Ayush Kasliwal
Ayush Kasliwal, an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, is one of India’s leading design thinkers, practitioners and advocates for artisans. Ayush is Creative Director and Co-founder of AKFD & AnanTaya – interdisciplinary design companies based in Jaipur, India with business practices that reflect social consciousness, sustainability. His design versatility is expressed in […]
Lidewij Edelkoort
Often called Li, Dutch creative Lidewij Edelkoort is one of the world’s most famous trend forecasters. She considers herself as an intuitive thinker, who travels the world studying the evolution of socio-cultural trends before sharing this information with her clients in industries as diverse as fashion, textiles, interiors, cars, cosmetics, retail and food. Under her […]
Gayathri Shetty
Founded in 1993 by architects Gayathri Shetty and Namith Varma, GNA is a Bengaluru based avant garde architecture firm with a branch office in New Delhi. Gayathri started her journey by pursuing architecture from BMS College of Engineering in the city. She is also a member of the Council of Architecture, the Indian Institute of […]
Sarita Handa
A creative history student, Sarita Handa was always inspired by the heritage of India. Being an army officer’s wife, travelling was constantly on the charts and with this exposure came her realisation of her love for textiles. This is when she started her professional journey in the early 1990s and founded her eponymous brand as […]
Sonali Bhagwati
Sonali Bhagwati is the President of New Delhi based DPA – an integrated design consultancy firm having decades of experience in campus, building and interior design. She graduated from CEPT, Ahmedabad with honours, and during that period was a recipient of a Scholarship from L’Institute Francaise D’Architecutre to work in Paris for a year. Sonali […]
Kamal Malik
Founder and principal architect Malik Architecture, Kamal Malik was born and raised in Shimla in the pristine environs of the Himalayas. This is why even today nature remains the major source of his inspiration. He completed his architectural studies at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in New Delhi before the inception of the […]
Deepikka Jindal
The Creative Director and M.D. of JSL Lifestyle Limited, Deepikka Jindal is famed for being the driving force behind the brand’s success and recognition. The company JSL Lifestyle Limited manufactures lifestyle products and modular kitchens in stainless steel under the label arttd’inox. It is under her able guidance and vision that arttd’inox is today celebrated […]
Madhav Raman
An architect and urbanist, Madhav Raman is the co-founder of Anagram Architects. Led by him and the other co-founder Vaibhav Dimri, the firm is famed for their works in architecture, installation, urban design and material innovation. The firm is often experimental in nature, where each project is developed with a distinct, independent framework. Award-winning and […]
Raffaella Mangiarotti
Milan based architect and designer, Raffaella Mangiarotti pursued a graduation degree in liceo Classico Ugo Foscolo, Pavia, Italy, followed with Master of Architecture in Politecnico di Milano, 110 cum laude to equip herself with the necessary skill set. To further hone her talent, she got a PhD in Industrial Design in Politecnico di Milano, on […]
Peter D’Ascoli
Artist and designer, Peter D’Ascoli is the creative director of Talianna Studio that specialises in textile design. A New Yorker of Italian descent who has made India his adopted homeland, Peter believes design is the application of aesthetics to build a product within technical limitations. Fascinated by India’s rich and diverse culture and history, his […]
Alberto Alessi
Born in Arona (Novara) in 1946, Alberto Alessi is President of Alessi Spa and head of Marketing Strategy, Communication and Design Management. The eldest son of Carlo Alessi, he belongs to the third generation of the Alessi family, and officially joined the eponymous family business in 1970, the day after he graduated in Law. He […]
Pankaj Vir Gupta
A licensed architect in the United States and a registered member of the Council of Indian Architects, Pankaj Vir Gupta is the co-founder of New Delhi based vir.mueller architects. After pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia, Pankaj went on to receive a Master of Architecture from the Graduate School […]