Sanjay Puri
One of the country’s leading architects, his eponymous practice has received in excess of 100 domestic and 140 international architecture awards. 7 Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design’s International Architecture Awards, 10 World Architecture Festival Awards and 18 World Architecture Community Awards U.K are just a few standouts in his extensive repertoire. Puri has […]
Timothy Corrigan
Honoured by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, the French Heritage Society, and a recipient of the Design Icon and Star of Design awards, his timeless design philosophy combines European elegance with California comfort. The award-winning designer’s eponymous studio has an enviable clientele of European and Middle Eastern royalty, Hollywood celebrities and corporate leaders. […]
Theron Carmine De Sousa
Executive Director of FWC LLP, a consulting and design firm that offers strategic solutions in the product and design thinking space, he has also worked as an independent advisor to several international companies and principal advisor to Ballard Pier Associates and the Brand Advisory Council. De Sousa is revered for eighteen years of experience working […]
Shayamal Vallabhjee
Founder & Managing Director of HEAL Institute, a sports medicine and high-performance institute, he spent three years living as a monk. He now works with individuals to unlock their full potential—mentally, physically & emotionally. In addition to 18 years of on-field experience with olympians & championship winning sports teams, Vallabhjee is also the author of […]
Sebastian Herkner
The Maison&Objet Designer of the Year 2019 and EDIDA Young Talent 2015 unites modern technology with timeless materials and aesthetics. His eponymous studio has created furniture and product designs for the likes of Ames, Cappellini, Thonet and Wittmann, to name a few. Instagram: @sebastianherkner
Sarah Sham
Founder of Essajees Atelier, the interior design arm of the esteemed 120-year-old Essajees antique and luxury lifestyle store, this award-winning creative has also worked as an art consultant with the gallery Lansdowne House and Saffron Art. Instagram: @sarahmsham @essajeesatelier
Roshan Abbas
One of India’s finest orators and storytellers, he is also a TV & radio host, producer, creative director, lyricist, entrepreneur, author and much more. Abbas has, over the course of 30 years in the industry, also founded Geometry Encompass—one of India’s largest and most awarded experiential marketing agencies, as well as Kommune and Spoken—two of […]
Ram Rahman
An esteemed photographer, curator, artist, designer and activist, his work has been featured at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai, The Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and many more revered institutions. Rahman is also one of the founding members of the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) in […]
Rahul Mehrotra
Founder of the award-winning firm RMA Architects, Mehrotra’s work includes a conservation master plan for the Taj Mahal, the restoration of the Chowmahalla and Falukhnama Palaces in Hyderabad and the ‘Lab of the Future’ built on the Novartis Campus in Basel, to name a few. He is also the Director of Urban Design at Harvard […]
Peter Nagy
Co-founder of the original Nature Morte Gallery in New York’s East Village in 1982, he has exhibited at several international institutions such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and Tate Modern in London, among others. With three decades of experience in the curatorial world as well, Nagy […]
Nuru Karim
Recepient of multiple World Architecture Community Awards, an Elle Deco International Design Award and several Institute of Indian Interior Designers’ Awards, among others, he is the Founder & Principal Architect of NUDES. Karim has also worked with Zaha Hadid Architects, been a TEDx Speaker, exhibited at several acclaimed galleries and was nominated for the Aga […]
Naresh V Narasimhan
Managing Partner at Venkataramanan Associates, a multi-disciplinary award-winning architecture firm based in Bangalore, he is also an urban designer, activist and creative entrepreneur. Narasimhan is also the Founder of MOD Institute, an action-oriented, international think tank that addresses highly relevant urban design issues. Instagram: @nareshnarasimhan @venkataramananassociates @mod_institute