PK Das
Dedicated to re-envisioning a more democratic Mumbai, PK Das is a prolific architect whose wide spectrum of work includes rehabilitation projects for informal settlements, affordable housing models, policy framework and planning for urban and waterfront developments, and protection and conservation of natural areas. Through his practice, PKDA Architects, he has worked on over 150 diverse […]
Rohan Shivkumar
Rohan Shivkumar is an architect, urban designer, filmmaker, and the dean of architecture at Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture. Shivkumar’s professional repertoire spans architecture, urban research, film, and visual arts, with an interest in space, image, representation, and performativity. He has worked on the Project Cinema City on the relationship between Cinema and Mumbai, […]
Ratan J. Batliboi
As chairman, founder, and director of Ratan J. Batliboi–Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Ratan J. Batliboi has been practising architecture for over 4 decades with a diverse portfolio of 1,400+ projects. He is instrumental in the inception and development of several architecture companies and design partnerships, encouraging multi-disciplinary collaboration across urban design and planning, architecture and interiors, […]
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 […]
Apoorva Shroff
Apoorva Shroff is the founder and principal designer of Lyth Design, a boutique architecture and interior design firm. With an architecture degree from University of California, Los Angeles, her design ideology is anchored in aesthetics, sustainability, and material innovation, with a focus on bamboo construction techniques. The firm aims to translate ideas and memories into […]
Tanya Khanna
Trained as an architect in India and the UK, Tanya Khanna is the founder of Epistle, the oldest and largest communications consultancy for built environment stakeholders in South Asia. Through her work with 200+ leading architects, design practitioners, developers, artists, and design brands, Khanna gives a global voice to design and to all those who […]
Mrudul Pathak Kundu
A custodian of contemporary design, Mrudul Pathak Kundu heads and curates content across ELLE DECOR India’s print, digital, and brand solutions platforms, shaping the magazine for the past 24 years. With her arts education from MS University, Vadodara, she leverages her eye for aesthetics to create rich compositions and narratives, influencing the direction of the […]
Amandine Roggeman
Amandine Roggeman is the Cultural Attaché at the French Embassy in India. Since her arrival in 2022, she has made crafts a key focus of cultural cooperation between India and France, both through artists and designers residencies in collaboration with local artisans—Villa Swagatam—and through public events promoting key players in design, lifestyle, and architecture, contributing […]
Ayush Kasliwal
Ayush Kasliwal is a furniture and product designer and the co-founder of AKFD Studio and Anantaya based in Jaipur, India. He champions India’s craft heritage by translating traditional techniques into contemporary design languages. A graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Kasliwal collaborates with artisan communities across the country to create furniture, lighting, and […]
Rajiv Parekh
Rajiv Parekh is the founding partner at reD Architects, a architectural and interior design firm that creates diverse residential, commercial, and institutional projects. With his education in architecture at KRVIA, Mumbai, and Pratt Institute, New York, Parekh began his practice with his partner, Ekta Parekh in Mumbai. Having developed an expertise in construction techniques and […]
Loïc Turpin
An influential figure in the cultural and artistic scene in France, Loïc Turpin is the Director of Development and Communications at Manufactures Nationales, a newly formed entity between the Mobilier National and the Cité de la Céramique, under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture. While committed to preserving expertise and collections dating back to […]
Sandeep Sangaru
Sandeep Sangaru is a nomad in thought and a maker by hand, with exploration and observation shaping the rhythm of his work. A graduate of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, he founded his multidisciplinary design atelier, Sangaru Design Studio and manufacturing firm, Sangaru Design Objects in Bengaluru. Collaborating with artisans across India, Sangaru embraces craft […]