Tanya Khanna
Tanya Khanna Founder, Epistle & Contributing Partner, Master of Ceremonies at ID Symposium Indian architect and curator Tanya Khanna is the founder of Epistle, the first and largest communications consultancy for architects and designers in South Asia. For over two decades, Tanya has been passionately advocating exceptional Indian design to global audiences, transforming the discourse […]
Manju Sara Rajan
With two decades of experience in media and arts management, Manju Sara Rajan bridges creative and commercial insights in the field of design. She is presently a Senior Advisor at Asian Paints where she is the Editor-in-chief of beautifulhomes.com, India’s largest design and décor content platform by Asian Paints. In addition, Rajan is the founder […]
Vikramaditya Prakash
Vikramaditya Prakash is Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington, whose research focuses on modernism, postcoloniality, global history, and architecture. After receiving his B. Arch from Chandigarh and his MA and PhD from Cornell University, he went on to hold many esteemed academic positions. As a prolific author, his published works include ‘Chandigarh’s Le […]
Kirti Jalan
A graduate of CEPT University, Kirti Jalan’s practice operates at the intersection of architecture, furniture, and craft, focusing on human-centric and place-responsive design. Deeply influenced by India’s rich material culture, she works closely with artisans to create contemporary products and spatial interventions that reinterpret traditional techniques through a modern lens, prioritising ethical making and sustainable […]
India Mahdavi
Since founding her Paris-based studio in 2000, India Mahdavi is renowned for the breadth of her international projects, spanning architecture, interior design, scenography, furniture, and object design. Of Iranian and Egyptian heritage, Mahdavi often describes herself as “polyglotte and polychrome”. Her multicultural, cosmopolitan background is central to her creative philosophy, giving rise to a cross-cultural […]
Deeptashree Saha
Deeptashree Saha is an interior designer and stylist, having co-founded The Vernacular Modern alongside partner, Abhirup Dutta. Bringing emotional depth and material poetry to the practice, Saha designs the atmosphere as much as objects, allowing surfaces to carry memory through wear, repair, and adaptation. Her commitment to ethical collaboration ensures artisans are partners in authorship, […]
Devika Khosla
As co-founder and creative director of The Works Interiors, Devika Khosla leads her practice with a craft-led and people-centric approach, rooted in material honesty and sustainability. Khosla trained in interior design at Delhi University and Pratt University, New York, before establishing her firm in partnership with Raj Khosla in 1998. Drawing inspiration from context, artisanship, […]
Paul Hekkert
Paul Hekkert is internationally recognised as a social scientist and leading authority in design methodology. He previously served as Professor of Form Theory at Delft University of Technology, shaping generations through influential teaching and the Vision in Product Design (VIP) methodology that emphasises long-term societal visions, emotional meaning, and behavioural impact. Invited by the Government […]
Gayatri Rangachari Shah
Gayatri Rangachari Shah is a Mumbai-based journalist, author, and podcast host whose work has appeared in leading national and international publications, including The New York Times, CNN Digital, The Hindu, The Indian Express, and ELLE, among others. Her writing examines culture through the lens of art and design, with a focus on the people shaping […]
Samuel Barclay
With his background in architecture and civil engineering from Lehigh University and Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Samuel Barclay’s practice creates enduring, contextual, and empathetic design to create a positive impact for the people and communities it serves. Having worked previously in Los Angeles and with Studio Mumbai in India, he later co-founded Case […]
Mayank Mansingh Kaul
Mayank Mansingh Kaul is a New Delhi-based independent researcher and curator with a focus on post-independence histories of textiles in India. As a graduate in Textile Design from the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Kaul has worked in cultural policy and curated seminal exhibitions documenting textiles, design, and fashion across Indian creative industries such […]
Udit Mittal
Udit Mittal is an architect and founder of QX Design, focused on climate-responsive architecture, rooted in local crafts and materials. Working closely with structural experts and artisans, his works explore bamboo and natural building systems in ecologically sensitive regions, such as the Sundarbans and the Eastern Himalayas. His work blends technical rigour with cultural sensitivity […]