECOR India. She completed her Bachelor of Arts, Professional and Creative Writing from Unive...Read Morersity of Southern Australia. She has 11 years of experience as a lifestyle writer covering diverse genres like design, architecture, marketing, advertising, food, music and pop culture.  www.elledecor.in Follow her here: Instagram- @roneleagybir

Suman Kanodia founded Scarlet Splendour in 2014, along with her brother, Ashish Bajoria. With a mutual passion for design and curating, the power duo ...Read Morebrought international influences to their bold collections. Scarlet Splendour has collaborated with international stores, press agencies, artists, and designers to transform and take local craftsmanship to global levels. www.scarletsplendour.com Follow her here: Instagram- @sumankanodia

Sussanne Khan obtained an Associate Art Degree in Interior Design from Brooks College in California, and founded The Charcoal Project in 2011, a uniqu...Read Moree design concept store. She makes use of metal, wood, natural fibres, concrete and geometric patterns that are woven together to create quiet luxe - her signature style: a combination of industrial chic with soft classics. www.thecharcoalproject.com Follow her here: Instagram- @suzkr

Swapan Seth is amongst the largest private art collectors in the country and was instrumental in the creation of ARTIGER, India’s only Government pr...Read Moreopelled art initiative involving tiger conservation and public art. From starting an advertising agency, Equus, and authoring the hugely successful, "This is All I Have to Say", to writing frequently for The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Harper’s Bazaar, India Today and Travel+Leisure, Swapan's creativity spans across all mediums. Additionally, Swapan also runs a community called Sethoscope, on Facebook. Follow him here: Facebook - @sethswapan

Born and raised in Tokyo, Takaharu Tezuka did his B.Arch at Musashi Institue of Technology before moving to the University of Pennsylvania where he co...Read Morempleted his M.Arch. He is now the President of Tezuka Architects, as well as a professor at Tokyo City University. The celebrated architect has gone on to win the Japan Institute of Architects Award (in 2008 for Fuji Kindergarten and 2015 for Sora no Mori Clinic), and the Good Design Gold Prize in 1997 and 2013. www.tezuka-arch.com Follow him here: Facebook – @tezuka.architects

Currently the Executive Director at CJ International Hotels Ltd, New Delhi that owns and manages Le Meridien New Delhi, Tarun started his career in th...Read Moree Hospitality business in 1986 after completing his Diploma in Hotel Management from Madras. In 1990, he won the French Government scholarship to pursue a two year full time MBA program in International Hospitality Management from ‘Institut de Hotelier Management International’, Paris. To pursue his hobby and passion in vintage and classic cars, in 1996 Tarun founded Heritage Transportation Trust (HTT) – a registered not for profit trust to promote the preservation of modes of transportation that have been used in India. As its Founder and Managing Trustee, HTT has developed India’s first comprehensive Transport Museum, Heritage Transport Museum, which opened to visitors in December 2013. Since its opening Museum won many prestigious awards - The National Tourism Award for being the most innovative and unique tourism project in the country, the 2016 and 2018 Travellers Choice Award by TripAdvisor, International PATWA award for innovation at ITB, Germany, the BITB Tourism Excellence Award, SATTE Tourism award for innovation, and more. Instagram: @heritage_transport_museum

Theron Carmine de Sousa (TC) is Consulting Director, Business and Brand Strategy at Ferry Wharf Communications LLP, with a presence in Mumbai and Sant...Read Morea Clara CA, USA. FWC is a strategy and design firm that offers strategic solutions in the Design Thinking space and has a unique model for business and restructuring strategy for product related start-ups. It is essentially a consulting and advocacy firm that combines multi-vertical expertise, where recent work has delivered exceptional results. He has worked as an Independent Creative Strategist and Advisor to a series of international companies as well as The Brand Advisory Council. His degree in Communication and Philosophy from Denison University, and post-graduate work in Media Strategy, along with his 17 years of experience working with over 40 luxury, finance and hospitality brands have equipped him to be a part of the Advisory Board of JBL Enterprise and Ballard Pier Associates.

Zafar Chaudhary is a Partner at Habitat Architects. After receiving his Bachelor's degree in architecture from the Chandigarh College o...Read Moref Architecture, Zafar moved around to gain experience with established architects. He worked in New Delhi for a while, before he founded Habitat Architects with Ranjodh Singh in 1994, when he moved to Ludhiana.

He specializes in high-end residential, hospitality and commercial projects. Known for his innovative and ambitious designs and projects, many of his projects, ranging from residences to commercial, defy traditional architectural conventions. His critical stance ensures constant improvement in projects.

Zarine Khan starting building her professional identity as an interior designer in the '60s and '70s , with a clientele consisting of names like Manoj...Read More Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and Raj Kapoor. Mother to creatives like Zayad Khan, Simone Arora, Farah Khan and Sussanne Khan, Zarine holds her family in great importance. She has also published a book titled "Family Secrets: The Khan Family Cookbook," which gives us an insight on the wholesome and exotic home cooking of the Khan family.