Tanya Khanna
She is an architect with over a decade of global experience in Corporate Communications and Strategy within architecture, design, real estate and media domain. Khanna has professional experience in marketing and communications, business development, architectural research and design . Bringing together technical know-how, an innovative insight, and a pragmatic approach founded on industry experience, she […]
Melkan Gursel
Selected as one of the ‘Europe 40 under 40’ for 2008 and ‘Fifty under Fifty: Innovators of the 21st Century’ in 2015, she has also been named Architect of the Year at the Big Project Middle East Awards. Gursel is a Partner at Tabanlıoğlu Architects, where several projects have received prestigious awards including RIBA International, […]
Rossana Orlandi
One of the most iconic names in the industry, known for her eponymous gallery that showcases groundbreaking contemporary design, Orlandi is renowned for forecasting young and upcoming talent from across the globe. After having worked more than 20 years in fashion as a spin yarn consultant for labels such Giorgio Armani and Donna Karan, and […]
Sarah Todd
Sarah Todd is a trained chef, restaurateur, author, ex-model and motivational speaker, as well as an entrepreneur. After topping the the Diplôme de Cuisine program at Le Cordon Bleu, Todd briefly worked at Michelin star restaurants before participating in the popular TV show, MasterChef Australia. Soon after, she set up the acclaimed Antares Restaurant & […]
Sumant Jayakrishnan
Sumant Jayakrishnan is a scenographer, designer, and installation artist who is based out of New Delhi. He transforms spaces and creates beauty for a range of contexts around the world. He builds in elements of imagery, video mapping, calligraphy, lighting, performance and installations for projects across disciplines, whether Theatre, Dance, Art, Film, Fashion or in […]
Zandra Rhodes
Dame Zandra Rhodes is a British fashion and textile designer and international fashion icon. Most recognised for her original use of textiles and revolutionising garment shapes, she was one of the first designers to incorporate streetstyle punk into couture, coining the nickname the ‘Princess of Punk.’ Over the span of her near 60-year career, Rhodes […]
Pooja Sood
She is a founding member and Director of Khoj International Artists’ Association—an autonomous, not for profit society committed to experimentation and exchange in the visual arts industry in India. Sood has worked actively to build a robust network of experimental spaces across south Asia resulting in the South Asian Network for the Arts ( SANA) […]
Dominique Jean Lavabre
Director of Udaipur-based ASTANA Dom Jean Lavabre Design Studio, he spent eight years developing the 9HOTEL chain in Paris, Brussels, Lisbon, Madrid, Dublin, and Amsterdam. A company development lawyer with the additional responsibility of hotel operations and the artistic & design management of hotel refurbishments, upon his return to Udaipur he carved a niche for […]
Malvika Singh
She is the Publisher of Seminar, a prestigious monthly magazine of ideas and alternatives, founded by her parents—Raj and Romesh Thapar—in 1959. Author of several acclaimed books such as ‘Perpetual City: A Short Biography of Delhi,’ Singh has also been Associate Publisher of the Business India Group, Editor of The India Magazine and served as […]
Pallavi Dean
She is the Founder and Creative Director of Roar (formerly Pallavi Dean Interiors), an award-winning interior design studio based in Dubai. A trained architect and sustainability specialist, Pallavi has received multiple awards for work across a range of sectors including commercial, hospitality and residential. Some of her flagship projects include the Delano Dubai hotel, UAE […]
Mayank Mansingh Kaul
Founder-Director of The Design Project India, his work focuses on the post-independence histories of textiles, design and fashion in India. Named as one of The Most Influential Young Indians at the World Economic Forum Davos in 2013 and 2014, Kaul has also been the Editor of Take on Art Design in 2012 and Take on […]
Zubin Master
He is the Co-founder and Director of Design Matrix Interiors, an esteemed multidisciplinary studio that offers architecture and interior design solutions for residential, commercial and hospitality projects. The award-winning creative started his career at Talati & Panthaky Associates and has worked on several noteworthy projects over his three decades in the industry. The Indus Club […]