Brijesh Shaijal
Brijesh Shaijal is the co-founder and principal architect of Design Ashram, a multidisciplinary architectural firm based in Kerala. The firm, which was founded in 2005, handles a wide range of projects, and incorporates heritage conservation, adaptive reuse, and urban design in its work. The firm specializes in retaining authentic heritage with modern lifestyle statements. Besides […]
Soumitro Ghosh
Soumitro Ghosh is the principal architect and the co-founder of Mathew & Ghosh Architects, a Bangalore-based firm known for its innovative and sustainable designs. Ghosh has previously worked with Pritzker Laureate B.V. Doshi, R.J. Vasavada, Neelkanth Chaaya, and others before starting his practise in 1995 with architect Nisha Mathew. The award-winning practise follows a context-centric, […]
Vinu Daniel
Vinu Daniel completed his B. Arch in 2005 from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, following which he worked with the Auroville Earth Institute for the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) post-tsunami construction. After returning from Pondicherry in 2007, he founded “Wallmakers,” which others named after the first project, a compound wall. Many eye-openers in the […]
Huzefa Rangwala
Huzefa Rangwala is the co-founder of Mumbai-based architecture and design practice MuseLab. Rangwala studied architecture at the Academy of Architecture in Mumbai and then went to the Georgia Institute of Technology to pursue his Master’s in Architecture with a specialisation in Digital Manufacturing. Before co-founding MuseLAB, Rangwala worked at Urban Studio India, Niles Bolton Associates […]
Jasem Pirani
Jasem Pirani is the co-founder of architecture studio MuseLab, a leading design firm in Mumbai known for its innovative and sustainable approach. Pirani studied architecture at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Upon graduation, he worked with Gensler in New York and then with Pinakin Patel in Mumbai. Along with Huzefa Rangwala, Pirani has […]
Sabyasachi Mukerjee
Sabyasachi Mukherjee is the director general of the century-old Mumbai museum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS). He has been credited with transforming the former Prince of Wales Museum into a thriving cultural centre in the city. Mukerjee is also the director of the postgraduate (diploma) programme in Museology and Art Conservation at the CSMVS […]
Neelam Kothari Soni
Neelam Kothari Soni is a celebrated actor and a jewellery designer, and has recently stepped into the field of interior design. Known for her sublime work in the film industry and recently on shows like The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, each of Neelam’s endeavours exudes a high level of elegance and sophistication. She has […]
Sameep Padora
Born in Chamba, Northern India, Sameep Padora established his Mumbai based practice in 2007 after graduating from the GSD, Harvard University. In response to India’s socio-cultural diversity the studio has over the years operated through multiple modes of practice. The studio searches for methods to articulate value beyond addressing just program, materials and skills while […]
Aman Nath
Aman Nath is a celebrated writer, hotelier, and architectural restorer based in New Delhi. Along with Francis Wacziarg, he co-founded and co-chairs the Neemrana Hotels chain. Aman started his architectural restoring journey in 1991 and is now recognised as the pioneer of India’s heritage hotel movement. Nath’s extensive knowledge and experience in the field of […]
Premjit Ramachandran
Premjit Ramachandran (as Dara Okat) is a musician, filmmaker, and graphic designer based in Tiruvannamalai. Over the past 15 years, he has worked on various illustration and branding projects for noteworthy organisations such as OgilvyOne (in Mumbai and Dubai), Landor Associates (in Dubai), and Turquoise Branding (in London). His debut film, “Look Here, Kunigunda,” was […]
Bijoy Ramachandran
Bijoy Ramachandran is a partner at the multidisciplinary Hundredhands Design studio, a Bangalore-based architectural practice. Directed by Sunitha Kondur and Ramachandran, the firm’s work draws on a keen sense of the urban. In their projects, often represented in patiently executed analytical drawings, the architects have redirected their focus on the urban context by returning to […]
Chitra Vishwanath
Chitra Vishwanath is the principal architect and founder of Bangalore-based Biome Solutions. The firm’s primary areas of interest are ecology, architecture, and water. The ecologically and socially sensitive nature of Biome Solutions’ work, combined with Vishwanath’s commitment to spreading sustainable living practises far and wide, has led to the company’s involvement in numerous nonprofit projects […]