Ron Gilad
Known for introducing experimental absurdity into his creations, the EDIDA International Designer of the Year, Ron Gilad, likes to combine material with aesthetic play, fusing the abstract with the functional. Even his most whimsical, conceptual products don’t compromise on functionality. One of his most renowned fabrications, The Square – The Birth of a Chair, is […]
Sunita Kohli
Padma Shri laureate, interior designer, architectural restorer and furniture manufacturer, Sunita Kohli is one of the biggest names in space design. She has restored and decorated many noteworthy buildings from the British era, such as Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Prime Minister’s Office and Secretariat, and Hyderabad House. She specialises in the design of public buildings, hotels […]
Tasneem Mehta
An art historian, writer, curator, designer and a cultural activist, Tasneem has pioneered the revival and restoration of several of Mumbai’s important cultural sites. She has also conceptualized, curated, designed, and implemented the restoration and revitalization of the Dr BhauDaji Lad Museum, Mumbai, which won the UNESCO 2005 Asia Pacific Award of Excellence.
Paul Cocksedge
The 35 year old industrial designer has achieved a great deal in little over a decade. He has exhibited his work at the Issey Miyake Gallery in 2001, and been nominated by Design Museum and Crafts Council Development Award. One of his earliest works, Crystallize won the Bombay Sapphire Glass Prize. In 2010, he was […]
Mayank Mansingh Kaul
Mayank is the Founder-Director of The Project India, which works on archiving projects related to Indian design. He has curated several shows including Fracture – a show on contemporary textiles at the Devi Art Foundation. He also writes for leading magazines and is the Issue Editor of Take on Art Design (2012) and a forthcoming […]
Karan Grover
An architect and Director of Grover Vineyards, Karan Grover sets impossible goals in his professional and personal life as it generates in him, ‘the energy to try to meet them’. Good design to him is timeless, simple and something so beautiful that it spoils you and takes your breath away every time you see, touch […]
Juergen Mayer H
Founder and principal of his eponymous cross disciplinary studio, the German architect’s most eminent works include the Metropol Parasol in Seville, Spain and the Plaza Pier in Lazika, a new Georgian city on the Black Sea coast. The Berliner has also received several accolades including the Mies van der Rohe Award Emerging Architect Special Mention […]
Jonathan Adler
More than just a name, Jonathan Adler’s redesign of the Parker Palm Springs hotel in California and the modern-glam interiors for the real life Barbie™. Dream House are iconic. His brand offers the finest in home decor and more recently, handbags. Jonathan is the author of four books, including ‘My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living’ and […]
David Abraham
Co-founder of the label, Abraham & Thakore (A&T), he is one of India’s most successful resources in fashion, accessories and textile products. His brand’s repertoire has been acquired for the permanent archives of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and has been displayed over several exhibitions on contemporary Indian design the world over.
Channa Daswatte
One of Sri Lanka’s leading architects, he started his career with a bus shelter design as a memorial for his grandmother, which is today considered legendary. He has written widely on Sri Lankan architecture and in 2006, together with photographer Dominic Sansoni, he published ‘Sri Lanka Style’. He then authored “Colonial Furniture in the Geoffrey […]
Abhishek Lodha
Managing Director of Lodha Developers Ltd, he holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He joined the group in 2003 and helms the design, construction and corporate planning functions. Good design to him is a reflection of users’ needs in an aesthetic and functionally superior manner.
Abha Narain Lambah
Abha Narain Lambah has been the recipient of the Charles Wallace Fellowship, the Sanskriti Award, Eisenhower Fellowship and eight UNESCO Awards for Conservation, among others. Her work covers conservation projects ranging from ancient Buddhist sites of Bodh Gaya and Ajanta to medieval monuments in Ladakh, Punjab, Orissa and Hampi and colonial buildings in Mumbai, Kolkata, […]